Diving German WW1 minelaying submarine UC-42.
Sidescan sonar image of Wreck of 1692 (to be confirmed) discovered by Carroll O'Donoghue, owner/operator of HARPY, in 2015.
A selection of our underwater survey hardware. We're ready when you need us.
Wreck-diving off the Old Head of Kinsale
Commercial Divers working on undersea pipes outside Kinsale harbour.
Recovering Diver after ascent from Lusitania wreck.
Sunset in Kinsale, pictured from the quays.
None! No fishing experience is required. We welcome the chance to give a start to beginners to this great sport. We are happy too to instruct beginners any time - just ask.
Though we do have ad-hoc times occasionally, our normal departure times are as follows:-
Rod hire is included in the price. A set of tackle is also included in the price. However, we use mackerel for bait and this has to be caught as early as possible in the trip and as such is not included in the price.
It is advisable to bring Sunblock. Medication, if any. Warm clothing - check the weather forecast. Plastic bags are great to take home your catch.
Certainly. However we ask that you return alive to the sea any fish that will not be eaten. Please ask the skipper to show you how to handle live fish and how best to return them if you do not already know how.
The boat(s) leave the slipway on the main Pier in Kinsale (beside the harbour masters office, or in front of the Trident Hotel). Please see the KINSALE MAP elsewhere in the RESOURCES menu.
The boat(s) leave at the following times unless otherwise agreed:-
Please get the forecast before arrival and dress accordingly. Spray can wet the decks so don't bring your best dancing shoes. Same goes for clothes too probably. There are lifejackets aboard the boat in case of emergency.
We cannot, for example, go to sea with 1 angler and make a profit. We need at least 4 or 5 seats just to break even. So before we can confirm a trip we need to confirm minimum seats. We keep a list of anglers who request single (or more) seats and when we hit a certain number we confirm a SEATS AVAILABLE trip and email all interested parties with the news. It is a bit complicated BUT it works. Remember patience may be a virtue for some- but for anglers it is a necessity!
Gift vouchers are valid for 5 years - and we won't argue over a month or two extra.
If you have a voucher for a full charter then first check the boat diary, https://kinsaleangling.com/boat/diary , for availability and if your required date is free then simply send us an email (including details of the voucher number) to confirm your date.
If your voucher is for a single seat SEAT then please check the boat diary and contact us. We cannot obviously go to sea with only 1 seat but we try as much as possible to get a date that will suit. We also set aside SEATS-AVAILABLE dates that you can join - You will be regularly emailed details of these by joining our mailing list at:- https://kinsaleangling.com/mailing-list
Please check the forecast the day before your trip. If unsure, please phone the skipper. The boat will NOT go to sea if the skipper considers the weather unsafe. All deposits are refunded in such cases.
NO. Although we have a very limited amount of rainwear, we ask you to bring light rain gear in case of rain.
HARPY easily takes 12 anglers - the island wheelhouse allows use of most of her 43' length on both sides.
Normally June to Sempember inclusive. Extended warm weather helps this fishing.
Tea and coffee is served aboard at the skipper's discression. Please being your own food as required. Rolls and hot food can be purchased at the TEXACO garage in Kinsale and many other outlets in the town.
Drinking of alcohol aboard is NOT ALLOWED when the boat is operating on a SEATS basis, (i.e. not full charter).
Drinking of alcohol aboard IS ALLOWED ONLY IN THE CASE OF FULL CHARTERS - however the boat will return to Kinsale immediately if persons aboard are deemed to be drunk. Also, we would ask that you take home your empty bottles and beer cans.
Please, please take home everything that you brought aboard. This includes all rubbish, papers, drink cans, etc. Thanks for helping out with this in particular.
Prevention is better than cure. Chemists supply a wide range of sea-sickness prevention tablets. However be aware then many of these treatments need to be taken SOME HOURS BEFORE going to sea. If you have any concerns please contact the skipper.
Sufficient lifejackets for ALL passengers and crew are stowed aboard. A liftraft is stowed on the cabin roof and will automatically deploy. Flares, handheld radios, first-aid kits and other safety equipment is stowed aboard. The skipper will give a brief demo of safery procedures and equipment before going to sea. If you have any concerns please contact the skipper.
The boat is fully insured and has a P5 license from the Department of the Marine to operate up to 30nm offshore. A copy of the blicense is displayed on the boat. The skipper too is fully licensed.
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Please note that Laser Cards can only be used to pay for transactions in Euro. You cannot process an order in Sterling or Dollars with a laser card – a credit card will be required.
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When you make your first order, (via ADD TO CART), you will be asked for to create an account with your personal, unique username and password. Once that is done and you have also entered your shipping address then you are ready to proceed to CHECK OUT or to continue add more items to the order.
