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Orienteering

Orienteering combines running with the discipline of Map Reading, whereby teams of players must find pre-set stations around a course, usually in an Outdoors Area, and return home in the quickest time. Penalties occur when a station is not reached in the correct order.

Orienteering Ireland

Leinster League; Munster League; South East League; Dublin by Night League; Kingdom League (Kerry); Greenway Series

Orienteering Ireland organises Leagues in Leinster, Munster, the South East, Dublin and Kerry.

Dublin by Night Long (Level 1) (Seasons): 2018

Greenway Series (Seasons): 2020

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Hot Air Ballooning

multicolored hot air balloons

Hot Air Ballooning

Irish Ballooning Association

Irish Ballooning Association

The Irish Ballooning Association sanctions Hot Air Balloon flights and competitions in Ireland

Irish Ballooning Association: https://irishballooningassociation.com/ (Hot Air Ballooning)

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Mountaineering

There are two main types of Competitive Mountaineering in Ireland: Hill Running and Bouldering.

Mountaineering

Irish Bouldering League

The Irish Bouldering League is under Mountaineering Ireland and is run over 5 Competitions each year, with 30 problems to be solved in each competition. Points are scored from 10 Points to 1 depending on which attempt a climber solves a problem (10 Pts for 1st Attempt, 7 Pts for 2nd Attempt etc) [See Articles for References]

Irish Bouldering League

IBL Senior Female (Seasons): 2020-21

Irish Mountain Running Association

IMRA Championship (Seasons): 2020

Images

PIcture Credit: [3] Athletics Ireland (2020) Mountain_Running [Internet] Available from: https://www.athleticsireland.ie/downloads/events/Mountain_Running.jpg [Accessed 15 October 2020]

Caving

Caving

Speleological Union of Ireland

Speleological Union of Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

The Speleological Union of Ireland governs Caving in Ireland, which its’ website says is diverse and welcoming. There are 10 active Caving Clubs in Ireland, including 5 Student Clubs. There are caves in almost every part of Ireland with some as long as the 16km passage in Pollnagollum, Co. Clare, with the largest concentration in Co. Clare (Munster) and Co. Fermanagh and Co. Cavan (Ulster). There are new caves discovered all the time and caves yet to be discovered.

Speleological Union of Ireland

Caving Clubs List 2020

Picture Credit: [4] Speleological Union of Ireland (2020) suicro-2012-photocompetition-10 [Internet] Available from: https://www.caving.ie/wp-content/gallery/photocompetition2012/suicro-2012-photocompetition-10.jpg [Last Accessed 31 October 2020]

Fitness

Cross-Fit Games

Cross-Fit Games

Fitness is the sport where contestants engage in a series of timed exercises, performance and tasks.

The Cross-Fit Games are the World Championships of the sport, sponsored by Reebok.

Cross-Fit Games Women (Years): 2020

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Ultimate Strength

The Irish Strength Association runs Strongman and Strongwoman competitions in Ireland, as well as sending representatives to the Ultimate Strength World Championships and other Strength Competitions Worldwide.

Ultimate Strength

Irish Strength Association

World Ultimate Strength Tour

Ultimate Strength Uzbekistan Event (Years): 2017

Picture Credit: [3] Irish Strength Association (2017) 23828876_10213984711348883_1980036981_o-624×416 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20190928083056im_/http://irishstrongman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/23828876_10213984711348883_1980036981_o-624×416.jpg [Accessed 15 October 2020]

Cheer Sport

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Cheer Sport

International Cheer Union

International Cheer Union

World Cheerleading Championship

ICU WCC All Girl Elite (Editions): 2015

ICU WCC Coed Elite (Editions): 2015

American Football Ireland Cheerleaders

Cork Admirals Irish American Football Team Cheerleaders 2010

Irish-Born US College Football Cheerleaders

Conal Fagan Irish-Born College American Football Cheerleader 2018-2020

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