Welcome to
WAVE: The Dingle Heritage Experience

where the pulse of the Atlantic and the spirit of a vibrant community converge in an immersive journey through time. Here at WAVE, we celebrate the unique cultural heritage, rich maritime history, and enduring traditions of the Dingle Peninsula, one of Ireland’s most storied landscapes.

NOW OPEN!

Dingle, Co. Kerry

Underwater scene with a humpback whale swimming
Illustration of a ship caught in a stormy sea, with lightning, crashing waves, and people overboard.
Illustration of marine life with a ship in the background, featuring a dolphin leaping, a sturgeon, a school of fish, and a ray on the ocean floor.
Illustration of an underwater scene with a sunken ship, a dolphin, a whale, a shipwrecked sailor, and a sea deity next to a large wave. Above the water, two ships are visible in a turbulent ocean.
Illustration of an underwater scene with a shipwreck, dolphins, a large whale, and a figure with seaweed resembling a sea creature, beneath stormy ocean waves and ships on the surface.
A dramatic illustration of a ship navigating turbulent seas during a storm, with heavy rain and high waves, while a person is seen struggling in the water.
Illustration of an ocean scene with a sea turtle, sturgeon, dolphin jumping, fish school, and fishing boat on the waves.
Underwater scene with a humpback whale swimming in the ocean, surrounded by schools of fish and bubbles. The ocean water is a vibrant shade of blue.

The backstory to WAVE

WAVE is the brainchild of the Keane family, whose business, Ó’ Catháin Iasc Teo, is the main processor and exporter of fish in Dingle. They want visitors to explore the beautiful ocean off the Dingle coast that they know and love, using the latest virtual technology.

Visitors at an aquarium observing a large sea turtle swimming underwater on a display screen, with "WAVE Dingle" logo in the corner.

What is WAVE?

Wave is a family fun experience housed in a former fish processing plant in Dingle, Co. Kerry, WAVE enables you to discover the ocean world off the Dingle coast in a unique, immersive experience, seeing it through the eyes of the men and women who have fished off these shores for millennia. You will travel through a series of spaces housing large-scale projections and soundscapes, discovering the under-water sea life of Dingle Bay, where you meet Fungie, the Dingle Dolphin. Then travel on to explore the shipwrecks that lie beneath, and discover the perils that face those who go to sea. Enter a mythological land to uncover the myths and legends of the sea, and finally, be amazed as you get up close to majestic humpback whales and see them as never before.

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Come and visit!

Opened in summer 2023 and located in the beautiful town of Dingle, WAVE immerses you in an underwater world of nature, mythology and history.

Dive into an experience like no other!

Promotional poster for Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development Scheme detailing capital investment and initiatives. Features logos of Ireland's Seafood Development Agency, EU, and Fisheries Local Action Group.