Fourteen members attended the first snorkel of the year at Gleninagh.  The sea was a balmy 8 degrees and calm.  Great to see our trainees enjoying themselves......

On Thursday 2^nd Feb James McMahon and Mary O’Donnell of the Burren Search & Recovery Unit travelled to Union Hall near Skibbereen. The water search was being coordinated by Faire (the customs boat parked in Glandore Bay) who had taken over from the Navy the previous day.

We were on the Aughinish boat which Bob Upton had towed down and was coxing. We had reported into the Faire coordinator, got our search area, did it, reported back; had tea and repeated the exercise in a different allocated area.  The search itself was very well supported. Even midweek on a Thursday we counted 9 RIBs (incl 1 Garda and & 1 Coast Guard).

The Coast Guard/ Civil Defence were coordinating the shore searches. They seemed to have many people walking various coasts together with support people who provided food and soup/teas.

 Cormac McMahon is planning to go down on Saturday.  It would appear they’re talking about wrapping up the search at the end of the weekend, as three weeks will have passed at that stage. Let’s hope they have some success before that

Congratulations to Alex and Cormac on the birth of their daughter Clara.

Have a go at scuba diving in the comfort of a swimming pool.  Our fully trained and experienced instructors will take you every step of the way.

Come to The Oakwood Arms Hotel, Shannon on Wednesday 5 October 7pm for an Info Night, and the Shannon Leisure Centre at 8pm for the Try A Dive.

Meet us at Lahinch Seaworld between 6-7pm on Saturday 3 September for a snorkel training session organised by CFT's Sports Development Officer. An opportunity to meet us and talk about snorkelling or diving. Training for scuba will start late September/early October.