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ON THE FIRST DAY OF CRISIS ...

Itwould be nice to be able to face the new millennium with

.optimism wbere orienteering is concerned, but it's difficult.I'm afraid Irish orienteering is in crisis and, what's worse, I'm

afraid that most of us don't realise it.The lOA Development Conference highlighted some of theproblems but also exemplified the problem: all clubs were invitedto send at least two delegates, so there should have been at least60 people there, committed to the future of the sport. I low manycame? Just twelve.We are now reaping tbe reward of years of neglect of thedevelopment of orienteering. Look at the age profile of the sport:in the M/W2l classes (a l4-year age spread) ther numbers aredwindling. Juniors are not coming into the sport in big enoughnumbers to replace the natural wastage. There are only about1000 club members in the country. The existing orienteers arcgetting older. having families, having to devote more time towork and other things. What have we done wrong? liasorienteering passed iLSsell-by date?Someone said to me at the Development Conference that I waslucky, I had been involved during the golden age of Irishorienteering, in the late '70's and early '80's, when new clubs wereforming, when new maps were being made, when orienteeringhad caught the public imagination and the orienteers themselveswere enthusiastic. In those days I would set out from Dublin tobitch hike maybe tOOmiles on a Saturday to run on Sunday andhitcb back to Dublin afterwards. How many people arc preparedto go to such lengths today? It's easier to sit in front of a 'IV orcomputer in the comfort of your home. If you want to exercise,you payout hundreds of pounds a year and go to a gym to doaerobics, or buy an exercise bike and exercise in front of the 1Vinstead of going out for a spin in tbe country.It seems to be taken as fact that people are getting lazier, moreaccustomed to luxury and more selfish with tbeir free time, sothis is nOIa problem whicb is unique to orienteering: it affects allvoluntary activities" but because orienteering ~as fallen below acertain critical mass it is very susceptible to tbis. We have torekindle the entbusiasm of the people. We have to gelorienteering back into tbe scbools before it's too late. We havelosta whole generation: we bave failed them, in llotoffering themthe same chances we bave bad to experience this fantastic sport.There is some light at tbe end of the tunnel: orienteering is

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specifically named in the new primary schoolscurriculum and the tide may tum against the kindof virtual sport we have today, where "sportsenthusiasts" sit in front of their TV's with apacket of cigarettes and a six-pack. We need to beleading the way. We need to think of new ways ofpromoting orienteering. We need to make thesport accessible to people by publicising itsexistence. We need to put resources into grass-roots orienteering or we won't have an elite squadin a few years time.

It's like the Irish language: people say it would bea shame to let it die; but they want someone elseto save it: they're not prepared to make the effortthemselves.

So, the year 2000 is a chance for you to make afresh start. You, yourself: tile person reading this.You arc the rOA. not some select group in someivory tower. You arc the only ones who can saveIrish orienteering. You. You. You.

NEW lOA SECRETARYRosario Kiernan. the treasurer of GEN. will bethe new lOA Secretary starting after Christmas.Her e-mail address isrosariekiol'llan@hotmall.com and her postaladdress is 87 Meadowvale. Blackrock, Co.Dublin.

SHAKE-UPTIMEThe biggest shake up ever to hit the IrishOrienteering Association is on the way.The lOA Development Conference at Portumnaon November 19-20 suggested a new. leaner,meaner lOA Executive with dramatic reductionsin the size of the committee and changes in thecommand structure. These proposals will bevoted on at on Extraordinary General Meetingimmediately after the lOA AGM at the end ofApril.It is vital that all clubs are behind this re-organisation in order to make it work. If youbelieve tha! Irish oriencering is ill crisis, you' Ubeat the AGM. Ir you don't believe that orienteeringis in crisis, make sure you go to the AGM too.

CONNACHT CHAMPS TOGOAHEAD

Despite severe manpower shortages in Connachtnext year's Connacht Championships will goahead. The situation is compounded by Connacbthaving to run the 2000 Irish Championships inApril. Now 110 bas just heard that the ConnachtChamps bave been set for Sunday March 26thand the Irish Champs for Sunday/Monday April30/ May I. the May Bank Holiday weekend.exact venues and land access bave yet to beconfirmed. but the events won't be onBallygawlcy!

SHAMROCK IN DOUBTOverwork and a lack of new blood inorienteering are leading Cork Oricntccrs toconsider running the Shamrock O-Ringen everyother year so the event may not go ahead in 2000.

ENTRY FORMSENCLOSED

This issue contains entry forms for the JanKjellstrorn 2000 competition in Scotland atEaster and for Croese 2000 in Wales in August.If you have never been orienteering outsideIreland, you should give one of these a try. If youhave orientcered elsewhere you will know aboutthe quality terrain in Scotland and the atmosphereof a 6-Day holiday event and you won't want tomiss them either.The JK is based at Aberfcldy in Pertshire andfeatures the infamous Craig a Barns. extended toinclude an open area. Students of nuclear powerwill be interested in visiting Trawsfynydd powerstation, close to the event centre. The events arein southern Snowdonia which is easily accessiblefrom Ireland and a guaranteed welcome awaits:(Croeso = F6ilte).

RONAN RETIRESWell, partly. Ronan Cleary, who has managed theIrish World Championships, World Cup andSenior Home International teams for the past fewyears. is taking a well-earned rest. Ronan steppeddown after the World Cbampionships in Scotland

but be is prepared to keep on with the HomeInternational team for the moment. Thanks for aUthe hard work, Ronan: It's one of many more orless thankless tasks wbicb are vital for thesurvi val of the sport at the top level.The call has gone out for a replacement andGerry Brady (CorkO) bas indicated an interestbut no final decision has yet been taken. There isa squad training and meeting weekend in Irelandon December 18119 and it may be tha; a decisionhas been reached by then.

BOC WIN TIO TROPHYBishopstown Orienteering Club from Corknarrowly defeated the holders, Cork Oricntcers,to take the Irish Orienteer inter-club trophy atDundrum Wood, Co. Tipperary on October 3rd.JIlIl poorly supported event. noc and CorkO hadno problem gelling to the finals. Theannouncement of the result had to awaitclarification of the membership status of some ofthe runners.The support for the event was disappointing:perhaps we should revert to the regionalknockout competition with a three way final?The CompassSport Cup rules, on which the 110trophy was based, have moved on since the last110 rules revision, and would now cope with amany-club final without difficulty. One pointneeding clearing up, though. is the membershipone. If a club gives free membership, how canone be a "paid up member"?

LEINSTER 'WHO'S WHO?'TIle Lcinster Council for 199912000 is:-Chairman - vacant.Secretary Vera Murtagh. 19 The Cloisters,Tcrenure. Dublin 6w. 4908237.Treasurer Jean Mullen. 331 Collins Avenue,Dublin 9, 8373003Mapping Officer, Pat Healy, Cut Bush, TheCurragh, Co.Kildare,Fixtures Officer Alan Ayling, 618 Howth Road,Dublin 5, 8315234Coaching Officer. Damien Cashin,Tomdarragb.Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, 28 I 8212Technical Officer, Aonghus O'Cleirigh, 60Blackheath Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3. 8336263Development Officer - vacant

Junior Officer, Monica Nowlan, 67 GlenbrookPark. Rathfarnbam, Dublin.14. 4933551

O-ZONEBits and Pieces from the world of orienteering

Irish runners for World Cup: Several IrishSquad members are globctrouing after the WorldChampionships. Marcus Pinker and his sisterFaye are in New Zealand, as is Colm Rothery.Marcus and Colm are expected to run in WorldCup races 1& 2 in Japan (Classic and Relay) onApril 15-16 and 3 & 4 (Short and Classic) inAustralia on April 22-24 next.

OIlier WorldCup racess in 2000 are: Events 5, 6& 7 (Relay. Classic & Short) on June 30 - 4 July 4in Ukraine; 8 & 9 (Short, Medium, Classic andUltra-short) July 18-21 in Finland: Events 10, 11& 12 (Short, Classic, Relay) on October 11-14, inPortugal.

Jonny Scott, editor of the NIOA NewsletterCrossing Point, has resigned from the job andseems to he giving up orienteering. Jonny was theeditor of Crossing Point for the past two and ahalf years, However, he has since decided not to

give up orienteering and will remain on asCrossing Point editor.

Colin Henderson, NIOA Chairman, is planningon organising a trip for his club, LVO, to theSwedish 5-Day in July. It's a trip every orienteershould make at least once.

Greece and Jamaica have been accepted asmembers of the International O-Federation andBrazil is not a full member. This brings thenumber of affiliated countries to 55. Greece andJamaica will have their membership ratified atthe 2001 General Assembly in Austria.

The Finnish broadcasting company, YLE, hascontracted to produce 60 to 90 minutes of TVcoverage for each of the three races (short, classicand relay) at the 2001 World Championships illFinland. YLE will also produce a one hour editedprogramme for Eurosport.

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BOC2000: The British Championships is inHerefordshire, the individual at Haugh Wood andFownhope park (GR SO 590365) and the relaysat Penyard Hill (GR SO 613225) on May 13-142000. Details from Rollo Rumford (0044-1905-726967), e-mail rollo.rumford@cwcom.net. Website bllp:llpages.eidosnet.co.ukl-boc2000

RESULTS NEWSYou can frequently find the results of eventspublished on the lOA website very soon after theevent. You don't have to wait for 110 to bepublished or for the organisers to think of sendingthe results to 110: just check out the website- ifyou have a computer etcetera, of course. Theresults of last year's (199l!) Shamrock O-Ringencan he found there too.

lOA INF-O-LINEWith the likely demise of the AFAS office in theI louse of Sport at the end of this year the lOA'sanswering machine may have to find a newhome. When this happens there will be no pointin dialling 01-4569099. If there's any news aboutthe new number it will be in TIO and probably onthe lOA's website.

OONTVDid any of you see World Short-DiatanceChampion Yvette Baker on the BBC sports panelgame. "They Think It's All Over" in earlyDecember? Twe.blindfoldcd panel members hadto feel their way around and try to guess who shewas. Needless to say. they didn't have a clue. It'sgood to see orienteering on TV. but we must try toget it a higher profile than this where oriemeersare paraded almost as some kind of freaks.

3ROCNEWSCongratulations to Una Creagh on winning theclub championships at the Curragh on December5th. Her class-adjusted minutes per km beat therest of the field (obviuosly!). Thanks to CNoefor allowing the competition to run with theirLeague event.Finally, a reminder tbat the AGM is on February

18th.The club's major event this year is theLeinster Champs atCarlingford on May 9th.

A THOUGHT FORJUNIORS

This leuer arrived some time ago but was lost inthe bowels of a computer."In 11089 the editor conunented on theunfairness of luniors being excluded from theLeinster League night-O event in Kllliney lIill.As controller for the event I enforced the lOArule which explicitly states that under-Ids are notallowed to compete in night-O, Regardless ofwhether or not we thought it safe for them tocompete (which we did not), we applied the rulein order to remain insured. However r do agreewith the editor about the unfairness of this assome adults compete against juniors on colourcoded courses.Maybe next year there could be one junior-onlyLeinster League event? This would help correctthe night-O anomaly and at the same time giveuie juniors a chance to score high points withoutcompeting against adults, thus increasing theirenthusiasm for the league."Marcus Geoghegan, Ajax

Irish MountainRunning Association

9 Jan Hellfire Flash12.00Ill·s16 Jan Corrin Hill Relay Max 4k 2. 3 0fermoy.191an Quiz. 8.30 RTE Social Club. Donnybrook,Dublin 416 Feb Munster Schools Champs, ClaraghMountain, Millstrect27 Feb Ravens Rock, Glencree, Co.Wicklow.12.00I Mar Irish Schools Champs, St. Columba's,Rathfarnham, Dublin.5 Mar Irish Universities Champs (Maulin) 12.0012Mar Slieve Gullion, I pm.Full details from the IMRA websitehllp:llhomepagesliol.ie/-imra or from DouglasBarry (01) 2868180.

WLl 5.6km 289m

WOC99-S0MEOBSERVATIONS.

The question has been asked, "How didNew Zealandmanage to get seven runnersinto the Classic Distance final and Ireland,

fail to qualify a single runner?" Tune was, sevento ten years ago, when the Irish and NewZealanders fought it out regularly in relay races.Now a guLf seems to have opened. It's a difficultone to figure out! I don't know exactly how theKiwis did it. I have some ideas though and theyare worth a quick mention.Perhaps it had something to do with theirtraditionally strong and athletic women's squadwho regularly contest top ten positions at worldclass relay competitions. Perhaps it's due to thefact that with two or three exceptions they all liveand compete in countries which we consider thebest for orienteering in the world. Many havemade big personal and career sacrifices in orderto do this. Maybe their pre-World Champstraining was the crucial factor. The team spenttwo LO three weeks training hard in terrain uncione week resting in the run up to WOC.I can'tspeak With authority about the reasons for theirucccss. I'd like to try and answer, or at least makesome observations on the latter part of thequestion quoted above, namely, why didn'tIreland have any qualifiers?

