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No. 70 September - October 1994 IR£I.00

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THE IRISH ORIENTEERUSEFUL ADDRESS LIST AJAX ORIENTEERS Tara Horan 17 Mount Pleasant Place, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Tile Iris" Orienteer is available The Irish Orienteer ATHLONE RTC ORIENTEERS Barbara Hu~ter, P.E. Dept., ATC, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. through all Irish orienteering clubs. All material concerning orieateer- Westmeath No. 70 September - October 1994 ISSN 0790-1194 BLACKWATERVALLEYOC Ellen Feehan, Scarteen Lower, Newmarket, Co. Cork. iog will be gratefully received by CORK ORIENTEERS Jim 0 Donovan, Castletreasure, Carr s Hill, Douglas, Cork. (021- the Editor, Jobo McCullough, 9 361544) . Arrao Road, Drumcondra, Dublin To touch on a subject which has been mentioned here before, the CURRAGH-NAASORIENTEERS Eileen Loughman, 169 Monread Heights, Naas, Co. Kildare (045- 9. development of orienteering is something which cannot be done by 79780) the International Orienteering Federation, or the 45 National O-As- DUBLIN UNIVERSITY 0 Mary Birken, Box 67, Regent House, TCD, Dublin 2. Subscriptions: still only £6.50 per sociations around the world. It can only be done effectively by you. EASTERN COMMAND OC John de Lacy, 9 Heather Grove, Marlay Wood, Dublin 16. annum (six issues). You are the orienteers. The aims of the IOF include finding ways to FERMANAGH ORIENTEERS Gerry Kingston, Cranagh ,Croaghrim, Florencecourt, Co. make event organisation less complex and costly: orienteers want to Fermanagh BT921 BJ. Next TlO Deadline is FINGALORIENTEERS run, not to organise. It's difficult not to fail in some respect: Frank Flood, 1 Brookdale Green, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin October 20th (01-8408362) orienteers have been described as the train spoUers of sport, so FORMERUCCO Tony Joyce, Lindisfame, Bishopstown, Cork (021-541246). obsessed with the minute details of symbols, control descrip- Cover: Sbamrock O·Ringen Elite GALWAY RTC ORIENTEERS Deirdre Ayan, P .E. Dept, RTC, Dublin Road, Galway (091- tion symbols and so on, that they lose sight of the objective; the 753829) winnersColmO'HaUoran anf'Yveue reason we are drawn to orienteering is because il is an enjoyable, GARDAORIENTEERS Con Lynch, Garda College, Templemore, Co. Tipperary Hague withevent co-crdi nator, Ber- GREAT EASTERN NAVIGATORS Nora Lalor, 6 ~nocksinna Grove, Foxrock, Dublin 18 (01-2893497) nard Creedon. (JMcC) satisfying activity. It's a sport. KERRY ORIENTEERS Rory Costello, 14 Manor Court, Manor Village, Tralee, Co. Kerry. What would your life be like without orienteering? Think of all (066-25532) CONTENTS the free time you'd have, all the money you'd save, all the interesting LAGAN VALLEY ORIENTEERS Alen Gartside, 22 Ormiston Drive, Belfast, BH 3JS (08-0232- News pages 4 things you could do. On the other hand, what about aLI the unusual 655065). Shamrock94 10 places you visitorienteering, the friends you make, the satisfaction LEE ORIENTEERS Clare Nuttall, 4 Upr. Panorama Tce., Sunday s Well, Cork (021- Irish Two-Day 94 14 300373) 20 Years a-growl ng 26 you get from fresh air, exercise and the unique challenge of orien- LEINSTER SCHOOLS OA Alan Cox, SI. Andrew s College, Booterstown, Co. Dublin. Shamrockrnap 22 teering?It'smore than a sport: as theT-shirts say, it's a way of Living. PHOENIX NAVIGATORS Noel Donagh, Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Junior News 24 Every hill you see becomes a collection of COil lours and rocks, every NORTH WEST OC Maureen Loughery, 39 Moyola Ave., Castle Dawson BT45 8BA, JuniorWorld Champs 25 forest is classed as white or green, land-forms become control sites. Co. Derry (08-0648-68602). Regional News 27 And who'd have it any other way? But there must be lots of prople SET ANTA ORIENTEERS Jocelyn Cathalin, 36 Taney Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 (01- German 5-0ay 30 out there who are orienteers but who don't realise it, who have a 2985799) Improveyourorientooring 31 SOUTHERN ORIENTEERS Kevin 0 Dwyer, 2 Wellington Villas, Military Hill, Cork (021. Results 33 vocation but have never had the opportunity to find out. It's our re- 506740) Fixtures 42 sponsibility as the present generation of orienteers to pass on the THOMOND ORIENTEERS Alan Shaw, Innismore, 40 College Park, Corbally, Limerick (061. torch to the next generation. We have to give other people the 343959) Join the team! There's no opportunity to discover orienteering for themselves. Maybe they THREE ROCK OC Vera Murtagh, 19 The Cloisters, Terenure, Dublin 6w (01· pay, the hours are awful but won't take the opportunity, but we have to make sure the chance is 908237). you too can write ror Tile there. UCC ORIENTEERS Niamh 0 Donovan, PE OHice, UCC, College Road, Cork. lrisl: Orienteer .•• UCD ORIENTEERS Paul van Kampen, Box55, Library Building .. Belfield, Dublin 4. Results and articles can now be We've had a good summer's orienteering: the Irish Two-Day, the UCG ORIENTEERS Alan Brett, c/o Porter s Desk, Concourse, University College, accepted on 3-112 inch floppy Shamrock O-Ringen, the Veteran World Cup. There's an unprece- Galway. disks from PC's and Mac's. dented level of interest among the Senior squad in the World Cup WATERFORD ORIENTEERS Veronica Purcell, Lodge s Lane, Newtown Hill, Tram ore, Co. Wa- terford. Prlntod by DellfOn Print. Dundrurn. Dublin events. and the World Championships in are just around IRISH O-ASSOCIATION Finola 0 Donoghue, House of Sport, Longmile Road, Dublin 12. 14 (01·2088944). the comer. AU these things give us the opportunity to promote (01·456909924·hours) orienteering, each in our own small way. The World Champion- I thought the increase from IRISH O-STUDENTS ASSOC. Deirdre Ryan, St. Mary's, Ballinfoyle, Galway. ships are the tipofthetceberg, buuhcy are coming to Britain in 1999 NORTHERN IRELAND OA Kathryn Millinson, 311 Ballynahinch Road, Hillsborough, Co. £ I0 to £20 might 50 we can usc the even t as a goal both for the team and for promotin g Down BT 26 6BT. encourage more of you to the sport as a whole. It's several years now since the lOA stood back BRITISH O-FEDERATION Aiversdale, Dale Aoad North, Darley Dale, Matlock, Derbyshire send in photos for the and looked at where it's going: perhaps we should now be focusing DE4 2HX (0044-629· 734042, FAX 0044·629-733769r cover, but it hasn't. So INTERNA nONAL O·FEDERA no N...ennart Levin, Box 76, S-191 21 Sollentuna, (00.46.8- on what we want orienteering to be in the next century. The from the next issue, it'll be 353455, FAX 00-46·8357168) development of moun lain bike orienteering is taking off, trail £10 again, unless you can TIGLIN ADVENTURE CENTRE Deputy Director: Maeve McPherson. Tiglin, Ashford, Co. Wicklow orienteering for the wheelchair bound and short distance orientcer- (0404-40169). persuade me I'm wrong. ing are developing disciplines. Let's go for it. OK? 2 111(:Irish Orienlcer The Irish Orienleer 3 FERMANAGHDOMINATE VWC (1968, 70 and 72) and was one of the plan- The French O-Federation will ron me first admitted as an Associate member, bringing the Maxwell Reed and Teresa Finlay were the ners at this year's Veteran World Cupin Scotland. international eventin Mountain BikeOrienteer- numberoflOFmembers t045. There are now four only two Irish orienteers to qualify for the A finals Her other talents include the ability to speak ing at Frejus on the French Riviera in November, associate members: Brazil, Cuba, Macedonia and at the Veteran World Cup in Scotland at the Swedish, French. German, Russian, Arabic and with Indi vidual and Relay events run under rules Malaysia. beginning of August The Fermanagh pair were English, although her Arabic is a bit rusty. With similar to Ski-O events. is be- her husband, Robin, she is well known in orien- coming one of me fastest growing sports world- among the disappointingly small Irish contingent Future international events to note are 1995 teering mapping circles as a director of Harvey wide and will feature in the 1996 Olympics. In to travel to the event, the world's most prestigious World Championships in Germany on August 12- Map Services Ltd. Sweden MBO is laking off too. with a five race event for the over 35' s. 20, 1996 10F Congress in Israel. 1996 Junior series on weekday evenings in Ostergotland this Over 3000 runners took part, including 600 Unfortunately a persistent back problem has woe in Ski-O in Slovakia, 1997 woe at Grim- summer. from , but the Scandinavians totally domi- restricted her activity in recent years. stad in southern Norway on August 9-16, 1998 nated the results, particularly the Finns. Only The French O-Federation wants to establish World Junior Championships in France, 1998 about 18Irish orienteers took part, a pity when you the fact that MDO is a valid form of orienteering. World Ski-O Champs in Austria, 1999 WOC in consider that the event will probably never be as NEW woe RULES like Ski-O or lest it get taken over Britain. Australia and will be bidding for near again. The terrain was reportedly superb and A revision of the rules for the World Champi- by the cycling fraternity and turned into aform of the 2001 World Championships. the organisation low ley but efficient. If you want onships at the 10F Congress inB ulgaria looks like the sport which bears little resemblance to orien- to sample the terrain, go to Strathspey 95, the next bad news for Ireland. The major change is the teering as we know it. has come to Scotland. On Septem- Scottish Six Day. Meanwhile, for all you Vets, the reintroduction of the qualification race for the In Spain it is gaining popularity and is used as ber 3/4 the first Rogaine was held in Galloway. A next VWC is in St. Petersburg. Classic event and the dropping of the B and C training by ski oricnteers who don' Lhave snow to rogaine is along time scorcevcnt in the mountains finals in the Short Distance races. train on. A full report will be in TIO n. for pairs or teams. The Galloway event was a 24- The allowed number of runners from each The O-Federation of Kazakhstan has been hour score event from noon to noon. country to run in the qualification races is 4 in both admiucd as a full member of lOP and the Moun- Typically there's a central start and finish area BRITAIN GETS woe 99 the Classic and Short distances; the total number LainClimbing Association of Macedonia has been with camping facilities and food available so that Great Britain will run the 1999 World Orien- of runners in the Classic and Short finals will be teering Championships, following a successful 60; participation in the finals will depend solely on campaign culminating in the decision at the lOP performance in the qualification races, i.e. there FOR THE BEST IN OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPING LOOK OUT FOR THE Congress in Bulgariain June. Theothercontender, will be no guarantee of participation (at present Finland, withdrew its application and is now inter- each country has been entitled to two men and two ult,a/po,t ested in running the 2001 woe. Britain last hosted women in the Classic final). The woe "week" the event in 1976 in Scotland and Scotland must shall not exceed 7 days; the relay winning times VANS AND AGENTS AT AN EVENT NEAR YOU THIS (& EVERY!) WEEKEND once again be a candidate for the event, although bave been reduced and legs of different lengths STUDDED SHOES • CLOTHING , EOUIPMENT Wales and the Lake District are obvious choices can be included. SILVA CHAMPION £32.99 SILVA 7NL £ 8.85 NYLON O-SUITS £16.50 SJ LASER £32.99 SILVA 3NL £10.99 SILVA O-SUITS £ 9.95 too. The team size has been increased to 7 men and V-J CONTROL £39.99 SILVA 2NL £14.99 LYCRA TIGHTS £11.95 7 women, to enable specialists in both Classic and V-J FALCON £49.99 SILVA 5NL £27.50 BRA~,eLE BASIlERS £ 5.95 The group involved in vetting areas for woe V-J INTEGRATOR £51.99 SILVA NOR 222.99 PULL-ON £ 7.95 99 includes Ian McMillan. Peter Palmer, Jonathan Short races to be included in the team. ETA /TRAIL £49.99 SILVA 6RC, £38.99 SILVA GAITERS 210.95 ETA CHALLENGER £54.99 SILVA 5Rc. £36.99 V-J GAITERS £12.96 Musgrave and Irish team member Julie Cleary. The rules of all the World Championships and PB PEAKS £44.99 MOSCOW 5C £20.95 LIFAWEAR £17.99 World Cup events have been harmonised and will PB RACER/TRAINER £52.99 MOSCOW 5Tc £22.95 TRACKSTERS £9.95/£17.99 REEBOK FELLRACER 249.99 MOSCOW 2Tc £29.95 POLAR ~IR MON t TOR £79.99 be published in a single booklet * Sizes 5* & below are approx. 15X cheaper. CASIO 30M WATCH £31.95 SUE HARVEY NEW IOF « Superfast needle • Incl~des -case. SILVA ItEADLAMP £18.99 PRESIDENT IF YOU WANT THE BEST, IT'S AT ULTRASAPORT A further boost for British orienteering Was For comprehenslve catalogue and price list please send S.A.£. to the appointment of Sue Harvey as the new 10F ODDS and ENDS and ODDS •.• President, taking over from 's Heinz Current World Cup leader Jana Cieslarova · ull,a/po.t BRITAIN'S LEADING SUPPLIER Tschudin, Sue is the first woman to hold the post from the Czech Republic has been sidelined for the ~ OF ORIENTEERING KIT and has been involved in the 10F for many years, next year or so after running over a 4 metre cliff in ~E ORIENTEERS' SHOP, 4 ST MARY'S STREET, NEWPORT, SHROPSHIRE, TF10 7AB including spells as Secretary General, on the Press the Czech Long-O Championships at the begin- Phone: 0952 813918 Fax: 0952 825320 Commission and as editoroflOF Report. She rep- ning of May, breaking her leg in four places. resented Britain at three World Championships

