The 2021 Irish Canoe Slalom Team has been confirmed ahead of the Senior European Championships in Ivrea, Italy (6th-9th May). This event will also act as the European continental Olympic Qualifier, with spots up for grabs in the K1 Men, K1 Women and C1 Women. Ireland will be fielding an extremely strong team, with [...]
The Olympic Federation of Ireland in association with FBD Insurance has launched their new Olympic Schools Challenge, ‘Road to Tokyo’. The challenge is part of the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s ‘Dare to Believe’ schools programme and sees Team Ireland calling on schools and families across the country to join them on an interactive journey from [...]
From April 19th we will be seeing some changes to the current Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions which should allow for a gradual increase in the level of paddling activity permitted. Depending on the impact to transmission rates which this easing results in, there will be a further easing of restrictions on the 26th of April, [...]
Canoeing Ireland is looking for enthusiastic and committed Instructors to join a panel of part-time /casual staff at its Training Centre on the Strawberry Beds, Chapelizod. Subject to current Covid 19 guidelines the Training Centre plans to offer a variety of courses from summer paddle camps for young people along with courses and sessions [...]
Following on from February’s launch of Coach Connect, we are delighted to welcome you back for our next edition – ‘The Coach through the Athlete’s eyes’. The format will be interactive, and you will have more opportunities to learn from and engage with fellow attendees as together we grow our paddlesports coaching community. The [...]
We saw more promising season openers from our Canoe Slalom athletes racing last weekend in the 2021 Pyrenees Cup, in Pau France. The opening day of racing on Saturday saw particularly strong performances across all categories in the qualification events. In the C1 Men, the run of strong performances continued with Liam Jegou finishing [...]
Sport Ireland is in the process of developing a Diversity and Inclusion policy to broaden the scope of their diversity and inclusion remit, building on the success achieved in the area to date. This policy will help to inform Canoeing Ireland’s policy also. As part of this work, Sport Ireland are seeking to engage [...]
The Canoe Slalom season got off to a fantastic start for our Irish athletes with Jake Cochrane taking home a bronze medal in the first race of the 2021 Pyrenees Cup, in La Seu d'Urgell in Spain. The Pyrenees Cup is a series of races held in southern France and northern Spain, attracting a very [...]
March 25th 19:00 to 20:30 Running order: Opening address by Chair of TDUC Jon Hynes Awards update presentation by CITDO Aidan Doran Three break out rooms for smaller group discussions on: Redevelopment of Sea kayak awards including development of sea safety and rescue awards Club accreditation scheme, including the development of club specific Leader [...]
As a fitting event for the Women in Sport week, Tuesday the 9th saw the final edition of Teen Connect, the third online webinar as part of the Teen Connect Series. This was the final night of the first part of this programme. Teen connect aims to bring together a community of young women (aged [...]
