Shannon Paddlers Kayak and Canoeing Club has been named Munster Club of the Year at the Federation of Irish Sport 'Volunteer in Sports' Awards, recognising their outstanding commitment to inclusion, wellbeing, and community engagement. Founded in 2017 by Brid O’Connell, Shannon Paddlers grew from the success of Shannon Dragons, a dragon boat initiative supporting breast [...]
By Cleo Pitcher-Farrell This year's Irish Kayaking Intervarsities came back to the River Liffey in Dublin, hosted and organised by two Trinity alumni - Hannah Doyle and Cleo Pitcher Farrell. The intervarsities has long been one of Ireland's biggest kayaking events, this year seeing over 250 entries from 13 different college clubs. With 5 [...]
Canoeing Ireland wishes to advise members that the upcoming Canoe Polo Annual Meeting, scheduled for 8pm on 23/02/26, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. The Canoe Polo Committee appreciates that this meeting is an important opportunity for clubs, volunteers and athletes to come together to review the season and plan ahead. Unfortunately, circumstances [...]
Canoeing Ireland and the Irish Wildwater Racing Committee are pleased to release the selection policy for the 2026 international wildwater season. The Purpose of this selection policy is to outline the procedures for the selection of the best athletes to represent Ireland at the events as detailed below. The selection policy is designed to [...]
Canoeing Ireland and the Canoe Marathon Ireland Committee have published the 2026 Marathon Selection Policy for Irish teams competing at the 2026 ICF World Canoe Marathon Championships, the 2026 ECA European Canoe Marathon Championships and any potential ICF World Cup events. Selection will be based on demonstrated performance capability relevant to each target championship, [...]
With the 2026 Canoe Slalom domestic season already underway we are releasing the full calendar for the year of racing. The 2026 calendar includes racing for division 1, 2, 3 and open categories, with opportunities for everyone from experience racers to anyone just looking to try out the thrilling discipline of canoe slalom. Division [...]
Coastal Environment: The following may exist, in combination with several of the above: Clapotis, wind against tide, strong tidal currents, local anomalies, sea breeze effect, katabatic effects, downwind paddling, interaction between swell and shoreline. Wind (Beaufort): F0-5 Sea State (Met Éireann): Moderate (1.25 – 2.5m significant wave height) swell of 1.25 to 2.50 metres Surf: [...]
Wind (Beaufort): F0-4 Sea State (Met Éireann): Moderate (1.25 – 2.5m significant wave height) Surf: ≤ 1.0m broken waves Flow: Overfalls, tidal streams and tide races ≥ 3knots Open Crossings: ≤ 4 nautical miles (shore to shore)
Coastal features: Coastal areas within 1 nautical mile of shore. Launching and landing from beaches with no greater than 0.5m broken waves. Wind (Beaufort): F0-3 Sea state (Met Éireann): Slight (0.5 – 1.25m significant wave height) Surf: ≤ 0.5m broken waves Flow: Tidal streams and overfalls of less than 2kn Open crossings: N/A
Coastal features: Coastal areas with a minimum of marine traffic and where there is minimal possibility of being blown or drifting offshore. Launching and landing from/at a public access location such as a short section of beach/slipway/pier with easy landing - no tide races, overfalls, surf or swell. Journeys should, at any time, be no [...]
