The Club

Kerry Orienteers, or KerryO, is the local orienteering club covering County Kerry in the Southwest of Ireland. It was established in 1982 (the first Kerry orienteering map was for Cappanalea, which was surveyed and completed in 1981). The Club is affiliated to the Orienteering Ireland (OI), the governing body for the sport in the country. KerryO hold about ten to thirteen events each year. The main season runs during the Autumn, Winter and Spring months. Local KerryO event usually take place on Sundays every three to four weeks apart. There is always the option to travel to neighbouring county events on the intervening weekends.

The Club maps are spread around Kerry, but a large number of them are in and around the Killarney region. Which is not surprising really since it’s home to Ireland’s premier National Park and much of the country’s native woodland too. The natural environment makes for great orienteering conditions, as well as the spectacular scenery! The sea and Wild Atlantic coastal dunes areas features prominently too, with a number of maps on sand dune systems adjoining excellent beaches such as Inch, Rossbeigh & Banna. There really is plenty of variety for orienteering in Kerry.

ORIENTEERING MAPPING

KerryO provides a limited orienteering mapping service, creating digital Ocad maps, suitable for running short orienteering exercises.  Club members also increasingly beginning to promote digital MapRun events and these will be rolled out progressively into the future.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN

Kerry Orienteers is committed to providing a safe; healthy and fun environment for all members and is particularly conscious of it’s responsibilities towards junior members and to young members of the public attending the events.  As an affiliated club with Orienteering Ireland we abide to the standards and protocols set out in the  Code of Conduct and Good Practice and work to ensure that all adult officers of the club meet their responsibilities.

  • Club Children’s Officer (CCO) – Teresa Foley             email:-  teresafoley930@gmail.com
  • Designated Liaison Person (DLP) – Rory Costello      email:-   rorydacostello@gmail.com

In addition to Orienteering Ireland (OI) protocols, Kerry Orienteers follow the safeguarding guidance provided by Sports Ireland  Sport Ireland Safeguarding Guidance and maintain contact with both the OI National Children’s Officer – Ciaran Donaghy (email) childrensofficer@orienteering.ie and OI National Designated Liaison Person / Garda Vetting Officer – Barbara Foley-Fisher  (email) childprotection@orienteering.ie

Present at all events run by Kerry Orienteers, will be officers / officials / organisers  who are (i) garda vetted and (ii) have completed and are certified in Safeguarding, Child Welfare & Protection Basic Awareness Training Workshop. There is always a large first aid kit and competent first aiders also present.

Kerry ORIENTEERS Elected Officers 2023

Chairperson – Donal Dowd

Secretary – Rory Costello

Safe Guarding Children’s Officer – Teresa Foley

Treasurer – Colm Kingston

Mapping Officer – Tony Cotter & Brendan O’Brien

Technical Mapping Support – Cormac Murphy

PRO – Fergal Buckley

Designated Officer – Rory Costello

 

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HISTORICAL FIXTURES LIST

2023 Dates

JANUARY 29: KNOCKREER
FEBRUARY 4: NITEO - TORC
MARCH 5: LOWER TORC
MARCH 25: KILLARNEY STREET O
MARCH 26: CAPPANALEA
APRIL 23: BLUEPOOL MUCKROSS
MAY 21: GLANAGEENTY
JUNE 18: ROSSBEIGH
SEPTEMBER 28: DINISH
SEPTEMBER 3: DINISH
OCTOBER 1: KNOCKREER
OCTOBER 1: KNOCKREER
NOVEMBER 29: UPPER TORC
NOVEMBER 26: MUCKROSS ABBEY
DECEMBER 17: KILLARNEY STREET O

Dates 2022

JANUARY 23: BLUE POOL
FEBRUARY 13: GLANNAGENTY
MARCH 13: LOWER TORC
MARCH 26: KILLARNEY STREET O
APRIL 10: ROSS CASTLE & ISLAND
APRIL 29: SPRINT MUCKROSS IOC2022
APRIL 30: MIDDLE DISTANCE IOC2022
MAY 1: LONG DISTANCE IOC2022
MAY 2: RELAY KNOCKREER IOC2022
MAY 29: ROSSBEIGH SANDUNES
AUGUST 28: DINISH
SEPTEMBER 25: ROSS CASTLE & ISLAND
OCTOBER 23: UPPER TORC
NOVEMBER 2: RINN na gCROS, KENMARE
NOVEMBER 20: MUCKROSS ARBORETUM
DECEMBER 18: KILLARNEY STREET O

Dates 2021

JUNE 13: ROSSBEIGH, BACK BEACH
SEPTEMBER 25: KILLARNEY, STREET O
SEPTEMBER 26: ROSS ISLAND
OCTOBER 24: UPPER TORC, MUCKROSS
OCTOBER 27: RINN na gCROS, KENMARE
NOVEMBER 21: MUCKROSS ABBEY
DECEMBER 19: KILLARNEY, STREET O

Dates 2020

JANUARY 5: URBAN SPRINT, KILLARNEY
JANUARY 19: BLUEPOOL, MUCKROSS
MARCH 1: UPPER TORC, MUCKROSS
REST OF YEAR, COVID 19 - Restrictions

Dates 2019

JANUARY 27: BLUE POOL, Muckross
FEBRUARY 10: GLANNAGEENTY, Tralee
MARCH 3: UPPER TORC, Killarney
MARCH 31: CAPPANALEA, Killorglin
APRIL 28: ROSS CASTLE & ISLAND, Killarney
MAY 26: ROSSBEIGH SAND DUNES
SEPTEMBER 15: DINIS
OCTOBER 1: MUCKROSS, ABBEY
OCTOBER 9: UPPER TORC
OCTOBER 13: ROSS ISLAND
OCTOBER 30: RINN NA gCROS
NOVEMBER 8:UPPER TORC
NOVEMBER 24: MUCKROSS ABBEY
DECEMBER 8: KILLARNEY, URBAN SPRINT

Dates 2018

SEPTEMBER 23: ROSSBEIGH SAND DUNES
OCTOBER 1: KNOCKREER, Killarney
OCTOBER 11: CAPPANALEA, Killorglin
OCTOBER 21: BLUE POOL, Muckross
NOVEMBER 1: RINN NA gCROS, Kenmare
NOVEMBER 18: MUCKROSS ABBEY, Killarney
DECEMBER 9: KILLARNEY URBAN SPRINT