Friday, November 30, 2007
November and December Newsletter
The club held its AGM in the Shamrock Lodge on the 5th of November. The new committee for the coming year is as follows:
Committee 2007 – 2008
Chairman ------------------ Brian Duffy
Vice Chairman ----------- Geraldine Fogarty
Diving Officer ----------- Colm O Reilly
Training Officer --------- Ger Loughnane
Treasurer ----------------- Ger Craven
Secretary ----------------- Cian Hynes
Equipment Officer ------ Aiden Henry
Fundraising Officer ----- Pauric Hynes
P.R.O. --------------------- Cheryl Mellet
Competitions Officer ---- Damien Mellet
Snorkeling Officer -------- Tony Duignan
Search and Recovery D.O. -- Damien Mellet
Delegates --------- Ger Craven and Stewart McMickan
Pool Sessions and Lectures
The pool sessions are back up and running every Sunday afternoon from 1:30 till 3pm. Please come along and give a hand with the training of all the new trainee divers and snorkelers.
Lectures will commence from the 2nd of December at 12pm in the clubhouse. Lecture schedule will run as per the CFT list of lectures. The schedule is now up on the Website and on the Noticeboard. For more information contact Ger Loughnane.
Fees 2007-2008
Subscriptions
The following subscriptions will apply for the coming year:
Member Type Cost in Euros
Adult Diver €230
Student Diver €150
Senior Snorkeler € 100
Junior Snorkeler € 70
Associate Member € 25
Family membership will be adjusted accordingly.
As always, the above fees need to be paid on or before 1st January 2008. If you are not
fully paid up at this point then you are not covered to dive, use any club equipment or partake in training in the pool.
Fees will continue to be accepted after 1st January 2008. If however you pay after the 31st of March 2008 you will be obliged to pay an additional late fee of €50. This late fee is reduced to €25 for student divers.
Dive Fees
It was decided at the AGM to revise the system by which divers pay for their dives. The €10 ‘pay as you dive’ fee is no longer an option. Instead any adult member wishing to dive must pay a dive fee of €100. This fee will cover all your dives for the season. The fee must be paid before you commence diving for the season.
This fee will not apply to student divers and divers under 18. Student divers and divers under 18 years of age will continue to dive for free.
Search and Recovery
Training is happening every weekend. Any member is welcome to come along and participate in the training. The only pre-requisite is that you have to be a club diver or higher to dive. The S/R team are also changing things a bit this year with Nitrox now being used instead of Air. Contact Damien Mellet for any S/R details.
Christmas Social
The Christmas social is being organised at the moment. At the time of printing the date and venue were awaiting confirmation. A club text will be circulated and notices at the pool when these are confirmed.
Member of the year 2007
Many thanks to all who voted in the recent member of the year poll. There were 9 nominees in all but the overall winner was Ger Loughnane. Well done Ger.
As always please check our website for regular club updates and remember that club take place on the first Wednesday of every month in the clubhouse at 8pm sharp. These meetings provide club members with an opportunity to have a say in the running of the club. There has been a low turnout lately at these meetings. In fact the October Monthly meeting had to be cancelled as only 4 club members turned up. Consequently meetings all club members are being encouraged to attend these meetings.
Committee 2007 – 2008
Chairman ------------------ Brian Duffy
Vice Chairman ----------- Geraldine Fogarty
Diving Officer ----------- Colm O Reilly
Training Officer --------- Ger Loughnane
Treasurer ----------------- Ger Craven
Secretary ----------------- Cian Hynes
Equipment Officer ------ Aiden Henry
Fundraising Officer ----- Pauric Hynes
P.R.O. --------------------- Cheryl Mellet
Competitions Officer ---- Damien Mellet
Snorkeling Officer -------- Tony Duignan
Search and Recovery D.O. -- Damien Mellet
Delegates --------- Ger Craven and Stewart McMickan
Pool Sessions and Lectures
The pool sessions are back up and running every Sunday afternoon from 1:30 till 3pm. Please come along and give a hand with the training of all the new trainee divers and snorkelers.
Lectures will commence from the 2nd of December at 12pm in the clubhouse. Lecture schedule will run as per the CFT list of lectures. The schedule is now up on the Website and on the Noticeboard. For more information contact Ger Loughnane.
Fees 2007-2008
Subscriptions
The following subscriptions will apply for the coming year:
Member Type Cost in Euros
Adult Diver €230
Student Diver €150
Senior Snorkeler € 100
Junior Snorkeler € 70
Associate Member € 25
Family membership will be adjusted accordingly.
As always, the above fees need to be paid on or before 1st January 2008. If you are not
fully paid up at this point then you are not covered to dive, use any club equipment or partake in training in the pool.
Fees will continue to be accepted after 1st January 2008. If however you pay after the 31st of March 2008 you will be obliged to pay an additional late fee of €50. This late fee is reduced to €25 for student divers.
