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 [...]
2022 is going to be a big year for Canoe Slalom, with a combination of a packed international calendar of racing and a particularly strong Irish Team setting the stage for a great year ahead. This busy season got underway at the European Championships, held in Slovakia from the 26th-29th May. For the slalom team [...]
Following its approval at the 61st Canoeing Ireland AGM we are releasing the 2021 Annual Report and Financial Statements. With 2021 being year one of our three year strategic plan, this report is an important look back at the progress we've made so far on our strategic priorities, and an overview of what we [...]
Dear member, In accordance with Rule 6 of the Canoeing Ireland Rules these are the motions and nominations received by Canoeing Ireland for consideration by members at the AGM on 30th May 2022. Motions – No motions received Queries on the financial statements – one query received: In relation to the draft financial statements, perhaps [...]
The return of the Junior Liffey Descent offered a fantastic day on the water for all of our younger paddlers taking on the thrills and spills that the river Liffey had to offer. Welcoming our junior and U23 paddlers back to the start line was a fantastic experience for us, proving fresh challenges to [...]
