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No. 84 January - February 1998 I R£J.SO THE IRISH ORIENTEER ADDRESS LIST 1998 ') The Irish Oriente(i\ )}allailable from all Irish orienteering clubs AJAX ORIENTEERS che lRlsh oracnceec Brendan O'Connor, 31 Moyglare Abbey, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. or bll direct subscription from Ph. 086 2419428, e-mail [email protected] the Editor: John McCullough. 9 No.84 Februaru - March 1998 ATHLONE RTC ORIENTEERS Nigel Foley-Fisher, RTC, Dublin Rd .. Athlone, Co. Westmeath (0902-2M65) Arran Road. Dublin 9 BISHOPSTOWN OC Ted Lucey, Kilpadder, Dromahane, Mallow, Co. Cork (022- (e-mail [email protected]). A Good Year For The Race 47300) BLACKWATER VALLEY OC John Geary, Marshalstown, Milchelstown, Co. Cork (022-25306) CORK ORIENTEERS Miriam nl Choitir, 6 Ashton Pork, Blackrock, Cork (021-319838) Annual subscription costs paraphrase Richard Kavanagh. "The next CURRAGH-NMS ORIENTEERS John Colclough, 28 The Villoge, Newbrldge, Co. Kildare (045- IRfl,50 for 6 issues including World Cup race In the entire universe Is going 432267) postage, DEFENCE FORCES ORIENTEERS Comdt. Denis Reidy, Adj. Genoral's Branch, Parkgale, Dublin 8 o be In Kerry". 1998 has the potential to be a DUBLIN UNIVERSITY ORIENTEERS The Secretary. DU Orienteers, House 27, TCD, Dublin 2. great year for hish orienteering. For the first time we FERMANAGH ORIENTEERS Bill Regan, 9 Floraville, Enniskilien, Co. Fermanogh BT74 6AP (08- NEXT COPY DATE have World Cup races In Ireland. an opportunity 01365-326213) 15th March 1998 FINGAL ORIENTEERS lillian Quill. 640 Collins Ave .. Dublin 9 (01·8376506). which we have to grasp and get as much from as we FORESTWARRIORS OC Tom Conlon, Curratrench. Ballyfarnon, Bayle. Co. Roscommon can, On the positive Side It could re-launch (078-47055) CONTENTS News 4 orienteering In Ireland as an attractive sport. on the FORMERUCCO Tony Joyce. Undlsfarne, Bishopstown. Cork (021-541246). World Cup UpdcJre 10 down side the financial and organisational burdens GALWAY ORIENTEERS Frank Ryan, SI. Mary's, Bollinfoyle, Galway (091-753829), Holldull Evtnrs 12 GALWAY RTC ORIENTEERS TheSecrelary, P.E. Depl, RTC, Dublin Rood, Galway (091-753161- of the event could both bankrupt the lOA and wear leiters pcJU, 14 2213) out the organisers to the extent that they won't ever 10F NelliS IS GREAT EASTERN NAVIGATORS Noro Lalor, 6 Knocksinna Grove, Foxrock, Dublin 18 (01-2893497) Comdr. W.A.Mulllgon 19 get Involved In anything like It again, KERRY ORIENTEERS Rory Costello, 14 Manor Court, Manor Village, Tralee, Co. Kerry. COcJchlnll & Club News 20 (066-25532) The lOA has taken on the event and the 110n's Elterronlc Punching report 21 LAGAN VALLEY ORIENTEERS Geaff Somerville, 6 The Hili, Queensway, Derryiaghy, BT 17 9EY Resulrs 27 share of the work Is being done by Cork Orlenteers. (08-01232-612284) FlxlUres - Mounraln RcJclng 33 The rest of us have our part to play too: every club LEEORIENTEERS Clore NuHall, 4 Upr. Panorama Tce .. Sunday's Well, Cork (021- 300373) FlxlUres - Orrtnlterlng 34 has been asked to help: to work on starts. finishes. MIDLAND NAVIGATORS Barbara Foley-Fisher, Holly Cottage. Glosson, Alhlone, Co. results. whatever needs doing. Please volunteer to Weslmealh (0902-85306) COlier photo: NIOA Chairman & help. Ken Griffin. the main organtser, has written a NORTH WEST OC Maureen Loughery, 39 Moyola Ave .. Castle Dawson, Co. Derry Irish WOC team member Steven (08-01648-68602). report and an appeal for help In this Issue. Unton (NWOC), (flO is paid for SETANTA ORIENTEERS Jocelyn Calhalin, 36 Toney Rood, Dundrum, Dublin 14 (01- On a related topic. the selectors have named a 2985799) the couer photo, Get going!) squad of about 30 men and women from which SOUTHERN ORIENTEERS Kevin 0' Dwyer, 2 Welling Ion Villas, Military HIli, Cork (021-506740) THOMOND ORIENTEERS International teams will be chosen. This Is a very Michael Meade, 7 Cedar Court. Kennedy Pork, limerick Printed bll Denton Print. (0610412104) welcome step. because without an Identifiable pool of Dundrum. Dublin 14. THREE ROCK OC M6ire Walsh. Moorpark, Kilmacanogue, Co. Wlcklow (01- orienteers It Is difficult to motivate and develop the 2868871) younger competitors. to organise training for squad UCC ORIENTEERS The Secretary, PE Office, UCC. College Rood, Cork. Results and articles are UCD ORIENTEERS The Secretory, Box 55, library Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. members. to raise money for the team. Let's hope the particularlll welcome on 3 112 UCG ORIENTEERS The Secretory, c/o Porter's Desk, Concourse, University College, up and coming Juniors will keep the older ones on Galway. inch f10PPlldisks or bll e-mail their toes. WATERFORD ORIENTEERS Veronica Purcell. Lodge's Lane. Newtown Hili, Irornore, Co. with a printed version as back Waterford. up, Pleasekeep the formatting Going back further In time. the lOA Is trying to IRISH O-ASSOCIATION c/o Yvonne Begley, AFAS, House ot Sport, Longmile Road, reinvigorate schools orienteering. The re-negotiated Dublin 12. (01-4509845, fox 4502805). lOA Secretary: Ken Griffin, simple! TlO is produced in the 12 Island Way, Muskerry Estate, Ballincollig, Co. Cork (021- Editor's attic on an Apple Mac lOA Insurance policy will have provision for schools 870338), e-mail [email protected] using MS Word and Quark participation and with some thought and hard work NORTHERN IRELAND OA Steven linlon, 39 Prince Edward Drive, Belfast BT9 5GB (08- orienteering could be put back on the sports 01232-665439) http://www.askip.demon.co.uk/nioo/nioo.html Xpress. CONNACHTOA Padraig Higgins, 24 Alverno Ave, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. curriculum where It belongs. We should be looking at LEINSTEROA Vera Murtagh, 19 The Cloisters, Terenure, Dublin 6W (01-4908237) ISSN 0790-1/94 other successful sports In schools: why do they MUNSTEROA John Muckian, 13 Elmvale Close. Wilton, Cork (021-343384) succeed? Should the events be midweek rather than IRISH-O STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Allbhe Creedon, Iovio, Mount Prospect. Douglas, Co. Cork (021- at weekends? Is transport a major problem? Should 361824). For 24-hour orIenteerIng BRITISH O-FEDERATION Riversdale, Dole Rood North, Darley Daie, Mal1ock, Derbyshire InformatIon rIng {OJ}- there be team competitions? What can we do to DE4 2HX (0044-1629-734042, FAX 0044-1629-733769). restore orienteering. starting at the roots? Look at all 4569099 (lOA) INTERNATIONAL O-FEDERATION Sec. Gen.: Barbro Ronnberg. Rodiokatu 20, FI-00093 SLU. Finland or the qualified coaches and Instructors we now have: (00358-40585 380 1, tax 00358-93481 3113. e-mail (0044)-l399-873281 [email protected] let's tum them loose on an unsuspecting world I (NIOA). 2 Vte Irish Orienteer The Irjsh Qrjenleer INTER-CLUB CHALLENGE based on the JK (both in("1ua1 days) and the only have a negati\i)ffect. I am not aware of any ODDS '0' ENDS '0' ODDS CHANGE Irish Championships elite c...sses. similar situations occurring with 'proper' * This year's Connacht Cbampionships Selection for the Senior and Veteran Home orienteering events and certainly in any events sbould be quite interesting. not just because the GEN Chairman Paul Nolan writes: International teams will be based on the Irish that I have been involved with in the past any weekend includes a run in the splendid drumlins "Regrettably Ballinastoe forest has once again Championships, four Provincial Championships, overdue competitors have always been located of Knockbarron. Wby else? Well, neither event is been closed to orienteering at short notice. As a Interprovincial and the Shamrock O-Ringen. by the organisers rather than requiring a callout in Connacht: both events are in Leinster, result this year's Inter-Club Challenge will take The selectors may also take other results into of the Mountain Rescue. although the Individual at Golden Grove is place at the Pine Forest, Rathfambam, Co. account in selecting teams. Ifyou have had recent Dublin on the same date. February 1st 1998. within spitting distance of Munster. Who says results whicb might support your selection. you With the state of Irisb orienteering (particularly The competition will be the same 4-course orienteering doesn't improve your geography? are strongly recommended to send in a brief in Leinster) can we afford the negative publicity format as last year but with some of the more • "4000 orienteers made less mess in a week resume to Ole selectors. of this kind of incident. Should we allow groups senior classes running up a course compared to than 400 school pupils make in an hour" Janitor The World Cup Classic qualification race in of uncertain experience access to our maps last time. ar Breadalbane Academy, Scottish 6-Day event Killarney will also serve as the qualification race (maybe these events weren't run using Ovmaps)? Centre (from Score, the Scottish O·Newsletter) Please come along and support this event, for the British World Cup Classic race a week Anyway Ijust Lhought this might be of interest. • The Geological Survey has produced a Leinster's only club versus club competition. later, so if two Irish runners make it to the A final Geological Guide to the Wicklow Way. It's in the Run for your club, run for fun l" in Ireland. the Irish team will have two runners in TIO TROPHY '98 form of five sheets in a plastic envelope. each the same final in the Lake District. SQUADS NAMED The date for the 1998 Irish Orienteer Trophy bas devoted to a day's walk. It's available free from been set: this year's competition will be on the the GSI, Beggar's Bush. Dublin 4. The Irish Selectors have named the squads from The squad members listed above are being firsL Sunday in October, that's the 4th. Make a * Danish World Champs team member which the team will be chosen for the World Cup written to individually to inform them of the note of it now and run for your club on the day. Carsten Jorgensen sticks with orienteering races this year.These will also form the backbone selection procedures. More details later about location and scoring despite his wins in the rust Nordic Cross Country of the Senior Home International teams and. one system. Championships and more recently in the supposes. the World Championships team next ADDRESS CHANGES year. The new contact address for AJAX is: Brendan O'Connor. 31 Moyglare Abbey, Maynooth, Co. Convenor of Selectors Ricbard Kavanagh makes Kildare. Ph. 086 2419428, e-mail the point tbat if you feel your name sbould be on Ajax_ Orie([email protected] the list you sbould contact bim witb results and ~. tAn ComPASS"'Inc: veDdancer LWAV Dublin University Orienteers: The Secretary, ~ ij'OOscow J-'_0.1 r' 10 I~£ justify your inclusion. Dublin University Orienteers, House 27. Trinity College, Dublin 2. Men: Women: Conor Barry. Eunice Cinnamon. RESCUE REPORTS John Casey. Julie Cleary, Paul Smyth writes: Brian Corbett, UnaCreagb, Top-qu.,lty .hoe., clothing .nd .qulpnent .t the k•• n•• t pric •• I've just been reading the DublinlWicklow Bill Edwards. Ailbhe Creedon. BOTAS .tudd.d .hoe••••••••••••.••.••••.•lZl.IA John Feehan, Darina Cunnane, Mountain Rescue Team's Summer '97 Report e:walsh MOSCOW ,•• t- •• ttling COMP ••••• 'rOM ••••• ~ Padraig Higgins. Heather Ervine, and noticed the following incident reports: UlTRA&PORT be.t-a.lling punch •• , par 10 ~ 25.3.96, 16:30: 3 youths overdue 4 hours from an RUCKSACK CHAIAS, thr •• MOdal. 'rOM •••••• ~ Sleven Linton, Emma Glanville, UlTRASPORT club-d •• tgn o-.utt. 'rOM.....~ orienteering event on Derrybawn mountain. James Logue. Nuala Higgins. OL~AY padd.d g.lt.r •••••.••••••••..••••• ~ Located on forest tracks. RON HIll Tr.ck.t.r ••••••••••.•••.•...••• ~ Brendan O'Brien. Ruth Hollinger, CASIO 30-~MOry •• tch .•••••.•••...••..•• ~ Colm O'Halloran, Jennifer Leonard 2.10.96, 16:30: 4 youths missing 4 bours on ULTRASPORT .t.nd.rd o-.. rkar ',.g ••••..• ~ orienteering event at Oakwood. Recovered by Marcus Pinker, Eileen Loughman UlTRASPORT budg.t o-.. rk.r ',.g •.•••••.• ~ helicopter after lighting signal fire. ULTRAapORT tr.lnlng .. rk.r •••••••••••••• ~ Colm Rothery. Jo Mein SAUCOHY tr.lnlng .ho •• 'rom ...... •...• ~ Geoff Somerville. Eadaoin Morrish Looking at the fixtures list for these dales it does For comprehensive catslogue and price list please send S.A. E. to Toni O'Donovan, not seem that these were official lOA events and Nina Phillips, therefor presumably they were school. scout or ·..,....., I. ",po.1 BRITAIN'S LEADING SUPPLIER Jane Wilson. similar events. I wonder if anyone has any further ~ U, .