Dive right in!

FOUNDED in 1958, the Curragh Sub Aqua Club is one of the oldest in Ireland and with nearly 60 members it is also one of the largest.

We are very lucky to have the luxury of a clubhouse located right on the seafront in Sandycove.

The clubhouse has great facilities including male and female changing rooms, hot showers, two large compressors (for filling our dive bottles), a kitchenette and a large hall for lectures, meetings, and even the occasional party.

If the tide is high our dive boat can even tie up right outside the steps to the clubhouse for boat dives. We have two diving boats and regularly boat dive three times a week.

Every bank holiday between Easter and August we organise a weekend trip away. We travel to some of the great dive sites up and down the country, which is a great way to see other parts of Ireland and to meet new people.

As well as diving in Ireland, we dive abroad too with a trip organised each year. In fact, our members have dived all over the world.

The Curragh is run by its members for the benefit of its members. There is a lot of equipment to look after, diving to be organised, training to be done and parties to be had so we have a committee appointed each year to oversee the crucial part of the club’s operations.

The committee is made up of volunteers. All our club members join in and share their skills, time and energy.

Other than small registration fees and the cost of your log book the training to become a scuba diver is included in your membership. Even advanced training is very cheap as all the instructors are volunteers.

If you have dived on holiday and enjoyed it then come and see the great diving we have on our own shores. We are always happy to accept divers with previous training from other agencies as well as novices.

At the Curragh Sub Aqua Club, we are all about being a club. We have a mentoring system within the club, so regular members can take new recruits under their wings and help them along.

Whether it is organising dives specifically for that person or helping with advice on the purchasing of equipment, your club mentor can help you out.

On our weekends away we house share which is a great way to get to know people in the club and to make friends for life.

For more information about the club and the great diving in Ireland check out our website www.csac.ie or email us at [email protected]