2018 Liffey Descent – Irish Times

2018 Liffey Descent – Irish Times

by | Feb 13, 2019 | Articles

On a day when low water caused carnage, British pair Nicky Cresser and Tom Lusty were the winners of the K2 class at the 59th Liffey Descent canoe marathon yesterday (Saturday September 15) Ireland had two wins – Jenny Egan and John Simmons were first in the mixed K2...

The first 20 years of the Liffey Descent

by | Aug 18, 2018 | Articles

Written by source unknown circa 1979 The Liffey Descent in its 20 years of existence (at time of writing. ed) has been to paddlers joy, frustrations satisfaction, humiliation, elation, disgust, thrill, terror, jubilation and consternation. Its continued attraction and...

A Liffey Descent Note – words by Iain Maclean

by | Oct 19, 2017 | Articles

I fell in love with the Liffey Descent over fifty years ago when I first encountered the event as ayoung man. I had been regaled with stories from older paddlers of the excitement and dangersof the race. Taken with the length of the race relative to other races of the...

Liffey descent hits 50 and is still on the up

by | Sep 2, 2009 | Articles

When a group of friends organised the first Liffey canoe race in 1960 to coincide with the Dublin Boat Show, little did they know what they were starting. Half a century on, the Liffey Descent, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Saturday, remains the biggest,...

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