~. OF ORIENTEERING KIT information on these incidents? It's certainly r ~® THE ORIEHTEERS' SHOP,. ST MARY'S STREET, NEWPORT. SHROPSHIRE, TF10 7A8 vlt,a/po,' fitton.: 01152 113g11 F.x: 01152 125320 Selection of the 6·man and 6-woman team for the unfortunate that they are described as World Cup races in Ireland and England will be orienteering events as publicity of this type can 4 Vie Irish Orienleel' The Irish Qrienleer 5 European Cross Country Champs in Portugal. North America were giv. )ut to pros~ctive quality tends to iJ;!, ~ve. So there's no joy on that allows split times for each leg to be calculated Switzerland's Marie Luce Romanens, the 1995 planners at the Three Rock. quiz and Christmas front immediately after finishing. It also docs away World Champ in the Short race is moving to party in early December. If you've managed to Perhaps the courses get shorter. Well with most of the results processing team. because athletics, however. She had a controversial 3rd plan an M35 course on the Sure bridge map, send almost. As an M21 L the recorrunended course punches don't need to be checked. The system is geared for pre-entry events. place in (he Short race at the woe in Norway last it off to OINA now. length ratio to M21E is 0.79, and this plummets year. to 0.76 as an M35L. That should save me all of however, and this caused delays at the Curragh as * "Handrail" editor Dudley Giles has had to SUPPORT MOUNTAIN 500 metres at the typical badge event But can I the organisers bad to guess who was likely to put the magazine on hold after he was posted to even afford to run M35, since I need the extra come. If the system were adopted for regular use, work in Bosnia. RESCUE distance to get ready for National Events. So each competitor could have his or her own e-card • The 1998 Celtic Cup is due to be held in The Dublin & WickJow Mountain Rescue team there's no difference at badge events. And of for the whole season. Ireland. Several events have been suggested but are organising a series of fund-raising walks on course I'll have to stay on brown courses at It's very interesting to compare split times at the the most likely is the Shamrock O-Ringen. This May 16th in Wick low. The walks will be graded colour coded events. And at these new- fangled end of the course, particularl y will} those close to competition is a slightly informal Ireland v Wales and the team are appealing for your support. Last short races everyone runs the same course you. While it's possible to do it using a split-time match with the composition of the teams being yew' they provided their voluntary services on anyway. watch, this way is more complete. One determined by the side which has to travel. Last about 40 call-outs and in addition provided stand- But the Dritish Champs will be different drawback, though, is that you don't have a year it was in Snowdonia in July and Wales won. by service at about 12 organised walks and won't they? Of course tbey will: on a shorter conventional control card to verify wbich control * 'The Lcinstcr O-Association has produced orienteering events, including the Senior Home course then every little mistake becomes that bit is next. and those of us who like to write our an attractive colour brochure and fixtures list for International at Carlingford. The team covers the more significant. There's no chance to make up control descriptions on our cards have to the first half of 1998. It's being given out at Dublin and Wick low area and as far north as tbe the wasted time. Last year I was running fast reorganise ourselves a bit. Cooley Mountains. The Money raised will go events in Leinster and aimed at newcomers. enough to come second at the British Champs • if There la II rival system, the EMIT (formerly towards medical equipment and II new rescue • Eddie Niland of AJAX has moved to I'd been running M55. So all I have to do is keep Regnly) one and the final decision has yet to be vehicle. Israel and lives in an apartment beside miles of running at the same speed for another 20 years taken as to which one to adopt. mapped sand dunes lind a beach. Since moving to For more details eon tact the Team Leader, and I'll be British Champion. This of course Michael Treacy, 15 Ratoath Estate. Cabra West, Israel. Eddie has one an event and placed well in assumes I'll cut out the idiotic error at the path BSOANEWS Dublin 7 (01.8683476). several others, He says the maps arc excellent junction just before the last control... The lOA has become an associate member of the (many produced by foreigners) but that standards For oricntcers and race horses. New Year's British Schools Orienteering Association and of course planning and controlling could be "RITES OF PASSAGE" Eve is party time, and New Year's Day is a gets its excellent newsletter, "Search l". The improved (those were not his exact words!) Hany LOK and 3ROC's Simon Errington had this to chance to gel' out there and enjoy your new status. magazine is produced by Hazcllc Jackson, well Irish orienteers need a roof over their heads in say about changing age classes: "Decem her 1997 Tomorrow I'll turn up at registration and proudly known to CompassSport readers. The Autumn that area, Eddie would be happy to bear from has been fairly traumatic so far. I started a new stale "M35" when asked my age group. There'll Term issue has lots of orienteering news. not just you. His address is Rehov Bareqet 8, Barnca. job on thelstl managed two days there before a be no need to be offended when people ask me if I related to schools. and includes reports on the Ashkclon, Israel; phone 00·972·7·6711340 (II). short break to be at the birth of my first child. have moved up a year. And I'll still get beaten by BSOA score Championships in Lancashire in fax 00-972·7·6873983 (W). James made his first appearance at an 0 event at everybody that was beating me last week." October, a list of available mappers, fund-raising, • NIOA AGM: The Annual General Wisley on the 14th, and I discovered the joys of - from the O·Net. You can run against/heat/get introducing orienteering to families and Meeting of tbe Northern Ireland OA is on split starts for the first time at Trent Park on the beaten by Simon at the Shamrock O·Ringen in developing partnerships with outdoor Saturday Pebruary 14th at 2.15 pm at Benonc 21st. But the really momentous occasion was at May. organisations. Visitor Centre after the NI Score Championships the SAXONS event at Ightham on the 28th· for Anyone involved in junior orienteering (from at nearby Downhill. this was my last race as an M21. CURRAGH GOES teachers to scout troops) could spend a mere It's a long time since I last changed age • The Ordnance Survey expects to have all ELECTRONIC STG£9 and become associate members. Schools the I :50,000 scale' Discovery 'series maps of the groups· Droadstone Warren on I1tb December in Britain can affiliate for as Little as STG£7. The electronic age came to the Leinstcr League Republic published by the end of 1998. 1983 was my last race as an M 19. Since then I've Details from BSOA, 2 Greenway, Park Lane, event at the Curragh on December 7th last. Two run 952 races as un M21, and getting on for 7600 Brocton, Stafford, ST17 OTS. COURSE PLANNING km in competition. I'm getting quite used to representati ves of the manufacturers of the Sport- Ident electronic punching system came 10 writing "M21" on my control card. People tell me DUBLIN NIGHT-O SERIES COMPETITION that it gets easier from here on but I'm not sure. demonstrate the system, on trial for next May's Martin Flynn is again trying to mastermind a The organisers of the first Transatlantic Course An M65 I talked to last week explained that he World Cup races in Killarney. Planning Competition announced in 11083 have too was moving up, but M70 was certainly no Each control has a small unit attached with a bole series of night events in the Dublin area. The plan is to have them on Tuesday evenings from been underwhelmed with entries, so much so that easier. If people are still running at that age then into which the competitor puts his He-card", an the closing date for the competition has been they arc deadly serious, and navigationally electronic key fastened to one finger. This February 3rd • last year they started later so it was extended. A number of copies of Orienteering competent us well. The fields get smaller but the records the runner's time at each control and still bright for the early starters at the events at the 6 111eIrish Orien/('er The Irish Orienteer 7 end of the series. on Day 2). The event rna: )ve suffered partly for Cork-Manchl",.:J-Lakes-Cork too? -Ed.) little hills, not exactly what the MIW 14's were from unfortunate geography, with the two events Gordon Ross, ScotPfsh OTours. (phone/fax 0044- looking forward to. The planned events are quite widely separated, but well done to NWOC l3398 S1203, e-mail To add to this, the controls were not bidden, but February 3 Phoenix Park and FermO for staging it. and well done to the Carrickgollogan could be lost. It was a closed event so there were 24th Hellfire Northern Ireland Champions 1997 NI CONFERENCES no great number of runners to lead you into a control. At this stage you may have guessed we March 2nd Pine Forest} Three Rock? M2l L Steven Linton NWOC Fermanagh Orienteers are hosting two separate did not win, England did. with 322 points, W2lL Jane WilSall LVO but related conferences in January. The first is an Scotland 190, Wales 188 and lreland with l l S. These events have at the time of writing still to be Ml2 Aran Savage LVO NIOA Officials' Seminar on Friday evening and 00 the day Scotland and Wales were tied for 2nd confirmed, so watch out for notices or fliers at W12 Zara Stevenson NWOC Saturday 23/24 January aimed at those who wish prize but on checking of cards from Day 1. events. For lOA insurance reasons they are only M14 Andrew Mills PermO to become graded controllers, planners or Scotland got 2nd prize to themselves. open to over ITs. W14 Kelly Gibson PermO orgainsers, or wbo want to progress in the Best runs on Day I were in 5th place, Rory Finlay M 16 Rory Finlay FermO grading system. M16, Ailan Bogle MIS'and Clare O'Connor LEINSTER COURSE Wl6 Gillian Cinnamon LVO The second is (he NIOA Development WIll. On Day 2 Aislinn Austin had a terrific run The lOA arc running a planning and controlling MIS Che' Finlay FennO Conference: "Towards the Millenium" on to be 2nd fastest W16, Allan Bogle (3rd M18) course in Dublin on the weekend of 14th/15th M21S TelTYCanning FennO Sunday 25th January. The conference aims to and David Healy (4th MI4). We had two third March. The course will cover all aspects of W2lS Catherine Hassenboehler LVO give direction and ideas 10 the NIOA committee places in the relays, M 14 and M 16. In the course planning and event controlling with M35 Ronald Patterson Fermf) for the rolling development plan up (0 2001 and Individual (day one) we bad 3rd in WI6, M16 sessions of both theory and practice. It's aimed at W35 Nadine Grant FennO to discuss the NIOA's application for mapping and MI8, scoring higher than Scotland Ml 8 and those who want to try planning and controlling or M40 Steve McGibbon LVO funds to the National Lottery - an application Wales MfW 16. who want to improve or refresh their skills. '[be W40 Ann Savage LVO which may require NIOA members to raise To look on tbe bright siele, all our WI6s are still venue is St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham. M45 Wilbert Hollinger LVO £20,000 themselves. W16 in '98, we should be strong in M16/18. The pleasure of planning and controlling has W45 'Teresa Finlay PeimO MJW 145 are there, all that is needed is a little fallen on too few people in recent years - don't let M50 Ernie Wilson LVO 1997 WARD JUNIOR HOME training and encouragement. Wl S'ts: I don't them hog it all! M55 Maxwell Reed FermO INTERNATIONAL know - even as a boy I couldn't understand them. Further details from Trilla Cleary (01-4936187) M60 Freddie McCann LVO Gorddinan, North Wales, 4th/5th October. Many thanks to drivers and selectors, Mary or John McCullough (01-8378819, e-mail M65 Norman Ervine LVO We travelled out from DUll Laoghaire on tbe Healy, Rick Austin, Pat Healy, Bobby O'Connor, [email protected]). Stena HSS on Friday (6 cars for the price of 5 COACHING COURSE Charlie Reid and Monica Nowlan. when group booking). Accommodation was at a Thanks to all the coaches who helped/ran the Leinster Coaching Officer Damien Cashin is TWO-DAY ATTENDANCE Youth Hostel about 4 miles from tbe event. training weekend in Birr in August. Looking planning to run weekend coaching course for DOWN Breakfast was the only meal provided at the forward to meeting all you juniors at training and orienteers in the weeks before to the Shamrock Despite the inclusion of the Northern Ireland hostel but it had good cooking facilities, little competitive events. O-Ringen. The course will be aimed mostly at used by the Irish. The vening meal on Saturday Championships at Banagher, tbe 1997 Irish Two- The Irish team was Wl8 Fionne Austin, Susan Leinstcr orienteers. Details of date, venue etc. Day in October was very poorly attended. The and the prize-giving (for the other Nations) was Healy, Clare O'Connor; M18 Allan Dogie, Che from Damien Cashin (01- 2818212). at Llanrwst, about 10 minutes from the hostel. status of the event has been diminisbing in recent Finlay, Declan Kelly, Gregory Smythe: W16 With breakfast at 8 a.m. sharp and first starts at years but it may just be a reflection of the lack of Aislinn Austin, Laura Cotter, Caroline Dennehy, mid-day on day one, it made for a long morning, interest by many orienteers in serious WORLD CUP TRAVEL Denise Healy; M16 David CArter, Luke but not long enough to train for those who did competition (remember when there were Badge "We think we have found the Campbell-Crawford, Rory Finlay, Jonathan little or none in the weeks before we went. events or Grade I events worth travelling