Dive Fees
It was decided at the AGM to revise the system by which divers pay for their dives. The €10 ‘pay as you dive’ fee is no longer an option. Instead any adult member wishing to dive must pay a dive fee of €100. This fee will cover all your dives for the season. The fee must be paid before you commence diving for the season.
This fee will not apply to student divers and divers under 18. Student divers and divers under 18 years of age will continue to dive for free.
Search and Recovery
Training is happening every weekend. Any member is welcome to come along and participate in the training. The only pre-requisite is that you have to be a club diver or higher to dive. The S/R team are also changing things a bit this year with Nitrox now being used instead of Air. Contact Damien Mellet for any S/R details.
Christmas Social
The Christmas social is being organised at the moment. At the time of printing the date and venue were awaiting confirmation. A club text will be circulated and notices at the pool when these are confirmed.
Member of the year 2007
Many thanks to all who voted in the recent member of the year poll. There were 9 nominees in all but the overall winner was Ger Loughnane. Well done Ger.
As always please check our website for regular club updates and remember that club take place on the first Wednesday of every month in the clubhouse at 8pm sharp. These meetings provide club members with an opportunity to have a say in the running of the club. There has been a low turnout lately at these meetings. In fact the October Monthly meeting had to be cancelled as only 4 club members turned up. Consequently meetings all club members are being encouraged to attend these meetings.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Club Member of the Year
The 2007 Club Member of the year as voted by the members is Ger Loughnane. Ger has played an integral role within the club in the time he has spent in the club. He has served as both Chairman and Training Officer and had given up a huge amount of time and energy to devote to the club. He is a well deserving Member of the year and he now goes forward as the clubs nomination for National Club Member of the year 2007 at the forth coming CFT AGM.
Well done Ger, well deserved.
Well done Ger, well deserved.
Fundraising events
2 funraising events are to happen in the next few weeks. On November 24th the club are having a collection at the Golden Island Shopping Centre.
On November 28th, 29th and Dec 1st there is a bag packing fundraiser in Dunnes Stores Montree in aid of the club.
Both of the above events are a major source of income for the club and need to be well supported.
The fundraising committee has allocated a timeslot for every member of the club. In order to find out your time please contact Pauric on 0872730412.
It is essential that all club members do their share of fundraising. There is over 100 members in the club yet its the same 10 or 15 members who do all the fundraising. These fundraising events help to KEEP SUBS LOW.
On November 28th, 29th and Dec 1st there is a bag packing fundraiser in Dunnes Stores Montree in aid of the club.
Both of the above events are a major source of income for the club and need to be well supported.
The fundraising committee has allocated a timeslot for every member of the club. In order to find out your time please contact Pauric on 0872730412.
It is essential that all club members do their share of fundraising. There is over 100 members in the club yet its the same 10 or 15 members who do all the fundraising. These fundraising events help to KEEP SUBS LOW.
AGM
Hi Folks
At the recent AGM a number of important things were agreed on.
Subs
The club are expecting an increase in the CFT portion of the sub so it was agreed to raise our sub sligtly.
Adult Diver 230
Student Diver 150
Senior Snorkeler 100
Junior Snorkeler 70
Family membership is adjusted accordingly.
As always, the subs are due before December 31st. After this YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR AND DIVING RELATED ACTIVITY, either in the open water or in the pool untill you are fully paid up.
The late fee date is the 31st of March 2008. And adult diver paying after this date will incur a 50 euro late fee. Student Divers will incur a 25 euro late fee.
Dive Fees
The club has scrapped both the pre-pay option and the pay as you dive option. There will now be a flat fee of 100 euros per year for dive fees and will apply to all Adult Divers. It will be payable before your first dive weekend. Student divers remain free to dive. This decision was taken by a vote and was agreed by 95% of the present members at the meeting.
New Committee
The new comittee elected at the AGM is as follows.
Chairman Brian Duffy
Vice Chairman Geraldine Fogarty
Treasurer Ger Craven
Secretary Cian Hynes
Diving Officer Colm O Reilly
Search and Recovery Diving Officer Damien Mellett
Equipment Officer Aiden Henry
Training Officer Ger Loughnane
Fundraising Officer Pauric Hynes
Snokeling Officer Tony Duignan
Competitions Officer Damien Mellett
P.R.O. Cheryl Mellett
Ger Craven and Stewart McMickan will serve as the Clubs Delegates.
Thanks to all who turned up on the day.
At the recent AGM a number of important things were agreed on.
Subs
The club are expecting an increase in the CFT portion of the sub so it was agreed to raise our sub sligtly.
Adult Diver 230
Student Diver 150
Senior Snorkeler 100
Junior Snorkeler 70
Family membership is adjusted accordingly.
As always, the subs are due before December 31st. After this YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR AND DIVING RELATED ACTIVITY, either in the open water or in the pool untill you are fully paid up.
