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National Trails day - Liffey Odyssey

Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (GMT)

Dublin, Ireland

National Trails day - Liffey Odyssey

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Registration where you need a boat 15 tickets Ended €15.00 €1.12
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National Trails Day - Liffey Odyssey

Liffey Odyssey

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY is a celebration of Ireland’s wonderful variety of trails and a chance for everyone to enjoy some of our most beautiful countryside, forests, mountains and lakes.

As part of National Trails Day this year Outdoor Discovery in partnership with a number of canoe clubs is organising the “Odyssey on the Liffey” which is a canoeing trip on the River Liffey.

Island BridgeIt will start at Islandbridge and finish in Dublin Port. The event is open to the general public but intending participants must satisfy the organisers they have sufficient ability to participate.

It is intended to be a fun and leisurely trip down the Liffey. Fancy Dress is strongly encouraged. It is open to Open Canoes primarily but participants may use Kayaks, Sit -on -Tops or any craft that involves a paddle.

Participants are expected to supply their own boat – preferably an Open Canoe but there will be a limited number of places available in Open Canoes to anyone who cannot supply their own. All participants must wear approved Buoyancy Aid and helmet and appropiate safety equipment and bring suitable clothing.

Outdoor Discovery will have a limited number of places for those who have not their own craft - there will be a small fee to avail of these spaces.

Further information by contacting conor@outdoordiscovery.ie

Equipment we can provide:

  • Sit on Top Kayak, Sit in Kayak, Canoe, Raft, Paddles, Helmet, Buoyancy Aid, Cag, Wetsuit, Spraydeck

What you will need:

  • A packed lunch with snacks
  • A Towel
  • A pair of old runners for wearing in the water
  • Sunscreen
  • Plenty of drinks
  • A sense of Adventure

This cost for equipment is €15 per person

For any queries please call the following numbers

085 8506025


Some places of interest en route

The River Liffey flows through Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It rises in the Sally Gap, near to Kippure, and runs for around 75 miles (125km) to enter the Irish Sea in Dublin Bay
• Start Point Garda Boat Club,
• Rowing Clubs – Army Club , Neptune Rowing Club , Commercial Club ,
• Heuston Station (R)
• Croppy Acre (L)
• Collins Barracks (L)
• Clarence Hotel (R) – association with U2
• Four Courts (L)
• Custom House (L)
• Point Depot (L)
• Jeannie Johnson (L)
• Spencer Dock
Bridge
Liffey Bridges Dividing the Northside of Dublin from the Southside.

The Liffey is spanned by numerous road bridges and footbridges including (listed from West to East) :
• Sean Heuston Bridge
• Frank Sherwin Bridge
• Roy O'More Bridge
• James Joyce Bridge
• Mellowes Bridge
• Fr. Mathew Bridge
• O'Donovan Rossa Bridge
• Grattan Bridge
• Millennium footbridge – pedestrian only
• Ha’penny Bridge- pedestrian only
• O'Connell Bridge – Carlisle Bridge
• Butt Bridge
• Talbot Memorial Bridge
• East-Link Bridge

Other Places of Interest

  • Upstream from the city, at Chapelizod , the river is used by a number of rowing clubs.
  • Downstream of the final bridge (the East-Link), the river is mainly used for commercial and ferry traffic, with some recreational use also.
  • A well-known sight on the Liffey was the Lady Patricia and the Miranda Guinness , used to export from the St. James' Gate Guinness Arthur Guinness Son & Co. founded 1756,), known widely as Guinness brewed at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland since 1759.
 
Nowadays the quays are being developed with the additional of linear parks and overhanging boardwalk. The quays of the Liffey include:

• Custom House Quay
• Bachelor's Walk
• Sir John Rogerson's Quay
• Eden Quay
• Merchant's Quay
Four Courts
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Island Bridge

Dublin
Ireland

Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (GMT)


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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Liffey Odyessy 2011


Hi Folks,
Below is the outline of the day. It is planned to be fancy dress with a viking theme so be sure to dress up. Please read all of this info carfully and if you have any questions please let us know.

Map to meeting point - http://g.co/maps/wevu5

Timetable for the day

12.00: Meet at Garda Rowing Club
12.30: Shuttle to car park in Dublin Port
13.45: Briefing 
14.00: Trip Commences
16.00: Trip finishes at Pontoon opposite O2 Theatre
16.30: Change and Load boats 
                                  
General Information
For those bringing own boat it will be necessary to be at the Garda Rowing Club at 12.00 noon to drop off boats and change.
Departure for car parking in Dublin Port by 12.30 at the latest as all cars must be in car park by 13.00. Please ensure that you car share on the way back to the starting point. This will allow us to leave as many cars at the finish point as possible.
There will be a full briefing at 13.45 -no one will be allowed onto the river before 14.00
Departure time will be 14.00 from the Garda Rowing Club on Islandbridge
The group will travel together as a flotilla. There will be a Lead Boat at the front and a Sweeper at the back. For safety and insurance purposes all boats must stay behind lead boat and in front of sweeper boat.
For those bringing their own boat it is required that everyone taking part must wear a Bouyancy Aid /Personal Flotation Device, Helmet, suitable footwear and a paddle. You should also bring a packed lunch and a hot drink
Fancy Dress is highly recommended –with recommendation on a  Viking Theme
Bring any thing that create some noise like drums, bells, whistles.
Any queries contact conor@outdoordiscovery.ie