4 The Irish OrienJeer VIe Irish Orienleer 5 teams can get some sleep and sustenance at some long distance footpath (called the GR5 in France). "Handrail Press" are compiling a history of orien- stage. The sport is well established in Australia See you at the Christmas score event, Sean! COMPUTER WORKSHOP teering in Britain and Ireland which they bope to and in North America and sborter courses are publish next year. They are looking for details of The long awaited Computers in Orienteering sometimes run too: 6 or 12 bours. Some years ago workshop organised by Peter O'Neill and Arthur The lOA Course Planning competition has the history of orienteering in Ireland and will be it was suggested that the Setanta Mountain Mara- Green will take place in Dublin at UCD, Belfield gone into suspended animation since only two contacting clubs looking for information about thon would be a good vehicle for the first Irish on Saturday September 17th. If you are inter- entries were received. Perhaps another attempt when the-club was founded and significant events Rogaine, but no one took up the idea. Any takers ested in seeing OCAD at work, seeing what's on will be made on it after the course to be run in (orienteering and otherwise) in its development. now? the O-NET, using CON DES or Clue Sheet for Leinster later in the year. Thanks to the two en- Anything about the early days of orienteering is of doing control descriptions, programs forevenl ad- trants: you know who you are! particular interest (say before 1976?). Precise dates Congratulations to DeirdrenfChallanrun and and verifiable information are the most useful, but ministration, printing courses, or results process- Jon Nash who were married in Guglin Barra a corroboration of other peoples' recollection would ing, come along. There'll be details of what the couple of days after the Shamrock O-Ringen; to VIDDETAILS doubtless be useful too. 10FHigh Tecb Committee is doing, areporton the Regnly electronic punching system and more ... William and Beatrice McAuliffe on the birth of a The Veteran Home International event this If you have any historical material which son, and to John Creagh on his recent marriage to year will be combined with BOFNational Event7 mighthelp them they would be very grateful for an Don't leave it to others: if you don't take an Ludmilla. in south Wales on October 8/9. The area to be used opportunity to study it. You can contact them at: interest it willjustmean thatthesekind of sessions is Ogof Ffynon Ddu (known colloquially as Handrail Press, 39 Knox Road, Lisburn BT28 won't be organised at all in future. Thought for the Day: "Every orienteering leg "OFD"). Entry to both days is open to all, so you 3NP. Please let Arthur Green know if you are going to is the same. All you need to do is continually (1) can go and support the Irish team. Start times on attend (home 01-8386093), e-mail: Arthur @ Look at your map; (2) Look at your compass; (3) Saturday for non VHlrunners are 11.00 102.30 pm cclana.ucd.ic All welcome. Look all around. andon Sunday there'll be chasing starts from 9.00 or 9.30. VHI runners will have a relay on Sunday. If you've made a mistake it's because you have forgotten to do one of the above". Enter to Welsh Weekend 94, 20Clos Tymawr, Penllergaer, Swansea SA41DA, Wales. Enclose 2 (Anders-Erik Olsen) • 9x6 SAE' s. Entry fees are STG£11.50 for seniors and STG£5.50 for juniors for the weekend. The Volume 10 of The Scientific Journal of terrain is undulating open moorland with a wealth ~ tf#.w~[~~[n@m~on~ ~wll~tIDLffi(O)[ID Orienteering will this year be published as one of rock and contour features. ~ PO Box 14 Kelso Roxburghshire Scotland TD5 7TX volume rather than two, the Journal's Editor, Dr. Roland Seiler, has announced. A double number II The Robert Saunders Jetpacker tents, will be published in the autumn to report on the 5th IRELAND WINS CELTIC CUP the deliniUvelightweightbackpacking tents, originallydesigned for Ihe Saunders Lakeland Mountain International Scientific Symposium on Orienteer- At the Slieve Martin/Carlingford two-day in Maralhon. and now established as classic equipment lor and lellsports A green sloping ridge tenI with separate nylon inner and sewn-In groundsheet. weighing only 1.350g. ing, to be held in Magglingen in Switzerland im- June an Ireland v Wales challenge matcb took £172.00 Or lor serious compelition use Saunders recommend the Jetpacker LE. a lull size mediately after the World University Champion- place for the newly produced Celtic Cup. Ireland Jetpacker but stripped down to 1.275g. £179.50. DeliveryIree in Irish Republic. ships in September. The theme of the symposium had a 24 point lead at the half-way stage after Borderland NalligaloOllalso orrers a range or even lower priced Jelpackers These are normal Jelpackers In every way is "The competitive profile of orienteering. Psy- SIieve Martin (139 to 115) and managed to extend (and mede by Sounders 10seft at (ull price) bul in a less popular colour The choice Is yours I Plum-coloured Jelpackers £164.00 and LEs £160.00 chological, Physiological, Technical and Health it further at Carlingford, taking the trophy by 286 -Slandard dimensions (or allihese Jelpacker models: Aspects". to 214 points. The team composition was deter- .Inner tent 204cm long 127 wide 89 hioh at (ronl 81 wide 51 high al rear ·Overall lenglh 320cm Overall widlh f63cm Overall heighl 102 cm Incidentally, theIOFHigh Tech group will not mined by the classes of the Welsh team members Order lorm (Iellers, and phone calls 10 0044 573 226696, also weloome) Name __ now be coming to meet in Ireland in November, so who travelled: they were matched against corre- stop holding your breath. Instead you can come to sponding Irish orienteers from the list of entries. Address, _ the Computers inOrienteering workshop at UCD Plans are already underway in Wales for a on September 17th. return match next year, probably on the first week- end in June, so keep the date in mind. Price of chosen tent: £154.00 £160,00 £172,00 £179.50 Signature _

Veteran Irish orientcer Sean Rothery is at present Cheque enclosed or Visal Access! Maslercard number Expiry dale,~-=""",,,,, engaged in a walk: across Europe, from the North THESTORYOFOKrnNTEERmG Note: to keep our bank happy all card vouchers will be al our OR prices whiCh are uK£148 1£154 1£165 /£172.50 Sea to the Mediterranean. Sean is 20 Dudley and Andrea Giles, also known as miles per day on the 2,500 kmjourney along the E2 6 The Irish Orienleer v'e Irish Orienteer 7 National Adventure Mara- Mountain Running Fixtures thon 1994 CompassSport magazine. September WANTED 3 Moumes Mountian Trial For some reason the end of Brendan 3-5 World Mountain Running Trophy, O'Brien's report on the National Adventure Full colour orienteering People to take the free lOA ori- Berchtesgaden, Germany. Marathon in Killarney got lost in TIO 69. Annual subscription IlUl7.50 (club 17-18 Andersons Moumes enteering poster and put it up Sorry about that the wonders of desktop members 1Rt16j two-year subscription October in schools, sports centres, publishing. Here he takes up the story on the 1R04/31) 2 Commedagh - Denard Horseshoe \11 gymnasia, dentists' waiting final morning ... 3100) Tullybrannigan, Newcastle (GR rooms, physiotherapy clinics, Orienteering news and articles from 365314), 12.0 hrs, STAGE 9; Sunday morning, and a dramatic Britain and around the world. 9 Flagstaff to Carlingford (1113000) GR outdoor centres, scout huts, change in the weather. Pouring rain, cold and very 106200 anywhere it might do some low visibility was the welcome upon venturing Coming soon: Reports on the Veteran December outside. And naturally this stage took place out- World Cup in Scotland, plan your 26 DarfTurkey Trot (5.5/1500) from Trassy good. summer ortenteerlng: World Cup race side. Very simple instructions were all that were Track, Mourne Mts, (GR 311313) needed here - Run up to the top of Mangerton reports. Mountain -. This proved much easier said than Details ofNTFRA eraccs from Brian Ervine, 38 This means YOU! done. The conditions were such that instead of Send payment to.'Ibe Irish Ortenteer, Kennedy Drive, Lisbum, Co. Antrim BT27 4HZ running up apath, it was in facta matter ofrunning (OS-OR46-66S476. after pm) and IMRA from Available from lOA. 9 Arran Road, Drumcondra, 8 up the stream. Driving rain and inherent tiredness Douglas Barry (01-286SISO). No quibble guarantee. made this stage a real slog and there was many a Dublin 9. sigh of relief upon reaching the end still in one .. piece. IOF PUBLICATIONS STAGE 10; The final one! This began in the car park overlooking Tore Waterfall, and consisted of ®[ffiO[E~1J[E[E[ffiS)g Orienteering World. the magtazine of the a long exercise through the woods International Orienteering Federation. Six BRING YOUR CLUB AWA Y above Muckross . The event required teams to issues per year. in English. Read about locate a number of clues which gave the location * BEGINNERS TRAINING * YOUTH TRAINING * SOCIAL WEEKENDS developments as they happen; international of a checkpoint to be visited. Once there, the fixtures details. reports from around the location of another set of clues was given, which world. when found and all put together gave the location of the next checkpoint. and so on. The length of this stage was hard to pin down, however the Annual subscription IR£13. fastest completion time was 2 hrs 45 mins and ranging to 3 hIS 10 mins, Finally the end. The Scientific Journal of Orienteering publishes the results of research into • Accommodation for 4S • Comfortable Lounge. TU/ Uideo This was a truly great event, extremely orienteering physiology, psychology and • Drying Room • Full Catering • Classroom / Lecture Facilities well planned and organized. and executed to a several other -ologies. All for IR£7'.50 a • Complete Range of Aduenture Sports - Canoeing, Hillwalklng, Abseiling very high standard each day and night. It was a year! Peanuts! • On-site facilities for ArChery, Tennis, Uolleyball, Basketball, Crazy Golf credit to the organizers - Well done. • Right in the centre of tne town r would like 'to say that I personally thoroughly EHTREMELY REASONABLE RRTES FOR YOUR GROUP enjoyed the event, and had some great fun. I'd Both available from The Irish Orienteer, definitely recommend it - See you all next year. posted direct to your door! EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE, BALTINGLRSS, CO. WICKLOW 8588-81882 / 81747

8 The Irish Orienreer The Irish Orienleer 9 All the were clearly produced M17 Course 5 (5.7, 7.0, 6.7 km) 1994 Shamrock O-R;ngen 1 Cian Chandler GorkO 215.08 (OCAD again) and at the prizegiving Mary Cur- 2 Jonathan Mackey 3ROC 234.59 ran, Cork Orienteers Chairperson, specifically 3 Alastair Nicoll NATO 23527 thanked all the local landowners for their permis- M40 Course 5 (5.7,7.0,6.7 km) sion to use the terrain: without their help the 1 Sean McSweeney BVOC 190.00 Shamrock might instead be a Shambles. 2 Pat Healy CNOC 195.23 Sssshhh ... it's the You Know What. 3 Paddy 0 Brien AJAX 203.59 M21S Course 6 (5.5,6.2,6.5 km) Yet again the orienteers of Cork have 1 Andrew 0 Mullane GEN 225.06 provided competitors from many countries with a 229.46 Cork Orienteers and Blackwater Valley Ori- land. Friday evening's race was at Carrigalougha, 2 Andrew Leaney SLOW memorable weekend's orienteering. Next year's 3 Bjom Svensson LOK 241.19 ent.eers welcomed over two hundred orien- near Ballingeary and bordering Foilanummera event will revert to the last weekend in June M45 Course 6 (5.5, 6.2, 6.5 km) leers from England, Scotland, Wales, France, where the corresponding event was run last year. (cheaper ferries and more accommodation) and 1 Ivor Noot EPOC 216.15 Sweden, Norway, Australia, New Zealand Runners waiting to startcoold see competitors half will again be in the BallingearylIncbigeelalLoo 2 Colin Henderson LVO 229.52 way round their courses entering a complex area of 3 Billy0 Neill CNOC 243.47 and Switzerland to the unique terrain of West Bridge area. Cork and Kerry. steep spurs and re-entrants, stopping and looking W21L Course 8 (42, 5.0, 5.0 km) around in confusion. In reality it wasn't as com- 1 Sarah Noot EPOC 202.44 Once again this year they provided the For the discerning Irish orienteers who 2 Kathy Tilbrook FVO 20921 plex as it looked, and planner Mary Curran made prom ised three days of great orienteering, friendl y took part, let's keep it our special secret. For the 3 Kay Seward SBOC 211.Q1 and flexible organisation and the enjoyment for good use of the small area for the first day's short rest of you. stay at home and read the papers ill the W35 Course 8 (42, 5.0,5.0 km) courses. A warm evening, a good map and a course which the Shamrock isjustly famous,In acontinu- back garden. 