With over 60 clubs and close to 2000 members Diving Ireland prides itself on ensuring the highest of safety standards are met. A large part of our activity involves the use of recreational craft.
The Department of Transport have recently released the Code of Practice for Safe Operation of Recreational Craft. This document is an educational resource, providing safety information, advice and best practice operational guidance for owners, masters, operators and users of a range of recreational craft operating in Irish coastal and inland waters.
Our current NDO Ken Jackson, past NDO Paddy Lambe and other members of the Diving Commission directly engaged with the Department of Transport to help develop the Dive Boat Operations part of this document. This content can be found in Chapter 2 Sail and Motor Boats – Coastal Operations.
As the National Governing Body for recreational underwater sports, we fully endorse all content provided in this document and strongly encourage all members to read and practice the information provided in this document. All information can be found by scanning the QR code.
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Oct 10
The Diving Ireland team are happy to announce that we are currently searching for the role of Sports Development Officer on a part time basis.
Please click the link in our bio or see www.diving.ie/jobs for a full job description and how to apply for the position.
Application Deadline is the 31st of October 2024.
#divingireland
Oct 9
It’s exam season in our Diving Ireland community.
A big congratulations to all who have achieved new grades over the past few weeks. They are truly well deserved.
If you would like to learn something new about diving please talk to your Diving Officer or Regional Diving Officer to see what courses are happening near you.
#DivingIreland
Sep 30
Over the weekend Diving Ireland held the national Leading Diver Exam in Killary.
Candidates from clubs all over the country came together and were tested on module 2 and module 3 of the leading diver exam. With most candidates completing module 1 earlier in the year.
The Leading Diver grade is the third stage in a process of diver training offered by Diving Ireland and trains a diver to safely lead groups of divers of all experience levels.
Successful candidates will have excellent organising and incident management skills, and will be capable of leading dives in varying conditions, up to a max depth of 45m.
This is no easy grade to achieve so a massive congratulations to all who passed!
A big thank you to all examiners who helped over the weekend and well done to a number of monitor 1 instructors who achieved their monitor 2 examiner grade.
#DivingIreland #CMAS
Sep 18
#BEACTIVE FOR EUROPEAN WEEK OF SPORT
Diving Ireland are calling on clubs, to get out and #BeActive for European Week of which runs from the 23rd – 30th of September.
In 2024, European Week of Sport will focus on inclusion, well-being, and belonging.
The week is for everyone, regardless of age, background or fitness level. With a focus on grassroots initiatives, the aim is to inspire Europeans to #BeActive on a regular basis and create opportunities in peoples’ everyday lives to exercise more.
If you are a club running a sporting event during European Week of Sport, be sure to register it on the Sport Ireland website where you will also find a full list of activities happening across Ireland:
Find an event near you! | Sport Ireland
#BeActive #EuropeanWeekOfSport #MoveWithUs #DivingIreland
Sep 16
Recently we launched our Irish elite underwater hockey teams with a mixed training session in the National Aquatics Centre.
We are hoping to send men’s, women’s, and master’s teams to the European & African Championships in Dordrecht this coming August in 2025.
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Do you have a dedicated volunteer who goes above and beyond to make sport happen in your area? Now’s your chance to celebrate their commitment and give back to your club.
🏆 Nominate today at www.volunteersinsport.ie
📍 Volunteers from all 32 counties will be honoured
💰 €200 donation to each county recipient’s club
⏰ Entries close December 17th, 2024
The Volunteers in Sport Awards, hosted by the Federation of Irish Sport in partnership with the National Network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships, recognise and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of Ireland’s 460,000+ volunteers. These individuals dedicate their time, energy, and passion to their clubs and communities, which supports 1.47 million sports club members around the country to be active and engaged in sport.
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With over 60 clubs and close to 2000 members Diving Ireland prides itself on ensuring the highest of safety standards are met. A large part of our activity involves the use of recreational craft.
The Department of Transport have recently released the Code of Practice for Safe Operation of Recreational Craft. This document is an educational resource, providing safety information, advice and best practice operational guidance for owners, masters, operators and users of a range of recreational craft operating in Irish coastal and inland waters.
Our current NDO Ken Jackson, past NDO Paddy Lambe and other members of the Diving Commission directly engaged with the Department of Transport to help develop the Dive Boat Operations part of this document. This content can be found in Chapter 2 Sail and Motor Boats – Coastal Operations.
As the National Governing Body for recreational underwater sports, we fully endorse all content provided in this document and strongly encourage all members to read and practice the information provided in this document. All information can be found by scanning the QR code.
#divingireland ... See MoreSee Less
The Diving Ireland team are happy to announce that we are currently searching for the role of Sports Development Officer on a part time basis.
Please see www.diving.ie/jobs for a full job description and how to apply for the position.
Application Deadline is the 31st of October 2024.
#divingireland ... See MoreSee Less
It’s exam season in our Diving Ireland community.
A big congratulations to all who have achieved new grades over the past few weeks. They are truly well deserved.
If you would like to learn something new about diving please talk to your Diving Officer or Regional Diving Officer to see what courses are happening near you.
#DivingIreland ... See MoreSee Less
Our new Operations Manager Amado Hidalgo, with double Olympic Gold Medallist Fintan McCarthy, at the launch of the Federation of Irish Sport's pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2025!
See below links for more information
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