I am 21 years old from a seaside town in the south east of Ireland, I started surfing when I was 6 years old, my Dad Ronan Breen thought me how to surf. I am current Irish senior longboard champion(2023,2024) and I recently placed 4th in the esf european surfing championships in the longboard division all in 2023  also placed 3rd in the board rescue in the European lifesaving championships

Grew up on the southwest coast of Ireland in what we would call the "schticks". Excited to be here, will try my best, support my team and have fun :)  Here the Last 2 year I compete in Longboarding championships.  Been teaching surfing since I was 17.  Big thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. 22 & 24 Irish national longboard championship. Riding Endless Fun surfboards, baptiste shaper in Ireland. We been working hard together dialing in my equipment try figure out what's working best for me and it's feeling better and better every time so stoke to have these boards here with me. Spent my year in Ireland surfing as much as I can driving the west coast surfing all different types of waves all different type of boards. Spent two months this winter recovering from a concussion, so training was slower but Feeling better and hoping to have fun and do my best and get back in the swing of things. 

18 Year old Irish Surfer. I live on the east coast of ireland. Traveling west most weekends to practice. Passionate in all watersports. 

 I'm Gemma Gillespie, and I'm a proud late bloomer when it comes to surfing. I didn’t pick up the sport until my late twenties, and it wasn’t until I was 31 that I got my first proper longboard. From that moment on, I was hooked. Living proof that it’s never too late to start something new, I entered my first competition at the age of 38, and I’ve never looked back. In 2019, I won the Irish Longboard Championship, and the following year I qualified for the Irish National Surf Team. Unfortunately, COVID meant I didn’t get the chance to represent Ireland in 2020, but qualifying again this year and finally getting to surf for my country is a dream come true. Ireland has always had a strong community of talented male longboarders, but it’s been such a joy to watch more and more Irish women embrace longboarding. Every year, the standard gets higher and the numbers grow, it’s inspiring to see the sport evolving in such a positive way. For me, surfing isn’t just about competition, it’s about connection, community, and continuing to push yourself, no matter when or how your journey starts.