1 Jackie Hallett BOK 202.13 ation of the tradition going back to the beginning to ron: what more could you ask? 2 Mary Healy GEN 202.24 3 BridgetWilliamson SBOC 201.52 of the event (now in its sixth year), a number of JMcC. Day 2 at Carrigawaddra, again beside MSO Course 9 (4.2, 5.0, 5.6 km) lucky Irisb orienteers also entered (but fewer than 1 Alan Gartside LVO 202.41 one of last year's area near Loo Bridge, was de- two hundred). Sham~ock O-Rlngen 1994 Results 2 Peter Hubberstey NOC 216.09 scribed in the event programme as "undermap- 3 Alan Shaw ThO 237.Q1 Colm & Yvette take top honours ped", which I gather was an understatement. Very Class MSS Course 10 (4.0, 4.3, 4.3 km) M21E Course 1 (6.4,9.5,9.6 km) 158.Q1 Colm O'Halloran and Yvette Hague warm, with tussocky open and longish grass, fit- 1 Maxwell Reed FennO ness was at a premium as the navigation was 1 Colm 0 Halloran Lee 0 22221 2 TenyHa~r Dee 160.43 won the two Elite classes, Yvette was uncatchable 230.57 straightforward. As the forest was only a step 2 Simon Boume MDOC 3 John Evans Dee 184.27 with a margin of37 minutes over her sister Sarah, 3 lain Rochford AJAX 235.05 ahead of the chainsaw, all courses were on the pen W40 Course 10 (4.0, 4.3, 4.3 km) with Irish Champion Una Creagh, a clubmate of 4 RobLee INT 235.21 1 Jane Watt GEN 190.31 mountain except for a wooded section just before Sarah's in Liverpool, filling the third spot. Yvette 5 Graham Patten AJAX 235.32 2 Helen Gardner EBOR 205.50 the finish. Luckily last year's midges and dense (Bronze medallist atlast year's World Champion- 3 Teresa Finlay FennO 211.45 ships in the USA) extended her lead daily, with 9 mist were absent, making the day more pleasant W21E Course 2 (5.7, 7.0, 6.7 km) MOO Course 11 (3.9,4.1,3.7km) and the navigation easier. 1 Yvette Hague WAROC 156.01 186.26 minutes on day 1 and 8 minutes on day 2 before i John Spence TYOC 2 Sarah-Jane Hague MEROC 193.27 2 Peter Seward SBOC 197.18 blasting the field apart with a 14 minute margin on 3 Una Creagh 3ROC 200.38 The familiar cbasing start again fea- 3 Aidan Murray NGOC 218.58 day 3. Colm extended his 2 minute lead on day 1 4 Eadaoin Morrish Lee 0 213.53 tured on the last day, with most course leaders W21S Course 11 (3.9,4.1,3.7 km) with a further 6 minutes on day 2, but was living 5 Marie Morion CSLG 21926 1 Rosslyn Gash AUOC 201.10 starting at 09.30 (your actual start time was deter- dangerously in the chasing start on the last day, 2 Margaret Reynolds SBOC 208.00 only managing 9th place on the day, 8112 minutes mined by how far behind the leader you were after M19 Course 4 (6.0, 7.7, 8.0 km) 3 Carmel ni Dheasuna FUCCO 210.56 two days). Early morning rain and mist cleared to 1 Caleb Gould DEVON 225.34 down on the day's winner Clive Hallett, but still W45 Course 11 (3.9,4.1,3.7km) give a cool day with good visibility, perfect for 2 ConorCreedon COr1

14 The frish Orienteer DIe irish Orienteer 15 second and Eileen Loughman (GEN) third. AJAX day. won the mens relay (Dcclan O'Callaghan, Eoin At this stage the Leinster, Munster, Ulster, TWENTY YEARS A-GROWING Rothery. William McAuliffe) following the dis- Connacbtcycle was established so on April 16/17 quaJi fieatian of the Curragh team for mispunching 1983 theChampsmoved toBallybourigan Wood, and Munster Orienteers (Clare Nuttall, Fiona on Keeper Hill, in Co. Tipperary. The event was Some recent research Into Irish orien- Sou them Orienteers runner Pat N ash when it was McGoldrick and Marie Collison) won the ladies. run jointly by Tipperary and Thomond Orientcers realised thathe had run there previously, when the teering history unearthed some Informa- The Junior Cbamps were to be run near Fenney, with Newport, Co. Tipperary as event centre. area had been used for the All-Army Champion- tion about Irish Championships through Co. Cork on 6thf7th October, subsequently changed 1ustin May and Maura Thornhill sbared the honours ships, and the title was subsequently awarded to the years. Uyou can fill In any of the gaps, to October 27128th. Unfortunately I can find no with Curragh and Setanta taking the relays. Niall Rice (SET). DUO ran the Senior Relay please do. record of the results. Cbampionships at Hollywood Glen, Co. Wicklow What, no trees? In The Beginning on November 27th. Curragh won the mens relay Into the Eighties A party of Norwegian orienteers had visited According to old results and documents the (Wally Young, Gerry Byrne, Pat Healy) while In 1980 the rotation of the Irish Champion- Ireland and had done some mapping at Killary in earliest Irish Championsbips I could trace was in GEN (Winifred Delaney, Diana Large, Eileen ships through the four provinces had not yet been Co. Galway. The map was produced for the J 984 1975 when the Individual event was run at Troop- Loughman) won the womens. TheJunior Individ- established: the Juniors took place at Clandeboye, Irish Champs on April 7/8 and again provided a erstown, Co. W icldow on May lOth and the Relay ual and Relay Champs were beld atDonard Poresi, Co. Down, run by LVO on November 15-16 and goodchaUenge witb its courses on open mountain. at Kilrnurry, Co. Wicldowon May l l th (an event Newcastle, Co. Down on November 19120th. In the Seniors were to be run at Rockmarshall, near Witbout photograrnmetry the Killary map, and upon which I as a beginner stumbled by accident). the Junior event AOK's Kenny Warren won the Dundalk. two weeks later, with the Senior relays many to come after it, could not have been pro- The competitions had been postponed from April M17 class and Alison Smillie also of AOK won next day atBallinascorney, Co. Dublin, run by the duced. Tbe organisers were Thomond Oricnteers, 26127 but the reason for the postponement wasn't the W 17 trophy. A notable feature of tile map for now defunct Mactfre OC. The Junior event was Western Eagles OC of Galway and Little Killnry recorded. The Individual event was actually the this event was that it was the only Irish map printed run off according to plan but the Seniors were OC. Peter lames (NWOC) and Orla Cooke (Ajax) Interclub Team Championships and featured three on Tyvek synthetic paper (it was also vary large, postponed until February 15th 1981. The Senior were the national champions and Curragh and courses: A (9.31an1330mlI9 controls) fortheM19. threatening to carry some of the smaller compeii- relays were again abandoned and MAC ran a Ajax won the relays. M2lA and M35 classes, B (6km12ISmJl4c) for tors into outer space with the gales that weekend I). Grade 2 event on November 30th instead. Cur- In 1985 the Championships moved to Co. Wl9A, W3S.M17,M2IB andM43classesandC In 1978 the Senior Cbamps moved to Mun- ragh ran the Senior Champs on February 15th and Wicklowon April 20121 with Three Rockstaging (4kJnJIOSml9c)forWI2.WlS.WI7,W19B,M12 ster, with MunsterOrientcers staging the Individ- Justin May and his sister Carey took the two titles the events at Glendalough and Hollywood. This and M IS classes. Teams from Curragh, DLSO and ual event at Glendav on May 20/21. The Champi- at Rockrnarshall. was the first time that an area which had previ- DU 0 took part, together with nine other cl ubs now onships were on the Saturday with a chasing start After a short gap the 1981 Senior and Junior ously been mapped to more or less current stan- defunct. Wally Young (Curragh) won the senior on the Sunday for those still standing. Eoin Roth- Championships (combined) were run in Co. dards had been re-used for an Irish Champs (Glen- men's race in 82.S3, Wilbert Hollinger (Antrim ery (DUO) took bis first Men's title and Monica Wexford by AJ AX. The individual event on April dav in 1978 bad a black and white predecessor). OK) was second and Paget McCormack (Irish Turley (MAC) took the ladies. Atthis event, while 25th on the sand dunes of Curracloe was a real An interesting feature of the event was the dead Orienteers) third. AnneSbiel (10) won the women's the course lengths were expressed in kin the climb breakthrough in mapping as it was the firsuime an beat in the M21 race between Eoin Rothery and race in 84.00, Ruth Lynam (DUO) second and was in feet! TbeJuniorCbamps took place at 00- area of this complexity had been surveyed with 2.5 Brian Corbell, while Deirdre ni Challamiin took Monica Turley (10) third. nadea, Co. Kildare 011 14/1Stb October and Ronan metre contours. The idea of an inter-club compe- her first senior title. Ajax and GEN were the senior The 1976 Championships were run by Cur- Cleary (3ROC) won M17 with Charlie Reid tition based on the Individual event results was re- relay champions. 1985 was tbe first year for a ragh Orienteers at Stranahely in the Glen of'Imaal, (NWOC) 2nd and Aonghus OCleirigh 4th. Maire introduced and the competition was won by W21A class in the Championships: prior to that Co. Wicklow, on May 22123 and again Wally nIChlosiiin(CI) won the W17 race.Lcould find no NWOC with Lee 2nd and 3ROC 3rd. Aonghus the top women's class was W 19A which covered Young won the senior men's race. This time Maura record of any Senior Relays being run that year. OCleirigh (Curragh) won his first National Men's all ages from 19 to 34. Thornhill (10) took the ladies trophy, almost seven IOC Goes North title and Roxanne White (SET) her first and only Lagan Valley Orienteers ran the 1986 Cham- minutes clear of Eileen Loughman, relegating National Ladies title. The relays were run nextday In 1979 Ulster took a band in the action, with pionships on April 26/27 at Slieve Croob and Anne Shiel to 7th place, 36 minutes down. This at the contrasting, much simpler area of Cam olin, Individual. and Relay events at Moydamlaght in Drumkeeragh, in Co. Down, a predom inan tly open was the last year for Irish Orientcers to appear as with Curragh and OBN taking the.honours. the Sperrin Mountains run by NWOC. 111is was area with fast running underfoot and some so-so a club, as in autumn 1976 they disbanded and the first map produced by the Harveys from Scot- 1982 saw a return to the Spcrrin Mountains of forest near the end. On the organisational front this formed Three Rock, Setanta, Great Eastern Navi- land which many of us bad run on and it sbowed Co. Derry where NWOC ran their second Irish was the first Irish event with toilets (admittedly gators and Mactire (initially "Trident"). wbat was possible in the areas of cartography and Championships, this lime at Gortnamoyagh, an primitive) provided at the race site. Peter Kernan Curragh again obliged in 1977 when the Indi- printing. Wally Young (Curragb) won tbe M21A area including the Legavannon Pot, the source of (Ajax) won the M21 A course by 9 seconds from vidual Senior Championships were run at Castle class with clubmate Pat Healy second and Boin the Castle River, on April 24125th. Eoin Rothery Brian Corbett and Peter's clu bmate Orla Cooke re- Bernard, Kinnitty, Co. Offaly on October 16th. Rothery (AJAX) third. In W19A Carey May (Ajax) and Ann Savage (LVO) were the two senior gained her ladies title. The relays were again won Controversy arose when the men's title went to (AJAX) won the class with Roxanne White (SET) champions and NWOC won the men's relay next by Curragh and GEN. 16 The Irish Orienteer The lrish Orientcer 17 The trend towards open mountainside contin- Binevinagh, asloping, steep-cliffedmountain north Iingford, Co. Louth on May IS/16th. Following The Wicklow Mountain ued in 1987 when Cork Orienieers hosted the of the town. Bill Edwards (Cork 0) won his fu:.