 The west coast of Ireland , Lahinch and Donegal Bay in particular , have popular surfing beaches , being fully exposed to the Atlantic Ocean . Donegal Bay is shaped like a funnel and catches west / south @-@ west Atlantic winds , creating good surf , especially in winter . Since just before the year 2010 , Bundoran has hosted European championship surfing . Scuba diving is increasingly popular in Ireland with clear waters and large populations of sea life , particularly along the western seaboard . There are also many shipwrecks along the coast of Ireland , with some of the best wreck dives being in Malin Head and off the County Cork coast . 
 The west coast of Ireland , Lahinch and Donegal Bay in particular , <a href='got' title='1'><mark>have</mark></a> popular surfing beaches , being fully exposed to the Atlantic Ocean . Donegal Bay is shaped like a funnel and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>catches</mark></a> west / south @-@ west Atlantic winds , creating good surf , especially in winter . Since just before the year 2010 , Bundoran <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> hosted European championship surfing . Scuba diving <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>increasingly popular in Ireland with clear waters and large populations of sea life , particularly along the western seaboard . <a href='dey_it' title='5'><mark>There</mark></a> are also many shipwrecks along the coast of Ireland , with some of the best wreck <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>dives</mark></a> being in Malin Head and off the County Cork coast . 
The west coast of Ireland , Lahinch and Donegal Bay in particular , got popular surfing beaches , being fully exposed to the Atlantic Ocean . Donegal Bay is shaped like a funnel and catch west / south @-@ west Atlantic winds , creating good surf , especially in winter . Since jus before the year 2010 , Bundoran done hosted European championship surfing . Scuba diving increasingly popular in Ireland with clear waters and large populations of sea life , particularly along da western seaboard . It is also many shipwrecks along the coast of Ireland , w/ sum of the best wreck dive bein in Malin Head and off tdaCounty Cork coast .