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Irelands History of Surfing

Despite the fact that Ireland holds claim as being one of the top surfing locations in the world, 50 years ago surfing on this Island was non-existent. Ireland boosts over 2000 miles of coastline but we didn’t start catching waves over here until a...

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13.56 2 Aug 2022


Irelands History of Surfing


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Despite the fact that Ireland holds claim as being one of the top surfing locations in the world, 50 years ago surfing on this Island was non-existent. Ireland boosts over 2000 miles of coastline but we didn’t start catching waves over here until a trailblazing group of surfers including Wicklow man, Kevin Cavey formed a club in the 1960s. He joined Sean to discuss his love of surfing.


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