~t tbe trend of major events abroad, two maps were Championships on a superb area at Glengarriff in Senior title, followed by Aongbus 'OCleirigh produced for the Individual eventatl: 10,000 and Marathon West Cork on April 25126. The informal link (Curragh) and Peter James (NWOC). Una Creagh I: 15,000, with an additional 1:5,000 map for the between IOC and the Jan Kjellstrom Trophy was (3ROC) took the ladies Elite race with Eileen most junior courses, wbile a separate part of the Aonghus OCleirigh looks at possible ways broken: for several years the IOC had been two Loughman (NAAS) second and Caitriona nic area ("The Foxes' Rock") was printed at 1:10,000 to develop the event ... weeks after Easter and was rated as a BOF Badge Mhuiris (UCGO) third. NWOC took the men's for the relays. Steep climbs, intricate rock and Event but this was to be the case no longer. Once relay Litleand 3ROC retained the women's relay. contour detail and several feet of snow on the I participated in the recent Wicklow again photogrammetry made the production of the Cork Orienteers again did the honours in 1991 higher slopes of the mountain marked the event, Mountain Marathon. organised by Setanta, and map possible as the area was intricately contoured with a new map of Rossadrebid in the Glen of the Individual Elite courses being won by Aonghus enjoyed theouting. However, describing the event and largely devoid of line features. Aonghus Aherlow, Co. Tipperary - fairly straightforward OCleirigh (CNOC) and Una Creagh (3ROC). In as a "mountain marathon" is something of a mis- OCleirigh and 3ROC's Linda Hollcnstein won the forest but with quite alot offraughans growing on the Relays AJAX had their second victory in the nomer. The Long course was about 17 krn in senior titles with the relays going once again to the forest floor, almost like Scandinavia. Brian Open class (Co lrn Rothery, Peter Kernan & lain length with u winning time of under two hours. In Curragh and GEN. Corbett of Cork 0 won his first outright Mens title, Rochford) while 3ROC won the Women's title conventional 2-<1ay mountain marathons, Elite Another technically and physically difficult winning the 12.3 km course in 94.01. Justin May again (Una Creagh. Karen Convery &JulieCleary). courses are up to 40 km in length each day, with open area featured in 1988 when Western Eagles (3ROC) and Vince Joyce (3ROC) finished 2nd Despite having a distinguished history for winning times of over ten hours for the two days. ran the individual event at Slish Wood and Killcry and 3rd in the Championships. In the W21 E class such II small club (in their early days Jonathan The Wicklow Mountain Marathon organised by Mountain in Co. Sligo with the relays at the much Caitriona nic Mhuiris (NWOC) won her first Irish W urde of FermO represented Ireland at the 1983 Sctanta is at this stage all established event. I easier Lough Key, Co. Roscommon on April 23/ title in the class. Second was Deirdre 01Challan iii Il World Champs in ) Fermauagh Orien- competed in it for the first Lime in 1980 and I'm 24. Aonghus 'OCleirigh and Deirdre nf Chal- (AJAX), by now Welsh-based, and third Eileen teers waited till 1994LOrun their first Irish Cham- sure the event was run a number of times before lanain were the winners, although Alice Bedwell Loughman ofCNOC. pionships. This was the second JOC map which then. Already there is a well established annual (Bristol) was the fastest finisher on the women's In the Mens Relay NWOC retained their title spanned lJle Border (Ravensdale in 1989 was the mountain marathon in Northern Ireland run in the course as she had been at 1G1Iary in '84. Curragh (Peter O'Hara, Peter James and James Logue) with first) and the bulk of the map of The Burren was style of the Karrimor, and a more recent one in the once again won the men's relay bul3ROC gained 3ROC retaining the Womens title (Una Creagh, actually in Co. Cavan. The individual event on Comeraghs. I believe there is a niche in the mar- their first ever victory in the women's, the GEN Maeve MacPherson, Julie Cleary). April 30th gave Dill Edwards his third Irish Senior ketplace for a good, one-day mountain marathon, team having graduated 10 W35. The established rota dictated that Connacht title and Una Creagh her fourth, while at the run in the middle of summer in the Dublin Moun- Eastern Command Orientccrs ran the 1989 would again run the event in 1992. Manpower Relays in the same area Cork Orienteers (Brian tains. IOC at Ravensdale, Co. Louth with the relays at shortages led to speculation that Killary would be Corbell, Bill Edwards and Marcus Pinker, who There are numerous ways in which this Rockmarshall where the '80 Individual event had used again but the arrival of a party of Latvian finished 4th, 1st and 2nd in the Individual race) event can be developed. From a navigational per- been (in February '81). The firstforested area to be orienteers in Autumn 1991 meant that the chosen again took the trophy with Three Rock OC win- spective the recent O.S. !;50 000 scale Sheet 56 is used since 1985, Ravensdale was physically area, Mamclochalun, ncar Clonbur would be sur- ning the ladies relay for the seventh successive quite adequate. Courses could range in length fro demanding but technically quite easy. The new veyed in time. This was the first IOC map pro- year, this time with Una Creagh, MaeveMacPher- 5 km to 30 km or more. The fact that it might be Rockmarshall map benefitted from photogram- duced by computer and seems to point the way for son and Julie Cleary. raining should not be a deterrent to planning long metry and was inevitably a big improvement on the future. Another open mountain area, not too courses in the middle of the summer. The Karri- the original. The strain on a small club of running rnor MM is run at the end of October, often in complex, wherefastrunnlng was possible despite This was the 20th year of the Irish Champion- the 10C is considerable: ECO have all but ceased high winds. Bill Edwards took theM2IE title by 1 wintry conditions. longer courses would also ships and to exist since the event. A single sponsor for the second from BVOC's John Feehan (still an M19) allow the introduction of longer leg lengths with event, Fyffes Bananas, provided much needed while Una Creagh (3ROC) took the W21E title. route choices. A "Score" course with a fixed financial help and a particular feature was the live competition time could also be added as an option. The relays at Kilcoman provided quite a con- CAVAN broadcast by RTE Radio 2 from the finish field, Sponsorship, pre-entry and prizes (including spot trast, with flat, rocky forest and farmland. NWOC featuring interviews with joinl Ajax champions prizes) would add a new dimension and should be retained the Open class title and 3ROC retained DEVELOPMENTS Peter Kernan and Deirdre ni Challanain, Cork considered. The event should be properly adver- the women's Open class. This year the position on Orienteers broke the Curragh near-monopoly of LTD tised well in advance and marketed to hill runners, relay classes was clarified S0 that all the classes men's relay wins and 3ROCretained their women's mountaineers, will walkers and conventional which were previously Men's became Open (to NEW HOUSE BUILDERS relay title. runners. enable women to run in them) and the women's JOHNSTOWN ROAD The evenl returned to the North in 1990, with The possibilities of developing the event classes remained unchanged. DELlBROOK, BALUNTEER North Wesl's home ground ofUmavady the event are endless but would undoubtedly entail more In 1993 the event returned to Leinster where 2989744 centre. Both Individual and Relay were run at work for the organisers. Larger numbers of en- 3ROC staged both Individual and Relay at Car- J 8 The Irish Orienleer DIe Irish Orienleer 19 trants from more varied recreational backgrounds may necessitate more screening of participants and more safety measures being taken. ~~ \,#[EtrlE[Ri~!M ~IE O!Mtr[E[Rl!M~trOml~lL I believe, though. that the opportunity is FOSTER there for developing this event What prompted TEAM MANAGER: "Knocknarea", this letter was seeing how few people turned up on MOTOR Co. FRANK CUNNANE Barnstead Aven ue, a fabulous summer day to participate in this recent Phone:021-358480 Blackrock, race. Ltd. Cork. The 1994 veteran Home International will be held on Saturday (individual) and (As another one of the participants, I can only echo Sunday (relay) October 8th and 9th next. The hosts are the Swansea Bay Aonghus's surprise at the low turnout for a great vw AUDI Orienteering Club. The accommodation for our team and reserves will be in the day in the hills. In a way .though, the organisers are Field Centre at Glyntawe, near Sennybridge. Glyntawe in relation to ferries is 27 miles (35 minutes) from Swansea, or 87 miles (1 hour 45 minutes) from selling themselves short by not promoting the Fishguard or 180 miles (3 hours 45 minutes) from Holyhead. It i8 expected that event more and telling people what it's about: it's the cost will be UK£32. This includes 2 nights 8&B (make your own breakfast), dinner on Saturday night, and entries for the two events at Ogof Fynnon Odu. an orienteering event with a 1:50000 scale map and few controls. This year there were twocourses The FIOA encourage reserves to travel. Last year, six reserves travelled. A of about 12 and 17km, both WOIl ill less than two full team plus one reserve for each category plus a team manager is 31 in all. S80C has been very cooperative by reserving accommodation for 34 for us. The hours. Perhaps some of you were put off, thinking venue is so near, and Wales so welcoming, I hope we will bring cur- full team of it was areal mountain marathon, and didn't come; ~. 31, and a support group of three. Any support group will have to pay the full perhaps more were disappointed when they came UK£32 but I hope by app1ying early to get a grant from Cosp6ir for team !UUl reserves. expecting a mountain marathon and got an orion- SALES, LEASING. SERVICE teering event. FOSTER'S A VENUE As before, I will ask that our travelling reserves are allowed to form teams (with Thanks to Philip Brennan and Dave Weston and overprinted maps) to run in the relay. I will also ask for early time-slots (in MOUNT MERRION the first hour) in the ordinary starts of the National event for our reserves, to the tearn for running the event though, It was a Co. Dublin give us some free time on the Saturday for sightseeing. The event i8 a month superb day. Maybe some more information on earlier than usual, so the \ieather should be better than we had in 1992 and course lengths wouldn't go amiss next year, and 2884333 1993. some clarification about just what the event is? This Veteran competition is for M/W40and older. If you are in one of these age JMcC) groups and are interested in being chosen to represent Ireland, please let me know, I will pass on your name, address and phone number to Richard Kavanagh (Convenor of Selectors) who has the task of seeing that all in these groups are ranked for selection. so that at a later stage. if someone has to drop out. I will know who is next on the list. And we do get changes at the last Great Eastern Navigators News minute. Last year. due to a sprain, someone cried off within 32 hours of the start of the trip. So drop me a note, or phone me. Congratulations to our Leinster League prizewin- Congratulations to Brenda and David Quinn on ners Jane Wall, Mary and David Healy, Eddie the birth of tbc club's youngest Ml , Laurence. O· Shea, Wyn McCormack. Judy Inglis and espe- Our hardworking Chairman Nick Butterfield and The cially Douglas Barry who came second on the his long-suffering companion Audrey Sberidan Yellow course. Nothing like keeping the juniors having survived the birth of the Glencree map Celtic Engineering 00 their toes! have decided to map out their future together. Company Jane Watt, Diana Large and Andrew Bonar Law Wedding bells rang out on 4th August Congratu- were our Irish Champions this year. Jane was also lations to you both. on our winning W40 Relay team with Mary Healy Now for the bad news: annual membership fees Hach and Mama ThornhilL are due in September for the 1'994/95 season, Water & Effluent GEN are running five events next season, as fol- Family £10, individual£8, studentljunior£5. Please lows: 18th September 1994 Ballinastoe, 13th send all subs to Mary O'Colmain, treasurer. Ifyou Analysis Systems November Carrickgolligan, 15th January 1995 now owe two years fees tbis is definitely your last Corkagh Park, 2nd April Glcncrec (Interprovin- no. 25 Great Strand Street, Dublin 1. cial Championships) and Trooperstown in May. Telephone 01-8747 091 Get in early with your offer of help and choose Nora Lalor, Secretary. 6 Knocksinna Grove. Fax 01-8747094 your task. Foxrock, Dublin 18. 20 The Irish OrienTeer The Irish Orienteer 21 MAPC68C /Q..~~ eTt 'WIiiJ 1994 ~ SHAMROCK O-RINGEN

