Athlone Sub Aqua Club

08/10/2026

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY:

On Friday 30th October at 7pm, Athlone Sub-Aqua Club will be hosting an information night, open to everyone interested in diving, snorkelling and general membership.🤿

Those interested will also get a tour of our fabulous clubhouse. 🏠

Our Try-a-Dives at the Athlone Regional Sports Centre are fast-approaching in November, so if you’re curious about the club and want to find out more about what we’re up to, come along and have a chat!

All are welcome and looking forward to seeing you!👋

📍 Where: Tigh Na Mara, Brick Island, Coosan Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XW30
📅 When: Friday 30th October
⏰ Time: 7pm

Diving Ireland

26/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who supported us on the streets today. ❤️
The people of Athlone are always so generous, and we really appreciate all your support.

If you missed us, you can still donate online.

https://www.idonate.ie/cause/athlonesubaqua

15/09/2026

Last month we were delighted to spend an evening on the water with Athlone Community Services Council's Best Foot Forward men’s group. We headed up to Coosan Point, through the Inner Lakes and then back down around the town, giving them a chance to take in our beautiful town from a completely different perspective.

The Best Foot Forward Motivational Programme is one of the many programmes run by the Community Services Council, focused on men’s health, wellbeing and quality of life.

We had a great chat about our club, its history and the importance of community spirit. It’s the support from our local community that allows us to give back through things like Search & Recovery, providing snorkelling and diving training for people of all ages and other vital community activities.

It was lovely to hear that the trip was an amazing experience for the group, and it was such a pleasure to have them out with us. We hope to do it again sometime!😊

Diving Ireland

13/09/2026

11/09/2026

Curious about snorkelling? 🤿 Come along and see what we get up to!

We’re hosting a Snorkelling Info Night next Thursday, 17th September from 6.45pm to 8pm at the Athlone Boat Club.

Come along, discover something new and get a feel for what we do.

You’ll get a chance to:
🤿 See snorkelling and diving demos
🚤 Check out the boats and equipment up close
🛟 See some of our water safety skills in action
🪢 Have a go at using a throw rope
💬 Chat to our club members and ask questions

Whether you’re completely new to snorkelling or just curious about getting involved, come along for a chat and see what we’re all about.

Supported by the Westmeath County Council

Visit Westmeath

06/09/2026

Yesterday we held the Mon 2 Juror Course at our clubhouse.

The course provides the training required to become a jury member/examiner for Diving Ireland’s Examiner assessments, qualifying participants to be part of the examining panel. Once they have completed the course, jurors can undertake the required trainee Examinee juries as part of progressing and qualifying within the Diving Ireland system.

The course saw 15 Mon 1s, 3 Mon 2s and 5 Mon 3s taking part, along with a member of the CMAS Board of Directors.😊

Diving Ireland

01/08/2026

We were delighted to provide water safety cover for today's races as part of the Athlone River Festival. It was great to see so many people enjoying the activities on and around the water.

A big thank you to Athlone Boat Club for looking after us afterwards. The tea, coffee, sandwiches, wraps and biscuits were very much appreciated by our crew.

Roll on tomorrow! 🌊

16/07/2026

🎓 Calling all Leaving Cert students! 🎓

Our friends at West-Midlands Credit Union have opened applications for their Educate 360 Student Bursary Programme.

They're awarding 12 bursaries of €1,000 each to students progressing to further education, including university, college, PLC courses and apprenticeships.

For full details and to apply, visit:
www.wmcu.ie/educate360bursary

Best of luck to all applying! 🍀

10/07/2026

The annual Jim O'Connor Memorial Castle to Castle Swim, which takes place each August, held its swim trials last Saturday 4th July and yesterday evening at Coosan Point. We were delighted to provide safety cover on both occasions.

It was a gorgeous evening on the water, with all the swimmers making it safely around the course. Our snorkelling crew were also out training and stopped by to say hello.

A few snaps from yesterday evening’s swim trial 📸🌊😊🏊

14/06/2026

We provided safety cover for the Athlone Regatta at Coosan Point yesterday. A busy first half supporting a number of boats on the water, followed by a much quieter second half with only one assist required. 🤿🛟😊

Athlone Boat Club