PHYSICAL FITNESSWe lack a nucleus of class, talented athletes inthesquad. It's a fact. Yes, our individual teammembers achieve good, even great results onoccasion, and Cohn Rothery, Una Creagh andJames Logue excel in athletics and mountainrunning, but the squad does not contain the depthneeded to get large numbers into finals. It is also afact that many of those contesting and achievingselection do not put in the sustained trainingprogramme needed to be in the kind of shapenecessary to qualify. This year we had a squadfitter than ever before (my opinion) with somerunners in great early season form. I feel acombination of injury, loss of form and illnessweakened the learn at Classic Distance and goes

some way to accounting for the lack of success,The realistic goal was that three squaddies shouldhave qualified- it was attainable- yet we ended upwith none.

INTERN ATIONAL EXPERIENCEThis is the principle deficiency in the Irish squadin my view. Every international oricnteer whohas ambitions of achieving a good woe resultcompetes in all the big races earlier in the season,including TIoMila in Sweden, the Spring Cup inDenmark. the J ukola relay in Finland, NordicChamps and the pre-Woe elite races held insimilar terrain in the woe nation. (They also runas many World Cups as possible in the non woeycarsj.That adds up to four relay races of thehighest calibre and six to seven individual raceswith large competitive fields, appropriatewinning times and on the best terrain. We simplydon't get to the start line in this respect! Yes, werun the big British races but it'sjust not the same.OK, on the day it's there for the taking. Many ofthe squad are capable of making the grade, hutwhen it's the first world class competition thatone has run in a year it's going to be tough. Weneed to test our technique and fitness thoroughlybefore the World Champs and start getting tothese races. What about money.time ...etc?

TIME, MONEY, COMMlTTMENTThis is a tough one to talk about. In the '0'community there lire lots of examples of peoplewho have put their careers on hold and made bigfinancial sacrifices to pursue their goals. For highprofile winners like Yvette Baker it must seemworth it but there are plenty who don't achievethese results. Do Irish runners sacrifice enough?Well,there are some runners wbo are living toorienteer and are using all tbeir holidays andspending thousands of pounds in an effort toachieve success. I feel that with increasedsupport from the lOA which would enablctheserunners to compete further afield more regularlywe would see an improvement in results. We alsoneed to pick up on the talented juniors who arecrossing over to elite, send them to biginternational races and give them the extrastimulus to train and achieve their goals.Thecompetitive scene at home is just not challenging

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enough. The Sports Council grant scheme has ofcourse been a huge help to a number of ourathletes but it looks like the criteria will betightened to ensure fewer orienteers qualify. I feelthe lOA owes it to those with the potential tosucceed, to aid them as best they can. 1 also feelthey should only invest in elites who arededicated to their sport. We do need our elites tosucceed in order to give the sport credibilty,provide models of excellence and inspire ouryoung orienteers, Athletes themselves have toassess realistically how much they will sacrificeto pursue their goals. For example, if one doesn'tdo a solid winter training then one can hardly beupset about not qualifying at WOC.

CONCLUSION:We have some talented dedicated athletes whoare under-achieving due to (principally) a lack ofinternational experience due to limitations offunding. We can't expect to emulate the Kiwis,we don't possess the depth, but in Finland weshould have the goal of three classic qualifiersand put resources (financial-lOA; time, finance,effort - the athlete) into achieving the goal. Thisis a complex issue. It raises a lot of contentioustopics.I'rn very close to the issues involved andI'm hoping for reaction to this article whichmight provide other perspectives. I thought I'dthrow a stone in the well and see what happens!

John Feehan

A Long Day's NightPhilip Brennan reports on Ireland's Second Rogaine

Ireland'ssecond Rogaine, organised by Dublin based Setanta Orienteers, was held inSouth Wicklow on the weekend of 17118 July 1999. Buoyed by the enthusiasm of thecompetitors last year it was decided to extend the open category course to the full 24

hour period with the non-competitive class to 14 hours. Mass start for the 24 hour coursewas 12 noon with a later start of 6 pm for the 14 hour people.

Weather at the hash house, situated at the bottom of a sheltered valley, was pretty foulwith strong winds and very heavy bouts of rain, so out on the open mountain compeutors gota particularly rough time. However the majority of teams elected to stay out for the durationof the event, bivouacing in sheltered areas or hiding in forestry workers' huts, with onlysmall numbers coming back for refreshment and some sleep.

The open 24 hour course was won by veteran rogainers Mike & Jeff Powell Davies, whovisited 29 of the total 54 control sites and covered 83.6 km with total climb of 3250m ..Runners up Damien Cashin & Liam Quinn managed to visit 30 controls, but scoredconsiderably lower Ulan the winners.

Compliments to Planner Dave Weston, who cleverly placed controls in variousgroupings with challenging route choices between each group. The old adage about a fewextra minutes spent planning saving hours out in the field rang true in this instance.

Regaining looks to bee a permanent feature on Ireland's orienteering calendar andRogaine 2000 will (barring Armageddon) take place on isi & 2nd July. Details from PhilipBrennan, 69 Moyville, Rathfamham, Dublin 16. Email: philip.brennanwretay.ie

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£ettelt'"Orienteering and the Olympics

I read with interest your editorial (in TIO 81)regarding the Olympics and orienteering. ItCOuld, I believe, be very benefitial toorienteering but frankly 1 am apalled at thesuggestion of the Olympic cornittee thatcompetitors should be allowed to study thecourse in advance.It's easy to see where they would get the ideafrom as they probably see it as removing an areaof what might seem like luck from thecompetition. The problem is that it completelymisses the point of orienteering which is the skillof solving navigational problems on the run andwhich requires ·the orienteer to combine thatspecial blend of concentration, judgment andplanning as well as coping with the physicalproblem of actually traversing the terrain.If we remove everything but the physicalproblem of traversing the terrain by allowing thecompetitors to see the course in advance we willturn orienteering from 0 unique sport to justanother form of cross country running. I'm 1I0tsaying there is anything wrong with crosscountry running but it's not orienteering. If such asituation were allowed to develop we couldenvisage competitors at the higher levels withwhole teams of course planning specialistspouring over the maps to work out the bestroutes. Is this orienteering? I think not.It is true that the the competitor still has toexecute the planned route but the skill ofnavigating on the move will have been lost andwhat were are left with would be little more thana 'foot rally'. 'Run on a bearing of 125 deg. for100 double paces and then follow the base of thelarge knoll to the right until the base of the firstre-entrant etc.' Orienteering has always beenattractive to me because it combines physicaleffort with thinking on the run. The best orienteeris not necessarily the best runner but the fastestnavigator and that's the crucial difference. Any

move to subvert the nature of our sport for thesake of increased coverage say in the Olympics isa move which should be strenuously resisted byall orienteers.There will further challenges to the nature of oursport in the future. The advent of modern GPStechnology while laudible and useful in othersituations is one which may soon have an impacton orienteering. Image an orientecr carrying aGPS capable of pintpointing his location towithin 10m on a map overlayed with a grid. Isthis orienteering? I don't think so.Anyone reading this who is saying it will neverhappen is blind to the progress of moderntechnology. The technology to do this is hereNOW. IL may not be cheap enough or widelyavailable enough at present but it's only a matterof time before GPS technology is available forless than £100. Once this happens we will beforced to consider these matters. Instead ofwaiting until the issue is forced by a competitorusing such a system we should debate the issuesnow and develop policies for dealing with them.

Paul Smyth

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10 The Irish Oriehleer

Junior TrainingWeek

Well, who would have thought thatthe coaches and juniors alikewould survive a week's training in

the Wilds of wet Killarney??? But thereare now a group of 'dead sexy' orienteerswho can boast about this feat. I am proudto be one of those juniors!H The coacheshowever might need another week torecuperate from the trauma H!

Yes folks, on Saturday 21st August 1999some of Ireland's top juniors congregatedon an altar in the outskirts of Killarney.But not to start a new bible bashing cult -no, we gathered there for a higherpurpose - to learn the necessary skills toavoid losing our way on those' Holy Grails·which mere mortals refer to as maps III

The training course took place in therenovated Muckross Church - nowrebaptised as Muckross Venture Centre.Frank Ryan who lived in the sacristy forthe week, sorting out the many problemsassociated with the SportIdent system,headed the coaching staff.

The mere presence of this systemimpressed even the most cynical of juniors- yes, this course was going to be alearning experience. Underneath thewatchful eye of Frank was his talentedteam of coaches. These included Toni 0'Donovan, Damien Cashin, Justin May, PaulDunne, Brendan Cryan, Ian Lockington,Mick Kellett and Nigel Foley-Fisher. Ourpalates and empty stomachs were cateredfor by Deirdre Ryan. She did an excellentjob and a testament to the good food wasthat no one was ill during the week. At this

stage I'd like to extend many thanks toher from all the juniors and the coachesaswell.

And if you thought that only two membersof the Ryan household helped with thecoaching you're mistaken. The thirdmember of the family - Joseph - workedas Cameraman and Kayaking Instructor.An intrepid Director as he is Josephstalked all of us through the trees, alongthe paths and even across 'the lakelJl Themain purpose of the camera was to show usall how much time waS wasted at controlsites and to finally satisfy our own vanity -yes we are all gorgeousl!! The outcome wasquite amusing. We had juniors who satdown at controls to plan their next route.One nameless person stood wondering ifthe control, which lay before him, was onhis course. (A wise idea if the control wasin a re-entrant or the like - but this was ona gate '") We also heard some interestingphraseology as well as seeing some greatrear end shots H!

Believe it or believe it not, the Juniors notonly availed of the Sport dent system -Joseph Ryan also provided kayaks. DamienCoshin led the kayaking lessons and beingthe talented Juniors that we are, weshocked him by all being able to paddle(well, most of us anyway) - some of usexperienced dizzy after effects fromgoing around in circles!

On the Tuesday fifteen intrepid paddlers,one instructor and one show-off(Joseph????), headed for a quick 3 kmkayak on the Upper Killarney lake.Needless to say no sound was heard afterour 23.59 lights out. Wednesday saw ourintroduction to Kayak-O - this was a newexperience for all of us. The event washeld on the 'Watery Commons" Map

recently surveyed and drawn by DamienCashin. It was a score-O event with tencontrols out among the reeds and rocks ofKillarney's Upper Lake. There were fourteams of four; each team had two kayaksat their disposal and forty minutes tocollect the ten controls.

On the Thursday afternoon we were onceagain immersed in orienteering culture.Damien Cashin again held an event of adifferent kind - Mountain Bike-O. Bikeswere supplied by Damien himself andeveryone enjoyed the events. If youhaven't tried this before I'd recommendit!!!. Trying to grip a map between yourteeth, pedal the bike, keep your balanceand navigate at the same time can provequite hazardous to your health!!! (andJoseph has the footage to prove thisll!!).

Friday was the last training day and just incase you had assumed that we had tried itall - well, you're wrong: while on a quietstroll through Muckross grounds some ofthe Juniors, who shall remain nameless,decided to revive the age old sport of•Skinny-dipplng-O·. Later, whendiscussing the prospect of this becoming arecognized sport, we came upon somesuggestions namely - one should wear legcover, events should be held late at nightaway from local tourist attractions andone should be careful when punchingcontrols!!!!!

Despite all the variations of orienteeringwhich we experienced, we picked up someinvaluable practical information.Relocation, compass work and speeddominated the week's training programme.The areas that were used were Muckross,Crohane Mountain and Blue Pool. Crohanewas great for the technical area andproved a very testing area to train in.

All in all the week was a wet, wild andwonderful experience. For all thoseJuniors out there who couldn't partake inthe week they should seriously consider itnext year. As for all the Juniors who didsurvive the week - fair play to you!!!!

Many thanks again to all the coaches,landowners and drivers for all their hardwork, patience and understanding.Hopefully, with the knowledge acquiredduring the week, we'll be able to redeemourselves at the JHI this year !ill!

ByNiall Bourke (With a little help from hisFriends)

2000 Events

I had hoped to have a preview 0

he major events in 2000 in thisissue. Unfortunately. due to alack of information so far it wasn'orthwhile to do it, so it should

be in the next issue.

he major events whose details Ihave are: JK 2000 in Scotland atEaster, the Welsh 6-Day inugust, the French 5-Day a

Metz in NE France on July 11-15.he Swedish 5-Day will, 0

course, be in July too.

Many event details are availablehrough the IOF website(www.orienteering.org).

JMcC.