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Additionally, all of the above will be expected to will cost approximately IR£70each, plus travel to JUNIOR WORLD ORIENTEER- JUNIOR NEWS attend the Squad Training Weekend in Leinster and from the event (perhaps IR£100-400 per per- ING CHAMPIONSHIPS over the last weekend in August (27128th). These son I). Some financial assistance will be available Irish Junior Squad. Ward Junior Juniors (team and reserves) should now immedi- thro_ughlOA and NIOA and clubs -please check. ately contact one of the following to make arrange- Gdynia, Poland, July 12-16 Home International ments about travel etc.: Outline rules: Individual - 2 best per class, Relay Northern Ireland: Alan Pentland 0846-679767 - best men/best ladies. Overall score: combined Brian Creedon reports: The selectors (Ernest Lawrence/Leinster, Robert (home); points from Individual and Relay. O'Connor/Munster and Charles Reid/Northern Leinster: Ernest Lawrence 044-71324 (home); Ireland bad its biggest representation to Ireland) have just provided me with their choices Munster: Robert O'Connor 021-293310 (home). Please contact me as soon as possible if you date at this event with a team of four girls and for this year's team as well as travelling reserves. are interested in travelling lO this one. three men. On the girls' team were Faye These are now listed below with the First team (not Finally, we still do not know the cost of the trip to Pinker, Ailbhe Creedon and first year WIT s in ranking order) and the reserves as indicated: Scotland but it will probably be around IR£25 for Bernard Creedon, Eunice Cinnamon and Joanne Mein. The competition and accommodation, plus travel Junior Team Manager. W17 JoanneMein Ml7 Cian Chandler expenses. At the moment the proposed mode of men's team was Marcus Pinker, Steve Wilson Eunice Cinnamon Conor Creedon travel is car pooling and ferry which may come to and myself. Mount Prospect, Douglas, Co. Cork. Mary O'Connor Declan McDevitt another IR£30 each. The venue for this year's event was Gdynia, a Catherine Butler Jonathan Mackey Phone: 021-361824 (home); 021-965600 town on the coast of Poland about) 5 miles west of Please contact your club and Regional Orienteer- (office); 087-41355 (mobile); 021-361825 Gdansk. We had all decided to attend the training Res Vicky Logue Res Patrick Feehan ing Association regarding financial support. Quite (fax). camp being hosted by the organisers during the Res MelanieMcKee Res Ian Lockington a number of Juniors are now obtaining sponsor- week before the main competition. We had ex- Res David O'Connor ship from businesses and industries - why not try pected continental type terrain with fast forests Thanks to all the contributors to this issue. it yourself? and large contour features but we were surprised to W15 Toni O'Donovan MI5 ConorBarry Idon't know if people out there in orien- find two very distinct types of'terrain: one was the Deirdre Creedon Tim Tottenham European Junior Match - Austria - 16- teering land appreciate your taking the expected continental type but further inland we time and trouble to sit down and write Una O'Colmain Shane Lynch 18 September 1994 found thick forests which were hard torun through Clare O'Connor Timothy Pentland articles, but Ican teU you that I certainly and had limited visibility. These forests were also do! This major competition is to be run this year at relatively flat with very little contour detail, which Res Alan de Lacy Res Anne Feehan Graz in Austria and the provisional teams are as meant a2.5 metre contour interval on these maps. Res Tara Murphy Res David Masterson follows: Thanks also to the newsletter editors in The training camp gave us the opportunity to far away places like England, Wales and adjust to these two terrain types and to acclimatise Wl3 ShrilaFeehan Ml3 Alan Bogle somewhat torunning ill temperatures .of35°C. We M20 Brian Creedon W20 Ailbhe Creedon Scotland between whom there is an Darren Burke RuthMein Marcus Pinker Faye Pinker exchange of products and a kind of also mel other teams outside the competitive Luke Campbell- Aoife 0'Dwyer Steve Wilson Brid Higgins brotherhood (and sisterhood). atmosphere which exists during acompetition and Aisling O'Donovan Crawford many friendships were made (and broken!) Antoine Drion MIS Cian Chandler WI8 Eunice Cinnamon I'd say that in general oricntccrs (and Conor Creedon Joanne Mein The competition proper commenced on Mon- Res Gerard Butler participants in other sports and voluntary Res Susan Bell Declan McDevitt Mary O'Connor day with a parade of the teams and their national Res Pamela Flanagan acti vities) get much beuer officials, flags through Gdynia's main streets to the quay- newsletter editors and so on, than they Res Eleanor O'Neill The European Match is avery serious event indeed side naval centre. Here, Polish dignitaries gave deserve. Discuss. and there is now a high probability of many more lengthy speeches which nobody understood. Au Congratulations to all of you on your selection. countries (especially from Eastern Europe) being open air disco followed, where no body. was will- We hope that you now justify thc selectors' choice involved. Accordingly, good commitment and It might also be instructive to see what ing to dance until a local drunk showed us some by getting into serious training over the next few fitness levels are required to record even a pass- people think the word "deadline" means! moves reminiscentofLeeson SL around 3 a.m. No months so as to put in a committed and spirited able result. Marcus Pinker's win last year will not doubt everybody lost their inhibitions after his performance in Scotland over the weekend of be easy to better! performance and international train dances were JMcC. October 29/30 next A second vital consideration is cost The event the order of the night (races/food during weekend! accommodation etc.) 00 Tuesday we had a training event for the sprint race in one of the flat, thick forests. The ~I 24 The Irish Orienteer TIle Irish Orienleer 25 close trees and low branches made trying to run a off' on Friday night and her ankle appeared to be Denmarkwon't be quite as hot Fixtures straight line quite hard and constant reference to strong enough to walk about on. A Leinster Fixtures meeting will be held at tbe the compass was needed. Also, at the control Our last race was the relay competition on Satur- (Next year's JWOC will be atHorsens in usual venue, the Yellow House, Rathfarnham, features finding the flag could be hard because of day. Thankfully the temperature had dropped to a from July 8-12. Recent rule changes for the World Dublin at 9 pm on Thursday 15th September. It the thick nature of the forests. The start draw was more manageable 28 degrees. The terrain was Championships now mean that performance at is very important that all Leinster clubs are held for the Sprints and we waited anxiously for similar to the classic race but courses seemed long JWOC will no longer qualify you for the World represented there to arrange fixtures up to tbe the following morning's semi-finals. (men 8.5 km/50 minute winning lime, girls 5.4 Championships, and a Swedish motion passed at end of 1995 to be included in the lOA and On Wednesday morning we awoke to blue km140 minute winning lime). Eunice got many the 10F Congress in in June means that AFAS calendars for next year. skies and what was going to be a very warm cheers as she walked from the mass start with the JWOC will in future be a less costly and less lfyou still haven't registered your events from day.The semi-finals were very forgettable for the everybody else disappearing in a cloud of dust. serious affair, although undoubtedly still highly the last fixtures meeting in May this will be team, with the exception of Marcus who made the Marcus enjoyed his bestrun of wbat was a frustrat- competitive. There is likely to be more emphasis your chance. You will notice that non-registered A final with a good run.In brief, we managed to ing week by his standards. His time was only about on the social side of the event and on enjoying the events are not listed in the lOA fixture list and keep the Polish doctor busy with three Irish run- 5 minutes slower than the fastest men. Russia whole JWOC atmosphere - Ed.) are not ntified to tbe newspapers or Radio/Tv ners needing first aid in succession: Joanne had an produced an upset by finishing first and second in by lOA and they are being phased out ofTIO. extreme allergic reaction to grasses in the forest, the men's' relay while Swede restored some pride Ailbhe had to be helped back from the forest, badly by winning the girls' relay. Leinster News The League events for the coming year are: dehydrated and Eunice had badly sprained her The farewell party thatevcning was an open air os s Mullaghmeen LU SET ankle. I was after contracting a chest infection event with a disco and a barbecue. The Norwe- Leinster League Oct 16 Wooden boley LL2 CNOC which prevented me from running. Only four Irish gians made up for their disappointments by dem- Lots of you have not yet collected your prizes Oct 31 Foxes Rock, Carling ford LL33ROC runners lined up for the sprint finals and this was onstrating their low alcobol tolerance and were for the league. The following can get their Nov 13 CarrickgolLigan LLA GEN only the first day of compet.ition. What else could definitely tbe first to be legless, although the Finns prizes from Lcinster Fixtures Secretary, John Nov 27 Three Rock u.s 3ROC go wrong? Nobody was particularly happy with and Swedes trailed very closely. For those who McCullough (01-8378819) at League events: Dec 4 Curragb LL6 CNOC their runs in the finals. stayed awake the open air activities continued 1st: Angus Tyner, Hilary Allen, David Jeffreys, Feb 19 CronybymeLL7 AJAX Thursday was a training day for thcclassicrace until sunrise. Judy Inglis; Mar 5 SugarioafLL8 VCDO on fast steep terrain.The afternoon was free and a 111ePoles organised an excellent competition 2nd: Eddie O'Shea, Wyn McCormack, D. Mar 26 Clarabeg-Ballard LL9 3ROC trip was organised to the cathedral in Gdansk to witb everything running smoothly. On buses trav- Carbery, Douglas Barry; Apr 9 KinnittyLLlO CNOC hear the 150 year old organ. At the team leaders elling to events we had police escorts and at the 3rd: Alan Cox, Antoin Drion, Jason Masterson, May 7 (Fingal event) LUl FIN meeting it came 10 light that temperatures were ex- competition centres we bad personal minders (of Edel Donlon. May 14 Trooperstown LU2 GEN pected to be very high during the classicrace. The the six foot six rypcl). The organising club was Congratulations to all the League prizewinners. ~III organiserhad to be persuaded to allow more drinks WKS FLOT A, a naval club open to the public The other major Leinster events will be the stations during the race, They had only allowed for which represented minority sports. They have It is likely that the 1994195 League will also Interprovincial Championships at Glencree on one but eventually agreed to five on the men's twelve people employed on a full time basis to have a Light Green course wbicb will bridge April 2nd witb tbe Irish Sprint-O Champion- course and four on the girls' course. Eunice got help develop minority sports like power lifting, the gap between red (technically difficulty 3, ships the day before across the Glen at Raven's plastered on Thursday night, courtesy of the Pol- swimming, shooting and wrestling and they also physical difficulty3-4) and Green (technical ish health system, and she had to usc crutches for organise competitions Like JWOC. They were difficulty 5, physical difficulty 3). There will be a while. very friendly and made us very welcome, even if notices at the first league event at Mullaghmeen ~ The Classic race produced many shocks with their English was non-existent. to tell you. The Light Green course has a 1D of CASIO SPECIAL the Scandinavians well down the results board and Poland being a poor country, we bad expected 4, PD of 3, probable length 25-3.5 km, most 30 Lap Memory Watches $30 each Poles taking first and second on the men's' course. a lot of poverty but were surprised to find every- finishers 25-60 minutes; in other words the Rt'1Cords 30 splits/runs In memory. 100 (II stop II~I~ worcn 10 01 sec. ccuntdown & daily olorrns, It was a gruelling race, run in temperatures of up body bad a minimum standard of'living which was same specification as the Orange course except microligni. 100m woter resist. I yr worranty to 40 degrees. There were three cases of severe quiteacceptable. Gdyuia was avery grey city witb with a Technical level of 4 not 3.lf you don't ~ Black S30 Fluoresce~t dehydration but it was fair to say that almost many towering flats. Everyday items were very know what any of tbis means, try to get your (Yellow. Oronge. Pink - specfy) Shipping 52 !"D/wotch. S6.oo tor 3 or more everybody crossing the finishing line was on the cheap and one never got used to tbe fact that every hands on a copy of the Rules of Orienteering: Check/M.O./VISA/MC to KIRETIME verge of collapse. The orienteering was relatively secondcarwas a Fiat Bambino. We all thought the your club should have a o0py. (Are there any P.O. Sox 242S, Wallo Wallo. WA 99362 easy with tbe emphasis being on route choice and trip benefitted us and we gained valuable experi- other sports where tbe rules are such a closely 800-42.4-3030 FAXfm-629.o&Y. trying to keep climb to a minimum where straight ence for future championships, especially wben guarded secret?) sonstocnor. cuorooteea line route choices could mean an extra 300 m you consider that four of this year's team will be 3 color watcnes for $80, S P EC IA L Includes exoress shipping climb over the whole course. Eunice's plaster "fell eligible again for next year's JWOC. Hopefully

