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,...
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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