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The next step will be to REVIEW YOUR ORDER (you may edit or delete your order at this point also).
Finally you SUBMIT your order and you are done.
You will receive an email notification confirming our acceptance of the order.
We will confirm a booking or ship an item as appropriate for the order.
Shipping times to different destinations will vary. While every effort is made to deliver your order on time, some delays beyond our control may occur. You will receive an e-mail confirming that your order has been shipped and indicating the estimated shipment time.
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If for some reason we are unable to deliver because of an error or oversight on our part we will compensate by providing a replacement voucher or a refund. However, if we do not have sufficient notice (ie 48 hours) ithe voucher will be delivered and charged for as normal.
Vouchers cannot be returned - however voucher dates can be used any time once inside the expiry date and pending availability of the boat. Angling Charter bookings can not be returned but can be changed with at least 1 weeks notice to another date pending availibility of the boat.
Certain forces outside our control may result in a charter date being delayed in which case we will not be held responsible. In such a case we would endeavour to inform you of this as soon as we are aware of it. We will make every effort to provide another suitable date pending availibility of the boat or offer a refund.
No. When you add items to your basket, the system will automatically empty your basket after 30mins if you do not complete you order. This prevents users from tying up resources on incomplete orders and possibly making the charter boat unavailable to other customers.
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Though working for Celtic Coasters in Cork from the early '80s and fishing for many years as a pastime, this business was formed in 1999 with our first boat, the 32' westward Boy Scott. Mainly operated from Kinsale to the Ling Rocks, Old Head and other areas she proved a very good, stable sea boat and was well-liked by anglers. She was replaced in 2010 by the 43' aquastar HARPY which allows us to travel further - up to 30nm from Kinsale - and to many fine wrecks such as the LUSITANIA.
We are fully insured and are proud members of the Irish Chartered Skippers Association. 
We are fully qualified skippers and divers and take your safety and enjoyment very seriously. We carry medical oxygen aboard and are qualified O2 administrators. We are qualified MMOs (Marine Mammal Observers), (which helps when there is so much marine diversity in our amazing waters).
In order to continue to develop we added UNDERWATER SURVEYING and DIVING to the repertoire with the investment in side-scan sonar, multi-beam sonar, ROVs, SeaSpy Overhauser magnetometer hardware and very very sensitive 3-axis gyros. Survey software and sonar image post-processing software was added in 2011. In 2012 our first ROV was a JW Fishers Sea-Otter to which we added a VideoRay PRO3 GTO in 2015, equipped with scanning sonar and manipulator arm. Further hardware and software investments continue. Many surveys and operations have been done on the Lusitania, and also more recently surveys on the Pegu, UC-42, U-58, City of Chicago and some as yet unknown wrecks. Being involved in the AUD anchor recovery for the 1916 centenary was special. In 2024 we were involved in the recovery of one of the propellors from UC-42 for display in the Spike Island museum once preservation and conservation of the artefact is completed.
Many of the above wrecks (and others) have been well fished by us too - both surveying and fishing are working well together for our customers. With the benefit of this experience,we modified a winch of the Port of Cork's vessel m/v DENIS MURPHY, added hardware and integrated software - making this a very capable survey vessel to meet the growing demands of the Port of Cork. We have worked with XOCEAN - locating and retrieving USVs (Unmanned survey vessels). We have worked with NUIG with their water quality and sediment sampling projects and also with UCC on Marine Archaeology studies. HARPY has completed hydrographic surveys in Cork harbour, Courtmacsherry, Dingle, Caherciveen, Kinsale and we've even done some marine surveys many miles inland. In 2018 we started laying, lifting, inspecting and replacing moorings and channel buoys for harbour authorities. If you have marine requirements we will provide solutions.
Carroll O'Donoghue is the skipper/owner of HARPY and runs the business with his wife Anne. Carroll has an ISA Category B license as required for commercial charter boats. He also has an RYA/MCA Yachmaster Offshore 200 ton skippers ticket, a B.Sc. (Computers & Maths), is a HSE-qualified commercial diver, an IAA-qualified commercial pilot and previously a flying instructor at nearby Cork airport. He is also ex-RNLI lifeboat crew and ex-operations manager at Kinsale's RNLI lifeboat station.
We endeavour to make the fishing experience as worthwhile for beginners as for the experts. We would like to hear your comments and want to pass on the great times we've had on the water fishing or just simply admiring the wonders of nature.
Kinsale Deep Sea Angling Charters,
1, Rampart Lane,
The Ramparts,
Kinsale,
Co.Cork,
IRELAND.
Mobile: +353 (0)85 8631000 Business: +353 (0)21 2429000
A link to our Vouchers & Deposits Terms & Conditions is here.
A link to our Privacy Policy is here.
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