26 The Irish OricnJeer The Irish Orienreer 27 and Pte Kieran O'Brien, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe (61.24) and third was Pte Conway 21 Bn Bray Rock, and the Leinster Championships at Connacht Region News (72.00) were the early starters for the 19Bn, and (65.11). Carlingford on May 21st. Cpl Derek Conerney, Kiltul1a, Athenry (77049) An interesting point to note is that all the team and Pte Michael Deasy Galway (82.23) were the Promotion of Orienteering After the recent success at the Irish Champion- members from both the 25Bn, 19Bn and the 5th first two starters for the 25Bn. With two runners Field Signals are all members of the same club, This autumn there are two promotional events ships and National Adventure Marathon, Phoenix back from both teams things looked bleak for the Phoenix Navigators, which is the principal orien- involving orienteering for wbich volunteers are Navigators members were again in the winning 25Bn with the 19Bn gone into a 7 minute lead. teering club in Connacbt. required: enclosure at the All Anny FCA Orienteering Sunday 25th September the Irish Heart Championships held in Kinnitty Co. Offaly on Pte Tom Conlon, Ballyfamon, Co. Leitrim 19Bn The mens novice competition 5o4k,l60m and 13 Foundation is TWining a "Family Fun Day" at Sunday 8th May where the 25 th Battalion Galway (86.14) and Pte Jobn Walsbe, Moneymore East, controls was won by the 21st Bn Bray with the Malahide Castle which will include basic won their tenth successive team title in a row Oranmore 25Bn (78.07) were back next and 13th Bn Fermoy in second place. The Individual orienteering. Can you help? Contact Brian narrowly beating the 19th Battalion Boyle into things started to look up for the 25Bn with their winners were, first Cpl S. Donnellan 13Bn Fer- Hollinsbead (01-2881456) second place by a time of 2 minutes and 27 fortunes changing to a one minute lead. moy (53.45), second was Pte 1. 0' Sullivan l l Bn "Leisure for Life" at the Dublin City University seconds. All eyes were now focused on the next two Bandon (54.53) and third was PteJ. Dunne 21Bn Sports Complex, Collins Avenue. There will be The competition which was held in the scenic runners LtPadraicFerguson,Manorbamilton 19Bn Bray (55.59). a morning session devoted to orienteering as Stieve Bloom mountains in mostly wooded terrain and veteran orienteer Comdt Frank Ryan, Galway part of this programme of activities aimed at the 25Bn, the only member who has retained his place was the ultimate test of the navigation skills and Eagle Eye over-50's. Contact Fingal Oricnioers: Frank physical fitness of the members of the FCA who on the team for the last ten years. Ferguson (98.27) Flood (01-8408362) for details. bad qualified from the four command competi- with a start time six minutes earlier than Ryan tions. arrived back next. Ryan had to arrive within 7 LElNSTER TRIP TO INCH OFF minutes to keep the 25 Bn ahead and with a great EQUIPMENT TIle map of the area was a new 5-colour map, Lack of interest was the main reason for the run of97.09, beating much younger competitors, The Leinster O.Council bas some orienteering scale 1:15,000 with 5 metre contours surveyed by cancellation of the travel package from Dublin to he obliged by arriving within four and a half training videos available to clubs. Contact John Comdt Pat Healy, Curragh Camp. The courses the MunsterCharnpionships atlncb, Co. Kerry, on minutes to put the 25Bn ahead by 2 minutes and 27 McCullough. There's also a course ovcrprintcr, also planned by Comdt Healy which finished in September] Ith.ll's not worthwhile to organise a seconds. start clock and finish printer-timer available for the football field near the vilJage of Kinnitty were coach, accommodation, food and entries for four loan. both tech nicall y difficulland physic all y challeng- With two runners remaining from each team people! ing and the controls which were well sited were victory could not be confirmed as a better time You can still go to lheevent,lhough, under your Don't forget the Computers in Orienteering fair to all competitors. The weather during the could change the result. However, with the return own steam, Sce where Ryan's Daughter and The workshop at UCD on Saturday September 17th. competition was quite mild with the odd showerof of Pte George Taylor, MohiU (107.06) and Sgt Playboy of the Western World were made, visit Details from Leinster O-Council Secretary. rain which did not unduly affect the participants. John Darcy Manorhamilton (101.18) both from the Widow Quinn's cottage, visit the South Pole Arthur Green, 22 Swords St., Dublin 7 (01- The controller for the event was Cpl Padraic the 19Bn and Cpl Joseph Ryan Galway (109.53) Inn where Tom Crean retired to after Scott's ill- 8386093) Higgins, Custume Training Depot, Athlone. The and Lt Paul Dunne Clarinbridge (115.45) both fated expedition ... even go orienteering! event was very weJl organised by the 9th Field 2513n, the result remained the same and the 25th Battalion had won their tenth successive title in a ..."'.. PIPE & DRAIN Artillery Regiment FCA, Mullingar under the guidance of Capt 1. Mc Crann. row. ( :~W?S E R V ICE S The senior course of 8.7 km with 325 metres In the Over 35 competition on a shorter course "~J- LTD. climb and 22 controls was won by Pri vate Kieran of 5.3 km with 110 metres climb and 10 controls Murphystown Road O'Brien (19Bn) from Ahascragh, Ballinasloe in a Pte John Muldowney (19Bn) Newtown Forbes, TOMORROW'S Sandyford,Co. Dublin. lime of 72 minutes, second was Pte Muckian Co. Longford was the winner with a time of WORLD (23Bn) from Cork ina time of76.44 and in third (39.44). Lt Tom O'Neill (23Bn) Cork was second WORKING FOR ABETTER ENVIRONMENT place was Corporal Derek Conemcy{25B nj.from i.na time of (46.36) aod Lt Damien Cashin (7Bn) MICROCOMPUTERS Dublin was third in (48.44). • sEPTICT ANK CLEANING Kiltulla, Athenry in a time of 77049. BUSINESS SYSTEMS • PLUMBING &c DRAIN CLEANING The team competition was a very closely con- In the womens team competition 5..5k, 110m USHER'S QUAY ..AUTHORISED SLUDGE DISPOSAL tested baule between the 25th Battalioo Galway and 10 controls the 24th Bn Donegal were the Dublin 8 • WATER MAIN & PIPE DESCALING Winners and the 5th Field Signals Sligo were -INTERCEPTORS, TANKCLEANlNG and the 19th B attalion Boyle who were runners up 6798666 • HIGH PRESSURE JETTING last year and who were poised to take the title this runners up. The individual ladies champion PteB. • [NSTALLATIONS, MAINTENANCE, year from the 25B n to deny them the ten in a row. Martin 61.10 was also from the 24th Bn, second I!III REPAIRS was Sgwn Clare Maxwe1l5th Field Signals, Sligo -CCTV DRAIN INSPECTIONS SgtCathai Cregg, Ballydangan, Atblone(81.12) Tel 295 6611 Fax 295 7173 V,e Iri.~hOrienteer 29 28 The Irish Orienteer FIVE DAYS IN AN OVEN! superfast beech woodland that are sadly missing in quantity The scourge of the D2IE's was the Improve your orienteerine (4) this country. Technically there was little contour Hungarian national squad led by '91 WorldCbam- detail on the rounded hills and such detail as there pion, Katalin Olah, who won every day and was GET A ROUTINE After a dash from the ShamrockO-Ringen was sometimes went unmapped. Also, very few followed home in the next four places by ber team to Germany, Justin May reports ... rock or water features so the majority of control mates. That left a mixed bunch of foreigners to sites were rootstocks, charcoal burning areas contend theminorplacings and amongst them was There are various routines which will belp (almost nonexistent platforms) or pits, with a few aclose fought battle between Una and three British you navigate better and faster. Practise these Well, that's wbatitfelt like anyway, com- re-entrants and vegetation changes. There was Squad members. Lorna Eades (Boyd) placed best and you are sure to improve! peting in the German 5-Day that is. route choice on the longer legs and for the shorter in lOth, finishing 2 112 minutes or so ahead of a group of four that crossed the line within a space I'd expected itto be hot and if no one had said legs the optimum route was straight so there was AT THE START of 16 seconds. anything I'd have accepted it as normal but appar- a reasonable challenge involved, No matter what you do it is important to begin ~! ently Germany and much of Central Europe was Leaving the start on the first day my legs felt 'file last control description was "road bend" but correctly - to get a good start. Here are some experiencing an unprecedented heat wave that had quite dead, probably due to the longjourncy, heat turned out to be a bend in a running track with the suggestions for routines that you can practice for become headline news, wilted the juniors at their and lack of sleep so, although they eventually got run-in a 200 m sprint around it - ideal for spectators that part of the race: World Champs in Poland and was now intent on going, that was my worst day as Ialso made a lot watching the outcome of the chasing start but frying us at the 5-Day. of small mistakes. The 8.5 kml180mll9 control agony for competitors caught in a close finish. As Preparations before the start it was, the first of the four onto the track was a • Put your competition clothing on early; It was funny really, because trying to compete in 1-135course took me 61.56 which was surprised to Romanian, followed shortly by Una, thenJK winner • tape your shoe laces. It is unnecessary to take temperatures of 32-35 C (that's 90-95 F in the find attheend ofthc day was still good enough for Alice Bedwell within a yard and Wendy Small- time to rctie them during the competition: more impressive old numbers!) was in itself nol a 2nd in the rather small field. wood (Lightfoot) a little further back. The Roma- '" Check that you have necessary equipment very pleasant experience, but lounging by the Things got better after that, I won the second nian was already away b the lime Una reached the such as your compass, control card and control cool, open air pool in the afternoons was just day, was 3rd on the third in a 4.9 km short race, lust control, just ahead of the two British girls. In descriptions with you; heaven; so that when the fourth day dawned a little then 2nd on the fourth day and found myself with an understandably panicked puncbing she dropped cooler, in the high 20' s, I was almost disappoin ted a 7 1/2 minute lead going into the chasing start on her map. "Oh no! I hope that wasn't her control At the stan area despite the fact that running was marginally eas- the final day. I held this until the end, with a card", and "Can you be disqualified for finishing • Use your com pass to check which direction is ier. Hungarian 2nd and a Swede 3rd. so I was happy without your map?" were thoughts that passes NORTH enough with that! To Travel Hopefully through my mind I However, she was still ahead Actually getting to the event itself was quite an How they fared and. with a last lung-bursting effort, increased her Following the streamers to the start point and/or at adventure as we (Una Creagh and myself) had Along with my own 1135competition Iwas also lead on Alice and Wendy though just failed to the stan point decided that we couldn't miss the Shamrock 0- running against Marcus Pinker and Brian Creedon, catch the Romanian. Pale and exhausted after • Keep relaxed! Ringen, which left us the small problem of geuing hot from ]wOC, in the H 19-20 class on tbe same crossing the line, she'd finished 12th overall with • Orientate the map; from West Cork on Sunday to the event centre in courses. It all worked out quite evenly in the end two British Squad members and a further three • Find the start triangle. Now you immediately Uslar(roughly central Germany) by the next eve- with Marcus ahead on two days, me on two and Hungarian team members amongst those behind see the direction to the first control; ning. We weren't flying either. which meant a lot Brian on one, though on their good days they were her. All in all, a reasonably encouraging result ... Fold the map in a suitable way. of driving - 975 miles of it to be precise - broken quite a bit quicker than me. In their class, which from the point of view of next year's World only by the 7.30 pm Sea Lynx crossing to Holy- was far more competitive than mine, Marcus fin- Championships which arc to be held nearby. At the start point head on Sunday evening and a 5 am sailing from ished 3rd overall and Brian 5th which were excel- Overall • Turn in tbe direction of the first control; Dover to Calais the following morning. Still, it all lent results considering their opposition and the Hold the map so that the first control lies Overall it was a wonderfuUy enjoyable week, • went quite smoothly, kept awake by large doses of heal. With them were their sisters, Paye P. and straight ahead; well organised, with an instant results service that caffeine. We arrived by mid afternoon, got our- Ailbhe C., running in the corresponding 019-20 ... Check that the map is orientated; provided a complete results booklet within hours selves registered and pitched the tent with great class and again they both performed conunenda- ... Plan you route to the first control. of the final prizegiving. While it was not particu- difficulty in the rock-hard ground, the rest of the bly, Faye finishing 2nd overall ahead of3rd placed larly technical orienteering. there was lots of day remaining a bitof'a blurin my memory - I think Gillian Wainwright, a top British D 19. with Ailbhe Never rush away from the start point! The first opportunity for fast running through open forest, i must have slept! The countryside around Uslar 8th after a couple of very good days and a couple control is often the key to thewbole course. There which is what I prefer anyway, and for weather was generally rolling farmland, golden with ripe of not so good ones. is not much time to gain at the start point, 'Sacri- like that I'll suffer in the heal anytime! grain, the forests commanding the higher ground. As for Una, she had a tough time of it in D21 E, fice' a few extra seconds instead. Check for your- The terrain used was nothing remarkable, quite the men's and women's Elite classes being by far self - right now - check how long 10 seconds really Irish in fact; though there were extensive areas of the most competitive in terms of both quality and Justin May. is Just think how much planning you could

