We are #Recruiting 📢
for the position of a High Performance Coordinator in the field of Competition Climbing.
👉To find out more go to mountaineering.ie/news/?id=487

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Mountaineering Ireland is recruiting a new Chief Executive Officer and is currently seeking expressions of interest.

Please see mountaineering.ie/news/?id=475 for details.

We're delighted to announce that Calvin Torrans will be the recipient of the 2023 Mountaineering Ireland Lynam Award, honouring a mountaineer who has been at the heart of Irish climbing for over half a century. Register for the Lynam Lecture and Award here eventbrite.ie/e/mountaineeri…

Mountaineering Ireland will be at the Ploughing Championships next week, as part of a focus on Ireland’s National Outdoor Recreation Strategy. Please drop by to say hello, you’ll find us beside the Awesome Walls climbing tower, part of Our Rural Future Block 3, Row 22, Stand 348

Looking for a change? Mountaineering Ireland is recruiting a new Administrator.

Are you self-motivated, competent and proactive in prioritising and completing a wide range of administrative tasks and office duties?

Details on mountaineering.ie

Coillte has a series of public consultations coming up next week. If you’d like to know what the plans are for Coillte forests in your part of the country, or you’d like to share your thoughts on how our State forestry is managed, please attend if you can – meeting details below

It's not too late to have your say in the future of the Irish Mountain Log and be in with a chance of winning a MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT Makalu GORE-TEX jacket!
Take the survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/9N37HXT

Luggala is closed to public access Wednesday 3rd - Friday 5th of May 2023. Access to responsible walkers respecting the code of conduct is expected to be granted again from 08.30hrs on the 6th May, 2023. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Turn up the volume for the delightful sound of a skylark heralding a good day on the hills.

Dogs cause stress and harm to ground-nesting upland birds. Enjoy the outdoors responsibly this weekend and please respect wildlife and farm animals by not taking dogs on the hills.

Mountaineering Ireland's 2023 AGM will take place at 7pm Tuesday May 23rd and will be held in Mountaineering Ireland’s head office at Irish Sport HQ, Dublin 15 and via Zoom.
All members are invited to attend.
For further information and to register, see: mountaineering.ie/news/?id=450

Members of the Mountaineering Ireland staff team went for a walk at Luggala Estate last week, where we were welcomed by Michael Keegan, Farm Manager at Luggala. The beautiful landscape of Luggala provided the perfect setting for a bit of time out from the office!

Mountaineering Ireland has called on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council to step back from its proposal to erect a gondola from Newcastle to Thomas’ Quarry on the lower slopes of Slieve Donard, read our comments here mountaineering.ie/news/?id=446

For anyone in the Wicklow area, this event organised by #CUPHAT should be a fantastic day of looking at and learning about the mountain environment and the role we can play by reporting some of the things we come across in the hills.
#conservation #citizenscience

Article in today's Irish Times by our Access and Conservation Officer, Helen Lawless, in response to the access closure on the Zig-Zags trail in the Glenmalure Valley.

You can read the article here: irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/0…

See link below to read a statement from Alan Lauder, Chair of Mountaineering Ireland’s Access and Conservation Committee, in response to the closure of Glenmalure's Zig-Zag trail due to a physical assault on the landowner, Pat Dunne, by a walker with dogs.
mountaineering.ie/aboutus/news/2…

One of the most popular approach routes to Lugnaquilla has been closed to the public following an assualt on the landowner - mountaineering.ie/aboutus/news/2…

Today we saw hundreds gather on the Sport Ireland Campus on International Women’s Day to launch the Her Moves campaign.

Join the #HerMoves Community by following Her Moves

Read more 👉 sportireland.ie/news/news-HerM…

Another positive judgement for the Wicklow Mountains - thejournal.ie/two-men-convic…

Only 2 days left to enter CUPHAT - Coastal Uplands: Heritage and Tourism's photography competition. Submit your photos of the Wicklow or Blackstairs Mountains on the themes of #Geology & #Landforms , #Biodiversity , #Archaeology & #CommunityLives . Prizes to be won!

John Creedon entertaining the gathering at the launch of the Heritage Council's new strategy - Our Place in Time