Tag Archives: Sea Sessions

Sea Sessions 2012 Non-music, Fun bits!

  By seanear1ey | April 26, 2012 - 1:07 pm | Festivals, The Culch
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So, we’ve been looking up the treats on offer ahead of our summer trip to Bundoran, and if you thought Sea Sessions was purely the choons and the sandy sambos you were dead wrong! The festival also incorporates surf and sports events to boot and will host the UK and Ireland’s only Association of Surfing Professionals European specialty event. The more we hear about it, the more we can’t wait to get to Donegal this June to experience the likes of this stuff. Take a look, because a lot of requires advance booking. The Barefoot Wine Expression Session: 29th June–1st July Taking place during the festival weekend the ‘Barefoot Wine Expression Session with Billabong’ has €3000 worth of prizes including an 11 day sumatrian ‘Surf-cruise’ worth €2200 for best Irish Surfer. The main event will feature an event of Europe’s Top Waveriders! The event will be captured on video and posted … There’s more →

The Format: Sea Sessions Launch 2012

  By seanear1ey | April 10, 2012 - 2:38 pm | Events, Festivals, Music, The Culch, Tourism
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We recently headed down to the Workman’s Club for the launch of this year’s Sea Sessions Surf & Music festival. The Bundoran beach fest takes place from June 29th to July 1st and this year features one of its best line-up’s to date. Complete with must-see recommendations from the likes of Phantom’s Derek Byrne, Goldenplec‘s Aidan Cuffe and the Indo’s Aidan Coughlan, here’s our festival preview.  

Relentless Energy Drink Extreme Photography competition winner announced

  By Ronan | July 6, 2011 - 12:11 pm | Music
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Corkman Colin Aherne has been announced as the winner of the Relentless Energy Drink Extreme Photography competition, which took place last weekend at the Sea Sessions Surf and Music Festival in Bundoran. Entrants were briefed to capture an image based around any action sport that tells a story of Relentless Energy Drink’s “no half measures” ethos. The competition was judged by world renowned surf photographer and filmmaker, Mickey Smith, director of the multi-award winning surf film Dark Side of the Lens. “The picture was taken in Helsinki, Finland during a BMX competition.” explains Colin. “I was over there for a few days on a trip and was lucky enough to come across the competition and take some pictures. To me the picture means ‘just go for it’.” Judge, Mickey Smith says “we were blown away by the high standard of all the entrants, there were some really stunning images. The … There’s more →