Orienteering this Christmas
Fear not, there’s orienteering over Christmas with the traditional event at Three Rock on Stephens Day and events on the 27th at Ballincollig Regional Park and Rochestown Woods.
Seasons greetings from all at the IOA! See you in the New Year!
Summary
Mon 26 Dec: | Three Rock Wood | Dublin | St Stephen’s Day Fun Score Event/ |
Tue 27 Dec: | Ballincollig Regional Park | Cork | Christmas Family Fun Event/ |
Tue 27 Dec: | Rochestown Woods | Cork | Cork County League / Family Day/No. 8 |
Details
Mon 26 Dec, Three Rock Wood
Venue: | Three Rock Wood, Ticknock, Dublin |
Club: | 3ROC |
Event: | St Stephen’s Day Fun Score Event/ |
Start Times: | 10:00-12:00 |
Grid Ref.: | O 171 242 |
Follow Signs From: | Harold’s Grange Road / Blackglen Road |
Contact | 087 9360308 / 3roc@orienteering.ie |
Tue 27 Dec, Ballincollig Regional Park
Venue: | Ballincollig Regional Park, Ballincollig, Cork |
Club: | CorkO |
Event: | Christmas Family Fun Event/ |
Start Times: | 12:00 Mass Start |
Grid Ref.: | W 581 711 |
Follow Signs From: | Iniscarra Road Roundabout / Iniscarra Bridge |
Contact | 086 3062054 / corko@orienteering.ie |
Tue 27 Dec, Rochestown Woods
Venue: | Rochestown Woods, Clarke’s Hill; Rochestown, Cork |
Club: | BOC |
Event: | Cork County League / Family Day/No. 8 |
Start Times: | 10:30-13:00 |
Grid Ref.: | W 725 687 |
Follow Signs From: | Clarke’s Hill; Rochestown |
Contact | 021 4546194 / boc@orienteering.ie |
Events this Sunday the 11th December
These are the events for this Sunday the 11th of December.
In addition to the registered events 3ROC are having an informal event to celebrate 40 years of the club, see below:
In common with GEN and SET, 3ROC are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the club this year. We are having a small orienteering excercise (no signposts, no money, just a few flags and a run in the forest) at 11.30 on Sunday 11th December at Ticknock. While it’s primarily aimed at 3ROC members, everyone is welcome to come along and try some old-style orienteering with a few twists. This is not an official fixture, just a casual get-together, but you’re welcome to join us on Sunday morning.
3ROC members will be having a function afterwards.
All the events have courses suitable for beginners.
Any questions email: comms@orienteering.ie
Summary
Sun 11 Dec: | Lough Key Forest Park | Roscommon | Non-league / ‘Come-and-try-it’ Event/ |
Sun 11 Dec: | Kilworth Camp | Cork | Munster League/No. 9 |
Sun 11 Dec: | Mount Desert Wood | Cork | Cork County League / Family Day/No. 6 |
Details
Sun 11 Dec, Lough Key Forest Park
Venue: | Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Roscommon |
Club: | SligO |
Event: | Non-league / ‘Come-and-try-it’ Event/ |
Start Times: | 11:00-12:30 |
Grid Ref.: | G 843 040 |
Follow Signs From: | N4 Carrick-on-Shannon / Boyle Road |
Contact | 086 3950582 / soc@orienteering.ie |
Sun 11 Dec, Kilworth Camp
Venue: | Kilworth Camp, Kilworth, Cork |
Club: | DFO / CorkO |
Event: | Munster League/No. 9 |
Start Times: | 11:00-13:00 |
Grid Ref.: | R 814 069 |
Follow Signs From: | R639 Fermoy / Michelstown Road |
Contact | 086 3062054 / corko@orienteering.ie |
Sun 11 Dec, Mount Desert Wood
Venue: | Mount Desert Wood, Lee Road; Cork City, Cork |
Club: | BOC |
Event: | Cork County League / Family Day/No. 6 |
Start Times: | 10:30-13:00 |
Grid Ref.: | W 630 720 |
Follow Signs From: | Lee Road; Cork City |
Contact | 021 4546194 / boc@orienteering.ie |
World Orienteering Day 2017
The World Orienteering Day offers a great possibility to promote our lovely sport! Therefore, on Wednesday May 24th 2017, we would like to see people of all ages taking part in some sort of Orienteering event.