The Irish Orientecr II

IiiMUNSTER

CHAMPIONSHIPS1999

III

Avery late decision to attend this year'sMunster Championships in Ballydrehidfound us heading up the wrong side of

the Galtees on a nice crisp Saturday morning,Such arc the risks of late entry. and hence nodirections. and therefore thankfully no knownstan times to havemissed. Many miles and a fewembarassed phone calls later, start was located,lntc en tries efficiently processed, e-card in handand off towards thestart as the drizzle began andthe mist descended, Ten minutes towardsthe startI returned to the car for my compass, Yes,haven't oricntccred in II while alrighL,.Maybeshouldn't have bothered going back for thecompass, Up in the mist heading for the secondcontrol, Iduly returned, to my complete surpriseand frustration, and not once but twice. to the firstcontrol, and no I wasn't using it to relocate,Around the finish later. several others seem tohave bad such compass malfunction, MaybeCorkO can tell us what's really buried in theGaltees? Otherwise it W(JS a nice run ...Shameabout my splits. Rehydration was thus required,You can always rely on Setarua for such goodmedicinal advice. A pub was thus chosen andlatcr Legends for some, .. I'll tell no tales here.Rehydration is a serious business. The relayswere located without too much ado. I think it wasII coi ncidcnce that when Lmissed the gale and U-turned a little further up thaI all the cars behindme did the same thing.; That right guys'!Glengarru Forest is u nice spot for a relcy, thoughthere was a directly proportional relationshipbetween extent of late night in Cahir and speedup the initial steep hill from the changeover box.Despite the quite small numbers though,competition was keen and it was all goodcraie.Thanks to COJ'kO for their usual efficiency(in spite of my lack of it) and a good friendlyevent- haven't travelled in a while but this waswell worth it!

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Nina Phillips.12 V,e Irish Orienlccr

So when does theMillennium begin??To find the answer, I browsed the website of that most venerable ofinstitutions, the Royal ObservatoryGreenwich (ROG). There, I learned thatthe Gregorian Calendar, which we use, hasno year O. This mecns that the first yearof the calendar ended at the end of theyear lAD. By a similar argument, 2000years will have elapsed at the end of theyear 2000 AD. Therefore, the 3rdMillennium and the 21st century willofficially begin at zero hours GMT onJanuary 1st, 2001. QED? Well, maybe not,The situation is made more complex by thealmost certainly false belief that Christwas born at the end of 1BC (remember,there was no OAD). Modern researchsuggests that Christ was most likely bornaround 6BCand before 4BCwhich is when

Herod died. In that case, we've alreadymissed the Millennium.

However, as it's such a long waltfor the next one, people are still 90in9 to

celebrate so they may want to know whereto see the first sunrise of the newMillennium (having decided on January 1st,2000 as the right date) Well. the ROGhave again put a damper on things bypointing out that at the South Pole. thesun rose around 5eptember 22nd last andwill not set until March 22nd, 2000. Thismeans that we've already missed it (again).However, you can derive some consolationby knowing that you have until March tosee the last Sunset of the old Millennium.

For more information. seehttp://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/leaflets/new-mill.html(Eoin Dunne in The Rocket, the 3ROCnewsletter ).

So you (think you)

know yourrules?

The Rules of Orienteering apply to offlcialsand competitors alike. How well do youthink you know them? Try yourself out onthese ...

On what date does one's age classchange each year?

2 What classes must not have IOFsymbols for control descriptions atGrade '1 events?

3 Is smoking prohibited or permitted inthe com pet it ion area?

4 Is it compulsory to carry a whistle?5 Arc women allowed to run in men's

classes?6 What arc crossing points indicated as

on master maps or pre-marked maps?7 What part of the body must cross the

finish line for a lime to be recorded?8 What age classes can run in night

events?9 What size and colour must the code

numbers be at a control?10 What colour tape is used to mark

dangerous areas?II How long should a "Short" course he

in relation to the corresponding"Long" course?

12 For what events has the lOA gotfinancial responsibility'?

13 How near the control flag must thepunch be?

14 What size should the start triangle beon the map?

15 With what regulations shall allcontrollers be conversant?

16 What deposit must accompany aprotest?

17 How soon before you start should youget your pre-marked map?

18 How accurately must a finisher's timebe recorded?

19 What size should a control circle be onthe map?

20 How many O-c1ubs can you be amember of at the same time?

21 What colour should be used tooverprint courses?

22 Which offlcial has the power to refusean entry or place a competitor on alower course?

23 How long after a compcuuon can youlodge a protest?

24 Should control dcscnpuons be 011 thefront or the back of a pre-markedmap?

25 Can you run under an assumed name?26 What gauge plastic bag must be used

for premarked maps?27 I low is course length measured'?28 Ilow is climb on a course measured?29 Should a control be sued 10 be visible

from all directions of approach?30 From bow far away should a control

marker be visible?31 Whatis the composition ofa racejury

for a non-championship event'?32 What is the recommended maximum

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Clubs may vote for tbe format of their choicewith one vote per club. The following clubs are14 The Irish Orientca

LEINSTERNEWSFree League points for Organisers,Planners and Controllers (OPCs) ofLeinster League events!

OPCs (Organisers, Planners and Controllers) getthe points! (50 points) but., Name of Organiscr,Planner, and Controller MUST uppeur in theofficial event results.also ...IIis EXPECTED that the OPC will have actuallydone the work!and ...

One award ONLY of free points will be made toany individual within a league series.

These measures are effective from I Jan 2000.OPCs of previous league events this season (6events in total) may claim their points throughtheir clubs. Clubs should send consolidatedapplications to Martin Flynn. (Thanks for all thehard work. Martin.)

Format for Leinster Leagues 200()·2()Oland 2001·2002.

Leinster Council have agreed on the followingfour(4) options.1. Status QUo. Colour Coded League consistingof a mix of standard events and alternative footevents.2. Previous format. Colour Coded League ofstandard events only.3. Two leagues running simultaneously. one acolour coded league of standard events, the othera league of alternative foot events.4. Two leagues running simultaneously - one aleague of Grade I events (competition classesbased on age groupings). the other a league ofalternative foot events.

entitled to vote: AJAX, CNOC, DUO, FIN,GEN, SET, UCDO, 3ROC.

A modified proportional representation (PR)system will be used. i.e. Clubs vote 1. 2, 3, 4 forthe option of their choice.

Voting deadline: 28 Pel>2000. Club votes may besent to LOC Technical Officer or posted directly10 the orienteering newsgroup. Final results willbe posted to the news group at any rate.

If a club does not exercise iis franchise a memberof that club who is also a member of the LOC willvote for the club in lieu. (Note that all Leinsterclubs arc entitled to a member on tbe Leinstercommittee. Contact LOC secretary VeraMurtagh if a club wants to make a nomination).

And PLEASE send event results to the printmedia on the Sunday evening of the event bypbone or email... This channel is effective. keepsorienteering in the public eye. and is FREE!

Aoughus OClcirigh,Lclnster Technical Offlcer.

WATONEWS

Waterford Orientecrs has a small bandof enthusiastic orienteers who havekept the club running through thick

and thin. This season has been successful to date.There have been 4 local events sinceSeptember ...at the Minaun twice, Lyranlea andPortlnw, Further events plunned for Portlaw andKnockanaffrin had to be cancelled due toinclement weather.The major focus has been to try and encouragethe younger members from the Scouts and thelocal schools. The most recent event at theMinaun had over 90 competitors.Members have competed at the recent Scoutcompetition in Dundrum and the MunsterChampionships.Well done to Lisa Hokasuari (W21S). Sue Pim(W55). Stephen Thorpe (M 16) for coming 1st intheir categories. Others who were the top

Munster finishers in their age category were:Alan Pim (M60). Andrew Pim (M21S), andAndrew Cox (M35).The real success came in the M 16 where StephenThorpe from Newtown School was foil wed in byDorian van der Braam, Aaron Bailey and RoryGrubb ...aJl in the lOp 5.The heavy mist played havoc with theinexperienced MI8 competitors where therewere no completed cards. One must question thesense of plunging competitors in this agecategory straight on to the open mountain ... it wasdifficult enough for relatively experiencedadults. Lot's hope that they hove not been put offby their experience. We hope to enter teams fromWaterford at the Munster Schools and IrishSchools Championships in April. This is a goodtarget for the youngsters in the club and we willbe able to snuge what progress they have mudeby then.

Newtwon School hosts the wcbpagcs for the clubhllp:/Iwww.iol.iel-newtownw/w8to/index.htmAll results and indeed many pictures con hefound therein.The club hopes to run some training days in thenear future to give the enthusiastic confidence tocontrol and run events in a more capable fashion.

Finally, Pat O'Connor has e-mail now (just inlime for the new millenium)patoconuorwato Oelrcom.nct

Alan Cox.

Thanks

Thanks to the clubs andeditors who send theirnewsletters to TIO.If your club has a

newsletter, could you putTIO on the mailing list,

please? .

GOOD-BYEOLDMANWINTER

By Michael Selman

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Winter finds it around every corner. If your eyesarc open to what is happening around you. it willbe apparent to you too. Winter running isrunning to be cherished. The colder the better,After all. isn't running all about overcoming theclements? What better elements to overcomethan temps in the teens and a howling wind inyour face?

The first signs of winter start gOing up right afterThanksgiving. They illumlnatc the houses whichthey adorn, adding color and brightness to thenelghborhoods. They capture the creativity oftheir owners. Subdivisions which were quiet anddull. are suddenly bright and alive with theChristmas spirit. and it is wonderful to see as youquietly judge them for originality on your run.

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Christmas slowly gives way to New Year. andthe sights definitely start changing. Thedecorations come down. and now the streets,parks, and trails are suddenly full of people of allshapes and sizes. New Year always brings aboutresolutions. and a most common vow for non-recreational people is to whip themselves intoshape. The question remains. will theseresolutions become cOJ11J11iUnentsas time goeson? It is sad to see the numbers dwindle by theend of March, but they invariably do. This year,make a resolution for yourself. Smile when yousee them, and offer encouragement. andfriendship. If they continue, keep on smiling andencouraging. II they disappear, get in touch withthem and encourage them to get back into it. It isthe least you can do.

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And the feelings of a winter's run. There isnothing tbat can compare. It starts before youeven walk out the door. The feel of the tightshugging your skin, the wool hat pulled over yourhead and the gloves to keep your bands warm areall reminders that you are dealing with more thanjust a run. You are dealing with, and respondingto nature. And the response is amazing. Within amile. you feel that special tingling that only takesplace during a winter's run. A feeling that isemitted through every pore of your body, telLingyou that your machine is warming up. and theneedle is moving away from the C, and workingits way towards the H.

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As you continue your run, you start to sweat alittle more, and try to remember why you evenneeded your hal and gloves to begin with. Theysoon come off, und you tuck them in the pocketof your jacket. which, at this point, is also extraweight. 111is is no longer a winter's run. It is aspecial run, and you arc so glad you are doing it.As you breathe the cool winter's air, in thebackground, you smell the aroma of fireplaces,and are pleased that you chose the mode you didfor warmth this morning.

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Now, you are looking around, absorbingeverything. The predawn sky is ablaze withconstellations that grace the winter skies. TheIamil iar row of stars that marks Orion's beltbuckle are there for company. Of al I the designsin the sky, this is the one you can actually makesense or: But, as the night stars give way to thestar of the day, the show is just starting. Thewispy- tailed CUTUS clouds start to appear fromthe night sky, First they are a dreary grey but, asthe sun peeks over the horizon, they slowly paintthe heavens with hues of pink and orange beforefinaUy settling in as the white colour we havegrown accustomed to. This is unique to thewinter sky,

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And as you look around. you are so warm andtoasty that it takes you by surprise thaI the fieldsyou run by are still covered with a thick layer offrost. As you arc freely sweating, you can'tunderstand why the pond you just ran by is stilltopped with a thick layer of ice. When thepenned dogs are barking at you when you pass,the smoke corning out of their mouths so thick,you can hardly sec them behind it. Why doesn'tnature know what you know?

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Finally, the run is over. The day has dawnedbrightly. You inhale Lheclean winter air deeplyand know that you have done well this morning.You go back in the house, wondering howanyone can have a negative thing to say aboutwinter running. While you were out there, youcreated your own climate, and it was very warmand comfortable. As you walk into the kitchen,you take a peek at the thermometer sittingoutside the window. It is silting on 28 degrees,and again, you arc taken by surprise. You knowsomething the icy pond, the frosty grass and thebarking dog didn't have a clue of. . TIle heart of arunner is wanner lhun that, Much warmer.

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And now, alas, it is time to let go of old manwinter. Many people will be happy to have it outof the way. After all, spring offers its own uniquebrand of changes. Georgia's springs areespecially spectacular. But that is another essay.For now, it is with a touch of sadness that yourelease winter from your clutches, but with openarms, that you greet a new season.

You sit back. and reflect on old man winter, andknow that life is good.

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(from Runners' Niche, an electronic magazinefor runners produced by Woody Green.)

GREAT 0-DISASTERS

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While not in the same class ojdisaster as Toni O'Donooon;saccount in the last issue, a minorproblem I had at the 1992 IrishChampionships might be a usefullesson for some people.

