Diving Ireland Expo Speakers 2026

A downloadable schedule is available here.

Barry McGill

Indepth Technical Diving

Shipwreck Exploration - A divers guide to shipwreck exploration on HMHS Britannic & RMS Lusitania
Sat. 10.30am

National Monuments Service (NMS) Dive Team led by Dr Connie Kelleher & Karl Brady

Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) Workshop

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Sat. 12noon

Jack O'Donovan & Grace Carr

Fair Seas

Diving for conservation and the incoming Marine Protected Areas legislation in Ireland’ & 'Nature Restoration Law and the Irelands Nature Restoration Plan.
Sun. 10am

Lia Philcox

Film

Sun. 2pm

Derek Bolton

Diving Ireland Underwater Photography Exhibition

Getting Started / First gear setup
Sat. 10am

Chris Reynolds

Former Officer Commanding Naval Unit, Irish Coast Guard Director, EUCAP Somalia

Navy Diving Search & Recovery and Coast Guard Director advice to Divers
Sat. 2.30pm

Dr Simon Berrow

Irish Whale and Dolphin Group / Irish Basking Shark Group

The Waters We Share
Sun. 11.15am

Nuala Moore

Cold Water Extreme Swimmer

Clarity Beneath the Surface
Sun. 12.30pm

Martin Kiely

Atlantic Dive Club

Smallest to Largest
Sat. 11am

Ciaran OMurchu

Cork Sub Aqua Club

Wide Angle Photography
Sat. 3pm

Louise Overy & Marian de Jongh Swemer

Angel Shark Project Ireland & Safari Diving

Searching for Angels - An Irish Tale
Sat. 4pm

Maja Stankovski

Dalkey Sub Aqua Club

Macro Cold Water
Sun. 12noon

Kev L Smith

Kev L Films

Documentary: Cill StuifĂ­n 50min - A screening of the TG4 broadcast version.
Sun. 1.45pm