Cliff diving is becoming a popular sport on Inis Mór

Jumping into a blowhole in Inis Mór is now a popular extreme sport, says Kelly O’Brien.

FOR hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, humans have deliberately put themselves in dangerous situations. History calls these people adventurers, explorers and swashbucklers. We know them simply as adrenaline junkies.

Extreme sports have become increasingly popular in recent years — more people are taking part than ever before, with higher numbers turning up to live events.