The first 20 years of the Liffey Descent

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

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

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,...

Iain MacLean – Liffey Descent

Liffey Descent by Iain Maclean I have written this not because I believe I am the most knowledgeable, or the best or even the most experienced person who has had any involvement with the Liffey Descent. I am doing it because I love the Liffey Descent and in the hope...
O’Meara conquers the Liffey

O’Meara conquers the Liffey

WITH water levels quite respectable, thanks to a summer’s rain and the usual generous flood courtesy of the ESB, the biggest danger to paddlers at Saturday’s Jameson Liffey Descent was commentator, Tony Martin. Perched above Straffan weir just after the...

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