Joining a Club

Joining a club provides paddlers with excellent opportunities to take part in canoeing activities and learn from more experienced members. The club scene in Ireland is extremely social and a great way to meet new people as you explore the sport of canoeing.

There are many canoeing clubs around the country that welcome new members. Many are “roof-rack” clubs that have no fixed base, others operate from a club-house or centre. Some focus on specific competitive disciplines, others are purely recreational. The Club List below give a rough idea of the geogaphical location of each club.

Please note, some of the clubs listed below have chosen to withhold some contact information.
RegionClubWebsiteSecretaryPhoneMobileEMailAddressInformation OfficerPhoneMobileEMailAddressInfo
Dublin / Wicklow3rd Port Dalkey Sea ScoutsSimon Hall   Brian Meyer 086 669 6812
Dublin / Wicklow5th Port Dollymount Sea ScoutsDaniel Kennedy   Daniel Kennedy  
Dublin / Wicklow9th Port Malahide Sea Scoutshttp://www.malahideseascouts.ieElaine Dunne086 305 7905  Ivan Barrett086 305 7905 
Dublin / WicklowAnchor Canoe Clubhttp://www.anchoryouthcentre.comJohn Keogh01 851 1383  John Keogh01 851 1383  
Dublin / WicklowBelvedere Kayak ClubSimon O'Donnell 01 8586620 Simon O'Donnell 01 8586620
Dublin / WicklowCastleknock Community College Canoe ClubEileen Kelly   Eillen Kelly  
Dublin / WicklowCitywise Canoe ClubSean Preston 086 199 5626 John Keogh  
Dublin / WicklowDun Laoghaire Sea Scout Canoe ClubEoin O'Herlihy 087 6394312 Aisling Ni Chuinn  
Dublin / WicklowEast Coast Sea Kayaking ClubRobin J. Kavanagh087 996 8352  Julian Haines01 289 3749087 052 1554
Dublin / WicklowLacken Kayak ClubBob Cummins 087 2444158 Tom Cleary 086 8100397
Dublin / WicklowLir Canoe Clubhttp://lircc.wordpress.comJohn Purcell   Marcus Newman 087 178 4739
Dublin / WicklowRockhoppers Kayak Clubhttp://www.rockhoppers.ieMairead Barnwell 086 809 8229 Mairead Barnwell 086 809 8229 
Dublin / WicklowSt. MacDara's SwansCormac Cassidy01 494 2702086 8214649 Noel Donnelly   
Dublin / WicklowSwan DodgersCormac Cassidy 086 8214649 Alan Hughes   
Dublin / WicklowThe Kings Hospital Kayak ClubMark Campion       
Dublin / WicklowVoyagers Canoe Club http://www.voyagers.ieNiall Martin 087 987 5066 Niall Martin 087 987 5066 
Dublin / WicklowWicklow Mountain Kayak ClubMartin Hennessy 087 6648116     
Dublin / WicklowWild Water Kayak Clubhttp://www.wwkc.netDavid Fottrell   Rory Power 087 2256132
KildareCelbridge PaddlersTim Hartnett01 627 2891  Tim Hartnett01 627 2891 
KildareClongowes Wood Canoe ClubBrian O'Keeffe087 629 1516045 902 320 Brian O'Keeffe087 629 1516045 902 320
KildareHappy Days Canoe ClubAndrew Cowley   Kenneth Barrett045 864 191087 299 8801
KildareKilcock Polo Canoe ClubGillian Devlin 087 6390473 Patricia McCormack01 6287998087 645 0544
KildareKilcullen Canoe ClubMaureen Barker086 817 6721  Maureen Barker 086 817 6721
KildareNaas Canoe ClubGerry Laheen 086 9482491 Gerry Laheen 086 948 2491 
KildareNewbridge College Canoe ClubJim Dillon 087 249 7866 Jim Dillon 087 249 7866
KildareNewbridge Kayak Clubhttp://www.newbridgekayakclub.comMichael O'Farrell   Pat Hynes086 178 3643 
KildareNorth Kildare Canoe ClubSean Downes01 6287186087 7982176 Ciaran Clinton01 628 7186  
KildareSalmon Leap Canoe Clubhttp://www.salmonleapcanoeclub.comSiobhan Brennan   Martin Burke  
MidlandsAthy Canoe ClubPaul Carroll 087 9971842     
MidlandsBarrowline Canoe ClubLauren Martin 085 7152547 Aiden McHugh059 8626159  
MidlandsBelturbet Open Canoe ClubNevin Traynor 087 7947793 Phil Gilbride 087 2128712 
MidlandsCarratraw Canoe Clubhttp://www.cavancanoeing.comKathleen Fitzpatrick087 794 9827  Michael Fitzpatrick086 603 9689 
MidlandsCarrick on Shannon Canoe ClubBrian Hyland043 33 45173087 2635428 Brian Hyland043 33 45173087 2635428
MidlandsDromore Watersports ClubMairead Duffy086 152 5874  Mairead Duffy086 152 5874 
MidlandsInny Kayak Club http://www.innykayakers.comAidan Clarke       
MidlandsLakelands Canoe Club Colm Lynch   Brendan Goodrich 087 2729918
MidlandsLough Allen Canoe ClubSean Wynne087 631 2708071 964 0588     
MidlandsMullingar Canoe ClubEnda Staunton 087238 5922 Brian Staunton 086 836 7971
