Surf’s up as Tramoregets into festival mode

OVER 5,000 people are expected in Tramore for the Oceanic Surf and Sea Festival which begins in the seaside resort today and continues until Sunday.

It commences at 7pm with the opening of a photography and art exhibition, From the Mountains to the Sea, by Carmel Clery and Sinéad Ní Chonaila with a poetry reading by Aideen Henry at Tramore Coastguard Station.

The festival will coincide with the ancient celebration of Michaelmas Day – the feast day of St Michael, patron saint of seafarers.