By David McClure. What a worlds… Full of excitement, full on commitment and a little bit of disappointment. The 2022 Freestyle World Championships took place in Nottingham England after a year’s delay due to Covid. In spite of the delay, the worlds was a fantastic event run by Andrew (Jacko) Jackson and Josh Wedgewood. [...]
Canoeing Ireland were delighted to be partnering with Irish Sailing in coordinating the Watersports Inclusion Games on the 25th & 26th June at the Lough Derg Yacht Club, Co. Tipperary. The annual family friendly event invited people of all abilities to experience a range of different watersports; sailing, powerboating, kayaking, canoeing and paddle-boarding, water -skiing [...]
We have even more than usual to thank our incredible healthcare workers for. After the incredible work done by those in healthcare are we are holding a paddle day for all workers on Saturday 16th July. Join us for a day of fun on the water and experience the relaxation of our waterways. We [...]
Following the success of last year’s #LetsGetVisible campaign, Sport Ireland and Sporting Pride are pleased to launch the campaign again for 2022. The campagn will run from Monday 20th June to Sunday 26th June and aims to recognise and acknowledge the importance of visibility and representation amongst the LGBTQI+ community. It gives the sport sector [...]
Introducing the 2022 Freestyle Kayaking Team. Ahead of the Freestyle Kayaking World Championships in Nottingham (27th June-2nd July) we are announcing a team of athletes with both great strength and fantastic depth. This team of 22 athletes is one of the biggest Ireland has entered to a freestyle championships, with plenty of previous medallists [...]
National Water Safety Awareness Week runs from 13th to 19th June. The aim of the week is to make all water users aware of the simple steps they can take to stay safe around our rivers, lakes and coasts this summer. These waterways are a fantastic place to enjoy exercise and the outdoors during [...]
PaddleWest is back! A fun-packed multidisciplinary paddlesports event in the West of Ireland for Junior paddlers. SATURDAY: 2 events running in parallel, National Teen Connect and PaddleWest, with all participants coming together during the BBQ and SPARTY. Teen Connect will run 3 rotating on-water workshops with 3 different Paddlesports disciplines on offer and an [...]
Entries for the 2022 Liffey Descent are now open! Our biggest and best race of the season is ready to welcome everyone back to the start line on Saturday 10th September. After making its return last year, this years Liffey Descent promises to be an even bigger and better event. The race course of [...]
The second round of the 2022 Canoe Sprint World Cup provided a literal whirlwind of excitement and drama. The 3 days of competition were marred with extremely high winds, resulting in racing being postponed for the best part of most of the competition days, testing the adaptability and mental toughness of all competing. Competing against [...]
The 2022 Canoe Sprint National Championships saw a welcome return to the regatta lake in Lough Rynn, County Leitrim. The 8 lane course saw its fair share of fast racing across the day, with the Irish Champions being decided across 200m, 500m, and 1000m in age categories from U14 to Senior. As always we are [...]
