Moville Lighthouse Swim There will be 59 swimmers this year and here is the timetable. MLS 2015 Confirmed Timetable Sat 18th Jul 2015 Moville Pier, Donegal, North of Ireland 14:00 Arrive/Assemble at Moville Pier 14:15 Registration Confirmation 14:30 Safety Briefing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Moville Lighthouse Swim It’s become one of the major events in Moville’s calendar, now, the Swim to the lighthouse and back. It has provided great entertainment and a great spectacle. Last year a pod of dolphins joined in the swim […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mega Fauna of Lough Foyle ‘Blue seas cover seven-tenths of the earth’s surface, And they are the domain of the largest brain ever created, With a fifty million year old smile.’ So says Heathcote William’s in his epic poem, ‘Whale […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cooley Pitch and Putt The course record at Cooley Pitch and Putt has stood for quite along time – at least 10 years, I’m told. It stands at 53 – which is just one under par. It’s owned by a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Moville Winkle Pickers It seems that Moville winkle pickers should really get a licence if they want to ‘harvest’ seaweed or pick winkles. I got this sent to me by Enda Craig as part of a larger article but it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rock Armour Last week and the week before they have been putting up huge boulders in the sea wall at the back of the River Row. They haven’t raised the wall but put a load of huge boulders (or Rock […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Putting Green Cafe It was a shame that the Putting Green Cafe didn’t get open for Here Comes the Sun afternoon yesterday. Perhaps we were tempting fate with that title. It belted down all afternoon. However, it is open today […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First to Benefit Foyle Sailability, a voluntary cross border initiative to encourage people with disabilities onto the water, will be the first beneficiaries of new disabled access facilities at Greencastle harbour. The new “H†pontoon is equipped with a hoist […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lighthouse Swim last weekend was enhanced by the appearance of a pod of Dolphins who joined the swimmers. The winner of the Lighthouse Race, which was from the pier round the lighthouse and back, did it in an astonishing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From Paedar McKevitt:- For your information, videos of the dolphin pod joining the Moville Lighthouse Swim 19.Jul.2014… enjoy! The Loughs Agency: Swimming beside the competitors https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=667276663360794 Swimming in and around competitors https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=667277950027332 Swimming along with Loughs Agency at Moville https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=667278496693944 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…