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Orienteering is a sport, which combines outdoor adventure with map reading and navigational skills.

Orienteering Ireland is the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of orienteering in Ireland and coordinates the activities of our various clubs around the country. It involves navigating though forests, parks, open mountain or streets with the aid of a specially produced map and orienteering compass, with the aim being to locate checkpoints (controls) on various natural and man-made features along the way, such as a boulder, track junction, Buildings or pond. Controls are generally represented by distinctive orange and white flags. The skill in orienteering is in choosing the best route between controls — while beginners’ courses may not offer choice, as you progress you will learn to decide between options — perhaps over a hill or a longer route which goes round it. It is this stimulating mental challenge as well as the physical activity that makes orienteering so popular. Each event may have a number of courses of differing lengths and levels of difficulty occurring at the same time.

28/10/2026

Up & Coming Events!
📍Marlogue Wood, Ballymore, Great Island, Cobh, Co.Cork / Orienteering Club
🕙 Start times 10:30 - 12:00
ℹ️ Cork County League

🗓 Sunday 1st November
📍Ballyseedy Wood, Tralee, Co.Kerry / Orienteers
🕙 Start times 11:00 -12:30
ℹ️ Kingdom League

Share your photos on social media and tag Orienteering Ireland and your local club.
Don't forget to register online at **www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/**

See you out in the woods! 🏃‍♀

28/10/2026

Congratulations Pat Murphy of Bishopstown Orienteering Club. What an achievement!

20/10/2026

Up & Coming Events!

🗓 Sunday 25th October
📍Inchydoney Sand Hills, Inchydoney Island, Clonakilty, Cork
🕙 Start times 10:30 - 12:00
ℹ️ Cork Autumn League

🗓 Sunday 25th October
📍Tiglin/Devil's Glen, Ashford, Wicklow /
🕙 Start times 11:00 -13:00
ℹ️ Leinster League

Share your photos on social media and tag Orienteering Ireland and your local club.
Don't forget to register online at **www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/**

19/10/2026

Another 8 Foundation Orienteering Instructors! 🧭

On Saturday 17 October, we welcomed eight participants to the Orchard Centre, Cherry Orchard and Cherry Orchard Park Dublin for our second pilot Foundation Orienteering Instructor course.

It was a busy and enjoyable day, with participants getting hands-on experience through a range of games and activities designed to introduce and build the core skills of orienteering.

There was lots of sharing of ideas throughout the day, looking at different ways to make orienteering fun, accessible and suitable for a variety of groups.

Well done to all eight participants on completing the course! 👏

Lastly a big thank you to Sharon in Dublin City Sport & Wellbeing Partnership for all her help setting this course.

18/10/2026

Fabulous day at Mahon Falls for the Munster Orienteering Championships. Well done South East Viking Orienteers for a great event .

12/10/2026

Last Tuesday, eight teachers joined us at the National Sports Campus in Dublin for our Ready to Go Orienteering course.

It was a great day with lots of learning, plenty of fun and loads of ideas to bring orienteering back to their schools.

Well done to everyone who took part! 👏 We’re looking forward to hearing how you get on introducing orienteering in your schools.

Interested in taking part in a Ready to Go course? Find out more on the Orienteering Ireland website.

12/10/2026

Up & Coming Events! 🧭

🗓 Sunday 18th October
📍Murphy’s Farm, MTU Campus & UCC Farm, Bishopstown, Cork /
🕙 Start times 10:30 - 12:00
ℹ️ Cork Autumn League

🗓 Sunday 18th October
📍Mahon Falls, Comeragh Mountains, Waterford /
🕙 Start times 11:00 -12:30
ℹ️ Munster Orienteering Championships (MOC)

📸 Share your photos on social media and tag Orienteering Ireland and your local club.
👉 Don't forget to register online at **www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/**
See you out in the woods! 🏃‍♀

08/10/2026

🎃🧙‍♀️ Witch Way? Halloween Orienteering! 🧙‍♂️🎃
Join Orienteering Ireland and Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership for some spooky orienteering fun in Cleveragh Park, Sligo! 👻🗺️

📅 Friday 23rd October
⏰ Start anytime between: 3.30pm–5.00pm (courses close 5.30pm)
📍 Cleveragh Park - Sligo

A fun Halloween-themed event for families, beginners and anyone who fancies giving orienteering a go! 🎃🍂

**There will be a 2.5km TD3 (Orange) course available for those with some experience **

Book your place here:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/witch-way-halloween-orienteering-in-cleveragh-park-tickets-2002725972295?aff=oddtdtcreator

🎃👻 SOMETHING SPOOKY IS COMING TO CLEVERAGH! 👻🎃

SSRP are delighted to be partnering with Orienteering Ireland to bring you a special Halloween event as part of the Cleveragh Community Sports Hub initiative! 🗺️🧙‍♀️

📅 Friday 23rd October
⏰ 3:30pm–5:00pm
📍 Cleveragh Park, Sligo

Bring the family, grab a map and see if you can find your way around the spooky course! 👻

🎃 Fancy dress is encouraged!

Register now👉 https://halloweenorienteering.eventbrite.ie

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07/10/2026

🧭 COME & TRY ORIENTEERING AT FERNHILL!

Fancy trying something new outdoors? Come along to Fernhill, Sandyford this Sunday and give orienteering a go!

This is a Come and Try It event, so you don’t need any previous experience. An Orienteering Ireland instructor will be there to help beginners, explain how to use the map and answer any questions you might have.

📍 Fernhill, Sandyford, Dublin
📅 Sunday 11 October
⏰ Starts between 11am–1pm

The area is a mix of parkland, gardens and technical woodland, with paths, some off-path sections, good contour and rock detail. The difficulty is rated 3/10, making it a great introduction to orienteering.

💶 Entry:
Adults €10
Children €5
Students, Unwaged, OAP €7
Family €22

Pre-entry is required through the Orienteering Ireland website. Entries close Thursday 8 October at 11am.

Come along, have a go and see what orienteering is all about!

👉 Find all the event details and enter here:
**www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/**

06/10/2026

🇮🇪 EOC 2026 - A week to remember for Irish Orienteering! 🧭

The European Orienteering Championships in Lithuania were a tough test, with challenging technical terrain and some seriously physical forest.

Ireland was represented by 5 women and 3 men, a fantastic achievement and a great reflection of the strength and diversity of Irish Orienteering. 💚

🇮🇪 Irish Team
Women: Eve Buckley, Emily Rowe, Alice Kemsley, Niamh Corbett & Clodagh Moran
Men: Niall McCarthy, Colm Moran & Daire O’Brien

It was also a week of firsts, with Emily, Eve and Alice making their senior international squad debuts. Emily and Eve have come through the Irish junior ranks, while Alice, based in Scotland, was scouted by Toni O’Donovan following an impressive OOCup in Kerry.

There were some great performances throughout the week, including Colm Moran taking 2nd place in the Medium C Final and 8th in the Long C Final.

The Irish women also had a strong showing in the relay, with Eve, Clodagh and Niamh making up the full Irish women’s relay team.

A huge well done to all eight athletes and to Team Manager Marcus Pinker for what sounds like a relaxed and positive team camp, despite the demanding conditions.

A brilliant week for Irish Orienteering and another step forward for our senior squad. 👏🇮🇪🧭

Address

Irish Sport HQ
Blanchardstown
D15DY62

Website

http://www.orienteering.ie/

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