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TurfnSurf Lodge & Surf School Bundoran, Donegal, Ireland

 

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The Instructors

Killian O'Kelly
Age:35
Years Surfing:22
Favourite Break:Blackspot
Surfing Role Models:Po, Brian Bliss, The Chairman and Handsome Frank
Other Interests:Paragliding, biscuits, Tony & answering Po's stupid questions about space travel.
Killian O'KellyKillian O'Kelly progressed from jumping off the rocks at Roughey to surfing the waves outside his front door on the Donegal/Leitrim border. Killian has surfed all over the world in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Africa, South America and Mongolia but has now returned home and settled down to his favourite view of the Peak from Turfnsurf Lodge and Surf School. Ultimately he hopes to travel to retire to the moon with Po and Tony.


Ciaran (Knolly) Duffy
Age:24
Years Surfing:13
Favourite Break:Ards
Surfing Role Models:My ould boy and McManus
Other Interests:Flying, Obtaining a PhD in general knowledge, call of duty 4 and deli counters
Ciaran (Knolly) DuffyCiaran, also known as Knowledge due to his propensity for sharing an interesting fact a day with you originates from Kildoney on the other side of Bundoran Bay. His dad Barry, a well known local water sports enthusiast left both his kids no choice when it came to learning at least one water sport. They both took surfing and thanks to him he now teaches our customers at the highest standard. Ciaran learned to surf between Rosnowlagh and Tullan. He has traveled to places like France, Spain, California, Australia, Mexico and Italy but now lives on the west end of Bundoran and can be seen surfing some of Europe's best waves, right on his door step!! Ps:- When you meet him, ask him why a radiator shouldn't be called a radiator.


Owen Murphy
Age:21
Years Surfing:11
Favourite Break:Tullan Strand
Surfing Role Models:Richie Fitz and Dad.
Other Interests:Soccer in the back garden and my homework.
Owen MurphyFormer Junior Irish Surf Champ Eoin joined the TurfnSurf team last summer. Owen lives a stone's throw away from Tullan Strand and is a constant feature ripping up the lefts of Bundoran no matter what the conditions are nor how much homework he has to do.


Kealan McNulty
Age:24
Years Surfing:10
Favourite Break:Left TIT
Surfing Role Models:Richy Gay Fitzs
Other Interests:Playing with Boats, skate boarding, guitar playing, being from Bundoran
Kealan McNultyI am from Bundoran and I sound like I talk through my nose


Ivan Macken
Age:27
Years Surfing:6
Favourite Break:Strandhill Mellow
Surfing Role Models:Mick Roddy & Sean Boylan
Other Interests:Surfing & flying machines & the price of suckler calfs
Ivan  MackenIvan took a turn onto the N3 in his native county Meath and kept going until he ended up in Bundoran. Despite being a proficient surfer we have yet to knock the bogger, farmer out of him and he persists with walking like he's John Wayne wearing wellies. However, we still love him. In particular himself & Mary (wife of Killian & also from the Royal County) like to discuss the weird eccentricities of the natives. One of which is walking into everyones house without as much as a knock & then proceeding to the biscuit tin to eat all their provisions (this is basic Sham behaviour).


Eoin (Lin Lin) Mac Manus
Age:24
Years Surfing:8
Favourite Break:Peak and inside left
Surfing Role Models:Dame Reynolds and Tripod
Other Interests:Surfing, Bundoran chicks and spear fishing
Eoin (Lin Lin) Mac ManusEoin is from Ballyshannon sham town and joins us as part of a government funded scheme to help Shams from Sham-town to see the world. When not surfing he is studying Environmental Protection in Sligo town. Eoin is a powerful surfer and great instructor. However, don't be fooled by the innocent exterior and those big brown eyes.....this man is a lady killer!


Larry Mulligan
Age:29
Years Surfing:6
Favourite Break:Blackspot/Lislarry
Surfing Role Models:Pierce Brosnan, Dorian Paskowitz and all the Heads(shams)
Other Interests:Perfecting the art of making hot chocolate & doing his hair
Larry  MulliganLarry hails from Mullingar in the middle of bogland Westmeath. A few years ago he realised that there is far better swell on the north-west coast than on the lakelands of his home county and arrived on the door step of TurfnSurf eager to learn more about this surfing lark! Larry is an educated type of fella and did have some reservations about throwing his lot in with us wild north-west types but thankfully, he now feels he's made the right decision. He no longer disturbs the lonesome fishermen on the waters of the midlands with his ridiculous 360 airs. Instead he now likes to drop in all over the local shams and show them how we do it, Mullingar style-rough like! He dreams of some day being a Sham, not just any auld Sham, a Shamrider.


Shane Smyth
Age:36
Years Surfing:6
Favourite Break:Tullan Strand
Surfing Role Models:Knolly, Macmanus and Gay Fitzs
Other Interests:Radio, music, surfing and drinking in the bridge and paris
Shane  SmythFrom Bundoran - need I say any more??? Started surfing with Killian and Richy after 31 years. I am the media guru for TurfnSurf. I advise on all things Facebook, Twitter ......


Pierre Vandermeulen
Age:26
Years Surfing:4
Favourite Break:Lisadell and Left Tit
Surfing Role Models:Paul (Cavan) Mac and Mary. His arch nemisis is Tony
Other Interests:FACEBOOK / SURFING / IRISH CULTURE
Pierre VandermeulenBorn in Belgium but with an Irish Heart Pedro bob made the move to Bundoran on work experience in March 2009 and has not looked back since. Star of the hit Youtube series www.inbundoran.com and all floppy hair half frog Pierre now does surf instructing along with videos and photos


Mary Lavelle
Age:3
Years Surfing:6
Favourite Break:Rossnowlagh
Surfing Role Models:Killian and Tony
Mary  LavelleMary brings a bit of east coast sensibilities to the mix, hailing from Meath but home is now the west coast since marrying Killian.


Paul Mac
Age:3
Years Surfing:4
Favourite Break:Lisadell
Surfing Role Models:Pierre
Other Interests:Surfing, 70s clothes and giving out about like an old man
Paul MacPaul Mac arrived in TurfnSurf as a paying customer a few years ago. Being from Cavan he soon turns that around so that we are paying him. How this happened is something the management at TurfnSurf are not entirely sure about. Possible contender for the best man at reversing a trailer and definitely the most multi talented surf instructor in Ireland.


Conor O'Malley
Age:30
Years Surfing:5
Favourite Break:Peak
Surfing Role Models:Killian and Pierre
Other Interests:Women from Kildare
Conor  O'MalleyFrom Dublin - moved to Bundoran for a better quality of life


Amy-May Carvey
Age:22
Years Surfing:12
Favourite Break:Rossnowlagh
Surfing Role Models:James - the best brother ever
Other Interests:Surfing Doctoring
Amy-May CarveyFrom Rossnowlagh



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