It is that time of year again that the water is warming up and everyone is escaping to the water at the first chance. Paddle boarding has...

I recently hosted the University of Ulster Graduate Fashion Show 2023 in Belfast. The Runway show was produced by Style Academy Model...

I recently spoke at Inspire Week at a school in Northern Ireland. I spoke casually and told the children about all sorts of things from...

We lost a friend this week. I still can’t believe it has happened. Right now I’m writing and deleting, writing a bit more and then...

May isn't exactly prime time for great waves in this part of the world but we happen to have a run of winter style swell this week....

BALLYRONAN MARINA, 20TH MAY 2023 11AM PROTEST TO SAVE OUR OCEANS Contact @surfersagainstsewageni on instagram for more info. When I was a...

This is just a quick update to let you know we successfully completed SURF 154 Surf Through Darkness last night. I will add more here but...

Link to donate... https://www.darknessintolight.ie/fundraisers/almennie I've had a few people wondering how on earth I'm going to ride...

This is something I haven't planned until very recently. I felt as ambassador for the Darkness into Light Campaign that I could do more...

FOR INFO.... https://www.almennie.me/surf-154 TO DONATE https://www.darknessintolight.ie/fundraisers/almennie

I recently spoke to a great audience at the Ireland on the Water event outside Belfast. My old pal Stephen Watson and I spent an hour on...

The Northern Lights As if we don’t live in a magical part of the world as it is with waterfalls, long beaches, broad horizons and amazing...

Injury About 4 weeks ago I suffered an injury during training. I was in a stretching session the night before a swell was due and...

An excerpt from the book Escape to the Wild Dark Sea - An Irish Sea Story of Our Times. Poem written, read and performed by Al Mennie...

Snow Session. Out of all the times I go surfing, it is by far my favourite when there is snow. There is just something so magical about...

We have had an amazing run of surf. There has been a lack of big surf this winter but there has been endless good surf. I’ve lost count...

The light winds of the New Year period have been perfect for Sup Surfing. The endless run of swell continues too. I think there has been...

As unusual as the weather has been this season with mostly mild temperatures and light winds we have had endless good surfing conditions....

We filmed for a national TV show this week. I believe it will air sometime in the next few weeks across Ireland and Britain. I will...