best/cheapest/easiest method of getting from Lucey; W14 Sharon Lucey, Niarnh Morrissey, We got a map of Oorddinan on the Friday night hundreds of miles for?). The organisers must be Manchester Airport to Cork to Lake District to Niamh O'Boyle; Ml4 David Healy, Kevin and it did not look too bad, after all we bave been disappointed too, having put so much work into Manchester Airport.. .. We have agreed special Houlihan, Niall Walsh; reserves Alan Barry, to West Cork. Saturday morning looking down the event, though there was enthusiastic support fares with the railways and the return from the Darren Burke, Zoltan Foley-Fisher. (MI6's). In 00 the area from the main road, it looked fast run for the manager of the Bank of Ireland in Lakes to Cork return is a maximum of STG£96 - the end, Gerard Butler travelled instead of Greg in places at least and with overhead power lines Limavady, sponsors of the NIOC. Florencecourt could be less depending on travel times etc. Smythe. mapped it would be "No prob". Thefact was no on the second day suffered particularly from a (student fares maybe available). We can arrange Team scores: Day 1: E 178, S 112, W 104, I 73; part of West Cork was ever as physical as this. fall-off in numbers, with about half the numbers this for teams, supporters & anyone travelling to Day 2 E 144, S 7S, W 84, 142. Long wrap around grass in the marshes was faster running in comparison to the day before, with the Shamrock. For more info please get in (Ted Lucey) than the knee high undergrowth on the ridges and W21 L's being the mostconsistenl (all but one ran touch (Presumably there are attractive rates 8 The Irish Orienleer The [ri1rh Qrienleer 9 The events are open to In ~tional Teams of 6 a special sub-cox .:Jttcc set. up to organise the helping on the World Cup event will be free to men and 6 women with points being accumulated event and at the m~fuent its main emphasis is on take part in the O-Ringen later. from each event. A total of 10 individual events the maps and Sponsorship - this is an expensive (6 best to count) and 3 relay events (all 3 to undertaking for the lOA, if you have a good This is a once. off chance to put Orienteering count) are used to accumulate the scores. contact let us know. in Ireland on the map, to show the World p Irelandwill be hosting a Classic distance lbat we can do it just as well as them if not individual event and a Team Relay event. Wbo'swho? beuer, to show our countryside and World Cup Update For the record the following are the key orienteering terrain off to its best advantage, While tbe rOA are the organisers of Events 1 & 2 personnel who have been appointed so far: to do a job that we can all be proud of. they bave appointed CorkO to act as local International Controller Oyvind Holt, Norway WORLD CUPEVENTS Event Director Ken Griffin, CorkO organisers to do most of the groundwork. CorkO Iknow Ican depend on you!. Nos. 1 & 2 have decided to run the annual Shamrock 0- Planner Day 1 Justin May. 3ROC Ringen 3-day event in oonjunction with tbe Organiser Day 1 Noel Donagh and Nigel Foley- Ken Griffin 22-25th May, 1998 World Cup weekend so everyone travelling to see Fisher, MNav Event Director. Killarney, Ireland. the event can take part on the same maps, on the Controller Day 1 Alan Shaw, Thomond same day, and using some of the same controls as Planner Day 2 Bernard Creedon, CorkO the elite international runners. Organiser Day 2 Sean McSweeney, SO Controller Day 2 Alan Shaw, Thomond JUNIOR SQUAD NEWS Way back in July '94 the notion of Ireland Next year's Junior Home International event is in Timetable Planner Day 3 Pat Long, LeeO hosting a World Cup event first surfaced at Scotland in the autumn. There has already been a The proposed timetable for the events is as Organiser Day 3 Dave Hyland, Thomond an rOA meeting - it was all Faith While's training weekend at the Curragh and follows: Controller Day 3 Rory Costello, KerryO and fault! It seemed like a great idea at the time Woodcnboley just after Christmas, including the Friday 22nd May 13.00hrs Classic Qualification Kevin 0' Dwyer, SO use of the army school of physical education (and and early in 1995 the lOP approved it. Now race followed by Day 1 of the Shamrock 0- The mappers are Marcus Pinker. CorkO, Days I with less Ulan 5 months to go the reality is & 2 and Barry Dalby, 3ROC, Day 3. instructors I) Ringen at Crohane Lake, Loo Bridge, Glenfiesk. The programme for the rest of the year is as suddenly dawning on everyone that this Saturday 23rd May IO.OOhrsClassic Final race follows: event is really going to happen. For those of Maps followed by Day 2 of the Shamrock O-Rtngen at 21122 February Connacht Champs/ The maps are complete with final checking being you who are not fully clued in, that includes Crohane, Glenflesk. Interprovincial. done over the Christmas period. We have had two nearly everyone, the following is a report on Sunday 24th May 10.00hrs Day 3 of the 14/15 March Kilfinnane. Co. Limerick - training visits so far from our international controller, what it is all about and where we are alto Shamrock O-Ringen at the Black Lakes, Loo weekend Oyvind Holt of Norway. He is very pleased with date. Bridge. Glenflesk. April 4th Leinsrer Championships progress to date and was particularly impressed May 2nd Irish Championships with the finisb location for the Classic Final. In The World Cup events are held every second Monday 25th May 10.OOhrs World Cup Relay July-August other training sessions. this open hilly terrain spectators at the finish can year, on the years the World Championships are at Muckross, Killarney. follow the runners over the last few kilometres. not held. It consists of a series of races from May CONNACHT EVENT CENTRE For those of you not familiar with the area Those of you who were at tbe recent Leinster to October with the events being grouped Just before going to press we learned that the Glenfiesk is located on the main Cork - Killarney League event in the Curragh would have had an together, in order to keep travelling at a Event Centre for the Connacht Championships road (N22), 16km from Killarnev. The event opportunity to tryout one the electronic timing minimum. The 1.998series is as follows: weekend on 21-22 February will be the County centre will be the Glen Eagles Hotel in Killarney systems were are considering for the World Cup. Arms Hotel ill Birr. Co. Offaly (0509-20791) At the time of writing this system has not yet Events I& 2 22 -25th May, Ireland and special rates are available by contacting been approved by the lOF. Events 3 & 4 28 - 31 st May, England Destination Killarney at +353-1-8742949 (@ Event 5 20 -24th July, Sweden, Clcry's department store in Dublin). There will (Swedish O-Ringen) be a prizegiving ceremony / Banquet (of some Over to you So now we are looking for offers of help. Most Events 6 & 7 12 - 15tb September, Poland sort!) and Ceili Mor in the hotel on the Saturday clubs have appointed a club co-ordinator who is 'l'w ....,/ .. a.. Events 8 & 9 17 20th September. night compiling a list of volunteers. Please channel Slovakia your offers through your own club. We are Events 10 & 11 27 - 2-b September, Estonia For this unique event all clubs are expected to particularly looking for helpers from the Events 12 & 13 1 - 3rd October, Finland give a band and so far the offers of help from around the country have been most encouraging Wednesday to help in the advance work. Anyone with many taking a weeks holidays, CorkO have L 10 Vlelrish Orienteer The Irish Or;enteer II Glendalough on Saturday, il 4th. There's no location of one OJ\i)lworld's oldest lighthouses. HOC9DJ4Y news yet of a Sunday even! to make it a To whet your appetites for summer worthwhile weekend for those travelling from June sees the start in the Czech Republic of the orienteering holidays, here's afar, which seems a pity. The irish World Masters O-Cbamps (formerly the Vets' I Bill Simpson's account of ... Cf9jVlE Championships at Stieve Gullion should see World Cup) at Novy Bor starting on June 30th. 98 LVO at their organisational best, but It's open to all' over 35's and there are unfortunately they clash with the British Champs qualification races to see which final you'll be in. The European Tour The International O-Federation is the same weekend. For the committed, thougb, It's cheap, the terrain of huge limestone pillars is you could run the Irish on the Saturday, the remarkable. What are you waiting for? June also Part II celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the British on the Sunday and the British Relays on has the 50th Jukola Relay 7-man overnight relay first public orienteering competition from the Bank Holiday Monday. in Finland on 13-14th, at Lohja, about 40 kID The first part of this report (see no 83) covered the '97 World Championships to the end of from Helsinki. This is an event which inspired the French 5-day event in Dijon, where the the World Cup in 1998, so it would be a March has the israeli Champtonshlps (of the similar Harvester Trophy relay in Britain. The mustard comes from. From there, I headed east good year to travel to expand your interest to Ajax's Eddie Niland, now based there) Shamrock O-Ringen has moved to May this year, through Germany and Austria, pausing briefly in orienteering horizons. on the 6th/7th and two 2-days in Spain and so you could try the Norwegian O-Festlval at Vienna, to' settle for a while in the Czech It's time to preview the major events in 1998 Portugal on 7/8th. There are two-days in Spain Oslo instead from June 26-28th. Republic. which might entice you away for a long weekend, and Switzerland on 21122: maybe of interest to a week or a few weeks to sample orienteering in Civil Servants and others whose leave year ends 'IDe main holiday event season is July. From the The BOTAS cup is a 3 day event, the winners of other countries, or even as far away as Kerry. I on March 31st. 7th-11th there's the the 5-Days of the Valle di each class being judged on the cumulative time say this every year, but not trying orienteering Non, Trentino, in Italy. At the end of the month is over the whole competition. I travelled from elsewhere is like living your whole life in one Snowdonia beckons for the Jan Kjellstrorn the Sage Stomp in British Columbia, Canada, Prague to the event centre in Budislav on a hot, street, never seeing the wider world (or maybe International Orienteering Festival (you can see from July 25 to August 4. (See the advertisement sunny day. The only way to guarantee good you're like the old woman from the Blasket wby it's known simply as the "JK") at Easter: in this issue). There's a 4-day in Estonia (8- weather in Europe last summer was to plan a day Islands who decided to go to the mainland: when April 10-13. The usual format: training event, 11th), 5-days at Kaunas in Lithuania (8-12), at in the car. On the other band, the first day's she got to the top of the crest over Ventry and two day individual and relay, all within 5 kID of Ikaalinen in Finland (13-18) and at Gavle in competition was blessed with a thunderstorm, looked towards Dingle, she said "Oh, isn't tbe the event centre at Dolgellau, only about 70 miles Sweden (20-24) and there's a 3-Day at Farum in which seemed to be a surprise to the organisers, world a terrible big place" and turned round and from Holyhead. Entry forms are in this issue, and Denmark (17·19). who had not considered that a map bag would be went home again for ever.) you can pay by credit card for the first time this of interest to the competitors. year. (internet address http:// From August 2-7 there's the Lake District 5- Anyway, you can bring a horse to water etc. www.btinternet.com/-p.ribbans/JK98.html)Ther Day in England, based at Langdale. Entries to Some other aspects of the start procedures are e's also an Australian 3-Days at Easter, and of Lakes 5, 221 Hale Road, Hale, Altrincham, worth noting. At 2 minutes before the start line, a How about some warm weather training in course the Ballyhoura 3-Day (entry form also Cbeshire WA 15 8DN (http://www.cs. digital clock is displayed. That was it! No team Spain? Scottish O-Tours are running a trip from enclosed). man.ac.uklamuletl staff/douglLakes98/) calling up starters. No ticking names off lists. February 14-21 to Alicante, and two weeks to No instruction'S to move forward. I liked the Portugal in Marcb including competitions. May is going to be busy, with the World Cup and Fast-forward to October when the first major simplicity and it seemed to work fine for (0044-13398-81959, email grosslsot@ Shamrock O-Rlngen in Killarney from the 22nd event to take place on the Chinese mainland is the everyone. Competitors simply moved forward compuserve.com). They also have training in the to the 24th/25th: you simply must be there if you Asia-Pacific O.Champs from October 14-18 at wben their start time was displayed. At tbe start Czech Republic before Easter and a trip to tbe call yourself an orienteer. You can follow the Miyun, 80 kin from Beijing. Could this be line there was a control card check and the maps event itself (Prague, June 29-July 5). Back in circus to the English Lake District for more Beijing-a? were about 50 metres from the line in labelled Portugal there are 4 days at Vieira de Minho