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.
More details can be found here…
Read MoreSetanta Orienteers are hosting a Dublin by Night event this coming Saturday 12th February 2022. The event will be at Fernhill Park and Gardens, Sandyford, County Dublin. This is a new area for orienteering and Setanta wish to thank Dun Loaghaire/Rathdown County Council for permission to run the event. There are two courses –
Long – 4.0km long; 140m climb; 19 controls
Short – 2.5km long; 85m climb; 14 controls
Both courses have technically difficult control sites and orienteering legs. This event is suitable for experienced orienteers and juniors who are accompanied.
The map has recently been surveyed by Pat …
Philip Brennan is organising the annual Christmas Walk, traditionally held on 28th December each year. Here’s the details :
“Evening all, this year’s walk is a circuit of Glenmacnass, meeting @ 9am In Laragh & ready for departure @ 9.30am. We will leave a couple of cars at Glemacnass Waterfall Car Park in case some want to finish up at this point.
Looking forward to a good day in the hills, not too long , not too short, finishing before dark – no headtorches necessary!
Please pass this message on to anyone who you feel might like to attend, we …
Sad news – Tommy Caffrey, a former longstanding member of Setanta, died on Wednesday 1st December. Tommy’s civil ceremony will take place tomorrow in Mt Jerome Crematorium at 2:30pm, details on rip.ie :
https://rip.ie/…/tommy-caffrey-rosslare-harbour…/478397
It will be live streamed for those who can’t make it or don’t want to risk travelling due to storm Barra…
This years Annual General Meeting will take place online on Friday 19th November at 7.30pm. The details of joining the Zoom meeting have been posted to club members. The meeting will take the usual format, with reports from the officers followed by election of new committee and then an open forum. If you have any particular items that you would like to have placed on the agenda or any proposed changes to the club constitution, please send to me by next Friday 12th November (to setanta-committee@googlegroups.com). It is hoped that as many of you as possible will join us to …
Read MoreSetanta are running a Leinster League event at Cushbawn, County Wicklow this coming Sunday 17th October. Event details and entry at https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/cushbawn-2/
Hope to see you there.
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Rogaine Ireland 2021 (24hr and …
Hi All
Unfortunately we are not in a position to run our annual wine and chocolate orienteering event that was scheduled for this weekend. We will also not be staging our Christmas Walk on the 28th of this month either. Both these cancelations are due to the ongoing pandemic and associated restrictions. Sadly, I doubt if these cancellations are a surprise to anyone.
We wish you all a happy and safe Christmas, and here’s looking forward to next year with optimism.
Club Committee…
Read MoreDue to the ongoing pandemic our scheduled events at Cushbawn on 18th October and at Hellfire Woods on 15th November are cancelled. We still have our annual wine and chocolates orienteering and the Christmas walk for the 12th and 28th December respectively. We live in hope.
Thanks to all who zoomed in for the club AGM. The new committee is Chairperson – Dave Weston, Secretary – Mick Mangan, Treasurer – Brendan O’Connor, with Fergus Byrne, Paul Keville, Eileen Walsh and Denis Deasy as committee members.…
