here is a rough outline of the Vale of Clara Nature Reserve event jobs as agreed at the AGM on Tuesday. I have done this from memory so I have probably forgotten a few bits. In general we have lots of people volunteering to help and everyone is flexible so there should be no manpower issues on the day. Every club member is encouraged to come along, we are trying to make it as social as possible. We agreed to meet at T185923, the car parking, at 9AM (Sunday November 22nd).
| Planner | Marcus Geoghegan |
| Organiser | Marcus Geoghegan |
| Controller | Mike Long |
| Marcus Geoghegan | Map printing |
| Marcus Geoghegan | Permits and forest keys |
| Marcus Geoghegan | Website |
| John DeLacy | Placing and collecting out roadsigns |
| MG/JDL | agree which equipment to be brought to event and arrange collection/transport |
| Marcus Geoghegan | send list of locations to JDL |
| Paul Smyth | make event signage |
| Marcus Geoghegan | send list of signs to Paul |
| Rory Wallace | Sportident |
| Cathering King | Registration |
| Martin Flynn | Registration |
| John De Lacy Paul Smyth | Radios Parking |
| Marcus Geoghegan | confirm Rory for SportIdent and ensure he has laptop, printer etc |
| Donal Wickham | Bring club tent |
| Martin Flynn | bring inverter & plugboard, binliners |
| Peter Kernan | bring charged-up leisure battery |
| Peter Kernan | Bring tent |
| Marcus Geoghegan | bring second screen, mounting system and long VGA cable |
| Martin Flynn | refreshments |
| Denis Reidy | Control Placement |
| Aonghus O'Cleirigh | Control Placement |
| Marcus Geoghegan | Control Placement |
| Paul Smyth | Control Collection |
| John DeLacy | Control Collection |
| Denis Reidy | Control Collection |
| Aonghus O'Cleirigh | Control Collection |
| Marcus Geoghegan | Control Collection |
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The 2009 Annual General Meeting of Ajax Orienteering club will take place in the NCO's mess, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin at 8PM on Tuesday November 3rd. At the main gate just ask for the NCO's mess.
Cathal Brugha Barracks is about halfway along Rathmines road, behind St. Mary's school.
Agenda
- Minutes of 2008 AGM
- Matters arising from minutes
- Club Officers reports
- Club organized events in 2009/2010
- Permanent course in Curracloe
- IOC2011 (to include mapping status, appointment of event organiser, potential partnership with another club)
- Discussion of any formal proposals made to the AGM.
- Elections to Club Committee (Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Mapping Officer, Children's Officer, Social Secretary, Coaching Officer, Equipment Officer, Web Master)
- Any Other Business
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Most people know Ajax as just an Orienteering club, but our official title is actually "Ajax Hill Running and Orienteering Club", and wearing our Hill Running hat we won last weekend's Stone Cross to Lugnaquilla Relay under the inspired tutelage of Mike Long.
read all about it here:
http://theirishorienteer.blogspot.com/2009/09/mike-long-l...
IMRA race report, results & details here:
http://www.imra.ie/events/view/id/613/
The team:
Leg 1 - Mike Long
Leg 2 - Peter Kernan
Leg 3 - Greg Byrne
MG
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Marcus Geoghegan and Brendan O'Connor temporarily defected to OK Paddy for a few days of Orienteering in Roumania. Read about it here:
http://theirishorienteer.blogspot.com/2009/09/dracul-o.html
MG
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Here's a bunch of them already clocking up the kilometers at the Fingal event in Newbridge Demesne.

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Here is status of the Cronybyrne map update. In an email to the Ajax eGroup I have asked the club's opinion on changing the name from “Cronybyrne” to “Vale of Clara Nature Reserve” and I would appreciate your comments on this (via the Ajax egroup).
The Brown, Blue and Black features from the 1993 map have been vectorised in OCAD (contours, water, paths, crags, boulders, marshes etc). The final product will be a 1:10,000 map in portrait orientation.
I have re-surveyed about 25% of the area, mostly in the North-West corner; after a very slow start the re-survey is now going well and I expect to be finished before the end of September. I am only surveying areas to the east of the Avonmore river – there is a narrow strip of forestry on the west side that was on the old map, but the river is not crossable and there are no bridges. Ballinastraw is not included in this project.
Here is a pdf of the map so far; do not be deceived by the whiteness of it – many areas of yellow, green and green hatching have yet to be added.
My main findings so far are:
That's where it stands now and, all going well, in a couple of weeks I will be looking for people to check specific areas for me. This will involve visiting a defined small section and making sure that the map corresponds to what is on the ground. My rough estimate is that there will be 15 areas to be checked, each taking about 60 minutes. The area is north of Rathdrum, 50 minutes drive from Blackrock in Dublin. If you are available to help please email me at marcus dot geoghegan at gmail dot com.
The Vale of Clara Nature Reserve is a very special place, I think it is now a little-known wonder in south Wicklow. It is a pleasure to walk around it, especially early in the morning as it is teeming with wildlife. It is an integral part of the Dublin/Wicklow National Park.
The next time I visit the forest I will take some photos for this website
Marcus Geoghegan
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The Longs and O'Cleirighs finished in the top 3 on both days. Dara and Cathal took first place in M10 and M12 on day 1, and two third places on day 2.
Ruari and Roisin both took 2nd place on Day 2 , Ruari in M10 and Roisin in W14.
Here's Ruari and Roisin getting their prizes from the Tanaiste Mary Coughlan.
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