It was at Mamclochalun, Cornnmona,Co. Galway, an open mountain area.About halfway round the course, gomgfrom control 8 to 9, I didn't check mycompass and ran down lhe wrong re-entrantpast number 10 because 1hadn'tgone far enough around the hili (In fact Ihadn't gone around the hili at alll).

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I searched around and found a control(which I found was my number 10) andheaded offlowards number 9. However Idropped too low and searched up anddown the re-entrant. After a while Ireally began to wonder where I was,because I could see lots of rocky groundto my left (to the NW of me) so I wasobviously still In the right area buthadn't gone far enough. I needed to keepgoing to the stream where the rockyground gave way to the area With norocks or crags at all, at lhe far side of thestream. After a while searching I foundthe control and It dawned on me that Iwas eflectlvely at lhe edge of lhe mappedarea. The map didn't end (the contourscontinued, as you can see) but themapped area stopped on lhe SW of thestream. 8-9 look me 13 minutes forabout 500m and didn't do my chances ofa-win In M35 any good!So beware not just the edge of the map,but the end of lhe surveyed area.A Similar thing happened to severalcompetitors in France at some of lhe 6-

days where the west sIde of the map wasa beach. For artistic reasons thecartographer decided to put a yellowborder around the whole map, not justlhe left side, so If the map was folded upyou could head north, south or eastlooking for the beach and the finish.Heading East could bring you as far assiberia ...

Closer to home, has anyone had troublewith the LVO logo which looks like amegnetlc north arrow when It's turnedupside down?

John McCullough (who had a page leftto nil just before going to the printer ... )

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Send in your disasters!The address is on page 3.

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Think Positively.Book Now for JK

2000.We all know that orienteers 'are optimists. Well,no doubt you could have done a little beuer at thatlast important event. My reason for writing thisis that I want you to be positive. Doubtless youcould come up with at least a couple of reasonsfor not taking a break in Scotland next Easler toenjoy taking part in JK 2000. the premier week-end evcnt r' other side of the water in the first yearof the next century.

But. as I say, let's be positive. Think of the highquality of orienteering terrain on offer ill theScottish Highlands. H was good enough for theWorld Championships - with the Scottish Six-Day Event running in tandem, but the bonus isthat you won't have to travel so far. Whereas theWorld Champs and Highland '99 were way northaround Inverness, the Jail Kjellstrom will be rightlit the heart Of Scotland. in Penthshire, amidstsome of the country's most picturesque scenery.

You would be running through a bit oforienteering history as well. Both the TrainingDay (Friday, April 21) and Day I of theIndividual are on separate arcus lit Dunkeld, thesouthern gateway to the Highlands. It was hereback ill 1962 that the Scottish Championshipswere first held and the SOA sol up as the UK'sfirst formal orienteering organisation. No matterthat the area name mayhave changed over theyears, but whether its "Atholl Estates". :'Craig aBarns" or "Drumbuie Wood" this is stillessentially the delightful and challenging areathat Ovmissionary Baron Carl Lagerfeltsaw hadmost "possibilities" when he came to promote thesport in Britain nearly forty years ago, Thequality of-the terrain here is amongst the best inthe country and many orienteers from all aroundthe UK can't wail for an excuse to enjoy thesuperb nature of this intricate area.

Each day's venue has its own qualitycharacteristics. Day 2 of the Individual and the18 111eIrish Qriellteer

Relays are right up in the north-west corner ofPerthshire and differ from each other just asmuch as from Day 1. Tree cover is moreexrensi ve on Day 2 whereas the Relays are on amore-open, naturally afforested and intricatelycontoured terrain which should make for somereally exciting competitive orienteering.

Event Centre for lK 2000 is at the small countrymarket town of Aberfeldy, situated between theTraining and Day 1 at Dunkeld and the two otherdays lit Rannoch. A bonus here is that the eventcentre sits adjacent to the town's modern leisurecentre. with an indoor heated swimming pool,saunas, squash courts, gym and a snackbar, Thetown also has a selection of restaurants, hotels,shops. banks, tourist venues and other amenities.

So there sail that to look forward to, but you stillcan't put the drawbacks out of your mind. Well,I can't do anything about the rate of exchange(it's got its drawbacks for Scotland tool), but Ican try to convince you that the travel is far frominsurmountable. Looking at potential routes fromDublin and the south to Dunkeld, the one thatappeals to me is to Belfast, then the SeaCat ferryto Treon in Ayrshire 2.5 hours), then it would beanother 2.5 hours drive, mostly on dualcarriageway up to Dunkeld, just north of Perth.The Apex (at least two weeks advance booking)return fare Belf'ast-Troon was quoted to me asSTG£IIO for a car containing five people.Belfast to Stranraer is another option but the roadfrom Stranraer is at first slow lind tortuous,Another choice is the Dublin-Liverpool!Holyhead ferries and then drive north, although itseems n longer route to me even if you do havemotorway / dual carriageway aU the way to Perth.I gather that the Bullycastle - Campbelltown fCITYservice is ill doubt for 2000.

In the bope that you migbt now be thinkingpositively about taking pan in the JK, let mesuggest you get your entry in as soon as possible,preferably before January 28 to get the cheapestrate. YQU'Ufind an entryformenclosed with thisissue of 110 and your club has relay entry forms.

Leslie Fraser. JK 2000 Publicity.

Controlling Quiz can only run for one open and oneclosed club in any year (5.2.1)

Results 21 Courses shall be overprinted inwaterproofPMS purple (transparanrred/violet) (7.3.2).

(from page 13) 22 Tbe organiser (5.3.3)23 Up lO one hour after the course closes

On January Ist your orienteering age or in writing within 7 days of thebecomes what it will be on December results being posted if it relates to the31st of that year (6.1.1) final results (10.1.3)

2 MIW -10, -12 and -14 shall have text 24 Descriptions should be on the front ofcontrol descripuons (8.2.1) the map wherever possible (7.3.3)~ 3 Prohibited (Rule 1.4.11) 25 You may run under an assumed name

4 Awhistle should always be carried and at competitions below Grade I statusthe Controller may make it compulsory (5.3.4).for a particular event (9.1.4). 26 Map bags must be at least 300 gauge

5 Women are allowed to fun in men's (7.3.4)classes (6.1.4) 27 Course length is measured in straight

6 Crossing points should be shown as lines, following uie straightest route acurved brackets l.e. )( (Rule 7.2.9) competitor COuldreasonably take,

7 The competitor's torsh. avoiding fight, uncross able obstacles8' Only classes above M/W -16 can run in etc. (9.5.2)night events (6.2.3). 28 Climb is measured along the same

9 The control code should be black on route as distance (9.5.3)white, 5-8 cm high, line width 5-8 mm 29 The control should be visible from all(9.6.2) directions of approach unless the

10 Yellow (1.5.5) control descriptions specify otherwise.11 Short courses should he about 65% of (9.5.8).long (6.2.4) 30 Not specified, but it should be

12 Any Irish Championship or immediately visible When one is at theIntemational compecition ... (3.1.1)' control feature.

13 The punch must be less Ulan 1 metre 31 The Controller, a second Grade 1 or 2from the nag (9.6.3) Controller who could be the course"'.

14 The start should be an equilateral planner, and a third controller nottriangle 01'7 mm sides pointing involved in the organisation ortowards the first control (7.2.10). planning of the event (10.2.3).

15 TIle rOA Rules of Competition (4.4.8) 32 The maximum recommended climb on16 £5.00 (10.1.2) a Course is 4% of the distance (400 ill17 Not more than len seconds (9.3.5). in lOk:m) (Planning Guidelines).18 A finisher's time must be recorded to

the nearest whole elapsed second You should also read the fore ward to the(9.8.3) results which reminds us that orienteering

19 Control circles should be 5-6mm is run purely by volunteers who do theirdiameter on the map (7.2~2) best to get. it right.

20 As many as you like, but in general you

ThE!Irish Orierueer 19

J.l.Q. IrQt2bll Eio!JJ (Johu ~1!Jbl 81lanHollinshead, 3ROC M60 72.31

DUNDRUM3 /10/1999 Michael Dooley, CNOC M60 77.05Resultsof 3ROC Lelnster League event. 4 John Froncls DFO M40 52.40

B.Foley-Fisher.MNAV W45 78.28 Clara, Co, Wicklow. 10thOctober 1999. 5 A.Bonar-Law GEN M65 53.23

IlBQWtl ~Q!.!m 2.1l!.w. 1Z2m~lImbMary Curran. Car~O W40 80.03

6 B.Doherty GEN M55 53.30

nAMA:F.McCormac. CNOC M60 81.13 Block 10.4km 305m

7 T.McGrath 3ROC M55 54.42

UamO'Brlen.CarkO M21 64.32Fred Calnan, CorkO M60 81.15 1 A.O'Clelrlgh AJAX M35 68.34 8 Aldan Ryan AJAX M40 55.30

Sean Cotter. BOC M21 64.58Mlck Kellett. GEN M60 81.46 2 Justin May 3ROC 68.56

9 JlmO'81len AJAX M50 56.17

Conor Creedon. CorkO M21 69.00Annemarie Lucey. BOC W40 93.53 3 Brendan O'Brlen AJAX M21 78.59

10 Robert Harrington 3ROC M21 58.24

P.Higgins. MNAV M21 70.29Cathy McCarthy. BOC W40 123.00 4 Rene Larsen AJAX M21 85.51

11 TueHansen DUO 58.40

John Mucklan. CorkO M21 74.42Breda O'Donovon. CorkO W40 128.00 5 Hugh McUndon 3ROC M21 87.58

12 D.O·Colmaln GEN M50 59.28

Andy Allen. BOC M21 79.37Mgt. Creedon. CorkO W40 128.54 6 Paul Smyth AJAX M21 103.23

13 MlckKeliett GEN M60 61.01

Paul Smyth. AJAX M21 90.14RoseGriffin. CorkOC W45 130.40 7 G.Brody CORKOM21 109.09

14 SusanBell UCDO 'N21 62.13

John Flynn.BOC M21 96.00Vera Murtagh. 3ROC WOO 140.24 8 Paul Mohon 136.27

15 Jackie Atkinson SET W35 62.51

Nora Lawlor. GEN. W45. DNF.., 16 W.McCormack GEN W45 65.19

I£AMj:8fown 6.8km 245m

17 M6ireWaish 3ROC W50 • 65.37

Jonathon Lucey. BOC M20 74.40 Uril:lI riB~~tl ~Q!.1B~E~ 2l!.m, 2lim s;lImb 1 Andrew Quln DUO M21 57.3118 Torn Burke FIN W45 67.45

Kevin O·Dwyer. CorkO M40 75.15 llAMl: 2 Martin Flynn AJAX M21 60.0819 Brion Hollinshead 3ROC M60 67.54

Rick Austin. COIkO M40 79.21Lauro Cotter. BOC W18 40.00 0 3 Dove weston SET M35 61.09 20 BillMurphy GEN M40 68.38

Ted Lucey. BOC M40 80.31Denis McCarthy. BOC M16 41.55 4 John McCullough 3ROC M45 64.06

21 J.Fitzslmons 3ROC M50 69.03

Pot o'ocoevoo, BVOC M35 82.57C.Foley-Fisher.MNAV M16 45.51 5 B.BeI GEN M45 64.42 22 Sybil McCOImack GEN W21 69.59

Sean A. Mulqueen. BOC M40 93.40Colette Geary. BVOC W16 49.33 6 Peter Kernan AJAX 69.02

23 M.O·CoImain GEN W45 80.40

John Desmond. CorkO M35 93.48Sharon Lucey. BOC W16 50.03 7 D.Cashin AJAX M40 74.46

24 Deirdre Murphy UCDO W21 82.27

Brandon Cohen. CorkO M35 106.36Joson Lynch. BOC M16 50.29 8 T.Joyce AJAX M21 78.59

25 K.Thompson DUO W21 87.23

Pal Cadogan. CorkO M35 131.11Mary Healy. GEN W45 55.01 9 D.O·Donghalle CNOC M21 88.03

26 Philip Brennan SET M21 87.57

D. Lorge. GEN WOO 56.32 10 MlchealO'Keeffe FIN M35 89.5927 Helen Brennan SET W21 88.04

IlL!.!E~Q!.1R~EZ.1lsm 142m~IICJbF.O·Nelll. SET W50 64.38 11 Jim Mulrooney M40 128.18

28 D.Lawlor M50 96.17

~:Nlamh Lawlor. GEN W16 94.50

29 A.Joyce GEN W21 98.37

Niall Bourke. CarkO M18 55.34BillyO·Neili. SET.83.55. DNP no. 8. Blue 5.4km 210m

30 M.Higgins SET W55 115.16

Padraig Finnegan. BOC M18 63.071 MlckMangan SET M35 50.20

31 Murray 1 140.07

TomO·Neill.DFO M40 65.15 QR6tHiE~Q!.1BHa 2 l!.m ~m ~lImb 2 David Brennan 3ROC M40 60.24Murray 2 NO.9

