Profile - Marko FreeFly

My name is Mark Dunne ( AKA Marko FreeFly ) and I'm living in Drogheda on the North-East Coast of Ireland. I have worked in business and finance for over 10 years and curently own my own business. However, I have begun to make an ideological transition towards teaching at primary level, which will complement my instruction in the Art of Human Flight.

My journey skywards began while travelling in Australia; I was mesmerised by eagles soaring serenely above, gliding high without flapping their wings, seemingly carried by some invisible force of Nature. As soon as I came home I shared my desire with my friend, Killian, (who now runs Turf 'n' Surf in Donegal), and together we began training with Jerry Parles in Tipperary. I've been flying, training and learning ever since and am now at instructor level. Here is a summary of the most significant training I've received...

If you have any questions about flying or would like to make any comments or suggestions for my website, send me a message and I'll get back to you soon or alternatively, pleaes call me on

+353 86 811 6633.

Hope to see you at Cloudbase someday soon, until then...

Fly high, fly far

To find out more about the sport and to get in touch with active pilots in your area visit the Irish Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association website and / or the Ulster Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association website. Both sites have mailing lists and blogs where you can ask questions and hook up with other people interested in the sport at various levels.

Here are links to some of my favourite websites...

Adventure Links Ireland - A site dedicated to bring your adventure links

British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association - National Associaton of Britain

AirSports.tv - The leading site for air sports videos

Cross Country Magazine - Webportal of one of the only international Free-flying Magazines

Just Acro - International Acrobatic Paragliding Web Portal

Escape XC - Top UK-based international Paragliding School

Flying Paradise - Excellent Paragliding School in Greece

Jon Parkers Live - Free-flying, airforce and commercial pilot's blog

Paragliding Forum - International Forum for Discussing Paragliding

Fly Spain - Well reputed Paragliding School in Southern Spain

Sky Nomad - Flying School in Bulgaria

Parapente Tropical - Paragliding School in Spain

Paraglide Adventure - Paragliding School in Wicklow, Irelandlid

Midland Paragliding - Paragliding and Paramotoring School in Tipperary, Irelandin

Cloud Surfer Ireland - Tandem Experience Paragliding School in N. Ireland

First Flight Paragliding - Flying School in Northern Irelandg

Sky-School - Adventure sports company based in the UK and Spain specializing in Paramotoring, Paragliding, Skydiving, Kitesurfing and a whole lot more!

Wings and Waves - Paragliding School in New Zealand

Cloudbase Paragliding - Paragliding School in South AfricaClub

The Loft Workshop - Paraglider repairs, reserve parachute repaks etc

Turf'n'surf - Lodge & Surf School, Bundoran and Strandhill, Ireland

Controlled Air Space - Map of CTR using Google Earth

See links below...