Take a scroll through our calendar of events. This page is intended to give viewers a glimpse into what UCD SAC has planned for 2020.

Feb
23
Fri
2018
Hook Head Feb weekend @ Hook Head
Feb 23 – Feb 25 all-day

A sneaky short weekend in February (23rd- 25th Feb) for 2 stars and above to the Hook peninsula in Wexford. Trainees and 1 stars are welcome to join us for snorkelling and partying

The main aim of this weekend is to get all those crusty experienced divers back in the water before the season starts. We won’t be doing any deep diving as we wont be dived up but please let me know if there is any particular dives you want to do or any training you want to get in on the weekend.

I’m hoping to organise some photography/research dives as well as some general fun dives on wrecks and some relaxing shore dives.

Hook is known for its exceptionally clear waters, diversity of ship wrecks and shore dives. Its also quite close to Dublin and only takes about 2 hours from Dublin so perfect for a short weekend.

Where are we staying? http://www.hookcottage.ie

Doodle link: https://doodle.com/poll/zdieesp24ztxnd6p

Mar
16
Fri
2018
Malinbeg Training weekend @ Áras Ghleann Cholm Cille
Mar 16 – Mar 19 all-day

Malinbeg marks the official start of the dive season and for many, their first trip with the club. It is the one weekend of the year that is completely dedicated to getting as many of our trainees qualified as possible to become One Star Divers.

https://doodle.com/poll/wntz3iembaibdqqv

Mar
24
Sat
2018
Boat Anti Fouling @ UCD SAC Shed
Mar 24 @ 10:00 – 16:00

If you have a free hour or two pop to the shed from 10am to give Oisin our Boat Officer a hand prepping Ad Astra for the year ahead.

Mar
27
Tue
2018
Cinema Screening @ UCD Cinema
Mar 27 @ 20:30 – 22:00

Our brilliant Scientific Officer Danielle has been busy educating us with fun facts about marine life. She’s actually taught me more in one email than I learned in four years of Zoology. Go figure. So come along to the UCD cinema at 20:30 for the next installment of Blue Planet II.

Mar
29
Thu
2018
Skellig Easter weekend @ Skelligs
Mar 29 – Apr 2 all-day

Expect plenty of good diving in Irelands sunniest county. Treats include the cliffs at Bray Head, Doolus Head, Fish Island and of course the Skelligs! A UNESCO heritage sites a bumpy 40 minutes of shore and made a recent appearance in star wars ! Home to a large seal colony(200) and sea birds(60,000!), and Europes largest Gannet colony. And to add a sugar on top there is a WWII plane in the water just north of the islands. Visibility is reported to always be good and depths go anywhere from 15m to 50m! Fingers crossed for Basking Sharks!

Apr
7
Sat
2018
Bagpacking @ Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt
Apr 7 all-day

By now you should have heard the rumblings that we are saving for a new boat. This will be the first of a number of bagpacking slots to raise some funds for that and also for the RNLI cos they are a dandy bunch of folks. Our first bagpacking session will be taking place in Dunnes in Cornelscourt and we would really appreciate your help. Sign up on the doodle.

Apr
10
Tue
2018
RNLI Sea Survival Course Part II @ Bank of Ireland
Apr 10 @ 18:00 – 20:30

We had a really successful start to this RNLI Sea Survival Workshop. A huge thanks to the crew for Dun Laoghaire RNLI who came down to give us some tips on being safe out on the water. MIRP DANIO! Looking forward to the second instalment.

Apr
17
Tue
2018
Screening of Ireland’s Deep Atlantic @ UCD Cinema
Apr 17 @ 20:00 – 22:00

Screening with Q&A

The first of a three part series exploring the beauty of Ireland’s Atlantic waters; both life on the surface as well as the deep coral reefs in the North Atlantic, a first in any TV production.

Presented by natural history filmmaker, cameraman and ocean conservationist, Ken O’Sullivan, Ireland’s Deep Atlantic is a new series due to broadcast on RTÉ later this April in association with Sea Fever Productions and the Irish Underwater Council (CFT).

Cinema and food will be FREE of charge! We will ask you to make a donation towards RNLI fundraising. Thank you!

Book your ticket  

Apr
21
Sat
2018
Coxswain Course @ UCD
Apr 21 @ 09:00 – 18:00

CFT Coxswain Powerboat handling course.

The course consists of 1-day class based session followed by a series of practical sessions where the candidate is required to log 10 hours boat hours.