Diving Ireland is the national governing body for recreational underwater sports in Ireland. We were founded in 1963 to organise and promote sport scuba diving and snorkelling. Diving Ireland has grown since then to incorporate over 60 clubs around the Country and now includes the sports of Underwater Hockey and Freediving. Diving Ireland courses are ISO accredited and use the CMAS standards. The Diving Ireland instructor training programme is integrated with the Sport Ireland adventure sport instructor framework. Diving Ireland is the only diver training organisation integrated with the Sport Ireland instructor training programme.
If you are interested in learning to Scuba Dive, Snorkel or play Underwater Hockey our doors are always open to the complete beginner as well as the more experienced individual. Our objectives are to allow you to develop the skills required to excel at this amazing activities within a friendly, safe, professional and continually developing environment.
We believe these adventures need to be supported with the highest quality, as a not-for-profit organisation we are there to support our members. We are passionate about the Underwater World and would love to teach new members our diving skills.
It was founded in 1963 to organise and promote sport scuba diving and snorkelling and has grown since then to incorporate over 63 clubs around the Country.
Diving Ireland courses are ISO accredited, highlighting our professionalism, instruction skills and individual development.
Our objectives are to allow you to develop the skills required to excel at this amazing activity within a friendly, safe, professional and continually developing environment.
Diving Ireland is an affiliate member of CMAS the international umbrella organisation for recreational diver training organisations represented in the CMAS Technical Committee and underwater sports governed by the CMAS Sport Committee. It also operates a third (Scientific) committee that promotes recreational diver awareness of and involvement in underwater science pursuits and marine conservation. Get in contact with specific team members here.