ZoltanFoleyFisher.MNAV M18 66.09~:

3 Brendan McGrath 3ROC M50 61.20P.Cooke AJAX M65 DNF

Bernard Creedon. CorkO M50 67.48Eoln O·Brlen. BOC MI4 19.53 4 Paddy O'Brlen AJAX M45 61.23

Poddy Daly. BOC M50 W.58Alan occoror Mid CBS M14 21.30 5 R.Lynam CNOC W40 62.09

Light Green 2.8km 130m

Dlarmuld O'leary. BOC 11.145 75.07S.O·Caliaghan. Mid. CBS MI4 23.39 6 Peter Gargan AJAX M45 62.11

1 Brion Foley DUO M20 45.19

Clem Stapleton. DFOM50 76.00Garrett Greene. 3ROC M14 24.03 7 D.Qulnn GEJ'J M45 62.34

2 D.Nagle 3ROC W50 49.06

Terence Hoore. BOC M21 77.40Thomas Cotter. BOC M14 26.18 8 Fergal Buckley DUO M21 62.55

3 Robert Flanagan FIN M45 52.16

JohnPaulFllzgerald.CorkO M18 78.05K. Beausong, Mid CBS MIll 27.59 8 Nell Dobbs DUO M20 62.55

4 Nora Lalor GEN W45 53.09

Roy Barton. KerryO M21 79.04Paul Power. BOC M14 28.50 10 Fiona O'Brien AJAX W21 62.57

5 C.McGrath 3ROC W50 54.54

Stuart Sexton. BOC M18 80.40J.O·Calloghan. Mid CBS M14 31.46 11 Joe Lalor GEN M45 64.4.4 6 NIoIl Brennan M16 54.59

P.Lawlor.CNOC M55 90.30E.Foley.fisher. MNAV W14 34.04 12 B.O·Connor AJAX 67.24

7 Andrea McCOImackGEN W50 55.Q1

Joe Lawlor. GEN M45 91.53P.Stantan. Mid. CBS M14 34.30 13 Gavin Doherty GEN M21 68.15 8 A~eenForreli DUO 55.OS

Pat Plckham. M55 93.13Clan O·Hara. Mid CBS M14 35.43 14 S.O·hEafa AJAX M35 68.40

9 NlomhLalor GEN W16 58.13

Ken Griffin. CorkO M50 117,50K.O·Brlen. Mid CBS MIll 37.13 15 Susan Healy UCDO W20 69.14

10 Claire Welsh 3ROC W55 63.14

BillyO·Nelli. CNOC.M50 71.5I.DNP no.2P.O·Keeffe. Mid CBS MIll 38.35 16 Monica Nowlan 3ROC W50 69.41 11 Margaret Cronin W35 63.38

John Geary. BVOC. M45. DNF.EricPrlesHy.Mid. CBS MIll 39.40 17 E.O·Shea GEN M35 69.43

12 Cathleen Moulson AJAX W21 66.49

Jim o'bcoovco. CorkO. M50. DNF.P.Kennefick. Mid.CBSMI4 41.51 18 Ion MacNeill 3ROC M45 70.53

13 D.large GEN W60 69.21

Mike Sheehan. Mid CBS MIll 51.25 19 Vol Jones FIN M40 71.5714 Ted McCormack GEN M14 71.21

Elmear McCorthy. BOC,.

~W14 55.00 20 EoinDunne 3ROC M21 75.20 15 Rosarle Kiernan GEN W40 72.12

. Pau McCarthy. BOC M14 2116 Deirdre Bell

Anne Goggin. BOC W21 76.5057.00 A.Boyle AJAX M21 76.31

GEN W16 72.13

Ruth Lynam. CNOC 80.33Paul Geory.BVOC.MI4.23.30.DNP no.6. 22 GerPower 3ROC W45 76.32

17 liln Family FIN 74.07

Mary McCarthy. BOC W20 94.3423 Michael Seary CNOC M40 77.02

18 G.Rlzgerald 3ROC W55 79.00

Claire O·Brlen. CorkOW21 95.20SEMI-FINALS: BOC 83, CNOC 19

.• 24 Jean O'Neill FIN W50 77.0319 C.Carroll 3ROC M6S 79.35

Deirdre Creedon. CorkO W21 96.14Cork 0 70.M.NAV 24 25 Charlie O'Neili GEN M45 81.36

20 M.Lambkln 85.34

Sheila Muckian. CorkO W21 98.2426 Colin Burns AJAX M21 82.10

21 O'Reilly FIN 97.26

Caroline Dennehy. BOC W20 103.00THIRDSPOT: M.NAV 27, CNOC 21 27 Barry Greene UCDO M18 83.01

22 O'Donovan FIN 99.22

LizDeane. CO W35 112.0528 Deirdre O'Nelll FIN W21 83.56

23 Sorah J. O'Regon W21 107.17

FINAl: BOC 64. Cork 058 29 A.Butterfield GEN M35 86.03James Beary CNOC MI2 DNF

~BEftl ~Q!.1m s Hm 112m~lImb30 D.O·Murchu CNOC M45 89.15

~:31 Mike Long AJAX M35 69.24

Orange 2.6km 80m

Mary Austin. CorkO 49.58

1 Douglas Barry GEN M45 33.29

Jean O·Neill. Fingal W50 64.34Green4.0km 180m

2 Colnan Carroll ucoo M19 35.13

Nigel Foley-Fisher.MNAV M45S 66.08.1 Paget McCormackGEN M55 45.50 3 Robert Boyle UCDO M19 35.14

A. NI Shuilleabhan. 3ROC W45 68.362 Donal Wickham AJAX M35 48.12

4 Kevin Ryan UCDO 36.02

3 S.Doorly 3ROC M35 49275 D.Welsh DUO W21 38.45

20 The Irish Orienteer6 TomKeane GEN 51.09

11!e Irish Orienteer.Zl:

7 Co thai Burke FIN MI4 58.468 Paget McCormackGEN MI2 60.529 Chris Bloir UCDO 67.0710 Alosdlr Thin UCDO 77.1611 Louise Firth UCDO 84.3412 Susan McCormackGEN .87.5213 Marc Whelan M13 89.0014 Lauro Whelon WlO 89.0215 C&EO'Nelll GEN 89.0416 Andrew Malone 93.3517 Peggy Kennedy 95.3618 Joe Brobozon 98.21A.Devlin DNFL&MGraham W18 No.2,3B.Deviin No.5Santino Farinella No.6

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RualriCanorShortHelena JonesJonathon BorryJohn BrennanAlice GillenSe6n ColcloughC.O'hEofaSimon ColcloughErika JonesClarah TapleyClaro BurkeEndaRyanFeargal BurkeDora O'hEalaS,DempseySuzanne Healy

CNOC MlOCNOC M7FIN Wl0GEN M7DUOSETCNOC MIOAJAX MI2CNOC M7FIN WIODUO W20FIN WI2GEN M6FIN MlOAJAX M12GEN

20.0025.2330.1335.2635.5336.0436.5436.5538.2441.3342.5656.OS57.1658.1270.2776.0676,06

White1 Gerold Graham St.Kl1lans2 Corscadden/Nicho!son St.Kllions3 Coster/Cranley St.Klllans4 Niall & Robert St,Klllqns5 C,Murphy & S,McCdrthySt.Kilians6 Jaime & Stephen O'S St,Klllons7 Clare & Rebecca St.Kilians8 C. Moron 3ROC M89 Palrlck & Daniel St.Killans10 Karl Gibney St.KillansM13II Claro Lambert St.Killans12 Easha Beary CNOC WI I13 Howard Beary CNOC M814 Jean Mullem 3ROC W6515 E&ASherwln GEN 1N2116 Long Family 98.39

22 Tltillrish Orienleer

15.0319.0919.5620.3021.4521.5025.3428.2329.1229.1635.09

, 40.3540.4242.1847,16

Ravens Rock leinster league Event 3,AJAX 7 November 1999

19 Mary O'Connell W35 3ROC 94.3220 DCarbery M45 CNOC 98.0021 W{n McCormack W45 104.1022 Mick KelleH M60 GEN 110,4623 Mike Long M35 AJAX/UCDO 116.4724 MO'Colmaln W45GEN 162,5425 Deirdre Murphy 1N21UCDO 170.0526 Ann Morley 1N21UCDO 170.07RooyDUO DNF

Black1 AndrewQuln WI DUO 88.482 Brendan O'BrienM21 AJAX 89.003 Gerry Brody CORKO 89.554 Michael Wa1tersM3590.335 Aonghus O'Cteirlgh M35 AJAX 94.576 Robin Bryson M35 AJAX 96.377 Patrick Cosey WI GEN 114.49 UghtGreen

I G GreeneM14 3ROC 71.382 DouglosBorry M45GEN 78.153 Nora Lalor W45 GEN 82,524 Eoghon O'Sullleobhoin M50 3ROC 86.185 0 Show Army 86.296 Robert FianaganM45 FIN 87,347 Fran O'Neill W50 SET 88.398 Jackie AtkinsonW35 SET 89.079 Kate McCormack W20 GEN 89.5210 Parma francesco DUO 90.5311 Ted McCormack M14 GEN 91.0012 Susan Bell 1N20UCDO 93,0213 Carmel Carey W403ROC 93.4214 Niall Brennon MI695.2015 Andrea McCormack W50 GEN 95.2516 J0 Clarke M55 GEN 98,0017 All Sadletr 1N21DUO 106.1018 Clore Walsh W553ROC 111.3819 Clore Fitzpatrick UCDO 118.0420 0 Nogle W50 3ROC 119,2921 CMorrison 1N21AJAX 125.0422 BDeviin 132,4423 Toni Butler W50 3ROC 138.0324 Vera Murtagh W603ROC 145.24Robert Boyle M19 UCDO DNFMurphy DNFoWalsh 1N21DUO DNFEmmet Donne Army DNFDonlel Mulcaf Army DNFClaron DunneArmy DNFJossLynom M753ROC DNFRosarle KiernanW40 GEN DNFG Fltzgerokl W55 3ROC DNFKathy Harbert 3ROC DNFNoreen Doherty W55 GEN DNFMJ Hegarty Army DNFM McBrearty Army DNFPMcGrath Army DNFSileCassidy & Alne Wheelan W20 DUO DNFAlan Bell M 16GENLost Cord

BrownI Marcus Geoghegan M35 AJAX 74.422 Dove Weston M35 SET 79.143 Philip Brennon M21 SET 79.324 Brion Jones M21 DUO 82,105 Brion Bell M45 GEN 87,356 MlchaelO'Keeffe M21 FIN 87.527 Joan Flanagan 1N21AJAX 95.03Peter Kernan MIlOAJAX DNF

BlueI Mick Mongan M35 SET 61.052 Paddy O'Brlen M45 AJAX 70.293 David Brennon MIlO3ROC 71.584 Ei1eneLoughmanlN21 CNOC 76.465 Nell Dobbs M20 DUO 77 .516 DO'Dongholle WI CNOC 79.107 BMcGrath MSO3ROC 80.128 SusdnHealy W20 GEN 82.509 SO'hEala M35 AJAX 84,4010 AndrewO'Munane M21 GEN 85.52II Paul Dunne M40 WEGO 86.3512 Peter Gorgon M45 AJAX 87. IS13 David Quinn M45 GEN 95.5114 Tom McCormack M50GEN 97.10IS JoeLalor M45GEN 102.2016 Paddy Herbert MIlO3ROC 105.3417 FiOnaO'Brien 1N21AJAX 107.3018 Fochtno Healy WI SET133.57Alan Ayling M21 GEN MP 1John BrennanDUOLosl Cord

Green1 Leo Donovan M21 AJAX 59.232 Donal Wickham M35 AJAX 65.423 Paget McCormackM55 GEN 66.174 Brendan DeloneyM35 CNOC 69.135 Anthony Lowlor M35 CNOC 71.306 John Francis M40DFO 72.227 John Rowe M35 FIN 74.488 D O'Colmain M50 GEN 75,279 Tom Burke M45 FIN 76.5510 Richard Williamson M45 LVO 80.0211 HoroldWhite M553ROC 81.1512 Marguerite O'Rourke W21 GEN 81.5813 J Gray 3ROC 83.0014 Andrew Boner-Low M65 GEN 85.20IS Aine NISullleabhan W45 3ROC 85.5516 5 Dempsey W4088.2217 Brendon DohertyM55 GEN 90.4318 Sybil McCormocklN21 GEN 92.00

Orange1 TerryLawless StKillion 70.242 C O'Sul6van 73.113 Jane Cronin W14 CNOC 75.564 Graham, Adrain & Elise 87.105 Cathal Burke MI4 FIN 92.376 Page!McCormackM12GEN 92.407 D Carbery W14 CNOC 94.108 Mary Flynn W35 IOS.OO9 Declan Lawler M50 116.1510 Eileen BoyleSt Killian 148.39II Peter MurphySt Killion 148.39