On Wednesday May 11th 2016, the first ever World Orienteering Day took place all over the world. It proved to be a great success, with more than 250 000 participants all around the world taking part in an orienteering event.
After having finalised the results, the total of participation in the first ever World Orienteering Day stands at 252 927 participants at 2013 locations in 81 countries and territories.
From South Africa to Hong Kong, from Greenland to New Caledonia, from Ecuador to Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of youngsters participated in World Orienteering Day. Following the idea “Think globally, act locally”, people all over the world took part in locally organised orienteering events, and celebrated the biggest world-wide orienteering event ever.
Our Vision 2018
500 000 participants – 5000 locations – 100 countries
The IOF’s goals regarding the organisation of this annual event are as follows:
- Increasing the visibility and accessibility of orienteering to young people
- Increasing the number of participants both in the schools’ activities as well and in the clubs’ activities in all countries of National Federations, and to get more new countries to take part in orienteering
- Helping teachers to implement orienteering in a fun and educational way by providing schools with materials such as maps, orienteering exercises and equipment
www.worldorienteeringday.com
The updated website is now ready for registration.
Words from IOF President Leho Haldna:
“It is time to look ahead to World Orienteering Day 2017. Following such a success as the first year of the project can be hard, but we should not be daunted by this. In 2016, we showed the world just how much passion and initiative can be found in orienteers all over the world, and in 2017 we have the chance to prove it again, and share orienteering with even more people. I invite all volunteers and activists in orienteering to support World Orienteering Day 2017 by organising events near their home. All events, even the smallest ones, are extremely valuable to reach our target: a continued global success.”
Now is the time to start planning events for 2017, not just local events, but schools events too.
Any questions about promoting events for the day contact comms@orienteering.ie
– IOA Executive.
Events this coming weekend
These are the events this coming weekend ending the 4th of December.
Fancy trying some Sprint-O. UCDO are running a sprint event on Saturday in Belfield Campus. There are two courses on offer, a short and long. Fast paced and exhilarating, sprint-O tests navigation and running in relatively short distances. Sprint Orienteering is suitable both for beginners and the advanced orienteer.
Then on Sunday there there are two events around the country, one on the Curragh that also doubles up as the Irish Orienteering Student Championships and one in Ballyannon Wood in Cork. Both events have courses suitable for beginners. If you ask at registration someone will help you.
Any questions email comms@orienteering.ie
Summary
Sat 3 Dec: | University College Dublin; Belfield | Dublin | Sprint-O/ |
Sun 4 Dec: | Curragh East | Kildare | Irish Orienteering Student Championships / Leinster League/Classic / No. 10 |
Sun 4 Dec: | Ballyannon Wood | Cork | Cork County League / Family Day/No. 5 |
Details
Sat 3 Dec, University College Dublin; Belfield
Venue: | University College Dublin; Belfield, Donnybrook, Dublin |
Club: | UCDO |
Event: | Sprint-O/ |
Start Times: | 12:30-14:00 |
Grid Ref.: | O 187 302 |
Follow Signs From: | UCD Main Entrance (R138 Stillorgan Road) |
Contact | ucdo@orienteering.ie |
Sun 4 Dec, Curragh East
Venue: | Curragh East, , Kildare |
Club: | CNOC |
Event: | Irish Orienteering Student Championships / Leinster League/Classic / No. 10 |
Start Times: | 11:00-13:00 |
Grid Ref.: | N 786 111 |
Follow Signs From: | M7 Junction 12 (Curragh Exit) |
Contact | 045 867183 / cnoc@orienteering.ie |
Sun 4 Dec, Ballyannon Wood
Venue: | Ballyannon Wood, Midleton, Cork |
Club: | BOC |
Event: | Cork County League / Family Day/No. 5 |
Start Times: | 10:30-13:00 |
Grid Ref.: | W 875 723 |
Follow Signs From: | Midleton Park Hotel |
Contact | 021 4546194 / boc@orienteering.ie |