The late fee date is the 31st of March 2008. And adult diver paying after this date will incur a 50 euro late fee. Student Divers will incur a 25 euro late fee.
Dive Fees
The club has scrapped both the pre-pay option and the pay as you dive option. There will now be a flat fee of 100 euros per year for dive fees and will apply to all Adult Divers. It will be payable before your first dive weekend. Student divers remain free to dive. This decision was taken by a vote and was agreed by 95% of the present members at the meeting.
New Committee
The new comittee elected at the AGM is as follows.
Chairman Brian Duffy
Vice Chairman Geraldine Fogarty
Treasurer Ger Craven
Secretary Cian Hynes
Diving Officer Colm O Reilly
Search and Recovery Diving Officer Damien Mellett
Equipment Officer Aiden Henry
Training Officer Ger Loughnane
Fundraising Officer Pauric Hynes
Snokeling Officer Tony Duignan
Competitions Officer Damien Mellett
P.R.O. Cheryl Mellett
Ger Craven and Stewart McMickan will serve as the Clubs Delegates.
Thanks to all who turned up on the day.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Search & Recovery Training
Hi Folks,
Just a note to say SAR training will commence tommorow Saturday the 3rd November at 9.30am. All members are welcome and it is a good oppurtunity to keep water fit over the winter. Here is the Winter Training Schedule.
Rgds,
Ger C
Monday, September 10, 2007
Kilmore Quay - 8th and 9th September
The weather was perfect for the weekend in
Kilmore Quay, this is a small fishing village which is situated North of the Saltee Islands. With small numbers from Athlone SAC showing interest, I invited Mullingar SAC to join us. It was the first time that Mullingar SAC had dived this part of Ireland. On Saturday the Mullingar divers dived the lee side of ConnigMor rock and had the usual group of curious seals playing with them on the dive. The afternoon dive was on the wreck of the Girl Arleen, this is a fishing trawler lying at 30Metres which is covered in codling. Jim Cambell, Mono McDonald, Brian Duffy and I, joined Mullingar on their boat for this dive. Visibility was good apart from all the codling getting in the way.
The only other wreck I have encountered with as much fish on it is the Manchester Merchant off Inch Beach in Dingle. Food and drinks were had in the lovely Kehoes pub on Saturday night, this is a gorgeous spot with lots of maritime and diving memorabilia covering the walls and ceiling. On Sunday morning the first dive was on the wreck of the Idaho which is at 40Metres. Brian Duffy, Mono McDonald and some of the Mullingar divers dived this (the Idaho is shown above) . Eddie O Donnell joined us for the second dive which was the Girl Arleen again at the request of all the divers present. This was Eddies first wreck dive and he loved it. All in all a very good weekend was had by all. I got the GPS numbers for another trawler lying at 30Metres off Hook Head which comes highly recommended by Harry Hannon of Waterford SAC and hopeful we will get a chance to dive it before the season is over. Thanks to Jim Cambell and his son David for driving the club van and boat down to Kilmore.
Regards, Ger Craven.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
New Club Diver
Noel Cleary pictured at Kilkee Bay in Co.Clare where he successfully passed his club diver exam without any difficulty on Sunday 27th August 2007.
Well Done Noel!!
Monday, August 20, 2007
St. Johns Point 18th and 19th August
John Dory
A good weekends diving was had by those who travelled to St. Johns Point in Donegal. The weather was very favourable for us, with calm seas and the rain holding off.Robbie West drove the club van down, thanks to Robbie for that. He and Tony Duigan made the most of the conditions with three dives each on Saturday, Yash Agrawal turned up for the last dive with the boys. While myself, Noel Cleary, Michael Touhey and Dominic Kirf did two dives. We saw a large John Dory on the dive which is a fish I have rarely seen while diving. We over nighted in Killybegs where Aiden Henry, Peter Chatterton and Derry McMahon joined us and large amounts of the black stuff was had in the Harbour Bar. Tony Duigan came out a clear winner in this event!!!On Sunday we had some lovely dives while some testing and training was been done. Thanks to Eddie O Donnell who took all the dive details for me. Finally congratulations to Tony Duigan on passing his 1* open water tests.
Rgds
Ger Craven
Monday, July 30, 2007
missing diver off the north coast of Donegal discovered.
A body has been discovered bringing to an end a 24 hour search for a missing diver off the north coast of
The diver had been exploring wartime wrecks more than 20 kilometres off the Donegal coast yesterday afternoon.
The deceased, who is believed to be in his 40's and from the
The divers entered the water from the 42 foot Rosguill around midday yesterday. The vessel is onwed and skippered by Michael McVeigh from Downings with the boat being based in Mulroy bay.
A extensive air and sea search began at around 2.30 yesterday afternoon when the diver failed to return to the surface.
The search continued today with a body being discovered on the seabed at 2.30 this afternoon.
Aranmore lifeboat was involved in the operation, it's PRO is Nora Flanagan.
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