NI Orienteering Association
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NI Orienteering exists as an Association to provide leadership, support and technical supervision to individuals and orienteering clubs in Northern Ireland in order to maximize the quantity and quality of orienteering performance and participation in Northern Ireland.
NI Orienteering Association
6h ago
The Orienteering Foundation have launched a survey to help develop our sport, focusing on the input of our many volunteers. If you have spent decades officiating, have helped once as an on the day helper, or especially have never volunteered at all in the sport...
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NI Orienteering Association
2d ago
Slow and steady is likely to be a good strategy for NI Colour Series 2 at Carlingford on 30 March. The open mountain terrain of Slieve Foye is probably the most taxing orienteering terrain on the island of Ireland north of Co Cork. Do note...
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NI Orienteering Association
4d ago
Sixteen qualified and prospective coaches gathered at the Glenpark Estate in Gortin on Saturday 15 March to be “coached as coaches”. After an introductory session, most of the morning was spent outdoors on coaching excercises. The first batch of excercises were on the Glenpark Estate...
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NI Orienteering Association
1w ago
Are the dates of 1-5 May in your diary? It’s the Irish 5 Day, including the Irish Orienteering Championships which comes to home turf at Ballymena, Coleraine and Magilligan. Don’t miss out on an excellent 5 days of orienteering! Early bird entries are available until...
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NI Orienteering Association
2w ago
Thanks to North West Orienteering Club and in particular planner Charlie Reid, controller Ruth Blair and organiser Rachel Reid for rescuring the first Colour Series of 2025 at Learmount Forest. Following the devistation of Storm Eowyn, courses were redesigned to avoid the most damaged area...
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NI Orienteering Association
3w ago
Entries for the NI Colour Series 1 at Learmount Forest at Park, near Claudy/Dungiven on Saturday 1 March close this evening (Sunday 23rd February 2025) at 21:30. All the details are on the North West Orienteering Club website with entries on SI Entries. Be sure...
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NI Orienteering Association
1M ago
Entries are now open for the NI Colour Series 1 at Learmount Forest at Park, near Claudy/Dungiven on Saturday 1 March. With a number of forests suffering significant damage, do take this opportunity for quality forest orienteering in this lovely area on the banks of...
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NI Orienteering Association
1M ago
Wasn’t it good to be orienteering in a forest! Thanks to the team of planner George Savell, organiser Kieran Rocks and controller Geoffrey Collins for an engaging 2025 NI Score Champs. With a start for seniors 50m higher than the finish the challege was to...
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NI Orienteering Association
1M ago
For your easy reference, here are the papers for the AGM at 4pm at Kilmeggan Centre, 91 Main St, Castlewellan, BT31 9DH Agenda 2024 AGM Minutes 2024 EGM Minutes Draft Accounts Apr-Dec 2024 The room will be open for lunch from 3pm so please come...
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NI Orienteering Association
1M ago
The entries for the Score Championships at Donard Forest, Newcastle, Co Down on Saturday 15 February are about to close on Monday 10 February at 23:59. Please do enter on SI Entries and enjoy orienteering in a forest which has largely escaped from the recent...
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