About Waterlines - Tales from kayaking Ireland's Coast
Sea kayak coach and Ireland circumnavigator Sue Honan explores the places, people and wildlife that she meets while paddling Ireland's wild coastline.
From the headlands and beaches of Ireland, Sue meets scientists, historians, marine life and, of course, paddlers. Describing committing paddles and gentle tours, Sue's podcast is a miscellany of the wonderful and curious along the Irish coastline.
Sue Honan is a coach, environmental advocate and Canoeing Ireland Bridge the Gap Ambassador. She is also a sponsored paddler for Sea Kayaking UK (https://www.seakayakinguk.com/). She was named the Volunteer of the Year at the 2022 Canoeing Ireland awards for her work in building up the paddling community. She was also a member of the Sea Kayak Award Review Group (SKARG), which successfully updated Ireland's national sea skills schemes. She has paddled in Ireland, Norway, Iceland, the UK, Greece and Italy. Her podcast is based on her blog found at https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog (https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog)
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Tuskar Rock Part 2. An interview with former lighthouse keeper Liam Ryan
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Sue Chats with Liam Ryan, a beef and sheep farmer in Fethard on Sea, Co. Wexford, who spent time on Tuskar Rock as a temporary lighthouse keeper in the 1980s.
https://seakayakinguk.com/ (https://seakayakinguk.com/)
https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/about-us (https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/about-us)
https://www.irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/tuskar-rock.aspx (https://www.irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/tuskar-rock.aspx)
https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/the-tuskar-rock-tragedy-s1-e1/326703656349 (https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/the-tuskar-rock-tragedy-s1-e1/326703656349)
The Great Lighthouses of Ireland. David Hare Published by Gill Books https://shop.gill.ie/ (https://shop.gill.ie/)
Keep Me Posted. Liam Ryan. Available from https://redbooks.ie/books (https://redbooks.ie/books) and online retailers
15 Oct 2026
Tuskar Rock Part 1. A chat with paddler Mick O' Farrell
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In the first of two episodes on Tuskar Rock, Sue describes the formation of Tuskar Rock and the fearsome Bailies overfalls, and chats with Ireland circumnavigator, marathon racer and Performance Sea Kayak time-trial paddler Mick O' Farrell about the challenges of paddling out there.
https://seakayakinguk.com/ (https://seakayakinguk.com/)
https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/index.php (https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/index.php)
https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog (https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog)
http://www.rockpoolkayaks.com/ (http://www.rockpoolkayaks.com/)
Charts: Admiralty Chart 1772 Rosslare Harbour and Wexford Harbour and Approaches, and Chart 2049 Old Head of Kinsale to Tuskar Rock.
26 Sept 2026
Mick O' Meara 20 Days around Ireland by sea kayak
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Sue chats with elite sea kayaker Mick O'Meara about his record-breaking 20-day sea-kayak circumnavigation of Ireland.
Um, there may be an 'f-bomb' in here, but we are Irish, and that's part of what makes us adorable.
https://seakayakinguk.com/ (https://seakayakinguk.com/)
https://seakayakinguk.com/ (https://seakayakinguk.com/)
https://expeditionfoods.com/ (https://expeditionfoods.com/)
https://kirtonkayaks.co.uk/ (https://kirtonkayaks.co.uk/)
https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog (https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog)
https://blueireland.org/ (https://blueireland.org/)
http://www.rockpoolkayaks.com/ (http://www.rockpoolkayaks.com/)
5 Aug 2026
Cormorants 2 An Interview with David Cabot
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In the second of two episodes about Cormorants, Sue chats with Professor David Cabot about his life in the wild studying Ireland's cormorants, barnacle geese, and other long-lived seabirds. And learns how sea kayakers can protect them.
https://birdwatchireland.ie/ (https://birdwatchireland.ie/)
https://www.richardjking.info/the_devil_s_cormorant__a_natural_history_123922.htm (https://www.richardjking.info/the_devil_s_cormorant__a_natural_history_123922.htm)
https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/cormorant/ (https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/cormorant/)
https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog/a-gulp-of-cormorants (https://oceanspiritseakayaking.weebly.com/blog/a-gulp-of-cormorants)
23 Jul 2026
A Gulp of Cormorants 1
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In the first of two episodes on cormorants, Sue chats with Dr. Steve Newton, Senior Bird Advisor with Birdwatch Ireland, about a maligned but beautiful seabird - the Cormorant.
https://birdwatchireland.ie/ (https://birdwatchireland.ie/)
https://www.richardjking.info/the_devil_s_cormorant__a_natural_history_123922.htm (https://www.richardjking.info/the_devil_s_cormorant__a_natural_history_123922.htm)
https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/cormorant/ (https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/cormorant/)
https://www.irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/rockabill.aspx (https://www.irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/rockabill.aspx)
1 Jul 2026
The Joy of Skegs
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Sue visits Malahide Estuary in north County Dublin and talks with members of Ireland's largest sea kayak club about their experiments to find the best kayak trim for paddling in wind.
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