Diving in and near Sligo

Scuba diving in Ireland offers the visitor some of the most varied and beautiful dive sites in all of Europe. Surrounded by three bodies of water (the Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea and Celtic Sea) with distinctive climates, Ireland offers many interesting and diverse dive sites where you can take the plunge.

Dive centres are scattered all along the coast of Ireland. The dive season in Ireland is from March to October.

Scuba diving in Belmullet, in county Sligo in the west of Ireland, visitors will come across wonderfully quiet diving spots nestled far off the beaten track. While some of the sites near the town are suitable for novices, all the best dive sites are near islands off the coast and especially challenging and rewarding for more experienced divers.

Those scuba diving in Caherdaniel in county Kerry will be able to enjoy some of the most prolific marine wildlife for miles around.The warm Gulf stream flows past and with it comes whales, dolphins, turtles and a huge variety of fish. While in Kerry, remember to include a spot of scuba diving in Dingle in your itinerary. Here, the town's resident dolphin, Fungie, might just let you snorkel with him. There are also numerous high quality scuba dive sites in the area combining both wreck sites and rich marine life environments.

Being landlocked, scuba diving in Ballybofey is not all that prolific, but head an hour north and you'll find the rocky coastlines of County Donegal in all their majestic splendour. This area boasts some of the best dive sites in Europa that includes numerous wrecks of ships and U-boats line the ocean floor, and is also wonderful place to go cave diving.