The dark mornings, the early setting sun and the lowly lit days can all be difficult this time of year for lots of us. Sometimes, we...

Unusually warm air temperatures in November have been keeping me in my summer weight wetsuit. I have been a surfer all my life and so I...

I recently spoke at a conference for the charity Aware. It was very interesting to meet all the people involved behind the scenes and to...

Non stop perfect surf..... Picture by Sara ONeill

The van is a constant work in progress. I've always driven vans, as I am often stuffing them full of surfboards and camping in them. I...

Blyton and I walk here regularly and create little piles of plastic to gather on the way back to the van. Although I don’t think this is...

Al speaking on Ireland's biggest theatre stage in July to a private audience of Software professionals. The brief was to speak about...

Website redesign check it out here.... https://www.manoftheseaireland.com/

The HBO series "100 Foot Wave" in which the Irish Surfer Al Mennie is one of the main characters has been nominated for two Emmy Awards....

The Ulster Museum in Cultra, Belfast, Northern Ireland has curated an exhibition called "Celtic Wave". The exhibition is based on the...

When I tell people I was away surfing, the common misconception is that if the surf wasn’t good then it has not been a good trip. To be...

I recently spoke on the Adventure Stage at the Big Retreat Festival in Wales. I spoke about a range of different things from my life to...

I was fortunate to work with Sabine over the past week. We had a blast shooting along the Irish coast working on two different projects....

I have been working on a project with leading commercial film makers in Belfast D3rkmatter. I expect it will be complete in the next few...

AGENT TRACEY RODGERS STYLE ACADEMY IRELAND

One of the most active winters in the North Atlantic for a long time. Continual opportunities for surfing. Over the past couple of years...

With a huge swell set to smash the entire coast of Europe I was watching the weather forecast like a hawk. The storm looked set to...

Surfing solo below the 700ft Cliffs of Moher.