World Cup action and open races from 28th - piles, but I digress. from Feb 21-24 and a two day at Sesimbra on 31st: well worth the trip. If you can't make it in Lots of this information (and much more) is March 7/8. May, how about the Lake District 5-Day in readily available on the internet, if you know Fortunately I was prepared for the weather and August? The terrain is superb, the scenery anyone with access. Check out the IOF home only the east edge of the map was disintegrating At home, the main events are the Connacht spectacular and justly famous: the only probiem page (http://www.orienteering.org) and go from as I packed it into my own plastic bag. The first Championships at Roscrea on February 20 and is the other million or two tourists with the same there. lOA and no also have some details too. leg was not suited to my normal technique out of the Interprovincial at Knockbarron on Feb 22nd. idea. Still, early risers can avoid the crowds. Late Tbe January issue of CompassSport will bave the the start, running hopefully down the nearest Even if you can't make the Saturday, go to May also has the Belgian 3-Day at Lommel, usual summer holiday orienteering supplement track while trying to work out a route. I was 100 Knockbarron: you won't regret it! The Leinster from 30th to June 1st. Before all that, though, metres past the optimal point for leaving the path Championships are at Trooperstown, near there's the Tiornila overnight relay at Stockholm and plunging into various shades of green by the on 2/3 and a 2-day at La Coruna in Spain, 12 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienteer 13 time I had sorted out the soggy map. So I dog- be six figure refc, _Je so that the correct point practised. a stronger IOF, and discipline legged back into the first control and resolved to can be located wilJ ~asonable confidence. development settle down as I squelched out across the terrain, which turned into one enormous seasonal marsh. Letters The fixtures List is clearly aimed at novice The Official IOF Events It was gently contoured runnable forest and apart orienteers and should help encourage greater * World Championships in foot-orienteering from some problems in the green bits round participation. Most of the events listed arc in and ski-orienteering every other year controls 4 and 5, I bad a steady but damp run £etters on ail orlenturinB suDju::ts Leinster with one or two exceptions. The World around Vocbomurka. un4er tIie sun are ruefcome. 'Want to Cup event in Killarney is mentioned but makes it * World Championships for 20-year-olds quite clear that this event is only open to the and younger in Ioot-orienteering and ski It was still raining on day two, but not as beavily 8et itoffyour c/iutp tJJo itIienJ national team, However why is there no mention orienteering every year as before. The organisers had reconsidered tbeir of the Shamrock O-Ringen which is running in * World Cup in foot-orienteering every attitude to plastic bags. Again, I was slow getting Dear Editor, parallel with the World Cup probably the best other year. and World Cup in ski-Orienteering brain into gear, and ran to the wrong knoll. but The new Leinster Fixtures List which I received a orienteering event held in Ireland each year and (starting in 1999) every year probably only lost about 50 seconds on this one. copy of at the recent event in Glencrec raises a open to EVERYONE! To mention one without * World' Masters Orienteering The first few legs were straightforward in couple of issues. the other seems a bit churlish. Championsh ips for 35-year-olds and older relatively Simple terrain and then we crossed the veterans in foot-orienteering. and in ski- road into glorious mature pines growing on All the grid references are four figure references. Paul Smyth orienteering (starting in 1999), every year intricate spurs and re-entrants interspersed with It amazes me that despite being orientecrs some * the first World Championships for impressive sandstone cliffs and boulders. This is of us apparently do not understand the national mountain bike orienteering and trail orienteering what Continental orienteering should be like. grid reference system. I know this issue was Unfortunately the planner seemed to prefer raised in 110 a few years ago but people stiLI will be organised in the near future variety over quality and after 3 enjoyable don't seem to have grasped it so I think its worth The first World Orienteering Championships kilometres we were taken back through some making the point again. If you give a four figure were held in Finland in 1966. Competitors from fairly unpleasant thick forest and undergrowth. It reference you are specifying an area Ikm square. ORIENTEERING II countries participated in those competitions was the last thicket before the finish that If you give a six figure reference you are and medals were won by oricntecrs from four delivered a scratch on my eyeball that threatened specifying an area 100m square. Now the different countries. In the 1995 woe, my run on the following day. After a period of purpose of supplying grid refs is to allow the competitors from 37 countries participated. Nine doubt at 5 a.m. J finally concluded that to run competitor travelling to the event to accurately THE INTERNATIONAL countries won medals. would be more fun than visiting the local Red locate the assembly area. ORIENTEERING Junior World Charnplonships have been Cross station. I don'tkoow about you but when I'm relocating organised since 1990, and as many as 312 juniors I'd rather be witbin 100m of the point I'm FEDERATION from 32 countries competed in Denmark in 1995. It was a good decision. The sun shone. We were looking for rather than being within Ikrn of it. About 2,900 veterans from 35 countries taken straight into the best terrain and stayed For example the grid reference for the upcoming competed for the World Champions' titles in there for two thirds of the course. I had a clean Raven's Rock event is given as 01918. This is The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) 1996. run apart from some slight hesitation on the 6th the grid square conatining Glencullen which is 00 is the world governing body for foot- leg. I should have been more positive, given that the opposite side of the mountain to Raven's orienteering, ski-orienteering, mountain bike The first World Championships in ski- the control feature was a 10 metre boulder. The Rock itself. Now imagine you are a relative orienteering and trail orienteering. The lor was orienteering were held in Hyvinkaa, Finland, in biggest problem in the circle was deciding which newcomer to Orienteering who probably hasn't founded on 2l May 1961, in Copenhagen in 1975. Ski-orienteers from 9 countries side of the boulder to run round. I finished in 21st been to Raven's Rock before. Where would you Denmark. Today the 10F is a growing, dynamic participated in those competitions and medals place overall out of a field of about 50. All of the go? federation with 49 member federations. were won by four countries. Ski-orienteers competition was Czech, but) IUn bound to say Then there is the grid reference for tbe next event The supreme body of the IOF is the biennial representing 23 countries took part in the 11th that the Czechs are good orienteers. Well, I in Ballinastoe, 0 17 08. This is the grid square General Assembly. The basic structure of the World Championships held in Norway in 1996. which includes White Hill. This is in the middle would, wouldn't I? federation is formed by the Council together with Since 1989, the World Cup in ski-orienteering of the map. Do we enter the forest from the East four discipline committees, three other has been organised every second year. The first All that remained to be done in this stage of the or West side?This is just sloppiness. It only takes permanent committees and the Secretariat. Junior World Championships in ski-orienteering about a minute to accurately read a six figure holiday was to pick up the rest of the party in The main objectives of the IOF are creation of a were organised in 1995 with 16 participating Prague and head for Scotland and that story will reference from the map. I would suggest that the higher profile for orienteering. an increase in the nations. have to wait until the next episode. Hasn't reference given should be the reference for the number of countries where orienteering is someone else covered the Scottish trip? point where one enters the forest as people can be easily directed by signs from there. And it should 11 The Irish Qrienleer The Irish Orienceer 15 was growing in other co' ~es. above all in Ranking points cr gained at any of more than IOF CONGRESS 1998: Switzerland. Eventually •J:>RD asked the 50 designated eviJ:reach year and fmal ranking PORTUGAL 100 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST placings will be determined by the best six results Swedish Orienteering Federation to arrange an The 19th IOF Congress takes place at Sintra, PUBLIC ORlliNTEERING EVENT for each competitor. Rinking events will include international conference. This was held in Portugal from July 7 - 12th next. At its meeting World Championships individual races. all World How old is orienteering? That is not so easy to Sweden in 1959 with delegates from 12 on 11 and 15 August 1997, the 10F Council Cup individual races and all 10F Elite Events. tell, because it is very much a matter of countries: Austria, Bulgaria. Czechoslovakia. decided to call an Extraordinary General now to be known as lOP World Ranking Events. definition. It has, however, been agreed that the DDR (East Germany). Hungary. Switzerland, Assembly to be held prior to the 1998 Ordinary The Ranking list will be updated after eacb time for the first public event be considered the West Germany. Yugoslavia and the four Nordic General Assembly (on the same day). The only birth of orienteering. That particular event was countries. ranking event. item on the agenda of the Extraordinary General It was recognised that the status of the old-style organised in Norway in 1897. and thus the sport The following year. NORD proclaimed an Assembly is a proposal for revision of the 10F 10F elite events was somewhat ambiguous and it can now celebrate its hundredth anniversary. international federation but the real International Statutes. principally the matter of voting at tbe is hoped that the new IOF ranking events will The 10F bas decided to celebratie the Centenary Orienteering Federation (lOF) was founded at a 10F General Assembly. attract much more interest, both from of Orienteering. The celebrations will last for a Congress held on 21-22 May 1961 in According to the 10F Statutes, 10F member competitors and the media as a result of the wbole year. beginning at the 1997 World Copenhagen, Denmark, by 10 members: federations shall have the right to send three ranking list. Orienteering Championships in Norway and Bulgaria. Czechoslovakia. Denmark. DDR. delegates (including interpreters) to the Ordinary ending at the 1998 World Cup Final in Finland. Finland, Hungary. Norway. Sweden, Switzerland and tbe Extraordinary General Assembly. There has been much debate about the method and West Germany. Delegates shall be citizens or residents of Lhe The centenary will be highlighted at all the major used to generate ranking points. especially where country represented. Associate members may IOF orienteering events during the above- The first World Orienteering Championships tbere will inevitably be great disparity between send up to two representatives. mentioned period. i.e. the 1997 woe in Norway. were held in Finland in 1966. Junior World the strengths of field and also the spreads of times the 1997 Veteran World Cup in USA. the 1998 Orienteering Championships have been at the different events contributing to tbe scheme. Proposals to the General Assembly: World Championships in ski-Orienteering in organised since 1990. and the first official World The formula to be used is mathematically Please note that proposals from member Austria. the Junior World Cbampionships in ski- Cup was introduced in 1986. The first Veteran sophisticated and takes both these factors into orienteering in Russia. tbe World Masters federations shall reach tbe 10F Secretariat in World Cup was held in 1983. account. The scheme will be started by using writing at least four months before the General Orienteering Cbampionships in the Czech The first World Championships in ski- results from the 1995 and the 1997 World Republic, and at all the 1998 World Cup events. Assembly (i.e. by 10!b March 1998). orienteering were held in 1975 and tbe first Orienteering Championsbips. and the 1996 Previous to the first public event in 1897, Junior World Championships in 1995. Beginning World Cup. Nominations for the [OF Council orienteering bad been practised in the army. In officially in 1989. the World Cup in ski- "We bope that the lOP will be proud of our According to the 10F Statutes, nominations for 1886 the word 'Orienteering' was used for the orienteering has been organised every second services, and that orienteers world-wide will find the Council shall be submitted in writing to the first time to mean crossing unknown territory year. The