KeliRyan DNFCaolmhe Nevin DNFEmily Reed DNFAileen Tapley W21 DUO DNFEHylond & N Leahy 3ROC DNFJHyland & D Leahy 3ROC DNFOrlo & Claro Lambe! No 11SusanMcCormack GEN No 5PhllpCronin MI2CNOC No8,10

YellowI Conor Short M7 CNOC 44.412 Rualrl Short Ml 0 CNOC 46.173 BillyO'Neill M50 SET 56.324 MonO'Driscoll 60.165 BCo16ns MI2CNOC 61.356 Paul Fallen65.357 Warren 7M21 DUO 70.528 TrlshaDuffyFIN 73.289 Suson0'Dwyer & Carol 0 'Sullivan DUO 77.5510 J-A Brie& HPonponDUO 83.48II DaraO'hEala MI2AJAX 84.1512 Shone McCarthy 85,4213 FearghaiBurkeMl0FIN 91,5014 AnnaO'Keeffe W5 FIN 101.4815 Claro Burke WI2 FIN 114.5416 James Corscadden & Craig Murphy StKliian116.1317 C, A, R StKillion 117.55Sully, Jon & Rob 51Killion DNFTrlona Sam DNF

WhIleBen Mongan M6 SETWrong2&3Olive Donovan No limeClodagh mangan W8 SET 50.39Palll Fletcher No 2,3Long Family64.32

GREAT EASTERNNAVIGATORSCLONTARF STREET0 21st NOV.1999LL 4

YELLOW1 Ruairl Short CNOC MIO 29:952 Mom O'Driscoli 32:063 MReid GEN W35 32:304 EoinSherldon GEN M2N/C 37:534 ConorShart CNOC M7 38:025 CiaraBurke FING WI2 41:466 DoraOhEala AJAX MI2 42:207 Feargal Burke FIN Ml0 43:448 Paget Mc Cormack GEN M12 48:249 AO'Keele FIN W5 51:4110 Long Family AJAX/UCD N/C 64:5611 Drumgool Family N/C 34:5212 Drumgoal N/C 35:57

ORANGE1 CO'Sullivan 31:132 PBortleH 36:483 AineJoyce GEN 1N21 39:074 \Norren Whitney DUO M21 39:09

The Irish OrienteeLJ.i

5 A Sheridan GEN 'N21 39:48 5 OQuinn GEN IIM5 50:41 1 Andrew O'Mullane GEN L M21S 62:12 DNFMary Healy W45 Gen 54.356 DO'Colmoin GEN M50 41:00 6 Fachtna Healy SET M21 51:39 2 Heather Ervine LVO U W35 63:097 Cathal Byrne FING M14 42:14 7 A Ayting GEN M21 52:58 3 Brendan McGrath 3ROC L MOO 63:49 tJ,EDIUM Course 4.2K8 Andrea Me CormackGEN WOO 46:10 8 MickMangdn SET M35 54:03 4 Nigel C Crawford 3ROC L M55 64:55 1.John Francis lIMO DFO 41.009 AlneWhelan DUO W21 56:08 9 Tom Mc CormockGEN M50 54:19 5 Susan Healy GEN L W20 67:02 2. tV1ikeLong M35 AJox.Ucdo 41.12

I .10 Chris Bond DLSO M14 60:44 10 Paul Dunne WEGO lIMO 56:38 6 Harold White 3ROC L M55 70:25 3. A. Bothwell M35 42.4111 Malread Joyce GEN 'N21 65:30 11 Deirdre O'Neill FIN 'N21 64:13 7 Denise Healy CNOC L W20 77:26 4.S.Murray M50 47.2212 DCarbery CNOC W14 67:03 8 Brian Power SET L M50 81:06 5. Sybll McCormack 'N21 Gen 47.3313 Hoare Famt( AJAX 69:29 BROWN 9 Fachtna healy SET L M21S 85:28 6. Niall Brennan M16 51.1414 o Gubbins GEN W45 69:35 1 Brian Jones GEN M21 54:29 10 Sharon Lucey BOC M W20 85:33 7. Alex BogomoIetz M21 Fingal 51.4415 JBrennan DUO 'N21 71:33 2 Dave Weston SET M35 58:41 11 Nigel Foley-Fisher MNov C M21S 113:10 8. A. McCormack WOO Gen 53.1316 EllshTansey 71:35 3 Marcus GeaghegqnAJAX M35 61:50 12 Amemorle Lucey BOC M W40 9. David Bott M21 164th 53.2817 Ryan Carney CNOC MlO 85:38 4 MO'KeeHe FIN M35 64:54 . 138:53 10.Diona Large W60 Gen 54.5018 Eoln Hyland 3ROC N/C 76:00 Alan Gartside LVO U M55 mp 11.Deirdre Nogle WOO 3Rock 55.1519 John Hyland 3ROC N/C 78:55 BLACK Alan Ayllng GEN L M21S mp 12.J. OiConnor, M. OiDrlscoUM35 57.34

1 AO'Clerigh AJAX M35 56:22 Bernie O'Bovle CNOC L W40 mp 13.A. Joyce W21 Gen 62.11LIGHTGREEN 2 GBrady Cork 0 lIMO 60:42 C .. LButler CNOC L W20 mp 14.K.Abfoak 'N21 73.51

Paget Mc CormackGEN M55 33:18 3 PMork 3ROC M21 63:13 .15.Con Carroll M65 3Rock 74.291

2 Ruth Lynam CNOC W40 35:22 4 BO'Brien AJAX M21 63:43 Course 5 4.300km 165m 16.M·irin Cosey 81.293 o Nagle 3ROC WOO 35:33 5 AQuin DUO M21 63:55 1 MaryHeaty GEN L W45 71:34 17.Brendon McGuirk M13 49th 89.224 Don Short CNOC lIMO 35:35 6 MWallers M35 64:12 2 JeanO'Nelil FIN L WOO 76:27 18.JossLynam M75 3Rock 91.455 FO'Brien AJAX 'N21 36:47 7 PMahon M21 65:13 3 Laura Cotter BOC M W18 80:02 19.Sean .. Jomes 49th 101.026 J Fitzsimons 3ROC M50 37:14 8 Rene Larsen AJAX M21 72:47 4 Coraline Dennehy BOC M W18 89:21 20. Leaders, Swords Scouts 103.497 Robert Boyle UCDO M19 38:00 9 Jane Watt GEN W45 78:32 5 FO'Nell1 SET L WOO 110:28 21. Vera Murtagh W60 3Rock 110.308 Ted Me CormackGEN M14 38:51 9 GPorter GEN IIM5 78:32 22. Jennifer .. Gillian 164th 115.009 CCorey 3ROC W40 40:35 10 NPhillips 3ROC W21 81:23 Course 6 3.800 km 150m 23. l.McSWeeney ..S.Chadwlck 164th 118.2010 Claire v.blsh 3ROC W55 43:03 1 Nlamh O'Soyie CNOC L W16 54:54 24. Steve Gabo M12 49th 121.4911 RFlanagan FING 'N21 43:56 Resultsof InterProvincial Championships 2 Chrlstlon Foley-Fisher MNov C M14 56:22 MP3 David .. Dorragh 136th 85.4712 Sybil Mc CormackGEN 'N21 46:02 at Stradbally. CNOC. 9/10/99

3 Brendan Cryan 3ROC L M14 61:12 t.I1P3Emmet Marron 164th 69.2713 oWalsh DUO 'N21 50:56 4 Garrett Greene DLSO L M14 61:39 t.I1P3Barry .. Stephen 49th 82.5414 John Alvey SET lIMO 54:52 5 JuneO'Neill CNOC L W16 71:34 t.I1P3,11P..K 49th 88.5315 C. FltzpoITlck UCDO W21 55:16 Course 1 8.200 km 275 m 25 C 6 Dlono Large GEN L W60 76:33 DNFChristine" Sarah 49th 82.0216 CMorrison AJAX W21 58:35 1 Brendon O'Brien AJAX L M21L 56:35 7 Buggies CNOC L 'N21S 98:48 DNFDarren .. Tom 49th 90.1617 Tor11Butler 3ROC WOO 58:52 2 Andy Simpson CorlcO M M21L 59:28 8 FolthWhlte SET L W60 105:59 DI'IFBobby .. Stephen 49th 88,14

I·18 N Lolor GEN W45 61:11 3 AonghusO'Clelrlgh AJAX L M21L 65:54 Vera Murtagh 3ROC L W60 mp DNFNiall Magee 49th19 Mauro Higgins SET W55 63:10 4 PHiggins MNov C M21L 67:08 Chris Bond DLSO L M14 mp DNFJean Mullen W653Rack20 Anthony Lawlor CNOC M35 66:13 5 Martin Flynn AJAX L M21L 67:12 Richard Byrne DLSO L M14 mp21 BO'Nell SET M50 69:53 6 Kevin O'Dwy91 CorkO M M21L 73:21 SHORTCourse 2.4 K22 FO'Nelli SET WOO 70:55 7 PeterMork 3ROC L M21L 80:32 Course 7 2.300km 70m 1.Ruori Short M10 CNOC 26.0423 NLaiar GEN W16 74:02 8 PaulSmyth AJAX L M21L 84:27 1 Erinna FoleY-PlSher MNav C W12 36:30 2. Paget McCormack M12 Gen 29.2024 V Murtagh 3ROC W60 81:00 9 Philip Brennon SET L M21L 85:58 Rosorle Kiernan GEN L NovA mp 3. H. Jones+c. Burke W12 Flngol 32.5925 J Mullen 3ROC W65 84:35 10 Gerry Brady CorkO M M21L 86:37 4. E.Jones ..F.Burke W,M10 Fingol 33.49

11 Declan McGrellls LVO U M21L 87:12 Course 8 1.900km 60m 5. Conor Short M7 CNOC35.47GREEN 12 AndrewQuln 3ROC L M21L 89:22 1 ConarShort csoc L MlO 24:06 6. Rebecco English Wl0 CNOC 37.411 Donal Wickham AJAX M35 35:47 13 Potrlck Cosey GEN L M21L 92:03 2 RualrlShort CNOC L MlO 50:46 6. LouiseShorkey WID Ajax 37.412 oCorrie FIN lIMO 36:44 14 Tony Joyce AJAX L M21L 104:03 I 3 Gonzague de Vitton France Ml0 65:31 8. Laura .. Claro W12 49th 37.453 Clan Cullinan DUO M20 37:37 ,r 9. Shane Hoare M5 Ajax 40.104 John Francis DFO lIMO 38:41 Course 2 7.000 km 245 m 9. Jim Hoare M21 Ajax 40.105 Mike Long AJAX M35

.40:44 11.Frances Murphy DCH 41.04

6 BDoherty GEN M55 42:32 1 Jonathan Lucey BOC M M20 63:08 RESULTS:Newbridge House. 12th Dec12.Coin BYlne 41.26

7 ChriSBlau UCDO M21 42:48 2 Dove Weston SET L M35 69:00 ... 1999. FINGAL ORIENTEERS. 13.Sophie .Healy W12 Gen 44.158 DCarbery CNOC IIM5 43:33 3 TomO'KeeHe CNOC L M40 85:46 14.Emer NIEofo W3 Ajax 44.509 TomBurke FIN IIM5 46:17 4 Greg McCann LVO U M35 87:56 LONG Course 7.7 K 15. S+SAbrock W21 Cnac 46.4810 MlekKeliet GEN M60 48:06 5 Nicholas Young BOC M M35 111:54 I, Dove WestonM35 Set 60.50 15. Kieran Abrock MiD Cnoc 46.4811 WMeCormock GEN was 54:40 2. Dovld Breman lIMO 3Rock 63.25 17. Pat Baylan Beaumont Cubs 51.5012 ABLaw GEN M65 58:18 Course 3 6.1OOkm 210m 3. Nigel C-Crowtord M55 3Rack 64.29 18. EllenOiDrlscoll 55.4613 Mary O'C61moln GEN was 61:04 4. Ion McNeill IIM5 3Rack 70.00 19. Long Family Ajax/Ucdo 56.2914 oMurphy UCDO 'N21 64:48 1 DavidHeaty GEN L M18 56:20 5. Alan Ayling M21 DUO 72.41 t.I1P7Alne Whelan 'N21 DUO 33.42

2 BrianBeIl GEN L M45 57:25 6. Paget McCormack M55 Gen 77.02BLUE 3 BillSimpson LVO U IIM5 67:50 7. Mlek Kellett M60 Gen 77.54 Club Web Site-http://members.lripod.co.uk/FlngoIO1 o Breman 3ROC lIMO 42:49 4 Violet Cordner LVO U W21L 79:47 8. Fochtna Healy M21 Set 78.592 SOhEafo AJAX M35 46:04 5 Toni O'Donovon ceoo M W21L 86:07 9. Andrew Butterfield M35 Gen 79.513 A Boyle AJAX M21 46:48 10.John Crowley lIMO Gen 88.464 Wally Young CNOC IIM5 48:26 Course 4 4'.900km 185m 11.John Alvey lIMO Set 126.30

