Coillte sub-contractors have been busy as well as GEN in Ballyreagh forest, and as a result there has been recent felling in a small area that affects all...
Yesterday afternoon I couldn't help but notice that the winners of no less than 5 classes (M21L, M21S, W21L, W21S and W21N) did not receive prizes at the...
A gentle reminder -------------- The IOA have 3 awards presented annually to deserving individuals. They will be presented in 4 weeks time at the IOA Annual...
A reminder that the FINAL closing date for the 2011 Irish Orienteering Championships is this Friday, April 8th. This includes Relay teams. For those who have...
Hi All, This Sunday(10th April) the 4th event of the Leinster Spring Cup is being organised by CNOC on Scarr and Kanturk Mountain. The terrain is open mountain...
GEN's justification for prizes categories was based on our interpretation of the IOA guidelines. It was stated on both the event website and on SI entries that...
There is a bigger case for reducing the number of Championship age groups even more rather than increasing them. Having just Seniors (18+), Masters (35-49),...
M/W 21 Long and Short are non-championship classes but that certainly doesn't make them non-competitive. As far as I can recall, prizes have been given for...
Entries are now open for the 2011 Setanta Rogaine Ireland - http://www.setantaorienteers.org/event/rogaine-ireland-2011. As in previous years, we have both a 6...
Perhaps we do need to consider regularising how we treat the classes other than M/W21E in provincial and Irish Championship situations. However, I imagine our...
Yes, but Division 7 football is not Championship football, both probably taken very seriously, but a gulf in skill execution. Why should our Championships be...
Not championship level but I understand that you do pay to enter and consequently are entitled to some chance at a prize.There should be a reduced entry fee...
Exactly, if you're not going to offer prizes for some classes, then it id grossly unfair to charge entrants to those classes the same entry fees. In GAA etc,...
No, terms and conditions apply on that one, If you want to take part in the Championship, enter the Championship class! Same amount of planning & organising go...
Yes, more planning and organising may (and indeed should) go into championship events but that's not an argument for increased entry fees. We aren't out to...
Has anybody done a breakdown of charges for Provincial and Championship events? I feel that the charges are increasing at a faster rate than the increase in...
Dear O-Friend, 100 days left to the start of WMOC2011! Register today (21 March) and receive a bottle of wine! More than 3300 competitors and the enthusiastic...
All, I have received a number of nominations, thank you. However, a number of these nominations are ineligible for a two reasons; 1. The person has received...
Applications for the position of Regional Development Officer for Wicklow / Wexford / Kilkenny / Waterford area are invited from suitably qualified persons. ...
Hi all, The problems have now been fixed and the results are uploaded at http://orienteering.ie/builder.php3?results/ResultsEditPage3.php3. You can also fill...
Hi All, Next Sun 17th April, Kerry Orienteers host the third event in this years Munster League series on Banna Sand Dunes. Registration, start and finish will...
The forest entrance for the Clarabeg event is at T 174 927 and not the map reference in the "Details for Forthcoming Events". It will be be signposted from...
Folks - looking for chatty outgoing orienteers aged 10-13 and someone to mentor them! See below. Lindie ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello, Does anyone or a Club have a the following items that we could borrow for the JK Relay on Monday 25th April near Newcastle Co'Down? 1) A dozen or so...
Slightly off topic but in looking through the JK entries as far as I could see the class with the highest entry is M50, way higher than M21E, and there doesn't...
Found at Clarabeg; a pair of women's prescription glasses. Lindie PS: Thanks to all of you who supported out event and enjoyed a beautiful April's day in...
