by Lindie Naughton | Sep 18, 2019 | Liffey Descent Legacy, Merchandise
On Easter Monday 1960, eight boats took part in a race on the river Liffey organised to coincide with the first Dublin Boat Show at nearby Busáras. From that modest start evolved the Liffey Descent – a marathon canoe race of around 17 miles/32 kilometres that...
by Lindie Naughton | Sep 2, 2019 | Articles, Liffey Descent Legacy
Close to 200 packed into Dublin’s City Hall on Saturday night for the launch of “The Liffey Descent – 60 Years of Ireland’s Toughest Canoe Challenge”, written by Iain Maclean, on Saturday evening. Among them were the winners of the first seven races, and five who...
by Canoeingireland | 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,...
by Lindie Naughton | Sep 7, 1998 | Articles
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...