Rediscovered PASSIONS

‘Surfing gives me such a rush’

Sinéad Crowley, 48, is a writer and broadcaster. She lives in Dublin with her husband and their two sons.

People don’t tend to think of Ireland as being a popular surfing country but it really is, particularly the west coast. It was there that I discovered a love of surfing as a young woman, and then rediscovered it again many years later.

I’ve always loved the sea and yearned to give surfing a go. During my early 20s, I was away for the weekend with friends who surfed and they suggested I try it. It was hard – I’d never even worn a wetsuit before. But I clung on as best I could and tried to catch a wave. It was so much fun, and I felt a huge rush of adrenaline as I