Canoeing's Liffey Descent takes place this Saturday, 6th May. The flagship event will once again pit competitors against 35km of the river Liffey along with ten weirs and a portage around the Leixlip Dam. The new date for the event…
Canoeing Ireland has announced that the 2023 Liffey Descent will take place on Saturday 6th, May. The new spring date follows an extensive consultation process and, say organisers, ensures the best possible water levels and weather conditions for one of the…
“Extremely low” water levels have prompted the cancellation of this month’s Liffey Descent canoe and kayak race. In a statement, organisers said that there is “no hope of of any relieving rainfall according to the long-range forecast” to replenish the…
#CanoeingLiffeyDescent: Neil Fleming and Robin Koenders were the fastest crew home at the 56th Liffey Descent today. In a race run in warm sunshine and light winds from Straffan to Islandbridge, the K2 of Fleming and Dutchman Koenders gained a…
#HMSCaroline – The last remaining warship of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, HMS Caroline which fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, has been confirmed with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project to transform the historic…
# CANOEING: Two K2 boats with a very marked combination of experience and youth led the way home at the Liffey Descent today. Deaglan O Drisceoil (47) and Tom Brennan (20) won in a fine time of one hour 47…
“That was awesome fun,” said Steve Bird, after he partnered fellow Australian Jesse Phillips to a win in the Liffey Descent. The two men from Perth, competing for the first time in the Straffan to Islandbridge race, were the fastest…
