As part of bridge the gap initiative there are a series of online talks and discussions being led by female paddlers. These have been open to all female paddlers across the disciplines. The aim of these discussions is to promote disciplines and stories of women in Ireland who have had adventures with paddling. Alongside this [...]
Women's Paddling Ambassador Niamh Cleary organised a club networking day on the Slaney River in Baltinglass. Niamh spoke about her own paddling experience as a junior female paddler, mentioning that there was alot more happening when she was a junior to help her to network with other girls. She would like to see more of this come back to [...]
All ambassadors have completed four days of professional training in Leadership & Mentoring Skills by Lynda Byron’s ‘Leadership Journeys’ throughout January and February. Over four different weekends throughout January and February, the group of ambassadors attended professional leadership training workshops to build on their own personal leadership skills. This training brought them on an inward [...]
Photo Credit: Eamon Cummins Female Canoe Polo Player of the Year – Ciara Gurhy Freestyle Junior Female – Emma Doyle Paddlesurf Junior Female – Megan Gamble Junior Female Marathon Paddler – Éabha Ní Drisceoil Junior Female Sprint Paddler – Éabha [...]
The evening consisted of open discussions on how together we can develop opportunities for all females at all levels and make paddlesports more inclusive for women. In attendance we had over 25 women who came from many different locations and disciplines, athletes and coaches, providers and clubs. The evening proved to be a very positive [...]
