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Mountaineering Ireland Photography Competition

As part of Mountaineering Ireland’s hillwalking guidebook project, they are offering €1,000 in cash prizes in this photography competition to help source photographs of all the peaks identified for inclusion in this publication. First Prize – €200 Runner Up (6) – €100 Next Best Photos (8)- €25   All entries (of the mountains listed below) will […]

Gearing Up Off-Road Instructor Training Course

Gearing Up Off-Road Instructor Training Course – Tollymore  Date:  24th and 25th of March Venue:  Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, Bryansford, Newcastle, Co. Down Cost:   €120 or £100 Saturday and Sunday:  9am to 5:30pm *Lunch will be provided on both days.  Limited to 12 places so book early! Gearing Up is the name given to Cycling Ireland’s […]

River Liffey Clean Up Day

This event is taken place at the Straw Hall, River Liffey on the 25th Of March 2012 at 11:00am. Organizing a clean-up operation can help show your friends and family the impact human activity has on the environment. It is a daily fight that Surfrider Foundation Europe undertake to make sure that marine litter is […]

Job Vacancy – Ballyfermot Adventure Centre

Summer Placements 6 weeks student placement during July & August, at €363.00 per 35 hour week CVs will only be accepted by email to byskayaking@eircom.net and will not be accepted after 5pm on Monday 12th March 2012 Candidates will be short listed on the grounds of experience in working with children, young people, or in […]

The Wee Adventure Film Festival

  The Wee Adventure Film Festival is the home of short films with a sense of adventure. This year the WAFF is celebrating 5 years of screening short adventure films from around the World. WAFF.ie is Ireland’s longest running adventure sports film festival. We screen amateur and professional adventure films from around the globe including […]

Mountain Rescue Base Opening

Date 25 March 2012 Venue Trooperstown Wood The Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team will be holding an Open Day at their new base in Trooperstown Wood on Sunday 25th of March starting at 9.30am until 6.00pm.  This is by way of thanks to all who have supported them in their many fundraising ventures […]

Mountaineering Ireland’s Spring Gathering 2012

Mountaineering Ireland’s Spring Gathering 2012 will focus on the Comeragh Mountains. This year’s Spring Gathering will be hosted by the Peaks Mountaineering Club and it will be based at Hotel Minella, Clonmel. The weekend offers members an opportunity to experience the Comeraghs through the lens of the Peaks Mountaineering Club, take part in quality workshops […]

Great New Service For Adventure/ Freelance Instructors

OutdoorCommunity.ie are proud to launch our new Freelance Instructor Database.  If you are a freelance instructor, or even someone who is qualified to instruct in any type of outdoor discipline and would like to have your profile added to this database then simply complete the submission form.  Once your submission has been verified your profile […]