Watch: Scuba divers capture incredible footage of basking sharks off Clare coast

The footage itself was shot by experienced diver Mark O'Leary, who described what he and the other divers witnessed as 'the highlight of my diving career'

A screengrab of the footage captured by diver, Mark O'Leary. Picture: Mark O'Leary/ Instagram: @ringolombardi

A team of scuba divers have captured amazing footage of a cluster of basking sharks swimming off the Clare coast. 

The group from the Kilkee Sub Aqua Club, said they entered the water about a kilometre off the rocks at Kilkee Bay.