24 The trish.Orienuuu: The Irish OrienleeL22.

Resultsof CNOC Leinster League Event17 Mick KelleH M60 GEN 72.1616 John Crowley M40 GEN 76.07 3ROC Come & Try It - Phoenix Park 12th

Anne-MarleGoH3Om 19

on the CURRAGH.5/12/99. 19 BPower M50 SET 77.07TrishoDutfyFIN30m 23

20 JimO'Brien M50 AJAX 78.45 September Howard SorryM830rn 28

BlACK 14.7 km, 110m21 ABL M65 GEN 78.55

Eabha BarryWl131mOS

1 Aonghus O'CleirlghM35 AJAX 79.2622 W McCormacK W45 GEN 81.20 Long Course 6.2k

Christopher BondDLSOM1431m 24

2 Brendan O'Brien M21 AJAX 84.2623 EO'Sullleqbhaln M50 3ROC 81.42 Aonghus O'ClelrighAjaxM3532m 42s

E.CorberryFINW932m 30

3 Michael Wolters M35 93.3024 Tue Honsen DUO 85.16 Rene LorsenAloxM2136m 14

BarryQulnnDLSOM 1432m40

4 Andrew Quln M21 DUO 94.0025 GarreH Greene M14 3ROC 89.12 David Brennon3ROCM4037m 15

Jomes BeoryM 1233m00

5 Potrick Cosey M21 GEN 99.0726 MDooley M60 CNOC 96.37 Peter MOIkM2138m 49

Maureen Beoryf4033m 09

6 Peter Mork M21 3ROC 101.1727 Niall Brennon M16 98.06 Brion JonesDUOM2139m 11

C. McGroth3ROCW5034m 17

7 Gerry Blady M40 COIkO 120.3628 John />Jvey M40 SET 99.07 P.BrennonSETM2140m 45

Claro BurkeFINW1235m 54

8 Paul Smyth M21 AJAX 128.2429 AAying M21 GEN 100.38 B.BeIiGENM4541m 40

Rita Klnsella37m 25

10NF30 Dorren Clayton M16 100.42

. Dave WestonSET41m 47Kenneth Klnsel1a37m25

31 Rebacca Miller W21 SET 106.32 Joe LolorGENM4541m 51AmyO'Sheo37m57

BROWN 11.0km, 80m32 Mary O'Colmain W45 GEN 109.00 John FrancisDFOM4042m 25

Yvonne BelIGENW12

1 Denis Reidy M45 AJAX 66.475DNF

S.0 hEofoAjaxM3543m 37

2 TomCallery M21 AJAX 67.07. E.O'SheoGenM3544m 30 Resultsot Setanta Orienteers Leinster

3 Dove Weston M35 SET 72.53LIGHTGREEN 4.1 km,40m

John RoweFINM3545m 02 League 2 Event: Long-O

4 BillSimpson M45 LVO 78.131 Luke Crowford M18 3ROC 37.44 Rory WilllamsAJaxM2147m 10

5 Brion Bell M45 GEN 81.502 SMurroy M50 46.01 Andrew BayleAjaxM2149m 03 Djouce Woods 31/10/99

6 MichaelO'Keetfe M35 FIN 84.533 Brian Hollinshead M60 3ROC 47.28 O.QuinnGEN49m 09

4 o Nogle W50 3ROC 50.12 Eomon McGlnleyAjo)(M2151 m 05 Weather: Dry & Sunny with strong winds

BLUE9.0 krn, 80m5 MO'Connell W35 3ROC 51.27 Mlck ManganSETM3552m 51

1 Uno May W21 3ROC 57.156 Sean Rothery M70 3ROC 51.28 Don ShortCNOCM4053m 20 Block 16.5kr'n 800m

2 John McCullough MIl5 3ROC 58.457 DianoLarge W60 GEN 59.22 SUsanHealyGENW2055m 57 Aonghus 0 Clelrlgh AJAX 145.03

3 MlckMongon M35 SET 61.468 Mauro Higgins W55 SET 67.11 Deirdre O'NeilIFINW2156m 02 Michael Wolters 186,15

4 WollyYoung M45 CNOC 62.009 Cormel Corey W40 3ROC 67.38 0.0 MurchuCNOCM4557m 34 Peter Mork 3ROC 191.18

5 M Prendergost CNOC 62.5410 A&JO'Drlscoll 68.01 TimHoistForumM216Om 25 Hugh Mcllndon 3ROC 205.38

6 Neil Dobbs M20 DUO 66.0211 Colman Higgins M21 LeeO 68.51 Alan BathwellM2161m 27 POulSmIth AJAX 243.54

7 Dovld Blennan MIlO 3ROC 69.1812 BO'Neili M50 SET 71,59 Mike KellettGENM60 71m43 Patrick Cosey GEN DNF

8 Paddy O'Brien MIl5 AJAX 69.2313 Folth White W65 SET 83.09

9 Peter Gorgon MIl5 AJAX 71.1314 Rosarle Kiernan W40 GEN 88.44 Medium Course 5.6k Brown 12,7km 625m

11 Nigel C Crawford M55 3ROC 76.2315 FO'Nelll W50 SET 90.53 Eddie Cosey25m 10 BlianBell GEN 166.20

12 Thomas Keegon 3ROC 78.5416 Vero Murtagh W60 3ROC 97.13 K.Ambler34m 28 Joan Flonogan AJAX 171.19

13 Fergol Buckley M21 DUO 82.4017 JossLynam M75 3ROC 97.44 Nlomh O'BayIeCNOCWI635m 27 Michael 0 Keefe FIN 188.22

10 OO'Donghaile M21 CNOC 83.0618 Cathleen Morrison W21 AJAX 100.55 D. Nagle3ROCW4536m 57 Marcus Geoghegon AJAX 191.44

14 OQuinn M45 GEN 84.1419 Karen&Corol W21 DUO 107.13 F.O'BrienA)oxW2137m 50 Peter Kernan AJAX DNF

15 MO'Haro MIl5 AJAX 84.162DNF

TomBUlkeFINM4539m 58 Paul Mohon MP19

16 DCronln MIlO CNOC 86.23 ORANGE 3.4 krn, 50m

Magdeleno BJork42m11

17 Fochtno Healy M21 SET 87.08Jackie AtkinsonSETW3542m 34 Blue 10km 495m

18 Deirdre O'Neil W21 FIN 95.201 Trlna Cleary W55 3ROC 39.06 C. Gogorty45m 04 Philip Brennan SET 114.50 (n/c)

19 Eoin Dunne M21 3ROC 96.392 Deirdre Carbary W14 CNOC 39.11 Eddie Duf1yM2145m 51 lIamQuinn SET 121.06

20 GerPower W45 3ROC 101.033 A Joyce W21 GEN 39.17 Aine NIShuilleobhan3ROCW4546m 46 Ruth Lynam CNOC 125.07

21 Connelly 141.104 SeamlJsO'Bayie M12 CNOC 39.37 L. Naughton3ROCW4547m 37 Damlen Cashin AJAX 132.14

5 Creldhe O'Sullivan W21 45.03 Niall BrennonM 1652m 31 Joe Lawlor GEN 137.15

GREEN 6.5 km, 80m6 MoryHealy W95 GEN 56.24 L ~Iana LargeGENW6052m 49 VOlJones FIN

c146.04

7 Susan Healy1

1 Nuala Higgins W21 AJAX I 47-46WI GEN 56.24 Nora LalorGENW4554m 30 David Brennan 3ROC 148.00

2 Donal Wickham M35 AJAX 50.35Margaret CronlnW3559m 07 Sean 0 h'Eolo AJAX 149.19

3 Declon Carbary MIl 5 CNOC 51.03YELLOW2.4 km 35m

Toni Butler3ROCW5067m 24 Nigel C Crawford 3ROC 151.46

1 Cion O'Soyte M9I F.O'NeillSETW5069m02

4 AndrewO'MuilaneM21 GEN 51.41CNOC 24.20

DovidQulnn GEN 161.23

5 BMcGrath M50 3ROC 55.102 Ruoirl Short Ml0 CNOC 24.40 OJ Bernie O'BayleCNOCW4069m 38 Paddy 0 Blien AJAX 163.12

6 Leo Donovan M21 AJAX 55.383 Erika Jones WlO FIN 26.24 BillyO'NeiliSETM5072m51 Paul Dume Wego 172.22

7 Peter Kernan MIlO AJAX 56.224 CMoran M7 30.14 G. Fltzgerold3ROC77m 10 RoisinMcDonnell GEN 174.58

8 A Butter field M35 GEN 60.205 ConOIShort MIO CNOC 30.30 Vero Murtagh3ROCW6090m 50 Andrew Cox Wato 175.43

9 FMartindale M60 3ROC 60.126 Sean Colclough CNOC 31.33

Manico Nowlan 3ROC 184.10

10 Don Short MIlO CNOC 60.167 Cormack Kelly 31.38 Short Course 3.6k Donal 0 Murchu CNOC 193.49

11 Ted McGrath M55 3ROC 63.088 Eoln Sineod 8< Aish 32.28 C.Greene3ROCM1421m 13 Dcvld Heote 3ROC 208.36

11 MNow1on W50 3ROC 64.059 CionoJones Wl0 FIN 34.36 RuairiShortCNOCM1023m 15 Andrew Bayle AJAX DNF

13 J Fitzsimons M50 3ROC 65.3410 N Moron W5 35.21 DavldSmyth26m 15 JBRiordan LeeO DNF

14 Jean O'Neill W50 FIN 65.38 11 Brendan Corbary M 12 CNOC 40.30Koren ThompsonDU0W2127m 18 Gordon Douglas ONF

15 FO'Bllen W21 AJAX 65.46Cathal BurkeFINM1427m42 A Bothwell DNF

16 Michael RichardsonM55 3ROC 68.42A. BogomaletzFlNM2129m 37

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Deirdre BeIIGENW1430m 18 Green 4.3km 160mPoget Mc Cormack

The Irish oriemea: 27

GEN 52.09Donol Wickhom AJAX 53.30John McCullough 3ROC 54.06Andrew 0 Mullane GEN 54.34Doug Corrie FIN 54.38Alon Ayling GEN 55.39Tom McCormack GEN 56.59Brion Power SET 60.31Jean 0 Neill FIN 60.52Billy0 Neill CNOC 62.00Brendon Doherty GEN 63.05BLowlor CNOC 63.13TTalbot MldNov 64.06DO Colmaln GEN 64.08John De Lacy AJAX 64.12John Rowe FIN 64.31M Beory CNOC 64.57Anthony Lawlor CNOC 65.04Ion McNeill 3ROC 65.10Andrew Bonar Low GEN 67.38Tom Burke FIN 68.39Mike Long AJAX/UCDO 70.05oCorberry CNOC 70.05Paddy Herbert 3ROC 70.51John Froncls DFO 72.10Jockle Atkinson SET 72.30W McCormack GEN 73.01Alne nI Sullheabhaln 3ROC 73.09G Smith FIN 74.00J Fltuimons 3ROC 76.31Morle Walsh 3ROC 76.50John Crowley GEN 77.40Bobby Buckley SET 77.54Aldan Ryon AJAX 79.47Nick Butterfield GEN 82.39Mlck Kellett GEN 86.59Conor Murroy 88.07oMurroy 88.28Sybi McCormock GEN 89.25Deirdre 0 Nelli FIN 92.43Jimmy 0 Brien AJAX 100.03Nick Brennan 101.36Mory0 Colmoln GEN 106.10Mouro Higgins SET 133.38Don Shartt CNOC DNP 1Peggy Kennedy DNP 14Andrew Molone DNP 14Jo Browne 3ROC DNFV McDermott DNFSuzonne Lynch DNF

UghtGreenDNagleTMcCormackNora Lawlor

3.2km3ROCGENGEN

135m48.2553.4959.57

28 The Irish Orienteer

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www.askip.demon.co.uk/nioo/

Douglas Borry GEN 61.42Cathleen Morrlsson AJAX 63.19Andrea McCormack GEN 65.40Diana Large GEN 67.53Claire Walsh 3ROC 69.15PCooke AJAX 78.27C Carroll 3ROC 79.43John Alvey 89.58Vera ""'-'rtagh 3ROC 95.45Mory Healy GEN 95.57Kathy Herbert 3ROC 97.20Nlarnh Lawlor GEN 96.29oDonavan FIN 96.44A Ryan 3ROC 111.03Simon McCormack GEN 112.44SJ0 Regon 122.07RinnFamily FIN 162.25June 0 NeUI CNOC DNFGibbins GEN DNFN Doh9fty GEN DNFRobert Flanagan FIN MP 9