MidlandsMullingar Community College Canoe ClubPat O'Carroll044 934 8642  Pat O'Carroll044 934 8642 
MidlandsNenagh Canoe ClubLaura O'Sullivan 087 - 923 2525 Virginia O'Dowd 086 8185520 
MidlandsPortrun Kayak ClubDavid Fallon 087 637 1876 Yvonne King   
MidlandsRockwell College Canoe ClubFrank McGrath   Frank McGrath   
MidlandsTullamore Canoe Clubhttp://www.tucc.ie/Caroline Farrell 086 3231531 Caroline Farrell086 3231531 
MidlandsWoodenbridge Paddlers AssociationBernard Ryan0502 37106087 9736386 Michael Phelan0502 34162087 239 5357 
NationalIrish Freestyle ClubKevin Egan   Kilian Kelly  
NationalIrish Kayak Waveski Surf ClubMorgan O'Sullivan 086 2414922 Wayne Timmons086 2288182 
NationalIrish Sea Kayaking Associationhttp://irishseakayakingassociation.orgConor Hilliard   Conor Hilliard  
NationalIrish Whitewater Kayak Clubhttp://www.irishwhitewater.comKevin O'Hara   Sean Byrne, Jnr  
North EastDundalk Kayak ClubDerek Quinn 087 2133658 Paul McEneaney 087 2324507
North EastSilverbridge Kayak ClubPaul Maguire 086 8261331 Paul Maguire 087 2552561
North EastTrim Canoe Clubhttp://www.trimcanoeclub.ieFran Kelly 086 837 2547 James Murray 086 837 2547
North WestDonegal Canoe Clubhttp://www.donegalcanoeclub.comPaul Reed 086 362 2472 Paul Reed 086 3622472
North WestGweebarra Canoe Clubhttp://facebook.com/gweebarra canoe clubPeter Sharkey 086 8358544     
North WestSligo Kayak ClubSean Nolan087 986 5998  Sean Nolan087 9865998 
North WestSt. Michaels Kayak ClubThomas Gallagher 086 3603988 Thomas Gallagher 086 3603988 
South East180 Kayak ClubPhilip McCormack051 853793087 6181199 Philip McCormack051 853793087 6181199
South EastBarrow Valley Canoe ClubBrian Somers   Brian Somers  
South EastKilkenny Aqua Canoe Clubhttp://kilkennyaquacanoeclub.wordpress.comRoger McClure 086 3809900 Roger McClure 086 3809900
South EastThomastown Paddlershttp://www.thomastownpaddlers.comDonnacha Brennan   Donnacha Brennan  
South EastTullow Kayak Club Dale Rothwell 087 138 2672 Chris O Loan 0867928500
South WestCumann Currachoireachta Charraig AonairSeamus O'Drisceoil028 39199  Seamus O Drisceoil   
South WestFunkytown Kayak ClubDenis Cronin 086 8618181 Denis Cronin 086 8618181
South WestGOYA GangGerry Woods086 3193426      
South WestMallow Kayak ClubElaine Lehane   Erik O'Regan  
South WestOcean VoyagersAlayne Hynes   Alayne Hynes  
South WestPhoenix Kayak Club http://www.phoenixkayakclub.com/Emer Toomey   Emer Toomey   
Universities & CollegesCIT Canoe ClubCiaran O'Connor 086 207 2740 John O'Hea 086 719 3500
Universities & CollegesDIT Canoe ClubConor Murphy   Conor Murphy  
Universities & CollegesDublin City University Canoe Club Orla Croarkin   Ken Hynes086 054 8729 
Universities & CollegesDublin University Kayak ClubCaelainn Hogan   Aisling Gilchrist 086 319 3050
Universities & CollegesGMIT Kayak Clubhttp://www.bebo.com/ckayakMichael Rogerson   Alan Rogerson   
Universities & CollegesLetterkenny IT Canoe ClubAlfie O'Doherty   Alfie O'Doherty   
Universities & CollegesMaynooth University Canoe & Kayakhttp://www.muck.ieShane Walker 085 725 4146 Roisin Sullivan 0861282542
Universities & CollegesNUIG Kayak Clubhttp://www.nuigkc.com/Michelle Kearns   Jamie McCauley  
Universities & CollegesUniversity College Cork Canoe ClubDelia Duane-Roche 087 759 1347 Delia Duane Roche 087 759 1347
Universities & CollegesUniversity College Dublin Canoe Clubhttp://www.ucdcanoeclub.comNuala McAuley   Cliodhna Denny 087 941 9520
Universities & CollegesUniversity of Limerick Kayak Clubhttp://www.ulkayak.comCatriona O'Donoghue087 220 5874  Padraig Mooney056 444 2782087 666 7958
Universities & CollegesWaterford IT Kayak Clubhttp://www.witkc.comMichael John Duhy051 302238085 715 1938 Cora Hennessey051 302 238 
West32nd Limerick Scout GroupColm Slevin061 353 914085 1526817 Colm Slevin061 353 914085 1526817
WestBroken Weir Kayak Club Alan Moore071 914 5010      
WestCastlebar Kayak Clubhttp://www.castlebarkayakclub.comRobert Hunt 087 410 4745 Trish Forde 086 8387747
WestGalway Kayak Clubhttp://galwaykayakclub.comJanet Laffey   Dermot Wall086 8501119 
WestLimerick Canoe Club http://www.limerickcanoeclub.comJohn Guinane 083 334 6002 Keith Bickford 086 6098185
WestMoy Canoe ClubKevin Forkan 087 940 6000