first World Masters Championships in tbe 10F Ranking List attractive". says Oyvind Secretarial not later than two months before the with the aid of a map and a compass. In 1895. real ski-orienteering will be organised in 1999. Stene. president of N3 Sport AS. General Assembly. Additionally. we would orienteering competitions were tben held by tbe 1998 will be a trial period for the Ranking list and The youngest member of tbe 10F, tbe appreciate it to receive your nominations for 10F military garrisons in Stockholm and Oslo. changes may be implemented during and at tbe Orienteering Federation of India, was accepted in Committee Steering Groups at the same time, Orienteering as a sport in its own right started to April 1997. India included, the International end of the period. develop in the Nordic countries at tbe beginning Orienteering Federation today counts 49 national of the century. By 1930 orienteering had become member federations, (Ireland bas been a full firmly established in Finland, Norway and member since 1975, if my memory is correct - Sweden. witb meetings and co-operation Ed.) between these three countries already a regular C0MPjlSS SPORT feature. WORLD RANKING LIST FOR ELITE ---ORIENTEER The first international competition was held in ORffiNTEERING 1932 in Norway. between teams from Norway The International Orienteering Federation has COMPASSSPORT can be yours for only STG£17.50 for one year, and Sweden. Apart from a break for the war the introduced a World Ranking List for Elite Nordic competitions continued. at first between Orienteering to start this year. The scheme has STG£34 for two years. Send cheques or credit card detail~ to TIKilliney Hill, and after that we are running a 1. Courses for Coaches and they are encouraged to wear them on track Interval training continues every Tuesday at Leinster league event in Cronybyrne in April. The action plan forthe coming year is to progress suit top, sweatshirt or pullover. Certificates will 6.30 pm at Mcrrion Cricket Club, Anglesea Many thanks to all of you who came out in great the coaching award scheme by inviting selected be presented to the above at IOAAOM in 1998. Road; circuit training every Wednesday at 7 pm numbers to help out with the event on Raven's persons to progress to level 3 by attending a level at Sion Hill sports hall, Mcrrion Avenue, interval Rock in November despite tbe severe elements. 3 course in 1998. This will probably involve 2. Courses for Orienteers training again on Thursdays at 6.30 pm at We are still training every Tuesday night, course contact time of about 3 weekends. In co-operation with Coaching Officers in each Merrion Cricket Club and hill training some meeting at the running track in Belfield at 18:50, Orienteering Level 2 Coaches who are interested region I intend to organise a coaching course for Saturdays at 11.00 am at Killiney Hill car park (if and taking it from there. Every standard is in doing their level 3 should contact me early in orientcers which will be open to everybody. The there isn't a Business Houses cross country race catered for so please don't be afraid to come the new year. Coaching Award Certificates were most suitable dare has yet to be decided. on). Details from Nina 2605792) or Lindie, or along, the numbers are averaging 10111 so far this presented at the IOAAOM to 25 persons who had just tum up. year so why not make it 15/20 as a new year completed all their requirements and a further 34 3. Incentive Award Colour Badge Scheme Mapping: Revisions of Phoenix Park and a tidy resoulution. people have been certified and accredited as level 1'11e lOA Training and Coaching board has up of the Pine Forest before final printing: We have just established a web page: see it at 1 or level 2 in November as follows: decided to launch an Incentive Award Colour contact Peter O'Neill for details. htlp:llireland.ioJ.ie/-obrienbrl Level 1 - Una Coghlan, John Fitzsimons, Badge Scheme which will be aimed principally at Welcome to all our nrc members and Raymond Holohan, Brian Keogh, Mary young children and it is my hope that we can welcomeback to Justin May and Una Creagh who Finally if you are on the orienteering super McOeady, Niamh McOrath, Patrick Neeson, launch this some time in 1998. The aim of the have returned from Englund and to Una Coghlan. highway, please let us know ...Mail Brendan Jeanne O'Gorman, Richard Phelan, Martina scheme is to encourage persons to take up back after a sojourn in Finland. O'Brien at BrendanO'[email protected] Prout. Mary Taylor, Mick Tracey, orienteering in school and continue by Finally, the bad news: your annual subscriptions Level 2 - Liarn Convery, Ailbhe Creedon, progressing up the colour ladder. are due! Expect the knock on the door in the dead of night ... and if you pay up you should be getting another ROCKet pretty soon too. Round the Clubs ... the day, if you can help contact Paul Nolan Chairman and Organiser on the day at 2605792 WOC 99 in Scotland have similar concerns and after 6p.m. If you cant help or be there contact Report on the use of GENNEWS Simon Errington has been asked by Tim Pugh, him anyway with your excuse as he is expecting a ELECTRONIC the woe '99 Co-ordinator, to oversee electronic At our A G M in December we selected our srostuo« full turn out of club members. Congratulations to punching there. committee without too many changes we Nick and Audrey on tile birth of our latest Ml PUNCHING welcome Andrew Butterfield and Simon Me by Simon Errington and David Rosen Eoin who made his orienteering debut on St Both Simon and David have other hats which Cormack as our new recruits. Jane Watt has Stephens Day and used it as his excuse to visit have a bearing on electronic punching. Simon is finally retired despite our best efforts to retain her This does not contain a full system description of Lamb Doyles like the rest of us see full details in the Cbair of the BOF Technical Committee and services J D Clarke.Brendan Doherty and SPORTident. For more information, see the Oenology. We extend our sympathy to David David is a member of the IOF Event Standards Andrew O'Mullane have also taken sabbaticals excellent analysis by Oliver Burrows (Eryri) or Quinn on the death of his mother. Finally I wish Committee which is the body that can grant lOP look at the SportIdent Web page: so we soldier on without them. We did manage to you all a very Happy New Year see you 011 Feb Approval for new punching systems. persuade our treasurer Jackie to continue but only Ist. http://members.aol.comlibriaes/ol-pun.htm . for this year !!! !..which reminds me anyone who As co-ordinator of the World Cup 1998 in the Nora Lalor In July 97, a small demonstration set of wasn't at the meeting and have not paid their sub Lake District, one of David Rosen's concerns is Secretary 0 E N Sporlldent equipment was sent to David Rosen its now due so send it on to Jackie post haste. to select a suitable electronic punching system. and some testing was done on it by Lakeland Oc. We are still having problems getting a permit Electronic punching, wbilst not mandatory, is the Ajax Flash! A demonstration was set up at the Scottish 6- from Coillte for Ballinasroe so the Inter Club norm at World Cup Races. Happy new year to all our members and welcome days. Challenge wiIJ be run in Pine Forest on Feb Ist, to any new members who are now getting too we will need everyone along to help and run on 2Q The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienteer 21 Simon and David were present at WOC 97 in 11 controls and 27 III 'Pf climb. 7 controls were Great Tower Scout Carr he finish was at tbe held in the E-card. Norway. The Emit (formerly called Regnly) common. so 19 control sites were used. Both eo trance to a large open-sided shelter with a system was used for the WOC races and the courses were of a similar shape. and included two concrete floor. This had tables. mains power and David decided, for this first ever major trial in Spectator races. and presentations were given crossovers. This would have required at least one lights. At one end there was a large noticeboard Britain, to go for simplicity. Full electronic during the week by both Emit and SportJdent. It manned control if a conventional punching which was used for pinning up the results sheets. punching also meant that software does not need was clear that although alternative systems were system had been used. to be told the start times. rumoured to be in the process of development. ADVANCE PREPARATION Emit and SportJdent are the only two that are far It bad been envisaged that we would only place On the Thursday evening. the list of entries was LATE ENTRIES enough advanced to bave a chance of being used one SportIdent Control Unit at each site. received bye-mail from Graham Macintyre. A few local orienteers turned up to test run the at World Cup 98. However. since tbey had enough, we actually Using OL-Einzel. David first prepared a start list courses. They started from [ p.m. whilst the placed two at each site. The control flag was hung with 110 men's and 89 women's spaces. lie then Euromeeting runners started from 2 p.m. to 3.30 The Emit system is in widespread use in Norway on a trestle which normally had two pin punches entered the names and countries which took p.m. These late entries were taken by the results and is clearly a useable system. However. it has on top. One of these was removed, and replaced about 90 minutes. processor who entered their names and ticked the not spread to other countries as quickly as might by a Sportldent box. This was not entirely mon-compcutlvet flag. have been anticipated. satisfactory, (IS the top bar of the trestle was too The control codes for each course were entered, narrow to support the box. We had not had access and the control units were programmed via the START It was agreed that we would test the Sportldcnt to the trestles in advance. so had not had the interface unit. With one person plugging and The start interval was one minute so there was a system at LOK's short distance event at Wisley opportunity to test this mounting. However, we unplugging the units. this process took only period of about an hour with one man and one on December 13th. 111is would be one of u series had anticipated that this might be a problem and about 15 minutes to program all 49, '[be units woman starting at each minute. At the start, of Test Events in various European Countries Jan Olov had cut 19 blocks of wood. These were were programmed to wake up at 10.00 a.rn. the competitors were called up at -2. At -1 they using Sportldent equipment, including one at the bound to the bar and the box could then be next day. and switch off at 5.00 p.m. (We actually moved Iorwurd and were made to clear their E- Curragh the previous week. Sportlderu hope that, strapped on reasonably securely. This was a bit also did a lest run that evening to check that they card, a process that takes about 6 seconds per following these, they will obtain IOF approval "Heath Robinson" and not recommended for the were all working OK and that the courses were card. This clears all punching and timing data. for their system at the lor Event Standards future. One of the needle punches was left on the programmed in correctly). and. in the mode we were using. writes the card's Committee in January '98. It was later decided to trestle and competitors could have punched their serial number into the start number field. At the try the equipment at the Euromeet event at Great map had they found that the control box was not We prepared one envelope for each team start bleep. the competitors punched the start unit Tower. working, The second box at each site was containing some simple instructions and a which blecpcd and they then took their map and attached to a special Sportldcnt metal trestle. questionnaire for each competitor. along with set off. The start unit writes the start time into the 2. FACILITIES AND "~QUlPMENT their E-cards and a list showing the number of the competitor's E-cnrd. We used two PC's networked together and a fast A test course with four controls was set up in the E-card to be given to each person. laser printer. For back-up purposes. all results vicinity of the assembly area for competitors to A manual back-up timing system was being processing was duplicated on a portable PC. Two try tbe system before their run. Jan Olov was on MODE OF OJ'ERATION operated by Graham MacIntyre. To ensure tbat other PCs and a spare printer were also available band to provide explanation. There are several different ways to operate the this had some meaning, the start official actually but were not required. system and the software, took the competitor's finger with the E-card and SportJdent supplied 199 E-cards - small fingers One can simply use the system for punching, and inserted it into the start unit for them at the start Ideally. each runner's splits are printed out of plastic with the chip embedded and a loop of use manual timing for start and finish. If one does bleep. It was slightly inelegant but it worked OK. immediately after they finish. However. it was elastic to secure it to the finger. Each is labelled that, it is preferable to have a finish unit in tbe reported from a previous event that this had with the serial number. finish funnel which is used purely for sequencing The start arrangement was not ideal for a number overloaded the printer buffer. Therefore. we and carries out the function often done with raffle of reasons. 