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Club Activities in September
The warm, balmy start to September provided excellent conditions for the first walks of the month: a B+ walk across the Knockmealdown mountains from Bay Lough to Mount Melleray, led […]
And that’s a wrap on our Summer Walks
Our last walk of Summer was held this evening, with Roger Seaward leading his first walk with the club. Had the evening been clear, the group could have enjoyed fine […]
10th Anniversary of the Fei Sheehy Challenge
The Fei Sheehy Challenge is a 3-day hill-walking challenge set up to remember Fei Sheehy, an 8 year old girl who sadly died of Osteosarcoma in 2012. The challenge involves […]
July Walks Round-up
July got off to a flying start, with a group of Galtee Walking Club members heading to the Iveragh Peninsula in Kerry for joint walks with the Cork Backpackers Club […]
June Walks Round-up
From a committee perspective the month of June was dominated by the annual Galtee Challenge (see Record Participation in Galtee Challenge 2023 for separate write-up). As well as this large […]
Record Participation in Galtee Challenge 2023
A steady stream of traffic pouring into the small village of Anglesborough in Co. Limerick, just after 6am on Saturday June 24th, meant it was not an ordinary Saturday morning! […]
Series of Short Interviews about the Galtee Challenge
1. Sheila Lenihan Sheila Lenihan is aiming to complete the Galtee Challenge for the 18th time this year. She only missed one year, due to a wedding, but completed the […]
May Walks Round-up
The first walk of May was the Wednesday evening “Cuckoo” walk led by Goretti Campbell. Alas on this occasion the regular visitor to Cush forest did not sing for us […]
Spring/Summer Evening Walk Series
April 12th brought the return of our Wednesday evening walks in the greater Galtee area. James Bourke led the first one in the scenic Glen of Aherlow area, starting from […]
2023 Slievenamuck Half-Marathon
Report written by Denny O’Dwyer What a fab morning we had for the Slievenamuck Half-Marathon walk. Twenty four walkers took part in the event, which was done at a leisurely […]
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