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Keeping Cork Active

Schools Orienteering Events March-June 2025

Bishopstown Orienteering Club & Cork Sports Partnership are delighted to announce NEW Introductory Orienteering events for Cork Primary and Secondary Schools from March to June 2025
Details:
  • Venues: Cork City & County Venues
  • Dates: March to June 2025
  • Note: Weather Permitting | Pre Booking Essential | Bookings required at least five days in advance | Schools will be given a specific timeslot to arrive, participate and vacate
  • Cost: Entry fees payable on the day | €3 per pupil for classes 3rd-6th and secondary schools | €1 per pupil for 2nd classes and below accompanied by adults | Payable on the day
  • Register: Complete the online form below to register your school

MARCH 2025
Tue 11    GLENGARRIFF VILLAGE
Wed 12  THE MARINA NATURE PARK (Blackrock Grotto car park)
Thu 13    DONERAILE WILDLIFE PARK 
Wed 19   GLEN RIVER PARK (Keating Fitted Furniture car park)
Thu 20   TRAMORE VALLEY PARK
Tue 25    BALLINCOLLIG REGIONAL PARK (GAA car park)
Thu 27    MURPHY’S FARM & MTU CAMPUS (Bishopstown Tennis Club car park)
Fri 28      INCHYDONEY SANDHILLS

APRIL 2025

Wed 2   BEAMONT PK

Thu 3     BALLYBRACK WOOD (MANGALA)
Fri 4       GERRY O’SULLIVAN PARK, Churchfield
Fri 11      DROMILLIHY WOOD, on Leap / Skibbereen Road

MAY 2025
Fri 9       LONG STRAND SANDHILLS, Rathbarry

Mon 12  JOHN O’CALLAGHAN PARK RIVERSTOWN
Tue 13    ROSTELLAN WOOD & AGHADA GAA GROUNDS (Aghada GAA car park)
Wed 14  GLEN RIVER PARK
Thu 15    DOUGLAS GREENWAY & TRAMORE VALLEY PARK
Fri 16     GLENGARRIFF NATURE RESERVE
Mon 19  BANDON TOWN PARK
Tue 20   MACROOM CASTLE DEMESNE & TOWN PARK (Macroom GAA car park)
Wed 21  DUNBOY CASTLE WOOD
Thu 22    MALLOW CASTLE GROUNDS & TOWN PARK (Castle car park)
Fri 23     CARRIGALINE GREENWAY

Fri 23     KILBRITTAIN WOOD
Mon 26  TRAMORE VALLEY PARK
Tue 27    GARRETTSTOWN WOOD, Ballinspittle Village (Coursey’s GAA car park)
Wed 28  CRUACHAN WOOD, Crosshaven (Pitch & Putt Club car park)
Thu 29   FERMOY TOWN PARK
Fri 30     LEE FIELDS (small car park at Victoria Cross)

JUNE 2025
Wed 4    KEALKILL PARKLANDS
Thu 5      BALLINCOLLIG REGIONAL PARK (GAA car park)
Fri 6       CARRIGRENAN PARK, Little Island (park outside the entrance to the Water Works)
Mon 9    MIDLETON LODGE PARK
Tue 10    BANDON RIVER WOODLANDS, Bandon (ALDI car park)
Wed 11  CARRIGALINE PARK
Thu 12    PASSAGE WEST GREENWAY
Fri 13      GLEN RIVER PARK
Mon 16  BALLINLOUGH PARK, Gus Healy Swimming Pool car park
Tue 17    GOUGANE BARRA FOREST PARK
Wed 18  MURPHY’S FARM & MTU CAMPUS
Thu 19    CORRIN HILL WOOD & NATURE RESERVE
Fri 20     JAMES’S FORT, Kinsale
Mon 23  GERRY O’SULLIVAN PARK, Churchfield
Tue 24    CROSSHAVEN GREENWAY

NOTE: Orienteering is an Adventure Sport and can be dangerous. You take part at your own risk. Suitable footwear with good grips must be worn to prevent against slipping / falling. Schools must has appropriate and adequate insurance in place or will extend its policy to include cover for these schools orienteering events (including claims against the organisers and their agents)

NOTE: Registered school will be contacted around ten days ahead of their chosen event


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