HI Andy Some suggestions for North West Ireland Good for Beginners: Pollnagollum Coolarkan (Fermanagh) Boho (Fermanagh) Upper Cradle (Fermanagh) White Fathers (Cavan – swimming) Classic sporting trips: Marble Arch (to Legnabrocky Way) (Fermanagh) Pollnagollum (Of the Boats) (Fermanagh –...

hi folks - you meeting at the same time and place or anywhere else about N Wales this Thursday?

Stopping off in N Wales (near Dyserth) this week for some sun with the family and was wondering if there might any local caving groups doing mid week (thursday evening?) trips that wouldn't mind an extra set of hands tagging along? Would be happy to dig/SRT/tourist etc.. Not familiar with the...

Thanks, Tim - can’t make any promises on Rafta unfortunately. It has been a long time since I was last in there as well but it would be a real shame if this did become a long-term issue or if we were to permanently lose access as it is a fantastic cave and has been a formative trip for many...

HI Tim I'm the new access and conservation officer for the SUI. As far as I am aware Rafta access has been tricky for some time now but this may be news for groups who haven't visited for some time after COVID. I will try to get chatting with the landowner at some stage in the new year to see...

Have been enjoying some of the recent digging reports on the form.  Got me thinking that we probably haven?t been sharing many of our current works too far outside of the Shannon group (based mostly in an around boarder country - Fermanagh, Cavan, Sligo and Leitrim)...

Lovely wee program on underground Ulster i nGaeilge from BBCNI on the ipalyer at the minute if anyone is interested. Well done to Sarah for representing and even managing to make Queens look half respectable  :) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ptgc2

A wee PnG expedition blog piece in case it is of interest - https://mpowerd.com/blogs/bright-ideas/127311939-welcome-to-the-jungle-cave-explorers-in-papua-new-guinea

21st Irish Speleology was published at SUIRCO over the weekend and is available for purchase online via the SUI  - http://www.caving.ie/2014/10/irish-speleology-21-publication/ This one is a bit of a bumper edition with loads of good stuff, including: ? Irish Caving Expedition to Papua New...

Hey folks In case anyone across the water or beyond is interested... the latest 2013 edition of Irish Speleology (no. 20), is available for purchase via the SUI shop ? http://www.caving.ie/sui-shop-2/ A fine piece of work edited by a Penguin and Hibernian, including some excellent pieces on...