Success for Rossnowlagh Surf Club at the Irish National Surfing Championships

Last Sunday, at the Peak in Bundoran the Irish National Surfing Championships took place and there was huge success for Donegal surfers and Rossnolwagh Surf Club in particluar.

The new Irish Women's Surfing Champion is Maia Monaghan from Rossnowlagh who surfed excellently all day pipping Ayesha Garvey and fellow Rossnowlagh member to the crown in large but highly competitive conditions.

Maia recently retuned from California where she was representing Ireland to try and qualify for the Olympics in Paris in 2024. She used her skills she picked up there to great effect and for the first time in her career was crowned national champion.

Further success followed with Maia finishing third in the Longboard Final and Ayesha fourth and Rossnowlagh Surf Club Chairman, John Britton, was crowned the Irish National Masters Champion.

Maia Monaghan and Ayesha Garvey with supported Isabella O'Reilly, Aisling Britton and Cora Britton

In the Mens Open Final 16 year old Tom Murphy from Donegal Bay Boardriders came second and his coach Iarom Madden from Bundoran placed third. The title was won by Gearoid McDaid from Sligo.

Maia Monaghan and her proud Mum Ann Monaghan

Rossnowlagh Surf Club will be hosting the Intercounties Surfing Championships on the weekend of the 15th and 16th of Octiber where the new Britton Brothers Bench sculpted by Brendan McGloin will be officially unveiled.