Maria Nilsson

Easkey Britton is a big-wave surfer and marine social scientist at NUIG (National University of Ireland Galway). Her work explores the relationship between people and the sea, using her passion for the ocean to create social change and connection across cultures. Aged 16, Easkey became the first Irish person to surf the ‘hell-wave’ Teahupoo in Tahiti, and has since become a Billabong XXL Global big-wave finalist and Ireland’s five-time surfing National Champion.