'The main problem was that the decided to usc one PC (the faster one) simply as a Sportldcnt Equipment: tickets. women's start control was on the left of the Printer Server. 49 control boxes, 38 used as controls, 2 as One can use a punching start and a manuallinish. competitor. Since most runners carried the E-card Start Units, 2 as Finish Units, I as a Clear Unit, 6 One can use ordinary start and punching finish. on their right hand, this meant that to puncb the Only in mid-October. Sportldent said that their for the test course. The boxes are 130 x 65 x 55 One can use full electronic timing, with a start control you had to reach across your body. two Swedish representatives wanted to come and nun3 in size with a hole right through in which punching start and finish. This has the At the same time you were trying to pick up your help with the event. On Wednesday October 29th. the E-Card can be inserted. 199 E-Cards. 1 disadvantage that competitors have to punch as map from the table in front of you, using your left Gunnar Larsson and Jan Olov Olsson arrived interface box. 19 metal stakes. Software: OL- they finish, rather than sprinting over the line. but band. This felt very awkward. A better solution with the SportIdent equipment. Einzel, Ol.-Codc, Siman. bas the great advantage of simplicity. No would be to leave more space around each start interface is needed between a manual timing control. so they can be accessed from either side. There were just two courses: Meo 4.6 kill with 15 We were very fortunate to have the facilities at system and the Sporlldenl one - when a and to place the maps a few metres after the start controls and 260m of climb. Women 3.9 km with competitor has finished. all the timing datu is line. 22 Vie Irish Orienrecr The Irish Or;enteer 23 not possible to hea·m") bleep when a competitor Smith who had turned 11 minutes before the It would also be more satisfactory if the punched, even with tilatively little background first start and asked if she could help. After only a Close analysis of the data in the E-cards shows competitor was allowed to punch at the start noise. The chances of being led into a control by few minutes instruction. she was able to take late that about S people punched twice at a control- in control without interference from the start the bleep therefore seem very small. entries and operate all the results processing some cases only partial data was present from the official. Competitors will soon work what to do, including hanging the results. There was no need first punch indicating that they had removed the but it was felt that for this race it was important FINISH for the normal time calculation and punch E-card too quickly the first time. One person was that there were no problems with competitors At the finish, two control boxes were placed on a checking team. disqualified for visiting the wrong control (and failing to punch. wooden trestle provided by Sportldent. This just failing to visit the correct one). sat on the ground which was useful as tbe finish Results were stapled onto wooden boards. This All these issues associated with punching at the line was on tarmac. An official supervised the was not ideal, and some thought needs to be Three people (one British man, one Britisb start are only a potential problem when the finish control to ensure that competitors did given to a suitable results display system. woman and one Swedish woman) were system is also being used to time the runners. If a indeed punch. Sportldent say that the accuracy of disqualified for failing to register a punch at a separate timing system is in use, or if start times the internal clocks is good enough to allow two We hadn't fully understood about the evaluation control (a different one in each case). They were are read from the start list rather than the E-card, finish clocks to be used in this way. They were part of the software. This enables one to look in each interviewed and each admitted that they then there is no need to punch at a start control. synchronised (to the PC clock) the previous night detail at a competitor's E-card and to see any may indeed have not waited for the bleep. In no and had been kept in identical conditions since partial punches. The OL-Code software provides case did they wish to claim that they had heard The system relics on a competitor carrying the then. It would be reassuring to see some data on the printout of split times and shows any mis- or the bleep which might indicate an electronic correct E-card. It is not clear that this was being the accuracy of the internal clocks. double-punching. We have suggested to Stephan failure. This level of mispunching perhaps is to checked at the start. Such checking must be Kramer, the author of the software. that a small be expected on the first exposure for competitors rigorously enforced. Some competitors found it difficult to stop improvement would be to take the second of two to a new system. It is certainly important to quickly enough at the finish control. It didn't help punches as the definitive one. emphasise to competitors that they must get the AT EACH CONTROL that there was a sharp bend in the run-in just bleep to be sure thnt they have punched correctly. At each control, the control unit writes the before it. Ideally. a punching finish would be at The data for an event can be backed-up in a control code and the time into the E-card. It the top of an uphill run-in. It should also have matter of seconds to a floppy disc or a networked CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS actually does this in 3 stages: Read the card, write space behind it. computer. The system was given a very severe test and the information into the next available memory proved that it is indeed a viable alternative to location, and reread the card to verify the RESULTS PROCESsrNG COMPETITOR FEEl>nACK Emit, Sportldcnt arc using the result of this event information. After this, it bleeps and flashes a After the finish line, an official relieved tbe A total of 81 men and 60 women took part in the and the other test events this Autumn to make light to indicate successful punching. competitor of map and E-card. Several runners race (not counting the non-competitive runners). final improvements to the software and hardware had used tape of various sorts to fix the E-card to The field was extremely strong. with elite teams - the pieces of equipment we used were Observations of runners punching showed that their band. or in one case, to a compass. from Norway, Sweden. Denmark. Finland esssentially prototypes. In December, they intend they found the system easy and quick to use. Removing the tape could take some time. Switzerland. New Zealand and Ireland, a very to start producing tbe final versions of tbe large British team. and representatives from equipment. A problem arose with the punch unit at the final The Evcard was then handed to the results Austria, Czechoslovakia, Australia, Bulgaria and control, when the strap became loose and the unit processing official who placed it in the interface Spain. Amongst the famous names were Lucie For events up to and including Badge standard, slipped round to be vertical rather than unit. The computer automatically reads the card Bohm, Jorgen Martensson. Steve Hale and Yvette the full electronic timing option is very suitable. horizontal. This was cured by tightening the and indicates straight away whether the Hague. A back-up timing system is probably not strap. However. this seems to indicate the competitor has punched OK. After every five or necessary - one can tell immediatcl y if the start or competitors do apply a significant force to the six competitors, the print icon is clicked to At the finish, the conversation was about the finish units stop working as they will no longer control unit when punching. The problem will be produce a print-out of their split times. About mistakes that had been made out on the course - bleep. It is probably sufficient simply to have a solved when a standard mounting unit is every 15 minutes, a complete results list was most people seemed to accept the punching spare unit in reserve. For more prestigious events developed. produced. system very easily. and relays where it is desirable that competitors run through the finish. the system can just be used All controls were configured to produce a bleep As a back-up, the E-cards were also read into a 33 questionnaires were returned. The majority for sequencing. At the start, a start unit is not and a light to indicate a successful punch. Most separate PC. This was running the Siman were very positive. The Swedes and Danes in necessary provided the start times are entered in said that they took absolutely no notice of the software, but it was interfaced to the Swedish particular liked it; the Norwegians were the least the software, and that all the timing systems are light. The bleep is usually easy to hear. and lSpeaker Softwarei that SOFf has issued to every keen. The small size of the E-card was synchronised. provides a clear indication. Swedish club. appreciated and most liked getting the audible confirmation of punching. A few felt that the This event supported our view of the potential Standing 5 metres from the final control it was This result processing official was actually Jo system is ltoo slow! to register a punch. superiority, on balance, of Sportldent over Emit. 24 VIe Irish QrienlC(!r V,e Irish Qrjenmer 25 The event at Wisley will provide further a significant cor lIi')ration if a large-scale Results of VeDa ey ), Berfield, Dublin. 5 TMcCormack GEN M45 39.15 6 J Fitzsimons 3ROC adoption is anticipate1t, because of the lower cost Qs:oh20e[ ] MaS 40.24 experience of the system, and provided that is ] 2tb 22Z. 7 PMcCormock GEN M55 41.09 successful and that no major insuperable and longer life of the E-cards compared to the 8 Eamon McGinley AJAX M21 42.04 SHORTCOURSE Emit bricks. 9 Kevin Carey 3ROC MaO 42.28 problems are uncovered at any of the test events, 1 ConorShort CNOC M5 18.14 10 Gordon Elliot! 3ROC M21 46.07 we suggest that (subject to the system gaining 2 Rualrl Short CNOC MlO 18.40 11 A Butterfield GEN M35 47.11 Possible disadvantages of SpOltldent compared 3 Elmear Fitzsimons 3ROC Wll 18.45 IOF Approval in January) we proceed to use the 12 Robert Boyle Stano M17 47.34 4 JasonM OBCS 18.52 Sportldent system at World Cup 98 in the Lake to Emit are: 13 JonDean UCDO M21 51.01 Sam Brady OBCS 18.55 5 14 Brian McArdle 51.47 District. Between now and then, we should take 6 Dominic OBCS 18.57 15 SOiShea GEN M35 55.33 Sportldent takes longer to punch. However, 7 UNKNOWN 20.35 every opportunity to practice using the 16 BGreene 3ROC M18 55.53 simpler, the Jonathon Lynch Inchlcore 21.37 equipment at events. because Sportldent punching is 8 17 David Madigan 3ROC 56.54 9 MCarrigan Inchioore 21.37 throughput may be very similar. 18 Brian King 61.05 Inchicore 21.45 10 OrlaHowe 19 Deirdre King 61.06 We have considered the two systems, and in our Emit is a tried and tested system. 11 Mullen Inchicore 21.45 o 20 Hazel Grahom 63.31 The Sport Ident control box is larger and less Inchicore 21.45 view, Sportldent has more potential than Emit. 12 Nicola Halford 21 Deirdre Murphy UCDO W21 64.00 13 Eve Talbot Inchicore 22.20 The main advantages are: robust than Emit's equivalent. 22 SMoEvoy AJAX W21 66.22 14 DO hEafa MlO 23.46 The Sportldcnt system does not yet have lOP 23 Niall English UCDO M20 66.48 15 COhEafa MlO 26.24 24 Luke McCormack approval. GEN M14 70.03 Sporlldent gives positive feedback of successful 16 Ian Connolly 29.28 25 Paul Dunne Vl/EGO M40 76.16 17 Laura Botes OBCS 30.26 punching to the runner (in the form of a bleep 26 0 UIGholbin GEN W21 82.19 18 Alison Mansfield OldBown 31.27 a.nd/or a light). Simon Errington 27 Gareth Lawlor M25 85.21 19 MKeHy GEN 36.SO EOiConnor DNF Sportldent punching is rotationally symmetrical - unlike Emit where the MEDIUMCOURSE SCATTERCOURSE 1 C Corey 3ROC W35 14,53 ebrick' has to be placed in the correct Don't 1 RLynam CNOC W40 35.20 2 Patrick Roycroft Stano M17 18,15 2 Michael Galligan 35.49 orientation. This means the Sportldcnt 18,24 3 Alan Mooney 3 Wyn McCormack GEN W45 39.49 4 Gordon 19.17 punching process involves less Miss o 4 Don Short CNOC M40 40.22 5 Tom Keane GEN 21.37 contortion to ensure that the brick is the 8 5 A McCormack GEN WSO 52,01 6 Jennifer Butler 3ROC W18 23.14 6 AlneJoyce GEN W21 53.07 right way round, The Sportldent system 7 Susan Dempsey 25.38 The ~ 7 PCooke AJAX W60 54.29 comes with some excellent software M12 27,32 <$- 8 Ted McCormack GEN 8 JMcElwaln 3ROC W21 54.38 packages. 