30 V,e lri,~h OrienTeer The Irish Orienteer 31 quickly when something does not look as you ,.. Orientate the map by using the new handrail do in that length of time, and in turn how that GOOD PUNCIllNG TECHNIQUE AND ~itwould. '" Of course your thumb at that place 00 the map 'II planning could give you a good safe start on the CONTROL RHYTHM It is important to correct an error as soon as where you are just now and it points in the I course. 5-10 extra seconds at the start is not a You can save several seconds at every control. possible. The longer you continue making an same direction as the new handrail sacrifice - it's an investment! Instead you can save Practice a specific control routine where you always error, the greater it will become, but with a good ,.. Check that north on your compass and north seconds on the things that you repeat many times follow the same pattern. 'planning ahead routine' you never need to on your map correspond. - you only start~! '" Be sure you know what direction you want 'to make an error. '" Ifthey do not correspond something is wrong. leave the present control towards the next. You have misinterpreted the map or the ter- MAP-READING ON THE RUN Check that the map is orientated. THE FIRST DIRECTION - THE MOST rain. I Force yourself to read the map; match your map '" Read the control description and code num ber IMPORTANT '" STOP: Clear up the error while itis still small. With the terrain immediately. Check the needle in advance Whenever you leave acontrol or a place which you '" 'Ibis routine will help you avoid m aking major often at rust till you get a feeling for the right '" Place your thumb at the correct square on the have chosen as an important checkpoint, it is vcry errors. Inaddition it will continually strengthen I direction. Stop and take a bearing if you feel control card important to begin correctly, since if you start out your self-confidence. uncertain. Be careful with your steering. Look for '" Check that the code number is correct in the correct direction it is easy to continue in the flow. ... Punch. Check that the needle marks are clear correct direction. In other words, you should prac- SA VE TIME - SLOW DOWN Map-reading on the run is one of the most impor- and in the correct square. ticea steer-care fully-routine every time you change Sometimes saving time is the same as slowing tant techniques in orienteering when it comes to '" Take your split time on your stopwatch before direction, and in particular if you are steering with down or even stopping. It is important that speed saving lime - and it is a technique that requires or after punching the compass. always matches safety. When the orienteering is constant practice. Such practice can only make NB Ifyou have to search for the control you may really difficult (for example on hillsides or in very you better. Even running with the map in familiar approach the marker from a completely different ANEWDIRECT(ON·ANEWMAI)GIUP·A detailed terrain) you must not run too fast. To use terrain will help you improve. If this technique direction from the one you had originally in- NEW ORIENTATED MAP CHECK golfing terminology, "Don't use your driver when works, the number of stops is minimized and you tended. In this case you should take a few seconds There is a chance of a mistake with every change you're on the green". save a lot of time. Tho goal is never to have to stop to get a new - and correct - start. of direction. Therefore make a routine of doing the at all. Novices actually have each control as a 'final goal' following things immediately after you reach a (This article is largely taken from Bertil Norman In order that your eyes can find the right point on of an orienteering problem, and thus each control new 'handrail' which you intend to follow - a path, and Arne Yngstrom's book "Orienteering from the map as fast as possible, you should always is a new starting point for a new orienteering task. a ditch, the edge of a field, a power line, or stan to finish", published by the IOF. It's well have the tip of your thumb next to your present Continue in this way if you are a novice, but with something similar: worth getting.) position. Keep moving your thumb. In addition it the aim of learning the elite oricnteers' technique, should always be pointing directly towards your where the control is only a compulsory checkpoint Results ot 3ROC Street Event, and planning for the next control is already com- 3ROCNEWS destination on the map. This is one of the most Phibsborough, Dublin, 1st July 1994. important tbings in map-reading. Compare your- plete before you punch. A course 50 minute score event self to a sharpshooter who will obviously miss his 1 Brendan O'Brien 3ROC 432 We expect you all to be in Kinnitty on September target ifhe doesn't have his rifle aimed at it. You QUICK CHANGE OF DIRECT [ON 2 Nick Butterfield GEN 378 4th for the final of the Irish Orienteer Trophy will also miss if your direction and compass donor There are many changes of direction on an orien- 3 John Fitzsimons 3ROC 316 against Cork 0 and L VO. There's a separate note point straight ahead and if they are not correctly teering course. The person with a well-practiced (30 controls, max points available 650) about it enclosed with this issue. placed on the map. routine for this phase can save many seconds. In D course 40 minute score event 1 Seamus O'Hanlon 250 order to be able to change direction quickly (and Congratulations to Una Creagh, currently ranked 2 Micbael Butler 3ROC 242 accurately) you must be a master of planning second iW21 Elite n the BOF Rankings in Britain. ALWAYS HA:VETH E MAl) ORIENTATED 3 BrianHolHnshead 3ROC 197 WHEN YOU READ IT. ahead. 4 Aine ni Shuilleabhain 3ROC 192 Helpers are needed for the Come & Try It event at This is easily and quickly checked when running 5 GerArd Butler 3ROC 186 the Phoenix Park on September 11th. 6 Fiona 0'Hanlon with a . Practice a routine of al- PLANN[NG AHEAD 3ROC 180 Rea the full story in The Rockel! ways checking that the map is orientated when you Always make it a routine to have a clear picture of 7 Audrey Sheridan GEN 171 8 Aisling O'Hanlon 170 read it. Learn to see that the north on the map and the terrain which lies ahead. 9 AltburGreen SET 161 Three Rock ex:: Secretary: Vera Murtagh, 19 The the north needle on the compass correspond, with- This is quite simple -just ask the map and you will 10 RonanO'HanJon 152 Cloisters, Terenure, Dublin 6w. out moving your eyes from the place you are get the answer. 11 OianaLarge GEN 135 reading the map. Now you know thatyourrunning Read the map - think ahead - plan ahead. 12 Lorcan Nagle 110 direction is straight ahead! This is a routine you can practice even in familiar 13 Vera Murtagh 3ROC 61 terrain. By mastering this technique you never 14 Deirdre Nagle 36 (18 controls, max points available 390) need 10 make a parallel error, since you will react The Irish Orienteer 33 32 The lri8h Oricnleer ~--~~~~-~- --- -~

TROOPERSTOWN LEINSTER 31 AISLING & SUSAN AJAX Wl0 36.50 25 BRONA McDONALD llGLIN W21 96.10 6 JOHN McGRATH 3ROC Mil 4S.4S 32 PAGET McCORMACK GEN (M6) 41.36 26 C 0 DWYER & A·M DOWLING UCDOW21 7 PO BRIEN SC. EANNA M13 4S.SS LEAGUE FINAL 22 MAY 1994 33 R I'll SHUILLEABHAJN 3ROC W13 42.19 96.33 8 Z FOLEY FISHER WHQlSET MI3 47.14 34 MARION LACEY W13 42.31 27 MARK WENHAM 97.54 9 RUSSELL BARRY GEN MIS 49.14 Great Eastern Navigators 35 CAOIMHE CASHIN AJAX eMS) 44.07 28 DOMURCHU CNOC M40 98.20 10 RONAN CARBERRY CNOC MIS 49.23 36 ANNIE 0 MALLEY W13 44.1,7 29 AHORNER M21 103.26 11 JOHNATHAN DEAN ROOKBROOK Blil! S 24 ROWAN NAIRN 65.50 15 PATRICIA 0 CLEIRIGH CNOC W21 89.38 3 PADDY 0 BRIEN AJAX M40 74.06 '8 25 SYBil McCORMACK GEN WIS 66.10 16 NEil BROOKES STANO M15 92.54 4 AOClEIRIGH CNOC M21 74.13 N RICHARDSON WHOISET M17 (102 ..29) MP 26 DONAL 0 BRIEN DlSO M13 66.40 17 E REDMOND COLEANNA M15 5 PETER GARGAN AJAX M40 76.04 '8,.11 27 CLAIRE McGRATH 3ROC W45 67.12 95.03 6 TOM 0 GORMAN CNOC M21 77.59 EILEEN MURPHY 3ROC W35 (110.08) 28 ANTHONY DONNELLY M21 70.04 18 C CARROl.L 3 ROC M60 99.55 7 JOHN McCULLOUGH 3ROC M40 78.51 ONP'8 29 A RICHARDSON WHCVSET M13 70.46 19 G MC G & Fiona Glacken 100.37 8 BDELANEY CNOC M21 78.57 VERA MURTAGH 3ROC W50 ONF 30 WJONEILL SET M45 71.23 20 COKEEFFE FIN W21 103.31 9 o WESTON SET M21 79.44 McGOVERN ONF 31 A M MACLEOD 75.00 21 0 BRIEN/GAFFNEY/FALLON 10 MARCUS GEOGHEGAN AJAX M21 79.54 CARMEL CARY 3ROC was DNF 32 ELIZABETH QUINN W21 76.08 110,09 11 GBRADY 3ROC "136 80.06 DIARMUID TORNEY MIS DNF 33 I< LEVIN Wi6 76.45 22 MITCH BOHAN ECO 112.08 12 K McDONALD ECO M35 81.24 JMURPHY GEN M21 DNF 34 H DELANEY 79.06 23 BLAWlOR ECO 112.09 13 RICHARD KAVANAGH CORK M21 84.13 HARRY TORNEY M4S ONF 35 BARRY GREEN OLSO M13 79.18 24 NORA LALOR GEN W40 120.36 14 B BELL GEN M40 85.47 DAVID BUTLER CNOC M45 ONF 36 MRYAN GEN Ml0 83.27 25 NORA KING FIN 135.13 IS SOBOYLE CNOC M35 88.33 PRYAN GEN M40 DNF 37 COLM DOYLE STANO M13 86.45 26 E & M. DELAHUNTY W45, M50156.21 16 GAVAN DOHERTY GEN M21 91.23 JACKIE HUNT DNF 38 STEPHEN CASEY STANO MI3 86.52 17 TOMMY DUGGAN M21 98.47 JENNIFER KEIG BAL TINGLASS DNF 39 SUSAN HEALY GEN W13 87,13 NON·FINISHERS 18 PAT REDMOND SET M40 105.10 40 SOSHEA GEN M21 90.50 ANDREW STANDREWS MIS 19 MlCK MANGAN SET M21 106.45 IlL!.!1i 101 ISM nil M 'UMIJ 41 JOHNATHAN BLACK MIl 92.45 JOHN BELL MI5 20 DAMIEN KELLY FIN M21 121.00 I GMAGUIRE UCDO M21 61.58 42 ACOOKE GEN Mil 92.53 MBARRY 21 MBEARY ECO M35 145.ot 2 PFARRELLY CNOC 65.50 43 ClARA LANGLEY WI3 93.14 ANDREW QUINN STAjIIDREWS MIS 22 H.McINERNEY & J.BARRETT CNOC 3 FLAFFERTY FIN M3S 73.22 « RACHEL PERKINS WIG 93.16 COURT STANOREWS 162.18 4 TIM TOTTENHAM 3ROC MI5 77.04 45 ABUTLER 3ROC W40 94.01 MIS 6 MAXWELL REED FERMO MS5 78.04 46 M. A BUGGIE CNOC W40 94.38 NON·FINISHERS 6 RGARRETT 3ROC M40 78.17 47 PERRY NAIRN 95.22 (74.52) CARD 7 TMcCORMACK GEN XliLL.QW 2.1 Kill §!llll 'UMB BRENDAN 0 BRIEN 3ROC M40 78.63 48 MBUGGIE NAAS WI5 95.46 8 1 Z FOLEY-FISHER WHCVSET M13 14.35 DESTROYED MAEVE MacPHERSON 3ROC W21 80.18 49 T + J BUGGIE 96.41 D 2 DAVIDt:lEALY GEN MIl 14.59 EO SULLIVAN SET M21(9;.40) MP NIGEL C CRAWFORD 3ROC MSO 82.19 52 DAVID McNEILL 3ROC M13 98.05 3 DONAL 0 BRIEN DLSO MI3 17.42 ,16 10 ANDMw 0 MULLANE GEN M21 89.29 51 MARK HUGHES 3ROC M13 98.16 4 DBARRY GEN M40 18.45 LEO DONOVAN AJAX M21 DNF 11 MONICA NOWLAN 3ROC W40 D1.22 50 ADAM LYNAM 3ROC MIl 98.18 S KlERAN GARLAND WHQlSET M13 19.05 BILLY 0 NEILL CNOC M40 DNF 12 DALLEN WHQlSET MI9 94.29 54 SHIRLEY BUTLER CNOC W45 101.1S 6 NIALL WALSH 3ROC MIO 19.57 13 HAROLD WHITE 3ROC M50 102.28 53 SARAH BUTLER CNOC WII 101.59 7 BGREENE DlSO MI3 20.15 gBEliti j.Ur.! m M S

34 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienteer 35 ~ Raven's Rock LLl2 May 8th 1994 R,Flynn MSO Sel ...... 77.20 E.Aedmond MI3 SET ...... 42:09 AJAX Orienteering and HIli Running club. ?Hallllllon 1.121 ...... 92:00 J.McGAATH Mil 3AOC .. , .... 42:19 :::'l Y Harrrngton W21 Set ..... 100:53 R.CARBffiY MIS CNOC ..... 42:26 The brown and green resuhs are shown In alphab8lteal order MHOOll1s W50 SET ...... 92:16 A BonaI-taW M60 GEN 43:19 because Ihase courses were vOided A local landowner. B.HoIIInshead M50 3AOC ...... 101:57 P O'Srnm M13 AJAX 43.55 '";::- angeted when he saw a compelltor wilh a dog. moved Iwo A Keyes 1.135 75:46 J.Carey M17 WO 44:00 o controls. S.Kuldorlf 1.165 SET ...... 89:02 A.Orlon M13 WhotSel 44:50 P.Lalor M50 CNOC ...... 69:33 T.Gray Mil 3ROC ...... 46:15 ~. O.Large W55 Brown GEN ...... 103:42 RBAARY MIS GEN 46:59 LLawlence W21 SET ...... 97:19 S.HoggillS MIS B Bell 1.135 OEN 100:40 OlSO 47'10 .,ii E.Lawrence WI5 SET •••. " 151:04 P.Bulier M45 3AOC 49:09 G.Blody 1.135 3ROC 94:43 S.Lynch M13 WHO 60:44 KByrne J.COlchough M35 CNOC 111.06 1.145 GEN 49:32 IMacNeill M40 3AOC 75:54 G.Ooheny 1.117 GEN 103:12 ASllerodan W21 GEN 50:54 O.Masterson MIS WHO 75:48 AowanNaim B.Doherty MSO GEN 158:31 56:59 K.McCann MIS GEN 82:48 M.Flynn 1.121 COlkO 93:45 JCapper MIS WHO 57'10 F.McCormack M55 CNOC 87:29 J.fnglis W3S GEN M.Geo9hegan 1.121 AJAX 100:11 ...... 61~4S W.McCormack W40 GEN 84:53 S.Healy W13 GEN ...... 61'59 M.GrMI 1.121 WalO 115:47 B.McGrath M45 3AOC 69:13 Aichard Naim K.Grogan 1.135 CNOC 169:54 ...... 1i4:36 T McGrath M50 3AOC 71:47 V Keane v.Jones 1.135 fin 134'43 was 65:33 A.McMenamn M21 CNOC 121:38 O.OOomail M21 M Mongan M21 SET 121.16 A)aX 66:00 l.Naughlon W35 3AOC 145:54 C Walsh J McCullough M35 3AOC 93:57 WSO aaoc 66:29 ANlShuilleabhain W40 3AOC ...... 89:18 E Keman W21 Ajax K McOonald M35 ECO 96:00 67:20 D O'Colmain 1.140 B 0'8rlen 1.121 3AOC 83:40 GEN 72:49 E.O·NEllL WI1 3ROC 66:25 U.O·COImain W15 GEN ...... 79:47 RBoyie A O·Cle.lgh 1.121 CNOC 7453 1.113 3ROC ...... 69:04 RO'Gorman M19 CNOC 67:24 A HOOlAs Ml3 3AOC M OKeele 1.121 FIN 119:42 69'05 CO'Mara 1.135 3AOC ...... 112.31 A Oarmoay G Pallen M2J 76:37 •• 70:03 D.O·Murchu M40 CNOC ..... 77:40 E.A.O·NEILL W13 3ROC P.Redmona 1.140 SET 123:52 74. IS JO'Nelli W45 FIN ...... 87:59 PAyan M40 ?Treegan 1.121 3AOC 164:44 GEN 81"0 fO'NaIR W45 SET ..... 105:00 A.Bulle! W40 3AOC D.Weslon 1.121 CNOC 104:44 87:08 W.O·NeoU M50 SET SOBoyfe 1.121 CNOC ...... ONf •.• " 105:54 T&O.Bel Gen ..... 90'40 SPom W50 WalO 87:08 , SaIlIf Set ... 97:56 JRowe M21 Green fin 75.05 A.Cooke 1.110 GEN 100:36 M.Thornh~1 W40 GEN 72:38 J.Sall911 1.155 CNOC 89:03 J Black Mll 100:36 M Walsh W45 3ROC 85;32 N.Oohelty WSO J Bani 1.150 SET 77:37 GEN 101;00 P Walsh SET 82:12 A.OBtien Wl0 C Benl W45 SET 93:30 AJAX 101'28 M.Wenham 13O:SO E.O·Hala M Bergin M21 CNOC ...... 98:58 Af3x 103:46 J Corkery M17 ONF KWiI

