Salt of the surf
Irish Daily Mirror|August 18, 2023
Brave Irish pioneers who defied Troubles to ride the waves
LARISSA NOLAN
Salt of the surf

A NEW RTE documentary tells of the story of surfing in Ireland - and how its pioneers found peace during the height of the Troubles.

Keep It A Secret, which airs for the first time on Irish TV next week, recalls how Ireland hosted the Eurosurf Championship in 1972.

Back then, every sporting event here was cancelled as teams were too terrified to travel to Ireland. But not surfers.

This story is from the August 18, 2023 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.

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