9 Laura Murray 27.36 9 N Lalor GEN W40 56.37 ~ 10 M Reid W21 28.47 The Sportldent E-card (equivalent to the Tradition 10 John Crowley 57,27 11 Toni Buller 3ROC WSO 31.22 11 SMcCormack GEN W20 66,55 Emit "brick") is very small and simple. July 25-August 4, 1998 M14 32.45 12 Roymand T DLSO 12 Mary Burke 69,08 13 Garrett Greene DLSO M14 34.20 It has no battery, the power being B HOllinshead MP12 3ROC M55 37.38 SAGE STOMP 14 Delrdre,Yvonne,JaneGEN W12 36.45 supplied by induction from the control Including the Fachtna Healy MP19 SET M21 43.01 15 B Caffery NJC M12 37.25 Simon McCormack DNPGEN MIS 45,19 box. Thus, once encased in plastic, it 16 K McEvoy NJC M12 37.55 RETURNS ... NORTH AMERICAN Michael Buller DNP 3ROC M55 SO.04 should have a virtually indefinite life. 17 Jean Mullen 3ROC W60 37.57 The control units have replaceable CHAMPIONSHIPS 18 Peter Larkin 3ROC Ml0 39.37 19 TommyBreen MIO 39.42 R~~!.IIt~~RQ~ ~Y!i!Dt ~I~EEQRE~, batteries. Compare this to the Emit Quality Events and featuring the 20 Aimee Doyle Vl/EGO WlO 40.42 2~LIQL~ZLelDster League 2 controls and bricks which have sealed-in Satiating Socials WORLD ROGAINING 21 Ronold Weedle GEN 42.57 batteries which run down in about two CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 MJoyce W21 44.55 BROWN years. The units then have to be Incredible Terrain 23 R, H & H Knott 44.58 1. MaO J,May 3ROC 73:51 24 Niall Brennan M14 SO.30 2. M21 B.O'Brlen AJAX 76:16 replaced, Funky T·Shirts 25 SRelily 52.51 3. MaO B.BeIl GEN 87:32 The Sportldent manufacturers are very REGULAR REGISTRATION 26 Danny Madigan 52,51 4. M21 MJlynn AJAX 87:35 keen to improve and develop their DEADLINE FAST 27 Hannah Scaife 59.27 5. Ma5 P,Gargan AJAX 100:04 28 Ronan Scaife 59.27 6. MaO K,McDonald AJAX 100:51 system in response to comments from (hosts of APDC '90) APPROACHING Roymond Traynor DLSO M14 MP5 7. M21 B.O·Connor AJAX 102:22 testers. MARCH 31, 1998 Paget McCormack GEN MlO DNF 8 MaO G,Brady CORKO 103:12 The Sportldent box has the potential to Claron NJC M12 DNF 9. M20 P.McNamara DUO 103:24 be linked to a radio transmitter which SAGE STOMP '98 Christopher Bond DLSO M14 DNF 10 P.HeUstedlus 106:25 11 P.Molr 113:23 could automatically transmit C/O Orienteering Association of BC LONG COURSE 12 M16- l.Crawford 3ROC 114:49 information about the progress of each 1367 IN Broadway Vancouver BC V6H 4A9 CANADA 1 David Brennan 3ROC M35 32.37 M40 S.O'Boyle CNOCDNP20 runner. .' f. 604-737-6043 Email: [email protected]:c.ca 2 Peter Mork 34.07 M21 Ed,Niland AJAXDNP 17 3 OQuinn GEN 35.42 M21 l.Donovan AJAX MP 1617 The total cost of the system IS expected ite Reqistrauon: ss98 oabc b 4 BBeIl GEN M40 36.27 lJoyce DNF to be lower than for Emit. This becomes ,.,. c.ca M21 AJAX 26 DIe Irish Orienteer Th!!.ld~l! Qdc.alef:.r. 2Z D.Power 30 W21 D.MUrPII' UCDO 119:03 11 W50 111:23 9 ?Knott 42:25 AMcCol,.,· ck GEN 119:38 12 M65 P.Cooke AJAX 112:36 10 S.Dempsey 49:51 BlUE 31 W50 AJoyce GEN 154:13 13 M20- N.English UCDO 155:49 l1 W18 J.Butler 3ROC 52:10 1 M21 ALaw10r 76:50 32 W21 B. and D. King 119:15 P.Swifi / R.vanRijswljk 73;21 12 RWheedle GEN 59:33 2. M40 D.Coshln AJAX 78:27 W21 C.Bul1er DUO MP7 B.Heerey / N,Relnhart 96:20 S. & D? larkin 3ROC 32:22 3 M21 P.Casey GEN 79:52 M45 J.Fiizsimons 3ROC MP2 A.Mooney / K.Mooney 105:20 E. &H.Jones/C.Maguire 44:27 4 M21 AThin UCDO 82:44 ABonar-Law GEN DNP 14 E.Zweep, R.Urha DNPI E. &CMcCuliough3ROC 49:48 M18 AQuinn 3ROC 87:14 M60 5 RWall, M.McDonald, RMcDonnelL MGalllgan, Petra ?, AHameilnk, R.Oolvink DNP5 B. and C.Mangan 58:38 6 W21 E.Glanvilie 3ROC 88:16 93:15 K.Burten.... J.Russell/ B.Barrable DNF M.Nienweher MP5 A and E.Hobson 60:53 7 M35 ATucker ?.McCormack GEN DNF Kelly Family 70:38 8 M21 AO'Mullane GEN 95:56 UghtGreen B.Walsh, MJones DNF ?Rlvney DNP3 9 M35 B.Cryan 3ROC 96:43 M14 D.Healy GEN 35:11 S.Reilly MP6 10 W40 R.Lynam CNOC 102:18 1. W55 H.Convery 3ROC 43:47 ORANGE l1 M35 MMangon SET 103:51 2. M45 B.Power SET 50:45 1. M14 A.Burke GEN 25:03 12 M21 B.Jones DUO 106:16 3. M18 B.Greene 3ROC 52:49 2. M14 ABell GEN 28:26 13 M21 J.Dempsey 107:09 4. M14- N.Walsh 3ROC 52:56 3. M12 lMcCormack GEN 32:17 Results of Ravens Rock LL.November 23, 14 M45 E.Nlland AJAX 111:33 5. W21 J.McElwoin 3ROC 57:16 4. M21 D.Fard-Yazdani DUO 33:55 15 W21 ACreedon DUO 114:52 6 ] ~~Z. Q[gg[)i:i~d bv Algx Qd~DI~~[~ J.Clarke GEN 61:18 5 P.Fiizgerald 35:05 M20 F.Buckley DUO 115:25 7. M55 16 SET 66:26 6 lFlanagan 37:15 AAyling DUO l19:40 8. W45 F.O'Nelll Brown Course 8 krn, 300m 17 M21 66:46 7 C.O'Mahoney 44:19 D.Brennan 3ROC 121:39 9 M17 C.McMahon 1Colm Rothery AJAX M35 73.22 18 M35 67:12 8 B.Herlh¥ 45:51 B.Doherty GEN 122:30 10 M18- S.O'Sullivan 2 JustlnMoy 3ROC M40 78.01 19 M50 3ROC 67:57 9 Ml0 R.Short CNOC 45:57 E.Dunne 3ROC 124:36 11 W14- S.Nowlon 3 J. McCullough 3ROC M40 89.05 20 M21 SET 68:46 10 M21 J.Stock DUO 46:10 AButterlield GEN 139:01 12 W18 B.Bent 4 H. McLindon 3ROC M21 97.40 21 M35 AJAX 69:31 11 W19 MHayes DUO 46:15 D.O'Nelil FIN 144:02 13 W21 C.Morrison 5B. Bell GEN M40 99.39 22 W21 3ROC 71:54 12 W18 MGlynn DUO 46:16 P.Heoly CNOC 125:51 14 W35 C.Corey 6 Leo Donovon AJAX M21 108.01 rdc M45 3ROC 73:09 13 D.Monoghon 47:09 D.Heoty CNOC 129:53 15 M65 S.Rothery 7G.Brady CORKO M40 113.28 n/c W16- UCDO 73:12 14 M21 S.CoHey DUO 47:37 R.lyons DUO DNPI 16 M21 J.Kulimann 8 Denis Reidy AJAX M45 140.44 M21 SET 74:36 15 W20 R.Naughton 47:53 M21 G.Elllott 3ROC DNP 15 17 M35 G.Rlce 9 John Devitt 7FAR 144.25 DUO 76:30 16 S.McDonnell 49:12 FIN DNP 17 18 W21 K.Thompson Dove Doron M21 DNF M21 D.Kelly 77:55 17 W20 MMlddleton DUO 50:12 D.UIGholbln, M.O'Rourke, M.McLeon, B.Lawlor, 19 W55 M.Higglns SET Sanon O'Boyle CNOC M40 MPll FIN 79:38 18 G.Corney 50:29 E.O'Sheo, D.Quinn, C.Burns, G.Butler, P.Ldior, 20 W21 AM.C-Kelly Potrick Cosey GEN M14 MPll 3ROC 83:07 19 M12 D.Nlland AJAX 50:37 10'Keele, D.Engllsh, C.Fletcher, J.Keotinge, 21 W45 C.McGrath PoulNolon GEN M21 MPll 86:14 M21 lMoher 51:59 DNF 22 M35 s.o'sneo GEN 20 ACoord, RWolioce 3ROC 87:01 21 W19 l.Cheun DUO 58:13 23 W55 C.Wolsh Blue Course 6.2 krn. 225 rn B.O·Neili SET 87:33 22 W14- l.Hughes 60:30 GREEN 24 M50 1D.Cashin AJAX M40 63.37 W21 N.Hutchlnson 3ROC 87:47 23 C.Short CNOC 64:20 1. M55 P.McCormock GEN 54:41 25 2 Andrew Quinn 3ROC M19 64.54 J. Lynom 3ROC 90:50 24 C.EUls 66:16 2. W35 O.Cooke AJAX 58:42 26 M70 3 Colin Burns AJAX M21 75.00 W50 lButler 3ROC 101:12 25 P.O·Brien 69:16 3. M45 J.deLacy AJAX 63:17 27 4L1omQuinn SET M35 77.02 B.Chambers 105;03 26 D.Corney 75:59 4. M45 B.McGrath 3ROC 65:55 28 5 John Dempsey GEN M21 82.00 V.Murtogh 3ROC 139:31 J.Tully?/ASodler/D.Wolsh 41:05 5. W45 W.McCormock GEN 67:05 29 W55 6 Nigel C-Crowford 3ROC M50 85.23 E.Doly UCDO 149:54 G.Goern/P.Loss/Bourdet 43:35 6. M50 T.McGroih 3ROC 67:57 30 7 Poddy O'Brlen AJAX M45 86.13 R.Mooney / D.Qulnn 66:39 D.Brennon / ACulien 44:13 7. M V.Andersson DUO 68:23 8 Dovid Brennon 3ROC M35 86.39 P.ond P.Lorkln 81:55 M ond SGrennon 44:41 8. W50 J.O'Neill FIN 69:09 9 Mlck Mangon SET M35 90.02 J. and M. BuggleCNOC 82:04 D.Dillon / B.Traynor 47:49 9. M35 D.Wickham AJAX 71:59 10Tom McCormaCk GEN M45 90.05 M.lrvlne I G.Cohili 107:36 S.Megles I AHosson 48:1,3 10. M50 HWhlte 3ROC 72:06 11Gerord Butler 3ROC M18 90.44 E.ond J.Chombers 123:34 AClavin I M.Costelio 48:19 11. M40 V.Jones FIN 72:22 12Ruth Lynom CNOC W40 91.00 B.McArdle DNP2 R.Hughes I R.lysaght 53:42 12. M35 A.O·Clelrlgh CNOC 72:44 13Eoln Dunne 3ROC M21 91.36 S.Dempsey DNP2 D.Ryon/T.uiM 60:08 K.Carey 3ROC 74:06 14Joe Lolor GEN M40 95.36 13. M40 MP8 M.Uppelschoten/M.Vagel 60:22 S.Healy GEN 75:35 M35 P.Fox 15Joan Flanogan AJAX W35 96.01 14. W18- S.Culien I M. and R.Ellis 60:41 C,Nugent UCDO 78:48 l.Qulll, lKeane, N.Doherty, S.Kennedy, l.Bates, 97.00 15. M21 I.Meiling / k.Nogusdewalie 62:45 16Don Short CNOC M40 SET 84:14 AKelly, D.Dare, ? Connolly, R.Kleporis, D.Borly, 16. W50 C.Bent Whyte Family 69:57 17F.O'Brlen AJAX W21 97.32 AM.McKenna AJAX 87:06 James W?? DNF 17. W40 E.&LPye 71:48 18Paul Dunne WEO M40 101.16 P.Donlon 3ROC 87:42 19Brendan Cryan 18. M35 E.Donlon DNF 3ROC M35 102.30 19.. M60 M.Dooley CNOC 87:53 RED 20 Gordon Elliott 3ROC M21 103.40 M18- P.Roycrofi STANO 37:00 20 M40 J.Froncis 88:45 1. 21 Monica Nowlan 3ROC W45 107.12 M21 J.Dore 50:12 Yellow 21 M55 M.Butler 3ROC 88:51 2 22S0'Heolo AJAX M35 108.44 M18- C.Blan UCDO 51:35 1. MlO S.O'Boyle CNOC 22:33 22 M60 PWolsh SET 89:10 3 23 Jim O'Donnell 110.12 M18- D.Jones DUO 57;33 2. M14 G.Green DLSO 30:14 23 M45 S.Murroy SET 92:38 4 240'Donnell 110.12 F.lynch SET 62:06 3. M14 RJroynor DLSO 30:28 24 W50 G.Power 3ROC 95:01 5 W 25 Richard Lowe 110.12 J.Murphy 62:20 4. MlO P.McCormock GEN 30:53 M50 E.O·Sullleobhain 3ROC 95:02 6 26 P.Lolor CNOC M55 112.22 2q D.Brennan 86:22 5. W20 S.McCotmack GEN 32:22 26 M45 D.Barry GEN 95:37 7 27 Brendan Doherty GEN M50 113.07 M.Borry 86:53 6. WlO K.Power SET 37:18 27 M55 J.Bent SET 96:04 8 28 JoneWott GEN W45 115.45 J.Nealon 88:06 7. W12 D.BeIl GEN 39:30 28 M21 T.Farrell 100:28 9 29 N. Cormack CNOC M21 116.08 W40 R.Reidy 108:44 8. M14- C.Bent SET 39:59 29 M55 M.Keliett GEN 110:04 10 Qrienl~er 28 The Irish Orieniesi: rhr:.lr.il~b 29 m"'\\;EN W40 74.39 15Seamus O'Soyie CNOC. MIO 57.07 1.42 2.00 2.10 1.1190.52 1.52 1.46 3.36 3.11 30 Deirdre O'Neili RN W21 128.01 15 Nora Lalor )'3ROC W21 74.40 16C. Cashin A". Wl0 59.52 2.03 2.34 4.182.03 1.59 2.12 1.47 5.11 3.08 31 Davin Butler CNOC MSO 134.19 16J. McElwain M35 78.03 17 Stephen Larkin 3ROC M5 62.43 1.34 1.10 0.07 A Goddard 3ROC MSO DNF 17P.Fox W55 88.15 16 Daniel Carney 73.07 7 G.Brody 57.41 1.53 2.07 1.113 1.15 1.36 Rory Wlilace AJAX M21 DNF 16Mauro Higgins SET Navy 69.40 19Gavin Kearney 75.20 4.01 2.24 2.49 1.35 2.09 1.32 2.16 3.30 2.04 G. Evans CNOC M21 MP10 19T.Flanagan 96.50 20 A Murnanne 65.40 2.57 4.01 3.03 2.06 1.39 1.46 4.41 3.50 1.28 Andrew O'Muilane GENM21 MPIO 20 Vera Murtagh 3ROC W55 99.05 Chris Redahan DNF 1.06 0.08 Susan Reid GEN W1SMP12.13 21 Damian Leonard ShackM21 115.05 Mory Healy GEN W40 DNF 8 J.Cosey 59.263.55 6.01 2.41 1.06 1.16 R. Garrett 3ROC M40 MP3 22 Derek GuUfoyie 23 Nicola Simpson ShackW21 115.05 Donny MPI 2.07 2.35 1.58 1.03 1.32 1.26 3.31 3.34 1.37 117.00 Sara MPI 2.28 4.00 3.39 1.40 1.46 1.42 4.47 2.32 1.19 I Green Course 4.7 km,16Om 24B. Herlihy 3ROC WSO 147.00 E. Hobson MPI 1.03 0.06 1B.O'Neill CNOC M45 51.00 25 Toni But1er 146.30 Aobheann Hobson MPI 9 P.McNamara 60.00 1.41 2.31 1.39 1.19 2 Orla Cooke AJAX W21 51.17 26 John Chamhan GEN WSO DNF Sean Redahon MIO MP4.6 1.42 1.56 2.45 1.57 1.03 3.46 1.47 3.31 4.21 3 Luke C-Cravvtord 3ROC M16 52.34 Nora Doherty W21 DNF Peter Larkin 3ROC MIO MP4,6 2.14 2.59 4.212.58 2.09 1.53 1.48 5.19 3.17 I M14 57.22 M. Reid 4 Niall Wllsh 3ROC 1.43 1.12 0.09 57.42 Ronan Kernan GEN DNF Paget McCormack GEN MIO MP5 5 R. McDonnell GEN was Nial Quinn SET M12 MP6 10 B.Delaney 61.382.19 3.10 2.23 3.22 2.08 M14 60.30 Malread Joyce W21 DNF 6 P.Healy GEN 1.05 2.19 5.10 0.56 3.09 1.40 2.18 3.59 1.46 M21 62.07 B.Greene 3ROC M16 MP5 7 R. Russell AJAX Organlser: Brendan O'Connor 2.30 4.30 3.30 1.34 1.47 1.37 5.01 3.08 1.11 M21 62.16 8~n CNOC Planners: John de Lacy 0.57 0.09 M55 62.43 Red Course 4.3km.13Om 9 Ted McGrath 3ROC Kieran McDonald 11 D.Weston 62.18 W45 64.08 1 Des Higgins 57.40 lOW. McCormack GEN Controller: Brendan O'Brien 12 T.Joyce 66.55 M55 64.55 2 P.Cooke AJAX M60 99.47 11Mid Kellett GEN 13 B.BeIl 68.30 M20 65.26 3 Mchael O'Shea 107.48 12Niall Browne Thanks to the land owners & Coillte for access, and 14 J.Muckian 69.37 M60 65.33 4 Mck Galligan M35 76.10 13A Bonar Law GEN to all who helped on the day: Pal, AnnMorie, John, 15 Holey Fisher 69.47 66.00 Gavin Hegarty DNF 14 UzBut1er CNOC W16 Kieran, Jimmy, Damlen, Donal. Calrlona, Martin, 16 P.Brennan 85.26 WSO 66.40 Simon McCormack GEN DNF 15 Claire walsh 3ROC Joan, Pel9!, Paddy, Calm ..... and a spsclol thanks 17 D.Doron 94.36 M40 67.20 Mary O'Colmaln GEN W45 DNF 16John Francis DFO totheAA for rescuing me from Ihe forest at 7.15pm I G.O·Grady dwc W45 68.14 Graham Porter GEN M45 DNF 17Alne NI Shuilleabh3ROC SO'C. M20 68.26 18 Keith Daly Blue 7.100 km lSOm 16C M60 68.46 Orange Course 3.3km. 90m 19 Frank McCormack CNOC 1 A Quinn 44.21 70.44 1J. Grace AJAX M21 34.55 20 O'Hearcaln AJAX 2 D.Cashln 47.25 M21 71.51 2A Bell GEN M12 37.01 Lelnster Leqgue event. Currogh, Co, 21 Trevor Fisher CNOC 3 AO'Muliane 47.27 M45 72.12 3 A Burke GEN M12 37.11 Klldqre, Dec 7th 97, 22 D. O'CoImaln GEN 4 P.O·Brien 48.26 WSO 72.48 4G. McQuillan AJAX M18 43.00 23 Jean O'Nelll FIN 5 AThin 51.06 M60 73.08 5 P.Drennan AJAX M18 43.05 The flrsll 0 on the Brown course hove their split times 24 H. Dooley CNOC 44.14 6 AAyling 52.27 W21 80.12 6 Sean Hassett SET displayed - the first figure IsIhe lotal time, then a split 25 B. Lawlor CNOC 49.08 7 P.Casey 52.35 26 Michael But1er 3ROC M55 81.29 7 June O'Neill CNOC W14 time for each leg. The complete results ran to many 52.17 8 C.Burns 52.52 27 Kevin Roche CNOC M21 82.16 6 Niall Stringer AJAX M21 pages. Contact Noel Donagh bye-mall or send a 9 Conor McMenamin AJAX M16 53.14 9 D.Brennan 55.38 28 A McKenna AJAX W40 65.35 stamped, self-addressed envelope If you'd like a 10 D.Quinn 56.42 M21 86.20 10Stephen Devlin GEN M12 57.25 copy. Noel Donagh. Borrybeg Lodge, Barrybeg, 29 C. Lally DFO 11 B.Jones 56.58 W45 90.52 11Tony Devlin GEN M45 57.55 Alhlone, Co. Westmeath) 30 Ger Power 3ROC 12 S.Cotter 57.08 M35 92.36 12Nlamh Lalor GEN W14 61.26 31 Colm McMenamy 13 T.McCormack 57.10 W21/M3596.58 13Ted McCormack GEN 65.56 BROWN 32 Debet/Donavan France 14 T.Lucey 59.06 M21 103.43 14Chick & Guy (I) 66.30 1 B.O'Brien 45.411.42 1.39 1.20 0.51 1.16 33 John Brown 15 F.O·Brien 59.28 W21 113.53 15Maeve Barry 75.30 1.55 2.14 1.35 0.43 1.20 1.16 2.09 2.56 2.04 34 Alne Joyce GEN 16 E.Nlland 60.04 W21 121.40 16Ronan