Irish Kayaking News. Updates on Inland and Sea or Coastal Kayaking
#Kayaking - It started as a result of what he called a "midlife crisis" - but the end result for Kilkenny man Paul Alexander was completing a route all around the island of Ireland by kayak in just 62 days.…
#Kayaking - The Irish Mirror reports on tributes pouring in for the kayaker who died on the River Inchavore in Wicklow last Thursday evening (13 November). Twenty-one-year-old Shane Murphy from Baldoyle in North Dublin was an experienced kayaker, whose death…
#Kayaking - The Irish Times reports that a man has died after being swept away while kayaking on the River Inchavore near Lough Dan in Co Wicklow. The man, who has yet been unnamed, was out on the popular kayaking…
#Kayaking - West Cork is getting a new kayaking and canoeing trail to encourage adventure tourism in the region, as the Irish Examiner reports. The new paddling trail will run between Skibbereen and Baltimore along the River Ilen and will…
#Kayaking - Laois teenager Calvin O'Brien is one of the latest to qualify for the junior men's freestyle kayaking team headed to the European Championships in Slovakia this September. As the Leinster Express reports, the 17-year-old claimed his spot by…
#Kayaking - Dublin-based urban kayaking operator City Kayaking has announced it has secured funding to help subsidise kayaking excursions for youth groups in the capital. The company is now running a limited '€5 Kayaking for Youth Groups' offer to get…
#Kayaking - Dublin-based urban kayaking operator City Kayaking is planning to start night-time padding trips of the River Liffey this month - in plenty of time for Hallowe'en! The company's Facebook page has images from a test run last week,…
#kayak – Jim and Maria Kennedy of Atlantic Sea Kayaking have been honoured by the Mexican government with the highest award that can be bestowed on a non Mexican, The Ohtli Award. This special honour is awarded by the Mexican…
#SurfKayaking - This weekend 14-15 September sees Portrush in Co Antrim host the Northern Ireland & British Open championships in waveski and surf kayak, and the Coleraine Times has the lowdown on what to expect. It's fitting that the contest,…
#Kayaking - Kayaking in the capital will bring the Liffey "back to life", according to one enterprising watersport fan. The Irish Independent reports on City Kayaking, a business operated from the IFSC in Dublin's Docklands by Donnchadh MacCobb, who's hoping…
#Kayaking - Derry Mayor Martin Reilly offered his congratulations to native son Jake King on taking the surf kayak world title in Australia earlier this month. As the Derry Journal reports, 18-year-old King was crowned champion after topping three other…
#Kayaking - Red Bull recently caught up with sea kayaking adventurer Justine Curgenven, who is currently over a month and more than half way into her 1,000-mile circumnavigation of Ireland. Unlike Elaine 'Shooter' Alexander's epic solo voyage two years ago,…
#SeaKayaking - The East Inishowen Sea Kayak Symposium takes place this weekend from 26-28 April. Hosted by Just Kayak at the shorefront in Moville, Co Donegal, the weekend costs €130 for all coaching and guides, plus two nights self-catering bed…
Dublin City Kayaking Challenge in aid of the RNLI #kayak – The first ever 5km kayaking challenge in Dublin's City Centre will take place on Sunday 28th April in aid of the RNLI. Competitors will start at the Jeannie Johnson…
#kayak – Bangor town is steeped in maritime history and the local yacht club at Ballyholme Yacht Club hope this 'invasion' of kayaks will add a bit of colour to the annual festivities. What's it all About? Come along and…
#Kayaking - Beginners are more than welcome to the Sligo Kayak Club as it prepares to host a series of training courses for anyone new to canoes this spring and summer, according to the Leitrim Observer. This Level 2 training…
