Author: M O'Sullivan

Get ready for the Northern Ireland Long Distance Orienteering Championships 2026! 🎉 This is one event you don’t want to miss, with some of the UK & Ireland’s top athletes taking part as part of the Senior Home International. ⛰️ Meelmore Mountain📅 Saturday 3 October 2026⏰ Starts between 11:30am–1:00pm 📋 Full event details:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/shi-ni-champs-26/ 📝 Enter directly here:https://www.sientries.co.uk/event/ni-long-distance-champs-2026 ⏳ Entries close Saturday 26 September! Don’t miss your chance to race alongside some of the best and be part of a fantastic day of long-distance orienteering. 🏃‍♂️🌲🔥

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that James Ewart (M16), Ewan Ewart (M14) and Emily Kerr (W14) have been selected to represent Team Ireland at this year’s Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) in Scotland, 9–11 October. Congratulations too to Chloé Campbell (W14) and Jack Wilkins (M18), who have been named as non-travelling reserves. With selection incredibly competitive this year, this is a fantastic achievement for all five juniors and reflects their hard work and commitment throughout the season. A huge thank you also to Norma and Dave, Angela and Graeme, Brenda and Ali, and Avril and JP. Your unwavering support — getting Read More …

Join us for a fun-filled morning of family orienteering and games, perfect for those new to the sport. 🌳Sunday 4th October🌳10am🌳Gosford Forest🌳Only £3 (Free for club members) Sign up here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/QAPamJpjwz Registration closes at midnight, Wed 30th Sept For more info: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/running-wild-family-orienteering-fun-oct-26/ Spread the word 🙏

LVO events are run entirely by volunteers. And because we put on such an extensive programme of events, we need a large team of people to cover all the roles of planner, organiser and controller. For the past three years, I’ve sat down in September and started calling, emailing, WhatsApp-ing the nearly 60 individuals required to run the following year’s calendar. The vast majority agree to taking up a role, with those unable to having legitimate personal reasons why. Much as I love getting in touch with all these members, it’s a huge undertaking for me to have to reach Read More …

A huge congratulations to the six LVO athletes selected to represent Team Ireland at the forthcoming Veterans Home International (VHI) in South Yorkshire on 19–20 September! 🎉👏 Under the watchful eye of Team Manager Sharon Dickenson, we’re delighted to see: ⭐ Fionne Austin W45⭐ Joe McClure M45⭐ Carol Black W55⭐ Lyle Fleming M60⭐ Ann Savage W65⭐ Michael Burton M65 What an achievement and best of luck to all! 💪🔥 Photo VHI Team Ireland 2021

🎉 Congratulations to Emma on qualifying as an orienteering coach over the summer! A big thank you to Helen for mentoring Emma, Philip for carrying out the assessment, to Ric for his support via Sport NI funding and to all the orienteers who generously gave their time to support the practical sessions 🙏 We also wish Emma all the best as she represents Team Ireland at the upcoming Senior Home International in October.

Congratulations to all those from LVO who have just been selected to represent Team Ireland for the Senior Home International 2026 taking place in the Mournes on 3/4 October ☘️👏 Emma Graham (W20)Jack Wilkins (M20)James Ewart (M20)Paul Pruzina (M21) Best of luck competing against England, Scotland and Wales 💪 📸Photo of the 2025 SHI Team Ireland.

LVO are delighted to be organising the Senior Home International (SHI) on the weekend of 3rd/4th October — the annual competition between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, featuring teams of 24 athletes across M/W20, M/W21 and M/W35. This year’s relays take place on Sunday 4th October at Slievenagore Mountain in the Mournes. We’re looking for volunteers to help on the day with tasks such as:🚗 Car parking📟 Dibber checking⛺ Moving gazebos and general event support If you can lend a hand, please get in touch or contact Gavin Cairns (organiser) directly. Many hands make light work — thanks in advance Read More …

Sign up today for our September Club Meet on Slieve Croob, Slievenisky Mountain.  🗓 Saturday 5 September ⏰ 10am–2pm ⏳ Sign-up closes Tuesday 1 September at midnight 💰Free for members of LVO / NIOA / Orienteering Ireland Clubs.  Perfect to jump start us all back into ‘proper’ orienteering with tricky contours and physical mountain terrain. Many thanks to Paddy Higgins for allowing us use of his land. 👉 Don’t miss it — get signed up now: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/NbNCS6LM4X Full details here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-sep-26/

We’re delighted to announce that, for the next year, Fionne Austin will be our LVO Juniors & Families Officer. 🧭 In this role, she’ll support our ever-growing juniors programme while also helping to welcome new families to our club and introduce them to the exciting sport of orienteering. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌿 This position has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Orienteering Foundation and Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. 🙏 If you have any questions, ideas, or would like to get involved, please get in touch with Fionne at secretary@lvo.org.uk