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Eriu Snow Hike Ballinastoe to JB Malone Jan 2016

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Eriu cubs enjoyed their first hike of the new season by heading up to the snow above Ballinastoe Woods, onto the aptly named White Hill and then back on the board walk by the JB Malone Memorial. They hiked using the buddy system and had lots of fun with snowball fights, making snow-cubs, discovering thick ice […]

Eriu IMC Hut trip and Spinc Hike

Eriu cubs enjoyed beautiful Autumn sunshine during their annual trip to the IMC Hut in Glendasan. On Saturday, the cubs crossed the Glendasan river using the stepping stones and headed over into Glendalough Valley to complete the challenge of the Spinc hike returning through the Miners Village  -a total of 13km with some quite steep […]

Eriu sail to Greystones and Poolbeg

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Many thanks to Skipper Brian Welsh for kindly bringing the Eriu cubs out on New Moon for a great day sail. We initially headed south towards Greystones, but just as we were tacking in to Greystones harbour for lunch, the Coast Guard broadcast a gale warning and we decided to stay safe and head instead […]

Basic Kayak Skills Course Completed Aug 2015!

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Many thanks to Sean and Eoghan Keegan for patiently teaching our eager group of Sixers and Seconders the basic skills for safely enjoying canoeing / kayaking.  Our cubs have canoed around the two inner harbours out to the Ice House and back, learned how to capsize and tap whilst wearing their spray decks, and finally […]