As I break the surface at the end of another amazing dive beneath the waters of Bray Head I’m comforted by the sight of the approaching boat with a competent coxswain at the helm. Getting back into the boat is a real team effort. The first diver removes their gear piece by piece, handing each […]
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I still find myself thinking I’m back in South Australia whenever I come across the European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas), which looks almost identical to the southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii). Here in Ireland, this beautiful creature is mostly ignored by the fishing industry in favour of the much sought-after European lobster (Homarus gammarus). From […]
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I’ve gazed into the flowing waters of Ireland’s famous Munster Blackwater River and witnessed its many moods over the years. This river, known for some of Ireland’s finest salmon fishing, has claimed lives and bestowed both vitality and identity upon many towns in the south of Ireland. I’ve longed to discover what lies beneath its […]
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It had been far too long since I last soaked up the briny magic off the coast of Kerry. No matter how many years I’ve been diving, I still feel a flicker of nerves before that first descent, especially this time — testing out a new camera setup that had flooded once before. Once down, […]
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In Ireland now it’s winter, it’s cold, the light is low and the ocean’s grey scorn has about as much appeal as hiking in mud. Still I miss her. On some dives the visibility is poor to the point of blindness. On some dives the green haze of plankton is disorients like deep fog. On […]
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