The sunny weather over the weekend played host to the Div 3 and Open Canoe Slalom race at Ribontail Paddlers Canoe Club on a beautiful stretch of the Royal Canal in County Meath. As well as getting the Irish Canoe Slalom Academy out on the start line the event saw plenty of newcomers come [...]
Canoeing Ireland offers an exciting opportunity for a Social Media and Marketing Officer to join our communications team. This role will provide a fantastic opportunity to gain experience and learning supported by the current communications lead. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed worker to take up wide ranging social media tasks to help [...]
Race day 6th of May 2023. All entries who asked to be rolled over from last year’s race are signed up for this year’s race. All classes will be published on the website before the race. Event registration takes place on Friday evening from 5 pm – 8 pm at the Garda boat club [...]
Canoeing Ireland in association with Mayo Sports Partnership are recruiting a dynamic and committed individual, as Full Time Sports Hub /Paddle Sports Project Officer, operating from the Castlebar Sports Hub. This post will be integral to the development and implementation of a comprehensive plan to promote, attract and develop sustainable usage of the Sports [...]
To all voting members, Firstly, many thanks to all of you who hosted and attended our Regional meetings over the past few weeks, it was great to catch up with you and hear your views. You will be now have received the EGM notice issued last week. The meeting will be held as a [...]
The 2023 Junior Liffey Descent is now live! Get on the start-line for one of the most exciting junior races of the year, taking on 5 of the Liffey's weirs along with some great head to head racing. This years race takes place on Sunday 21st May, starting at Salmon Leap Canoe Club, and [...]
After two years hard work by the Sea Kayak Award Review Group with support from the Canoeing Ireland Training and Development Unit, we are delighted to bring you news of the upcoming launch of the updated Canoeing Ireland Sea Skills awards. Phase one includes important and welcome repositioning of the Level 1 to 4 [...]
From the 17th – 22nd of April Canoeing Ireland will be holding our River Clean Up week. Our aim is to get as many paddlers and clubs around the country as we can to join us in cleaning up and maintaining our water environments. We want everyone in Paddlesports to take ownership of the [...]
Ahead of what promises to be a busy and action packed 2023 we are releasing our new events calendar. This calendar will cover all things paddlesports across all disciplines - from training courses to where our international teams are competing, the 2023 calendar will cover all the dates you need for a fantastic year of [...]
For many paddlers, boats, boards and paddles tend to get a little dusty during the colder months as activity decreases. As part of the Sport Ireland Winter Initiative, Canoeing Ireland aimed to find new ways of engaging members through what has traditionally been a slow-paced part of the year for many in the paddling [...]