Orange 2.9km 130mTonyDevlin GEN 33.38TedMcCormock GEN 37.33Stephen Devlin GEN 52.30Kotherlne Devlin 72.34Borry Devlin 72.34CathalBurke FIN 77.28o Lawlor 89.13Rebecca Murtagh 90.52o Neill Family GEN 91.10Jean Mullen 3ROC 106.24PMcCormack GEN MP 7,8 & 9

AJAX ORIENTEERS

ATHLONEITORIENTEERSBISHOPSTOWNOHC

BLACKWATERVAllEY OCCORK ORIENTEERS

CURRAGH-NAASORIENTEERSDEFENCEFORCESORIENTEERSDUBLINUNIVERSITYORIENTEERS

FERMANAGHORIENTEERS

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FORESTWARRIORSOCGALWAYORIENTEERSGALWAY/MAYO ITORIENTEERSGREATEASTERNNAVIGATORSKERRYORIENTEERSLAGAN VAWEYORIENTEERS

LEEORIENTEERSMIDLAND NAVIGATORS

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SETANTAORIENTEERSSUGO ORIENTEERINGCLUBSOUTHERNORIENTEERSTHOMONO ORIENTEERSTHREEROCKOCUCC ORIENTEERSUCD ORIENTEERSUCG ORIENTEERSWATERFORDORIENTEERS

Yellow 2.3kmNiall Quinn SETAudrey Sheridan GENRlJariS CNOCConor Shortt CNOCCO h'Eafa AJAXHeleno Jones FINConor Quinn SETTrlshDuffy FINErica Jones FINJames Beary CNOCFearghol Burke FINDara 0 h'Eafa AJAXGavin Carney CNOCNLee 3ROCL& JQuinn GENDavid RigneyConor RigneyHoward BearyRyan CarneyEndaRyanlong FamilyJane ConroyEabhaBeary

60m18.20

19.0023.0923.24

24.4024.4725.26

25.3826.46

33.2738.4940.1750.34

50.4753.5654.49

54.5858.1658.46

64.50AJAX/UCDO 70.37

CNOC 78.16CNOC 78.24

IRISHO-ASSOCIATION

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CONNACHTOALEINSTEROAMUNSTEROAIRISH-OSTUDENTSASSOCIATIONBRITISHO-FEDERATION

INTERNATIONALO-FEDERATIONCNOCCNOCCNOC

THE IRISH ORIENTEER ADDRESS LISTBrendon O'Coonor, 32 Landscape Gardens. Church town. Dublin 14. (086-2419428). www.aJax-oc.le/Nigel Foley-Fisher.All. Dublin Rd.•Athlone. Co. Westrneath (0902-24465)Ted Lucey. Klipadder. Dromahane. Mallow. Co. Cork (022-47300).http://hornepage. tlnet.ie/-nyoung/orlenteering/htmlEllen Feehan. Soarteen Lower. Newmarket. Co. Cork (029-«1385)Miriam ni Chollir. 'Cedar Lodge'. 1.The Farm. Curraheen Rd.•Bishopstown. Cork.(02l) 343583hltp://indlgo.ie/-bcreedon/orlenteerlng/cork-o/Ruth Lynam. Boltyboys. Blessington. Co. Wicklow (045-& 7183)Comdt, Denis Reidy; Adj. Genarol's Branoh. Pqrkgate. Dublin 8The Secretary. DUOrienteers. House 27. TCD.Dublin 2.; .http://www2.tcd.le/Clubs/Orlenteerlng/BillRegan. 9 Floravllle. Enniskillen.Co. Fermenagh BT746AP (08-01365-326213)Tom Burke. 2 Sycamore Ave .•Beauforl Ploce. Navan. Co. Meath (046-74711). http://members.trlpod.co.uk/FlngoIOTomConlon. Currotrench. Bollylarnon. Co. Roscommon (078-47055)Fronk Ryon. St.Morv's. Bollinfoyle. Galwoy (091-753829).TheSecretary. P.E.Dept .. GMIT.Dublin Rooet Galwoy (091-753161-2213)Noro toler, 6 Knockslnna Grove. Foxrock. Dublin 18 (01,2893497)Rory Costello. 14Monor Court, Tralee. Co. Kerry. (066-25532)Geoff Somerville. 6 The HIli.Queenswoy. Derryloghy. BT179EY(08'() 1232-612284); www.btlnternet.com/-nlck.p/LVO_home.htmlClare Nulla •• 4 Upr. Panoroma Tce.•Sunday'S Well. Cork (021-300373)Borbora Foley-Fisher.HoUyCottage. Glosson. Athlone. Co. Westrneath(0902·85306)Charles Rele!.29 Balmeral Court. Bellast BT97GR.www.btlnternet.com/-fulton/nwocJocelyn Colhalln. 36 Taney Rood. Dundrurn, DubJin 14(OI-29~799)Joe Bonnon. CorrlgeenrOEl. Boyle. Co. Roscommon (086-8197887)Kevlf'l 0 ·Dwyer. 2Wellington Vlllos. Military Hill.Cork (021-506740)Michoel Meade. 7 Cedar Court. Kennedy Park. limerick (061-412104)Mare Walsh. Moorpark. Kilmecanogue. Co. Wicldow (01-2868871)The Secretory. PE Office. UCC. College Rood. Cork.Box 55. library Building. UCD. Belfield. Dublin 4.; www.ucd.le/-ucdore/The Secretory. c/o Porter's Desk. Concourse. University College. Galway.Veronlco PurceD.lodge·s Lone. Newtown Hili.Tramere. Co. Waterford.http://www.lol.le/-newlownw /woto/Rosarie Kleman. 87 Meadowvale. Blockrock, Co. Dublin. e-mailrosartekiernan@hotmell.comViolet Cordner. 19Derrygavad Rd.•Annaghmore. Co. Armagh BT62 1ND(O8'()1762-328749)www.askip.demon.co.uk/nloa/Padraig Higgins. 24 Alverno Ave. Willow Park.Athlone. Co. Westmeath.Vera MUitagh. 19The Cloisters. Terenure. Dublin 6W (01-4908237)John Muckion. 13Elmvale Close. Wilton. Cork (021-343384)Allbhe Creedon. Tavio. Mount Prospect. Douglos. Co. Cork (021-361824).Riversdale. Dole Road North. Darley Dale. Matlock. Derbyshire DE42HX(0044-1629-734042. FAX0044-1629-733769). www.clx.co.uk/-bof/Sec. Gen.: Borbro Ronnberg, Radlokatu 20. FI.QOO93$lU, Finland (00356-40585 3601. fax 00358-93461 3113; www.orlenteering.org

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ORIENTEERING FIXTURES 2000January 20001 MINAUN. Cheekpoinl. Co. v..blerford. v..bIO Score 2.p.m.2 GARRYClOYNE, Co. Cork. BOC Score 10.30 101.00 W60081016 FARRANFORESTPARK.Ovens. Co. Cork. BOC WlIO 10 1.00 W47072016 TROOPERSTOWN,Laragh. Co. Wick low. GEN.Ll & Inler-<:Iub evenl. GR T1697.23 DONADEA. Clane. Co. Kildare. CNOC Iooal evenl. GR N 8433.23 PORTlAW.Co. v..bterford. v..btO Local event 1.0023 ROSTELlANWOOD. Co. Corlc BOC Wll0.30 to 1.00 W86566630 COOLFREE.Co. limerick (1) SOC KJldorrery 10 to 1.00 R67018330 KILlAKEE.Rathfarnham. Co. Dublin. SETlocal evenl. GR 0 1222.

February5 BELFASTCASTLE.LVOSprlnl-O.6 SAGGART.Co. Dublin. AJAX Ll/buHerfly. GR 0 0223.6 BAllYVOLANE Wat OLocal 0513797086 INNISCARRAWOOD BOCWL 10.3010 1.00 W55071013 GlENGARRA BVOC M.L 1 10.30102.00 R92918913 DUO event. Leinsler.19 NI SCORECHAMPIONSHIPSLVO20 GLENOAlOUGH. Co. Wlcklow. 3ROC LL9/score combo. GRT 1196.20 KNOCKANNAFFRIN.Co. Waterford. Wal 0 Local 11.0020 SlREAMHILl, BuHevanl. Co. Cork. BOC WL 10.30 101.00 R57513527 SCARTNAMUCK.Bandon. Co. Cork.Lee 0 Norwegian 11.00to 1.00 W474593

March4 CURRAGH.Co. Kildare. CNOC Saturday nlghl-0. LL10.GR N 7812.5 WELSHCHAMPIONSHIPS. 81aenmellndwr. Ponterwyc/. Details from David Pol

0044-1686-430357. CD 14j2j2CXXJ5 INNISCARRAWOOD BOC WL 10.30to 1.00 W5257285 MINAUN Cheek Poinl. Co. Watertord WatO Local 11.3012 GOUGANE BARRA.Co. Cork. LeeNCCO ML 2 11.00 to 1.00'N08566112 SUGARLOAF. Co. Wicklow. UDCO Ll11. Sprlnt-O. GR 02313.17 DARRAGHHIUS BOC Bollyhoura 3 day 1.30to 4.00 R72516518 SLiEVEREAGHBOC Bollyhoura 3 day 10.30to 1.30 R71522519 RUPPULAGH BOC Bollyhoura 3 day 10.00 to 12.30 R71519519 COUMSHINGAUN. Co. Waterford. WatO Local 11.0026 CONNACHT CHAMPIONSHIPS26 BALLINASCORNEY.Co. Dublin. SET.LL.26 COOLYDOODYWOOD, Tallowbrldge. BOC 9.30 to 1.00

April1 SLJEVEGULLION.Co. Armagh. NI Seriesevent. LVO.2 USNABRINWOOD. Co. Cork. BOC WL 9.30 10 1.00 W9659202 PHOENIXPARK.Dublin. FINPark-O. LL.6 FARRAN,OVENS.Co. Cork. BOC PHL 5.00 to 7.00 W4707209 lEINSTERCHAMPIONSHIPS,Carllngtord. Co. Louth .. 3ROC.9 BAlliN ORAWOOD. Co. Cork. BOC WL 9.30 to 1.0016 BAlLiNASTOE.Roundwood. Co. W1cklow. GEN u.16 CLASHNACRONA WOOD. Dunmanway. Co. Cork. BOC. WL 10.00to 1.0016 MAHON FALLS.Dungarvan. Co. Waterford. Wat 0 M.l.3 11.0015-16 WORLDCUP1 Be 2 . Japan. Classic & relay.20 KNOCKAROURA.Co. Cork. BOC BHL 5.00 to 7.00 W5S696021-24 JAN KJELLSTROMTROPHY. Abe,feldy. Scotldnd. Entry form enclosed.22-24 WORLDCUP3 Be 4. Australia. Short & Classic.27 GARRYCLOYNE.Co. Cork. BOC BHL 5.00 to 7.00 W60081030 IRISHINDIVIDUALCHAMPIONSHIPS.Connocht. (Sundoy)

May1 tRISHRELAYCHAMPIONSHIPS.Connocht. (Monday).

10 Vre irish Olienleer

7 CRONYBYRNE,Rathdrum, Co. W1cklow. AJAX ll.11 INNISCARRAWOOD, Co. Cork. BOC BHL 5.00 to 7.00 pm.13-14 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. Herefordshire.16 FARRANFOREST BOC BHL 5.00 to 7.00 W470720 0224730023 FARRANFOREST.Ovens. Co.Cork. Cork O.IFLS.30 to 7.30 W47072027 SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. Stirlingarea.30 CURRABINNYWOOD Cork OIR 5.30 to 7.30 W785630

June10 SUEVECROOB. Bollinahinch. Co. Down. LVO.NI Series4.30-4 July WORLDCUP5.6 Be 7. Ukraine. Relay. classic & short.

July10-16 JUNIORWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS.Czech Republic.16-21 WORLDCUP6 at 9. Finland. Short. medium. classic & ultra-sharI.

October11-14 WORLDCUP 10. 11 Be 12.Portugal.Short, classic & relay.

Fordetails of fixtures check with the organisers. the lOA Inf-O-line or the NIOA «0044)'()1399·873281) or trythe lOA website www.homepage.tlnet(-Ioo/In many cases the Information given Includes a contact phone number. starl times and on OrdnanceSurvey grid reference. Club contact delails are elsewhere InTIO. lOA fixtUresare only listed If the event isregistered with lOA. Start times are generally·11.DO to 1.00pm unless otherwise staled. WL=wlnlerleogue. LL.. Lelnster League etc. Any events in italics ore Included forlnformotlor1.

Munster conlacts: MOA 021-694649 or 372725; BOC 022-47300; CorkO 087-2377366; KO 066-25532; LeeO021-300373; BVOC 029-60385;were 051-379706.

1999 World Championships O-team: Colm Rothery. Marcus Pinker. Ailbheo Halloran. Eileen Loughman. Steven Linton; Aonghus 0 Cleirigh (coach). Toni 0 Donovan.

Una May. julie Cleary, John Feehan. (Photo: Pat Healy).The Irish Orienleer 3]