Senior Squad Selection Policies 2025
The selection policies for World Cup, EOC & WOC are now live. Congratulations to Ciara Largey who has recently joined the selection panel as a selector.
World Cup – https://www.orienteering.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/World-Cup-2025-Selection-Policy.pdf
EOC – https://www.orienteering.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/EOC-2025-Selection-Policy.pdf
WOC – https://www.orienteering.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WOC-2025-Selection-Policy.pdf
AGM2025 Final Information
Our AGM in Limavady on 04 May 2025 will be our first AGM as a Limited Company (CLG). At the AGM all five of our directors are required to stand down from the Board and their positions will become vacant for election. This will not preclude the former directors from standing for re-election, but new members to the Board are always welcome (while remaining in line with the government requirement for a 40% representation of females at board level).
Our Officer appointments will also be up for re-election, and members are encouraged to consider running for these roles also. Unfortunately Jens Waechter will be stepping down as our High-Performance Manager, and this position will be required to be filled for certain.
While we are professionalising some of our activities, OI will remain a volunteer led and driven organisation. Our goals for the next five years are to strengthen our clubs, increase participation, advance orienteering standards, improve national & international performance, be well governed & managed, and to achieve industry recognition.
On behalf of the Board, we would encourage clubs to have committee members present at our AGM to encourage club and NGB engagement and to allow clubs to gather information first hand for their members. Members of the OI Board & Management Group should not be considered as club representatives at the AGM.
Looking forward to seeing you at IOC,
Paul O’Sullivan-Hourihan – OI Chairperson
Orienteering Ireland AGM 2025
Orienteering Ireland’s 2025 AGM will take place on Sunday May 4th at 5.30pm in Limavady United FC, Co Derry after the IOC2025 Classic Event in Magilligan. Pin for event here.
This meeting will be the first AGM of our CLG. If you have any questions please contact us.
AGM AGENDA 2025
- 2024 AGM Minutes
- 2024 Accounts & Reappointment, Agreeing Remuneration of Auditors
- Directors & Officers Reports (to include OI Anti-Doping Report)
- Review of OI Constitution & Revised Appointment Titles
- OI Membership & Affiliation
- Election of OI Directors & Officers
- OI Annual Awards
- AOB
Further updates and reports will be made available on our Governance page.
SHI Selection Policy
Our selectors have released this years Selection Policy for SHI squads 2025. Find out more here!
Fred Calnan RIP
It is with great sadness that Orienteering Ireland has learned of the passing of Fred Calnan (CorkO). Fred, was a founding member of CorkO who continued to orienteer into his 90s.
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Pat and Fred’s family. Fred’s funeral arrangements can be found on RIP.ie; https://rip.ie/death-notice/fred-calnan-cork-rosscarbery-587581
Ar dheis De go Raibh a Anam.
Ted Lucey RIP
It is with great sadness that Orienteering Ireland has learned of the passing of Ted Lucey (BOC). Ted, a well known orienteer, made a massive contribution to orienteering in Cork & across Munster over the years.
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Annemarie, Sharon, Jonathan and all the Lucey family at this difficult time. Ted’s funeral arrangements can be found on RIP.ie; https://rip.ie/death-notice/ted-lucey-cork-dromahane-587513
Ar dheis De go Raibh a Anam.
WOC Squad Selection Policy
This year’s WOC selection Policy for WOC in Finland can be viewed here – https://www.orienteering.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-WOC-Selection-Policy.pdf
Nominations for Mac Tíre Award
We are now gathering nominations for our annual Mac Tíre Award. This award is awarded in recognition of the development of our sport. Some examples are: a new map; a new technology; bringing orienteering to a new part of the country; introducing a new group to the sport; revitalising a neglected area of the sport; enhancing the social aspects of the sport, staging a major event.
Nominees are now sought for this award, which will be presented at the Orienteering Ireland AGM on 4th May 2025 at IOC2025.
Please send all nominations to: info@orienteering.ie by Monday 24th of March 2025.
Eligibility:
- Once five years have passed a person is again eligible to win an award that they have won before.
- Serving Orienteering Ireland committee members cannot receive the Mac Tire Award.
Nominations:
Cannot be from a current Judge or from a current member of the Orienteering Ireland Executive committee.
Must be from an Orienteering Ireland affiliated club, or from a member of an Orienteering Ireland affiliated club. They do not need to be seconded.
Must contain a short description of why the nominee should receive the award – typically this will be two or three sentences.
Should indicate if the person was nominated unsuccessfully in a previous year.
Must be submitted by the closing date.
Should be for an individual – group nominations are discouraged.
Will be published on orienteering.ie in advance of the award ceremony.
Meet our new RDO
Roisín Hickey has joined our team as our new RDO for the Greater Dublin area. Roisín has spent over ten years as Cycling Ireland’s (CI) Coach Education & Development Administrator, and has also coordinated programmes and events for CI across the country. For over ten years, Roisín has also developed and delivered programmes to promote cycling throughout the South East as a cycling tutor with LSPs while also running her own cycling coaching business that offers training to LSP, community and schools groups.
Roisín will be attending LOC and running in the W40 category to add to her growing list of orienteering events and would love to chat with any of you who are there. We’re looking forward to Roisín bringing her vast experience to OI and building on the great work that has been done by Áine and Jack.
Meet Our New Regional Development Officer
Please say hello to our new Regional Development Officer, Jack Hanafin! Jack will be familiar to most of our community as an established orienteer and an up and coming instructor and mapper. His work will be primarily focused in the Greater Dublin area, where he will also act as a Club Support Officer amongst other development tasks with OI.
Jack is looking forward to getting stuck into his new role and we wish him well.
