A 25 year old Irish kayaker has died following a tragic incident on a kayaking trip in Norway, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. The incident occurred Monday (August 6th 2012) on the Sjoa river in the centrally located Oppland County, near the town of Vågå. It is believed that a group of 5 Irish […]
Junior Liffey Descent 2012 Junior Liffey Descent 2012 Event will take place on Saturday 26th May. Start: Salmon Leap Canoe Club @ 12. Finish Canoeing Ireland Training Centre, Strawberry Beds. Click Here For Entry Form And Info
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 […]
Wacko On The Jacko – Kayak Race 11th And 12th Of Febuary This is a Whitewater style Kayak race down one of Irelands most popular sctions of white water, Jackson Falls. This is the 2nd year that Total Experience are running the Wacko on the jacko. The race is run on the legendary Avonmore River Co […]
After a long season the scores were in with all to play for in the last event of the Irishfreestyle League in 2011. Despite perfect planning, nature threw a spanner in the works with hardly any rain this summer, meaning the ESB were unable to schedule a release from Leixlip to provide sufficient waves at […]
Its back! OutdoorCommunity.ie are proud to sponsor the Sluice Rodeo 2011, returning on October 12th 2011. In 2010 there were over 60 entries run as part of the Irish Freestyle Series. This year the organisers expect even more paddlers, more craic and loadsa juniors all battling it out to be the 2011 sluice champion. OutdoorCommunity.ie’s […]
Date 8 October 2011 Venue The Set Theatre Tyndall Mountaineering Club will host the Banff Mountain Film Festival for one night in The Set Theatre, Kilkenny on Saturday, 08 October. Attracting sold out audiences across the globe, this is a collection of extraordinary short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival.Through the big […]
NATIONAL TRAILS DAY is a celebration of Ireland’s wonderful variety of trails and a chance for everyone to enjoy some of our most beautiful countryside, forests, mountains and lakes. With miles and miles of trails to explore, there is a trail to suit everyone.
Harry Whelan from London and Jeff Allen from Cornwall completed the fastest recorded circumnavigation of Ireland by kayak – an incredible 25 days.
