Easkey is the new All-Ireland Universities Champion, after winning the women’s division last weekend in icy, sub-zero conditions at Strandhill, Co. Sligo. Easkey is a marine science PhD student at the University of Ulster, Coleraine. The university will be hosting next year’s Intervarsities. For more info on the weekend check out www.surfnewsireland.com

Easkey preparing for the final. Photo: Roo McCrudden