JOE’s Eric Lalor was sent along to the launch of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series and even took a quick class in how to dive into the Liffey without ceasing to exist.
On Friday, Red Bull Cliff Divers Blake Aldridge and Gary Hunt launched the return of the World Series to Ireland on 28/29 June on Inis Mór. Both performed a spectacular 20-metre dive from the crow’s nest on the Jeanie Johnston (on Dublin’s Custom House Quay) straight into the Liffey.
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On 28/29 June, ten of the world’s best cliff divers and four wildcards will come together on Ireland’s west coast, at the Serpent’s Lair on Inis Mór for the third stop of the 2014 World Series.
Launching from a 27-metre platform, they will dive straight into the legendary blowhole known as ‘Poll na Peist’ – the Serpent’s Lair (pic below) – and fight for the prestigious title of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Champion.
With tricks as aesthetically pleasing as ever and more difficult than ever before, the judges’ and the spectators’ eyes will turn towards reigning champion Artem Silchenko and the divers coveting his World Series title.
Red Bull Cliff Diving four packs are available now in all Tesco stores throughout Ireland, for a limited time only, at a retail price of €4. Included in every pack is a unique code, which can then be used to win one of 100 pairs of tickets: by playing the Red Bull Cliff Diving game online at www.redbull.ie/cliffdiving. The game can also be played without the code, with the top 10 overall scores also winning a pair of tickets.
