On Sunday the 3rd of April, Setanta Orienteers are hosting the Leinster League event in Glendasan.
Glendasan is the open area on the left before you reach Wicklow Gap when travelling from Laragh. The area is covered by rock and contour detail. A range of courses are offered to cater for all ages and abilities.
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Read MoreAs a mark of respect to the death of club member Hilary Brennan, we are postponing this event to another time.
Our annual wine and chocolate orienteering this year is at Djouce Woods on Saturday 14th December. We will be using the middle car park with a 2:30pm mass start on a fun scatter course. Everyone is guaranteed to be a winner with chocolate and bottles of wine at each control.
Afterwards we have booked an area in the Enniskerry Inn with finger food and refreshments laid on by the club. The pub is booked from 4:30pm to …
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On Sunday the 17th of November 2019 Setanta Orienteers are hosting a Come and Try It event at Hellfire Wood. The event will be signposted from Stocking Lane.
Start times will be between 11am-1pm and the courses will close at 3.00pm sharp.
There will be an early start time of 10:30am available for Scout Groups by arrangement. Contact 087 616 4244 or email setanta.orienteers@gmail.com
Parking around Hellfire Woods gets very congested every weekend so please car pool if you can and kindly follow the car parking marshals instructions, parking will be on forest road at top of Hellfire Woods car …
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Congratulations to Zoe Tyner, the winner of this years Annual Club Championships and the Brian Power Shield.
Well done to Laurel O’Connor who claimed 2nd place and to Philip Brennan who came 3rd – full results are below along with some pictures.
Many thanks to Mick Mangan for planning and organising the event which included a friendly social gathering afterwards in The Blue Light, along with tasty refreshments and a short and sweet Club AGM.
Full results:
| 1st | Zoe Tyner | 36:02 |
| 2nd | Laurel O’Connor | 37:16 |
| 3rd | Philip Brennan | 37:22 |
| Hazel Thompson | 40:09 | |
| Dave Weston | 42:28 | |
| Alfie Tyner | 46:54 | |
| Paul |
Parking Update: Club members will have access to parking within the park. Just put eircode D18 K2N4 into google maps. The Park’s Enniskerry Gate will be manned from 2.00 to 2.20pm, and there will be an O kite hanging outside.
Reminder to everyone that the club event of the year is coming up quickly – the Setanta Club Champs next Saturday, 14th September, Starts between 2.30pm and 3.00pm.
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Read MoreCONGRATULATIONS TO THE SETANTA WINNERS IN THEIR CLASS.
24 Hour Rogaine – 1st Female Team: Roisin McDonnell SET and Ruth Lynam, Curragh-Naas (4th overall).
6 Hour Rogaine – 1st Female Individual: Eileen Walsh SET who also won 1st Female Vet (5th overall).
Paul Mahon SET, also won a prize coming in 3rd place on the 24 hour with his team mate Donal Burke, Defence Forces.
Here are the complete results for all the Setanta members who competed in Rogaine 2019 – as you can see they all did very well.
24 HOUR ROGAINE
3rd Place Paul Mahon SET 22:50:06 7100…
The Irish Orienteering Championships were held last weekend in Fermanagh, thanks to Fermanagh Orienteers and Lagan Valley Orienteers. There was a good turn out from Setanta members.
Congratulations to the Setanta prizewinners: Angus Tyner who was placed 2nd in the M50 category on each of the 3 days!
Maura Higgins who placed 3rd in the W70 category on Sunday. The ‘SET 1’ relay team, consisting of Angus Tyner, Hazel Thompson and Brendan O’Connor, who placed 2nd in the Handicap 12 relay race.
Well done to Laurel O’Connor who came 2nd on both the Yellow and Orange courses.
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