E.lougllman W21 CNOC ...... 73:44 A.Kesrney M21 ...... 117:48 A.Keasney M21 ..... 11 7'48 M.8ea1Y M35 ECO ...... 77:39 N.OCoimaln W15 GEN ...... 66:37 E.Kelly 1.110 ...... 42:22 T.Tonenham MIS 3AOC ...... 82:55 B.Lynch WIS WHO ...... 68:53 A.Maslerson ..•. 43~44 J.Wali W40 GEN ••••••• 83:43 M.Butler MSO 3ROC ••••.•• 78:27 B.WICks Ringsend ..... 48;12 J.Maguire M21 UCOO ...... 83:52 P.OCleirlgh W21 csoc, ...... 78:43 P.M<;Kenna OMAC 58:37 J.Gray M45 3ROC •••••• , 84:09 C.Thornhil W13 GEN ...... 80:25 J.Y? 49.08 R.Garreli M40 3ROC ...... 87:34 N.lalor was GEN ...... 81:33 G.Kavanagh OMAC 50:25 R.Lynam W35 CNOC ...... 89:52 C.Carroll M60 3AOC ...... 85:45 C.Aeilty W21 50:30 F.Ryan WSO BVOC .•••.•• 91:58 R.Serviss 1.117 WHO ...... 88:41 B.Heafy OMAC ..... 50:30 M.Healy W3S GEN ...... 92:16 T.AcIeson MIS Set ...... 90:36 C.Csoili ...... SO'30 M.Nowlan W40 3ROC ...... 92:·19 G.ODwyer W21 UCOO ...... 93:34 C.Csullield A.ngsend ...... 59:12 T.McCormaCk M40 GEN...... 94:13 O.Nagle 3ROC ...... 99:39 F.Keaveney OMAC ...... 66:08 H.While M45 3ROC ...... 94:35 M.O'Colmaln W40 GEN ...... 125:15 A.McK OMAC ...... 66:08 M.Sheehan M21 3ROC ...... 96:42 O.Menzies WI5 Stano ...... 74:34 A.Mc? OMAC ...... 66:18 S.Gu;.enan M21 CUO 101:05 S.Casey Stano ...... 77:13 M.Heafy OMAC ...... 66:26 J.Hughes 1.145 CNOC 104:31 Mark Cud? Stano C.Milbum ...... 66:27 O.Carbery 1.140 CNOC 109:06 J.Bell MIS ...... 87:11 ?Brennan ...... 66:27 A.Tollenham W40 3AOC 110:42 C.Mcw? ...... 140:13 O.Ryan ...... 70:14 H.Mclnerney W35 CNOC 114:02 M.KeRy ONF Moore ...... 72:28 B.Power 1.145 Sel •••••• 114:28 T.MacCarthy MIS ONF Hynes ONF J.Lalor 1.140 GEN 115:50 N. Brookes MI5 ONF LOuinlan ONF A Kearney 1.121 117:48 Curran ONF M.O·Rourke W19 GEN 118:46 Yellow Oarroll ONF C.Carey W35 3ROC 127:23 D.Barry M40 GEN ...... 22:09 D.Short 1.135 CNOC 129:53 Z.FoIey·Fisher M13 WhoISet ...... 25:06 WhHe B.lawless 133:19 J.Maslerson M13 WHO ...... 27:08 TMcCormadt GEN ...... 24.27 J.Calhahn W21 SET 154:12 F.Ouon MI3 Who/Sel 30;19 R McGralh WIO 3AOC ..... 28:43 O.Wlckham 1.121 AJAX 170:58 C.WalSh MI3 3AOC ...... 31:43 Niamh Lawlor WIO GEN ...... 34:44 M.B? 181 :04 J.Hargraves 1.113 WHO ...... 32:41 o Cummins ...... 37;27 1.1NIChofhir CorkO 181:Q4 K.CoIweQ 1.113 WHO ...... 33:49 ACumm.ns GOA ...... 39:29 B.Oolan 1.121 ONF R.FIower MIS WhelSel ...... 34:26 AuariShal M4 CNOC ...... 49:13 P.Brennan M21 Sel ONF J.ScoII M13 WhetSel ...... 34:36 J Tulmor ...... 49.30 P.Van Kampen 1.121 UCOO ONF O.Healy Mil GEN ...... 35:30 Ona Fields ...... 49.46 J.Alklnson W21 Sel ONF N.Walsh MIO 3ROC ...... 35:45 J Bermingham ...... 51:50 V Murtagh W50 3ROC ONf ACoIe M5 LVO ...... 37:SO A Tulcher 1.135 ...... 47:06 O.O'Brlen MI3 OlSO •..... 37:54 Red AWalSh WI1 3AOC ...... 38:47 A.Cox 1.121 3AOC ...... 42:37 K.Gartand MI3 WhoiSel ...... 38:58 W.McOonald MIS ECO .•••.•. 44:20 S.Nowlan Wl1 3AOC ...... 41:35 O.Carberry M40 CNOC ...... 50:46 J.ButJer WI3 3AOC ...... 42:25 LC.Crawlord MI3 3ROC ...... 54:52 C.Alce WI2 Ajax ...... 43:50 J.Smilh MIS WHO ••••••• 56:54 A.Be1 MIO GEN ...... 44:36 ., R.Carberry M13 CNOC ...... 57:43 A.Aichardson MI3 WHO ...... 52:28 v... H.Allen WI5 WhoJSel ...... 60:36 N.OBoyle Wl0 CNOC ...... 55:09 'l E.O·SuIUeabhain 1.145 3 ROC ...... 61:Q4 J.BuUer W40 3AOC ...... 62:47 H.lngliS M45 GEN ...... 64:13 M.Friel WIO fin ...... 75:08 19. P WOODS ?FAll 99'32 M WAI.s1i W45 3ROC 67~3 17 20 HANLON ?FAll 99;33 68IS I~ K. PELKOWEN ~ 21, K.BICKfORD 10119 CDAC 99:44 YELLOW 1 Suzar Loaf 06/03/94 W4$ SET 69 10 2700m 50m 19 CBENT 12 N BROOKES MIS 101:07 20 S R011lERY M65 3ROC 00.34 23 M.OUGGAN MIl COAC 101:44 I. O.BARRY M40 GEN 14:18 21 A.AYLING MI" 0lJ0 69.S) 24 C O'OONOGHUE 10119 \!COO 102:28 l O.HEALY 10111 GEN 1.5;07 12 B McGRAllI M4S 3ROC 7O.aS l5. N HAMII.TON 103:55 3. C,WALSH MI3 3ROC 26;39 13 F. O'NEILL sos 3ROC ~1)S2 26 o ORIFFIN 104:00 N. WALSH MIO 3ROC 18:50 BROWN 8 500m 400m N B OOHERTY M50 001 7314 105;35 "- 2 27. C MJlC.\IEJINMAIN MIl fOol 5. v STOKES 361lI 34:06 25 UO'COLMAIN WI5 GEN 7344 18 P OOl'lLON ID5 SET 106:50 6. K. DEERY 361lI 35:54 69..50 20 S OOYI.E. n45 L II.. O'CLEIRIGH MIl CNOC 19 T. HJlRBISOl'l FlN 106'51 7. S NOWl ...N WII 3ROC 38:$.5 I 'I«:IJ1.LOlIGH 10140 3ROC 78.17 o ENGLISH 30 TIM & INGRID 107:54 8 R.SHORT IoU CNOC 39:2J 17 J O'NElLL W45 fOol 7510 P.NOl..o\.N Mll "EN ~I 0.1 31 M Bl1TI.ER M50 3ROC 1131)3 9 T DUNNE, 4$;38 , AJ ...x 820.1 18 P CASSIDY ;514 C R011lERY M21 n P OCLEIRIGH wn CNOC 115'53 P O'REILLY ... 27 M BERGIN M21 CNOC ;"703 S. G BRADY M3S 3ROC I" 33 M O'COLMAIN W40 OEN 117.40 10 M. RA£1l10RN 47:11 MlS ECO U 20 30 M "~LLET 10150 TH S8:SO ,W U \VAI.SI! Nlli woe 83.18 2), S, McCOUBRRY MI3 OLSO $8:.11 .11 J O'BI\I~N M4S JIj,\X 114.19 1<~ S.80y"e ,11. J I.YNAM M~O l~OC 8J )0 ~:oo 1I.80YI.e 60;00 43 P JONGS MIS 116.12 ORANGE 2~600m 60m 2'. 275m 26, K. HIOKEY lSrni 60:40 BLUE 5J600m 41, 0, L;\~O~ W'5 'JP.N Sol5 II. O'REILLY 60140 ,I' M,WBNIlAM 1. c.mru.sa WI? CNOC 32'51 lli>!'U 1I

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40 The {rish Orientcer The/rish Oriefl1eer 41 6 CHIMNEYFIELD Glenville, Co. Cork. Cork 0 (C4) Cl4. GR W 90 85. ORIENTEERING FIXTURES 6 ROSS ISLAND/KNOCKREERKillarney, Co. Kerry. KO (lE) KAl 3. GR V 950888. 13 carrickgollogan Kilteman, Co. Dublin. GEN lL4. (C4) GR 02220. 13 KNOCKNACAREIGH Kilmurry, Co. Cork. Cork 0 (C4) Cl5. GR W 36 64 September 13 LVRENALEA Clonmel, Co. TIpperary. WalO (C4) SEl. 3 knockbanon Kinnitty, Co. Oflaly. PXN. GR N 1707. 13 moydrum Athlone, Co. Westmealh. PXN CROCl 3. 4 kinitty Co. Offaly. CNOC event incorporating the 1994 Irish Orlenteer 19 CAIRN WOOD Dundonald, Co. Down. LVO night event. GR J 45 76. Trophy Final. New map. (C4) GR N 21 05. 20 ISLAND WOOD Newmarket, Co. Cork. BVOC. (C4) Cl6. GR R 31 05. 4-10 World Unlvel'$lty Championships, Fiesch, Switzerland. 20 lymon park Templeogue, Co. Dublin. AJAX (lE). GR 0 11 28. 10 SUEVECROOB Balllnahinch, Co. Down. LVO. NI series 6. GR J 32 47. 26 NI NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS Doohatty Glebe, Co. Fermanagh. FermO. GR H 1831. 11 MUNSTERCHAMPIONSHIPS Inch, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry. Entries closed but EOD 27 BALLYNOE Midleton, Co. Cork. Cork 0 (C4). Cork Champs. GR W 96 65. possible for non-Championship courses. 27 derrydonneII Athenry, Co. Galway. PXN CROCL 4. 11 BALLYSCANLON Fenor, Tramore, Co. Waterford. WatO CATI. GR S 55 02. 27 KILDERRVWOOD Milltown, Co. Kerry. KO (LE). KAl 4. GR Q 813003. 11 CURRABINNY Carrigaline, Co. Cork. Cork 0 (lE). GR W 7962. 27 KILSHEELAN Co. Waterford. WatO (C4) SEL. GR S 2722. 11 PHOENIX PARK Dublin. 3ROC come·&-try·it event. (lE) GR 0 09 34. 27 THREE ROCKWOOD Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 3ROC u,s, (C4) GR 0 1723. 11 union Wood Collooney, Co. Sligo. PXN (lE) Introductory event. 17-18 ANDERSONS MOURNES MOUNTAIN MARATHON. Details:Robin Bryson, 12 Edenderry December Village, Belfast BT 8 6lG or Andersons at 06-0232- 741222. 4 curragh Co. Kildare. CNOC lL6. (C4) GR N 7812. 18 BALUNCOLUG Co. Cork. Cork 0 (lE). GR W 59 71. 4 TRAMORE Co. Waterford. Sand hills. WatO (C4) SEL. GR S 5901. 16 balllnastoe Roundwood, Co. Wicklow. GEN come.&·try·it. (LE) GR 01706. 10 BALLVSCANLON Fenor, Co. Waterford. WatO (C4) Scout Champs. GR S 55 02. 24 N.I. CHAMPIONSHIPS BanagherCo. Derry. NWOC. GR C 69 04. Entries to Ruth Blair, 10 garbally Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. PXN. Connacht Night Champs. 42 The Gables, Randalstown, Co. Antrim BT41 3JY. edt 0/9/94. 10 GOSFORD Markethill, Co. Armagh. lVO event. GR H 97 40. 25 BALL YCONNElL Y Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. SEL. WatO (C4). X 21 97. 11 MALAHIDE CASTLE Co. Dublin. UCDO event. (lE) GR 0 22 45. 25 MUCKROSS Killarney. Kerry 0 (LE) GR V 965645. Autumn League 1. 18 MUCKROSS Killamey, Co. Kerry. KO (lE) KAl 5. GR V 970862. 25 newbridge house Donabate, Co. Dublin. FIN come-S-try-it, (lE) GR 0 21 49. 26 THREE ROCK WOOD Dundrum, Dublin. 3ROC Xmas score event. (lE) GR 0 1723. 25 WORLDCUP7 Quedllnburg, Harz Mountains, Germany. 27 CURRABINNV Carrigaline, Co. Cork. Cork 0 (lE) GR W 79 62. 29 WORLD CUP8 Jlcln , Czech Republic (Relay). January 1995 October 1 phoenix park Dublin. ECO . (LE) 1 WORLD CUP 9 Jlcln, Czech Republic (Classic distance). Final 011994series. 8 ardgillan Skerries, Co. Dublin. FIN. (lE) 2 garbally Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. PXN (lE) Introductory event. 15 corkagh park Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. GEN. (lE). 2 GARRETISTOWN Kinsale, Co. Cork. Cork 0 (C4) CL1. GR W 5644. 29 donadea Clane, Co. Kildare. CNOC. 2 mullaghmeen Co. Westmeath, nr. Oldcastle. SET ULeague 1. GR N 4776. 29 knockbarron Kinnitty, Co. Offaly. PXN CROCl 6. 8.9 Veteran Home International Ogor Ffynon Ddu, near Swansaa, S. Wales (& Nat. Event 7) 9 BRANDON HILL Graiguenemanagh, Co. Kilkenny. WatO (C4) SEL. GR S 70 40. February 9 dalngean Galway City. PXN (lE) Introductory event. 11 PHOENIX PARK Dublin. Night event. 3ROC (LE). 9 GLENBOWERWOOD Castlemartyr, Co. Cork. GR W 99 77. 12 PHOENIX PARK Dublin. 3ROC (lE). 9 killiney hill Co. Dublin. AJAX (LE). GR 0 26 25. 12 dunsandle Loughrea. Co. Galway. PXN CROCl 7. 15 CASTLEWELlAN Co. Down. NI Series 6. LVO. GR J 3237. 12 BOF National Event 1 Dorking, S of London. 16 Compass Sport Cup Final Pitlochry, Scotland 19 cronybyrne Laragh, Co. Wicklow. AJAX (C4) ll7. 16 CAPPANALEA Killorglin, Co. Kerry. KO (lE) KAl 2. GR V 730695. 25 connachtchampionships Woodlawn, Athenry, Co. Galway. 16 CURRAGHWOOD Midleton, Co. Cork. UCCO. (C4) CL2. GR W 6576. 26 connacht relaycharnpionships 16 woodenboley Hollywood Glen, Co. Wlcklow. CNOC lL2. (C4) GR N 9310. 16 woodstock Galway City. PXN CROCl 1. KAL= Kerl)! AUlumn League; CROCL. Connachl Regional O-Council League; SS " Spring Series; SEl. Soulh East league; ll. lelnsler league; Ml= Munster league; NI=Northem Ireland Series; IFl=ioler-flrm league (start times 17.30·19.30 hrs.); GR=Ordnance 22.23 KARRIMOR INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN MARATHON. (GB). Venue still secret. Survey grid ref .. ence (explained on .1 OS maps). cd=efoslng dale for entries. If a 6-flgure grid relerence Is given" is lor the car pari< or 23 BELRELD Dublin. UCDO event. (lE) GR 0 1629. assembly area. If " .-ligure relerence Is given" is .. "",IV 10 help you find the compelltion area and I means Ihallhe evenl organisers 23 GLENVILLE Co. Cork. Cork 0 (C4) CL3. GR W 7269. have nOI supplied Ihe Informallon on exacl Iocallon. 29-30 Junior Home International Scotland. Evenl Gr ades: C t = Inlernationals & Irish Championships; C2. Regional & Inlerprovlnclal Championships. Irish 2·Day & Shamrock 0.- 30 FOXES ROCK Carlingford, Co. Louth. 3ROC ll3. (C4) GR J 135135. Ringen: C3. Grade t events; C4= Open events (including colour-coded events): lE. lO<:llI events. IDA ""'ures In bold typehavu been 30 KNOCKANAFFRIN near Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. WatO (C4) SEL. GR S 2617. registered and are covered by IDA Inwrance. Registered evenls are publicised by IDA and In Iheol)! are less liable 1.0changes. Some nol·yet-regislered ellenls are shown (In smaillype). 30 slish wood Collooney, Co. Sligo. PXN CROCl 2. 31 COMBAUN near Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. leeO (C4). GR R 8218. 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November 4 ROSS ISLAND/KNOCKREER Killarney, Co. Kerry. KO Night event. 7-9 pm. GR V 960905. s-e Senior Home International NWEngland. 5 SPRINGWELl Co. Derry. NI Series 7. NWOC. GR C 76 25. 171l,/,.;sh O,.ielJlccr 43 42 The Irish Orienleer The Irish Ladies Team at the last World Orienteering Championships, resplendent in their Lowe Alpine waterproof gear. che IRISh ORlenceeR

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~,. .J Did you know that there's a Lowe factory shop at the Srah Industrial Estate in Tullamore, Co. Offaly? Open Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, closed for lunch. It's worth a visit if you're in the area.

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