The TDU Special General Meeting was held tonight (20th of May at 20:00). Patrick McCormack was elected as Chairperson and Neal Kelly was elected as Treasurer. Congratulations and best of luck to Paddy and Neal in their roles for the rest of the year. If you would like to get involved in the TDU committee [...]
The first time I heard about St. Michael's Youth Project and their kayaking program was a few weeks ago when the TDU newsletter came out. The second time was when a Facebook post about gear that was taken from their centre in Inchicore went viral on irish kayaking groups and pages. What I didn't know [...]
Part two of the series on the Devizes to Westminster race, this article was written by Dale Rothwell from Tullow Kayak Club who entered the race with his fellow club member Dermot Walsh supported by a crew of seven all from Tullow Kayak Club. Dermot and Dale had no background in marathon kayaking and devised a [...]
This is the first instalment of a series of articles about irish kayakers who have competed in the Devizes to Westminster, a 201km canoe race held in the UK. This article was written by Olivia Murphy who has been involved in marathon paddling for over ten years and entered the race on her own. Read [...]
Due to a recent surge in enquiries about kayaking awards given before 1998 the TDU committee has drafted the following guidelines for equivalence and assimilation. Prior to 1998 there was a variety of instructor or similar awards in Canoeing Ireland (the Irish Canoe Union as it was then) or Scouting Ireland. In 1998 the ICU [...]
Paul Donnelly has stepped down as chairperson of the TDU due to other commitments. The committee would like to wish him the best on his endeavours. The TDU committee at present is: Chairperson - not filled Secretary - Kieran McKevitt Treasurer - not filled Safety Officer - Paul Norris Kayak Officer - Laura Griffin Sea [...]
The new issue of the TDU newsletter is out! Write an article and win a prize... Ever thought of writing an article for the TDU newsletter? This issue features nine articles written by paddlers of all ages and stages from a variety of different clubs on everything from learning to roll, a club boatercross and considering [...]
The TDU AGM will take place on Saturday the 8th of March at 17:00 in the mountain rescue centre in Trooperstown. Map: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=53.01345,+-6.27742&hl=en&sll=53.013484,-6.277622&sspn=0.00113,0.002674&t=h&z=16 AGM Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/539910262773101/ Documents: http://tdu.ie/index.php/2014/03/agm-documents/ Last chance to sign up for CPDs! Follow the links below which will bring you to a sign up page with more information. Registration for [...]
Hi All The following links are to Documents relating to the TDU AGM on the 8th of March 2014. These documents are in draft form, there for your information they may be subject to minor changes. Included in these links are the nominations, motions,agenda, the chairperson's report and the treasurer's report. There is also supporting [...]
In preparation for the 2014 AGM some of you may have noticed that the constitution has not been posted on the website, i wish to rectify this in this post and also to explain the reason for the delay. At the 2013 AGM an amended version of the constitution was to be voted on, this [...]
