Our annual Come-And-Try-It Orienteering event in Donadea Forest Park takes place this coming Sunday 28th Jan, with starts available from 10.30am to 1pm. The forest barrier will be (hopefully) open from 10am until 12:45pm to facilitate free entry to the park. In the unlikely event that it is not open, you can pay for parking entry (€5) via any contactless card or device at the barrier. Location on Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&gl=ie&um=1&ie=UTF-8&fb=1&sa=X&ftid=0x48677c92ed8a7c67:0xe12a62f76b524980 Composting toilets will be available near the carpark ..read more

Our next event takes place at Curragh East on Sunday 10th December. Start times are available from 11am to 1pm. Courses close at 3:00pm. Location and Directions: The location is here: Grid Reference N 79040 11687 - Google maps: https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.150714,-6.8188034,17z Directions from M7. Take Exit 13 from Southbound carriageway on the M7. At the roundabout, take the first exit, signposted Kilcullen & Athgarvan onto the R413.  Continue on R413 for 850ms to Lumville Cross Roads . Turn right onto L7042. Continue for 800ms and take the first right onto the access road fo ..read more

Our next event takes place at Dysart Woods, outside Stradbally, Co. Laois, this coming Sunday 25th September. Start times available from 11am to 1pm. Courses close at 3pm. Parking is located in a field off the N80 please be careful getting in and out of the parking area, with a short walk to the start/finish (5 min). Link to Parking/Registration is here: - https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1AQEhfspHScS8HKyNf66HlMq-NQRyF0Y&usp=sharing As a league event, there will be the usual colour courses on offer:     Brown: 7.18km, 25 controls,  1:10000 scale on A4 paper ..read more

Our next evening event takes place this coming Tuesday, June 7th. Start times from to 18:00 to 19:20. Courses close at 20:30. LOCATION: Please note - The start location is different to recent events - you'll find it here: Grid Reference: N 80043 10071 Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/cmmJNziauoBgGB1r7 Lat, Long: 53.135250, -6.803795 Directions from M7: Take exit 13 from the Southbound carriageway on the M7. At the roundabout, take the1st exit, signposted Kilcullen and Athgarvan onto the R413. Continue on the R413 for I.8km. Turn right onto L7034, just before Donnelly’s Hollow, keeping to the ..read more

The Summer Series continues with our next event in Donadea Forest Park. This takes place this coming Tuesday 31st May, with starts available from 6pm to 7:20pm. The entrance to the park is located at: https://goo.gl/maps/fdU9Z3q7TnodMQLu8 - Parking is in the main (large) car park. There is a new barrier in operation slightly further in from the usual entrance to the park. We *hope* to have this raised for the duration of the event. In the event it is not, there would be a €5 Coillte entry fee, which can be paid at the barrier using any contactless debit/credit card - note that it no longer a ..read more

Entries are still open for tomorrow nights event in Emo - https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/emo-court-8/ Course lengths are as follows:   SHORT 2.5 km Medium 5km Long 8km   Courses will cover tracks, paths,  parkland and forest. Some parts of the forest has brashings  from recent thinnings that will impede running. Other areas of the forest has undergrowth shown with green vertical lines. Full leg cover for medium and long courses is recommended.   SIAC will be enabled, punching start and finish.   Car park is at: https://goo.gl/maps/6QHc2RNkGoqLjAXC9 &nbs ..read more

 The next Summer Series event takes place this coming Tuesday evening, 17th May Parking at the Defense Forces Sports Club, short walk to the start/finish (5 min). Link to Parking/Registration is here: https://goo.gl/maps/nnqr7PiaWfujSJpi8 There will be three courses on offer:     Adventure: 1.9km, 9 controls, 10m climb, 1:5000 scale on A4 paper     Medium: 4.6km, 12 controls, 75m climb, 1:10000 scale on A4 paper     Long: 7.5km, 17 controls, 130m climb, 1:10000 scale on A4 paper Starts from 6pm-7:20pm (sharp) - Courses close at 8:30pm SIAC ..read more

Our Summer series kicks off (after the Covid absense) on Tuesday, May 10th in Naas town. The map has been extended from previous years to include more of the area to the east and west of Lakelands. Parking and registration are at Ballykane Church Car Park (Eircode: W91K6CT). Parking will be available from 5:30 pm. Start times are from 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm. Google map to get you to this location: https://goo.gl/maps/qyJfGE544Vog9TyS6 There will be three courses on offer: Adventure – 2.3 km (suitable for beginners) Medium – 4.5 km Long – 5.3 km Entry fees are the usual: Children/Students/O ..read more

 Night orienteering this weekend on Saturday night (Feb 26th 2022) at Sunnyhill the Curragh, Co Kildare. Start point GPS Coordinates: Lat 53.128100 Lon -6.78990. Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/W4C3rLw9b5umUjZEA Navigating at night is for the intrepid or experienced only. Any juniors under 16 should be accompanied - it's much more challenging than during the day. The bigger your headtorch the better. Sunnyhill is the technical part of The Curragh. The map Scale is 1:7500, Contours 2.5m and has recently been completely resurveyed Jan2022 with gorse (green) up to date. The long Course fo ..read more

Our annual beginners event in Donadea Forest Park takes place this coming Sunday 23rd Jan , with starts available from 10am to 1am.  There will be no barrier in operation due to  maintenance works being carried out by Coillte. Please use the Temporary entrance through the old Archway. There will likely be a Coillte employee there to help direct traffic to the temporary entrance (if in doubt)  Composting toilets  will be available near the Carpark. Please bring your own hand sanitiser. Whether you are a complete novice, a family, or a seasoned veteran, there is a course to ..read more