Dorrepaal SET MlO 66.02 2.16 3.531.38 1.32 1.47 1.31 4.40 2.45 1.211 35 Nadya Dunne 3ROC 17 S.Healy 62.11 W40 DNF 17Brian Larkin MID 86.02 1.04 0.Q7 L. Naughton 3ROC 18 N.C-Crawford 64.03 MP14,15 16 Noel Larkin M35 86.35 2 J.Feehan 115.461.57 1.39 1.23 1.00 1.12 Tom Clear 19 R.Lyons 64.39 M55 MP9 Shane Lynch M16 MPI 1.26 2.04 1.34 1.44 1.31 1.31 1.43 2.50 1.31 Paget McCormack GEN 20 J.Dempsey 65.01 2.15 3.56 1.40 1.36 1.111 1.34 4.117 2.45 1.16 21 B.Cryon 65.20 Yellow Course 2.5km.75m 1.02 0.07 Ught Green Course 3.7 krn. 125m 22 V.Jones 65.27 W35 51.16 1Garrett Greene DLSO M14 29.33 3 C.Rolhery 47.00 1.52 4.42 1.01 0.53 0.57 1 Mory O'Connell 3ROC 23 AMarlindale 66.32 W21 55.05 2 Claire O'Neill CNOC W12 38.48 2.10 1.56 1.32 0.44 1.29 1.15 1.26 2.45 1.211 2 Jemy O'Connor Shack 24 J.Lalor 69.32 W20 57.00 3 Conor McMenamin AJAX M18 41.10 2.12 4.051.31 1.34 1.44 1.32 5.12 2.37 1.26 3 SyblUMcCormack GEN 25 G.Elliot 70.03 W14 60.15 4 N. Stringer AJAX M21 41.16 0.54 0.07 4 Sheila Nowlan 3ROC 26 N. Dobbs 72.15 W45 65.01 5J.Grace AJAX M21 41.16 4 P.Nolan 49.24 1.35 1.51 1.06 0.58 1.10 5 D. Nagle 3ROC 41.40 27 P.Dunne 76.03 6 Stephen Doorley UCDO 65.17 6 Drennan AJAX M 18 3.35 1.1183.09 2.04 1.11 1.16 2.03 3.00 1.44 41.SO 28 D.Kelly 76.09 7 Luke McCormack GEN M14 65.20 7 G. McQuillan AJAX M18 2.34 3.41 1.46 1.34 1.36 1.1114.39 2.54 1.211 46.45 29 KenGrltrin 81.18 8 David Dora 65.33 6 Christopher Bond DLSO M 14 0.59 0.06 48.54 30 D.Bulier 61.27 9 Sarah Butler CNOC W14 66.45 9 David O'Dwyer DLSO M14 5 M.Flynn 54.59 1.57 1.59 1.30 1.00 2.17 49.25 31 F.Buckley 61.56 10Andrea McCormack GEN WSO 66.46 10Ben Redohan MID 1.24 2.10 1.56 1.18 1.51 1.53 2.22 3.59 2.08 11C. McDonaghByrne DLSO M14 52.30 32 N.Curran 84.53 11Sean Rothery 3ROC M65 70.04 2.37 4.472.06 2.00 2.27 1.49 5.11 3.09 1.56 53.00 33 J.Flanogan 66.54 12 Jim Borrett CNOC M60 70.35 12H. R. Leah AJAX 1.03 0.08 13Elizebeth Chambers WID 56.52 34 D.Short 91.50 13Helene Maclnerney CNOC 70.49 6 J.McCuliough 57.042.01 2.12 11.41 1.06 35 D.O·Neili 105.44 W55 73.46 14B. Chambers 57.00 14Claire Wlish 3ROC The Irish Otienteer 31 30 The Irish Orienteer signs from Stone Xlsallinascomcy, Co. Dublin Peter Gargan dwc 9 F.Graff ,n~ 38 IRISH MOUNT')N RUNNING RWaiiace dwc 10 DWalsh ~8.40 21106198 FIagslaffLC4 17.6km 925m 12.00 11 N.Lalor 106.40 ASSOCIATION 1998 RACES Hrs Flagstaff Car Park, off Newry/Dundalk rd., C.Foley Fisher,IMcCormack dnf Green 5.100km 150m 13C Co. Down. Grid Ref: 106200 1 K.Carey 38.25 N.Brennan, L.Doyle, AO'DonneU, Aine Joyce Format is: date, location, distance (Ian), climb dwc 21/06/98 .Secfin - BaUyhouras MC3 8.0Ian 2 P.McCormack 49.45 (m), time, location details. 3 N.Foley Fisher 49.52 427m 2.30pm Glenosheen, Co. Limerick 4 P.Murphy 50.09 Yellow 1.900 km 45 m 7 C 24/06198 Scalp LL8 6.4Ian 244m 7.30pm 5 AButterfield 51.24 1 Holey Fisher 22.21 22/02198 Killiney Hill8.0Ian, 152m 12.00 brs 2 C.O'Neili 23.16 Dublin Sport Hotel, Kilternan, Co. Dublin 6 R.McDonald 54.49 Killiney Hill, Car Park, Co. Dublin B.Hollinshead 54.57 3 D,Niland 25.02 28/06/98 Claragh Mountain MC4 6.2km 7 10/03198 Irish Schools Champs, 2.30pm, St. 8 R.\Na1l 55.08 4 C.Francls 25.48 352m 2.30pm Millstreet, Co. Cork. 9 J.O'NeUI 56.02 5 R.Short 31.39 Columbas College, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin. 10 H.Whlte 57.02 6 S.O'Boyle 32.00 29/03198 Dart to the Head 10.0Ian 274m 7 C.Shart 33.10 For more information contact Douglas Barry 11 B.Foley Fisher 57.47 12,00 hrs Bray Promenade, Co. Wicklow. 12 N.FoleyRsher 57.58 8 S.Muckian39.29 (01-2868180). e-mail [email protected] visit the 13 C.Nuttoll 58.35 9 M.Qullian 55.03 19/04198 LugnaquillaICIILC1 10. 1Ian 71801 IMRA website. 14 D.Nugent 59.59 10 S.Sulllvan 55.09 Camara, Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow, 12.00 hrs 11 D.Carney 57.16 15 D.Healy 60,12 22/04198 Hell Fire Relay 3.4 km 85m II 62.12 12 G.Carney 59.02 NORTHERN TRELAND FELL 16 W.McCormack 7.30pm, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin 17 P.Conroy 62.30 13 C.Cashln 86.46 RUNNING ASSOCIATION 64.16 14 P.Mc Cormack 90.18 25/04198 Knockdhu International 7.6 km 448 18 ANI Suilleabhaln NIFRA 1998 List of Events I 19 AM.McKenna 67.43 S.Sherlack ,C.Staunton, C.Clynch, S.Stenson, m 1.00pm nr. Lame Co. Antrim 68.34 O-Dwyer /Byrne, lrenner / Bond, J.Mullen 20 F,Ryon 29/04/98 Goal Flash 4.5 ken 2oom7.30pm 21 M.Butler 69.54 dwc NIFRA are changing to a new Championship 22 J.O'hEofa 75.56 Lamb Doyle's Pub, Snndyford, Co. Dublin format with Elite athletes doing 4 out of 6. All 23 J.Russell 79,22 Red 4.450km 70m 14C 06/05/98 Hell rire Flicker LLl 3.4 km 85 III 1 R.Russeil 48.52 24 C.McASoy 79.32 7.30pm Hell Fire Woods, Rathfarnham. other athletes must do 6 out of9. Hill & Dale 80.24 2 J.Schannell 57.06 25 M.Keliett 13/05/98 Sugarloaf Rush LL2 3.7 Ian 213m League evening races start 19.30 hrs. 26 F.Whlte 86.29 3 D.Osborne 62.25 27 D.Horkln 89.28 4 ASOddller 74.04 7.30pm, fanner Calary Filling Station. J,Froncls ,E,Butler, M.Bohon, AB,Law, G. Power 5 D.Murphy 77.25 17/05198 Round Mountain LC2 8.0km 335m 15 March Slieve Gullion Start 13.00 3.5 mls, 6 M.Brett 95.54 dwc 12.00 Hrs Lumpers Pub, Off Dundalk/Newry Rd lOOOft. Grid Ref: 024 229. West Of Camlough 7 E.HIli 97,30 Wood. Killeavy, Near Newry 4.000km 70m 16C 8 A Clavin & M. Hayes 125.44 20/05/98 Howth LL3 4.8km 183m 7.30pm UghtGreen 21 March Rostrcvor - Newcastle Relay Start 1 M.O'Connell 45.59 P.Roycroft,I.Coughlan, J.Russei dwc OAA Club, Dungriffin Rd .• Howth, Co. Dublin 2 D.Lorge 51.32 24/05198 The Djoucc Rocket 8.9k.m 427m 12.00 20 Mis· 2 X Road 2 X Fell C.Young 52.11 (Thanks to Brendan O'Brien for analysing the data 3 12.00 Hrs Lake Car Park. Djoucc Woods. 1April Cavehill Start 7.30 3.5 Mis, 1200ft 4 AMcCormock 54.57 and graphing It. Unfortunately It didn't work out from a computer viewpoint. Maybe next time,) I assume Grid Ref: 330 792 North Car Park 5 C.Corey 56.34 24/05/98 Nagles Mount~ins MCI 11.3km that 'dwc' = Disqualified In German? -Ed. 9 April Hill & Dale: Moughanmorc 6 P.Fox 59.36 335m 2.30pmNear Kilavulleu, Co. Cork 7 D.Nagle 60.13 27/05/98 Three Rock Dash LLA 4.8k.rn 198m 16 April Hill & Dale: Casllewellan 8 J,Kuliman 62.51 30 April Hill & Dale: Slieve Muck McMenamin 64.48 RESULTS:Please submit results In as simple 7.30pmTicknock Car Park. Sandyford. 9 7 May Hill & Dale: Hen & Cock 10 F.O'NelII 67.38 a format as possible to reduce the 31105198 Carrauntoohill IC213.7 Ian 1126 & & 11 D.Corrie 69.45 amount of re-worklng for publication, 0112.00 hrs, Breanlee, Lough Acoose, Co. Kerry. 14 May Hill Dale Meelmore Meelbeg K.Doly 76.19 12 On disk or bye-mail isbest, If they have 03/06/98 Bray Head LL5 5.0Ian 274m 16 May Spclga Skyline Start 12.00(11.30 13 N.Strainoer 76.29 Ladies) 12 Mls 4500ft Spelga Dam Car Park, 14 N.lolor 76.37 been produced by computer. Please list 7.30pm Mourne Mountains 15 V.Murtogh 90.48 courses under one another rather than 07/06198 GIcndalough LC3 19.0km 854m 147.37 & 16 N. English side by side as the columns can get 11.30arn UpI' Lake Car Park, Co. Wicklow. 21 May, Hill Dale: White Plains AButier dnf 4 June Hill & Dale: Loughshaunagh CWalsh, B.O'Nelll, R.Armstrong, N.Phillips, jumbled up and confused totally, 07/06198 Doon MC2 8.0kl11335m 2.30pm 2 6 June Rostrevor 7 mls, 2500 ft B.McCormack , B.Green dwc Miles From Doon, Co Limerick & Isn't it alarming how people fail to fill in 10/06/98 Blue Light LL6 5.5Ian 326m 11 June Hill Dale: Rocky Orange 3.300 km 45 m 12C their control cards properly? Imagine 7.30pm Blue Light Pub. nr Sandyford. 18 June Hill & Dale: Binuian (to top ?) 1 C.McKenna 36.30 21 June P1agstaffTo Carlingford Start 12.00 2 R.Moynahan 38.17 caillng out the rescue services for" Chick 13/06198 Croagh PAtrick IC3/CCI 7.7k.m 3 J.loughran 41.37 & Guy", "Petra" or "Cloron"? The 762m 2.30pm Murrisk, Westport, Co. Mayo. 11 Mis 3000ft Grid Ref: 106 200 From Flagstaff Car Park, Ncar Newry 4 ABell 43.29 problem lies mostly with novices but for 14/06/98 Nephin Ce2 8.0km 6l0m 12.oohrs 5 ABurke 45.58 26 June Hill & Dale Drinahilly 6 A Joyce 65.15 safety they should give full details, nr Castlehill, SIan Crossmolina. Co. Mayo 7 D.Ryan 68.58 Including their mode of transport. 17/06198 Corrig LL7 5.6km 305m 7.30pm, 8 Ryan Family 73.08 The Irish Oricnteer 33 32 The Irish Orientee" n April ORIENTEERING FIXTURES· J998 4 LEINSTERCHAMPIONSHIPS, Trooperstown. Co. Wicklow. GEN. Pre-entry. GR T 1697. Entry form enclosed. January 10-13 JK'98. Dolgel/au. Wales. Entry form enclosed. 25 DONADEA, Clone. Co. Kildare. CNOC. start 11 - 1. GR N 84 33. 11-13 BAllYHOURA THREE-DAY: Dundrum. Co. Tipperary, Balyhea. Co. Cork & 25 WARRENSCOURT, Kilmurry, Co. Cork. BOC WL. start 10.30-2. GRW 380660. Galbally, Co. Tipperary. BOC. Entry form enclosed. 18 BELFASTCASTLE, LVO Sprlnt-O 2. GR J 33 79. February 19 GLENANAAR. Co. Cork. BVOC Ballyhoura League, GR R6513. 11-2. 1 KILCORNAN, Clarlnbrldge. Co. Galway. UCGO. CL6. GR M 415 200. 19 SCARTNAMUCK. Bandon, Co. Cork. LeeO. W475594. 11-1,30. 1 PINE FOREST,Rathfarnham. Co. Dublin. GEN. Inter-club challenge. GR 01322. 19 SAGGART. Co, Dublin. AJAX. 11-1. GRO 02 23. 1 FARRAN, Ovens, Co. Cork. BOC Wl. Start 10.30-2. GR W 480715. 25 SPRINGWELL. Co. Derry. NWOC. NI Series 3. GR C 76 25. 1 SHIPPooL, Co. Cork. CorkO. BML. Start 10.30-2. GR W57 54. 26 KNOCKACAREIGH, Co. Cork. CorkO score event. 11-1. GRW 360343. 7 CAIRN WOOD. Dundonald, Co. Down. LVO sprlnt-O. GR J 45 76. 26 ROCKMARSHALl. Dundalk. Co. Louth. FIN. Start 11 - 1. LL11. GR J 1208. 8 BOTTLEHILL, Co. Cork. CorkO BMl. Start 11 - 2. GR W 61 86. 26 BOF NATIONAL EVENT2, Bristolarea. 8 CURRAGH WOOD. Midleton, Co. Cork. BOC Wl. Start 10.30-2. GRW860768. 8 HELLFIREWOOD. Kilakee. Co. Dublin. SET.start 11 - 1. GR 01222. May 14 IRISH STUDENTCHAMPIONSHIPS, Glengarra,Co. Tipperary. UCCO. GR R 92 20. 2-3 IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. Slieve Gullion and Markethill. Co. Armagh. LVO. 14 NI SCORE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Downhill, Co. Derry. NWOC. GR C 75 60. 3-4 BRITISHCHAMPIONSHIPS. Aldershot. 15 GLENGARRA, Cahlr. Co. Tipperary. CorkO ML4. Start 10.30-2, GR R 92 20. 10 BANNA STRAND. Co. Kerry. KO ML7. GRQ 7523.11-2. 15 THREEROCKWOOD. Dundrum. Co. Dublin. DUO. Start 11 -1. LL7. 0 17 23. 10 GlENDALOUGH. Co. Wlcklow. 3ROC. Start 11 - 1. Lelnster final, GRT 1196. 21 CONNACHT CHAMPIONSHIPS, Golden Grove. nr. Roscrea. Co. Tipperary. 16 CASTlEWELLAN. Co. Down. LVO Sprlnt-O 3. GR J 32 37. 22 INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Knockbarron. Klnnltty. Co. Offaly. 16-17 LOWE ALPINE MOUNTAIN MARATHON, (Wlcklow?). 22 BALlYCONNERY. Co. Waterford. WATO Introductory event. 17 GlENCREE. Co. Wick low. GEN. Start 12.00 Mass start score event. GR 01914. 22 DROMDEERWOOD. C. Cork. BOC BL. Start 10.30-2. GR R6350SO. 22-25 WORLD CUP, Killarney. Co. Kerry. National teams only. 22-24 SHAMROCK O-RINGEN. Killarney. Co. Kerry. March 30 BURREN. Co. Fermanagh. FermO. NI Series 5. GR H 09 37. 1 CRONYBYRNE. Laragh, Co. Wlcklow. AJAX. start 11.-1. LL8. GRT 1992. 28-31 WORLDCUPRACES, Lake DistrIct., Incl. BOFNATIONAL EVENT3. HIgh Dam 1 ROSTElLAN. Whltegate. Co. Cork. Lee 0 event. GRW875665. 1 BOF NATIONALEVENTI/Concorde Chase, Star Posts, BerkshIre. Cork Business Houses League: BOC. Thursday evenings. 1 KNOCKREER, Killarney. Co. Kerry. KO. SL3. GRV958907. April 2 Currablnny, start 5-6.15 pm 1 MY ROSS WOOD, Leap. Co. Cork. BOC. WL7. GRW200368. 9 Farran Wood. start 5 - 8 pm. 7 SlIEVE MARTIN. Rostrevor. Co. Down. LVO. NI Series 1. GR J 1918. 16 Currablnny. start 5-8 prn. 8 CURRAGH EAST. Co. Kildare. CNOC. Start 11 - 1. LL9. GR N 7812. 23 Curragh Wood. Mldleton.start 5-8 pm. 8 GLENANAAR, Shanballymore. Co. Cork. BOC ML5. GR R 6513. 11-2. 30 Knockaroura. Mourneabbey. start 5-8 pm. 14 RUPPULAGH. Kilfinnane. Co. Umerick. BOCWL8. GR R703202. 11-2. May 7 Garrycloyne. Waterloo. start 5-8 pm. 14 THOMASTOWN. Kilfinnane. Co. Umerick. BOC Nlght-O. GR R682205. 7-8.30 pm. 14 Bott1ehlll. start 5-8 pm. 15 DJOUCE WOODS, Ennlskerry. Co. Wicklow. SET.Start 11 - 1. GR 02012. 21 Lyradane. Grenagh. start 5-8 pm. 15 DROMDEER. Doneraile. Co. Cork. BOCWL9. GR R635030. 11-1. 28 Warrenscourt Wood. Kilmurry. start 5-8 pm. 15 MAHON FALLS.Co. Waterford. WatO. S323070. 21 CASTlE ARCHDALE. Co. Fermanagh. NI Series 2. FermO. GR H 1758. A Cork 0 Inter-Firm League starts on June 2nd on Tuesday evenings. Details In next 22 BAlLYNOE. Midleton. Co. Cork. CorkOscore event. W955850. TIO. 22 CARLINGFORD. Co. Louth. 3ROC. Start 11 - 1. LL10. GR J 18 11. 22 KNOCKAROURA, Mourneabbey. Co. Cork. BOCWL10. GRW565951. 11-1. For up to date fixtures information check with the organisers, the lOA Inf-O- 22 MOUNTLEADER. Millstreet. Co. Cork. BOC. Cork Champs. 10.30-1.30. GR line (01-4569099) orthe NIOA «0044)-01399-873281) W265896. In many cases the Information given here includes a contact phone number • star 22 MUCKROSS. Killarney. Co. Kerry. KO SL4. GR V970863. 11-1. times and an Ordnance Survey grid reference. lOA fixtures are only listed If the even' 29 COUMSHINGAUN. C. Waterford. WatO. GR S314104. 11-1. is registered with lOA. Start times are generally 11.00 to 1.00 pm unless otherwise 29 MOTE PARK. Roscommon. FWAR score event. 11-1. GR M 91 61. stated. 29 SUGARLOAF. Kilmacanogue. Co. Wicklow. UCDO event. GR 0 2413.11-1.

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