As part of the ongoing development of the Canoeing Ireland Awards resources we are rolling out a great update to the Paddle Skills Awards section of our website. The revamped Paddle Skills section has new pages explaining every award across all disciplines and levels. These new pages feature a breakdown of the award itself, all [...]
We are very happy to announce that entries for Liffey Descent 2021 will open tomorrow at 9am. The race itself is scheduled to go ahead on Saturday the 11th September. Based on current government advice, we will be running the event with a “wave” system in place, which will restrict the number of participants on [...]
Top 3 Leader board - Limerick 1829km Kildare 884km Donegal 850km As part of HER Outdoors Week (9th-15th August) we are hoping to paddle 2021km with the help of everyone getting on the water across the country during the week. To have your group or friends take part, [...]
Canoeing Ireland has an exciting opportunity for a communications intern to join our media team for the busy events period in August and September, gaining fantastic experience in sports media and communications. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed worker to take up wide ranging communications tasks under the current communications lead. The placement [...]
An extremely difficult morning in Liam Jegou’s career, finishing in 15th place in the C1 Men semi-final, taking him out of contention for the Final. Having clearly recovered from a stressful day in the heats, Liam was off to a great start in his semi-final race, posting the fastest times on the top 2 [...]
Our Tokyo 2020 Olympian Liam Jegou has qualified through to the semi-final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the C1 Men category in 11th place. After travelling out to Tokyo 2 weeks prior to the Games in order to train on the Olympic venue and acclimatise, Liam looks set to produce a brilliant result [...]
Canoeing Ireland is committed to becoming a more inclusive organisation for all and so, we have now added a new Accessibility Toolbar on our website! ‘Recite Me’ is innovative cloud based software that lets visitors to our website view and use it in the way that works best for them. We will be developing the [...]
The annual 10k charity paddle in aid of Rape Crisis midwest takes place on Saturday 14th August. Organised by Limerick Kayaking Academy, Bridge the Gap and Canoeing Ireland, this fantastic event offers a full day out on the water along the river Shannon to the heart of Limerick City. 100% of money raised will [...]
You will be aware through previous communications that Sport Ireland are conducting a Club Safeguarding Audit for all sports. This is a mandatory audit and must be completed by all clubs. The deadline for this audit is fast approaching, with clubs having until the 14th July to complete this audit. You will be asked [...]
Canoeing Ireland would like to invite Canoeing Ireland affiliated clubs to apply for a small grant to assist with running a girl's and/or women's beginner course to help recruiting new female members to your club. Terms & Conditions of Application - Each course will be awarded €180 through Bridge the Gap - Women in [...]
