New Years 2014-15 - Come to Kerry!

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Cathal
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It's been a while since this club made an appearance at the annual informal New Year's paddle fest that is "Kerry".

So, we're going to rent a house in Glenbeigh/Rossbeigh, for the New Year period, probably Monday Dec 29th to Sunday Jan 4th. This will allow us to have a base to sleep and eat while:
  • getting paddling on some of Ireland's best rivers and getting a bit of surf in as well,
  • joining in in the barstool-paddling that goes on as well, with an epic multi-day session over the new year period with a great night in/out on the 31st, usually with some great swimming..
If you're interested in joining in the shenanigans, post in this thread and state what days you'd be interested in coming down for.

The cost of the house will be divided as fairly as I can amongst those of us that will be staying down, on a €cost per night basis - I'll also be taking some form of a deposit before Christmas from people, earliest people to pay me get first dibs on the beds! The more that come down, the cheaper it gets for everyone, and the better the craic is.

You'll probably need a sleeping bag, and possibly some form of ground mat/inflatable bed if there are a lot of people. Other than that, the usual things for a few days paddling and carousing!

Do come down - it'll be epic, as these new years trips end up being epics, for all the right reasons!

Deposits Paid:
Cathal F: Arriving on Monday Dec 29th, leaving on the morning of Jan Sat 3rd. (I've work that Sat night that I can't get holiday for..) - deposit paid
Richard Moran: Probably night of 30th for a few days - deposit paid
Diarmuid Moloney: First 2 nights, 31st. - deposit paid
Borys: Yes, 31st. - deposit paid
John Kelly: one overnight on 31st - deposit paid
Brian O'Mahony: Yes, no date confirmation - deposit paid
Luke Kelly: Yes, probably 31st only. - deposit paid
Jack Phelan: Yes, dependent on Co-op - deposit paid
Aisling McC: Yes, night 31st at least - deposit paid
Dan: Yes. - deposit paid
Jemma Shorten:, yes unknown dates - deposit paid
Luize: Yes, unknown dates - deposit paid
Laura OS: Probably 30/31/01 - deposit paid
Interest stated, no deposit paid yet:
Keyes: Yes
Gavin: yes, unknown days yet
Conor Lowe: yes, unknown days yet
Caoimhe_F: yes, unknown days yet
Cormac Rowe: yes, unknown
Rosie Hynes: Yes
Caoimhe Phillips: yes, unknown dates
Katie Butler: yes, unknown dates
Alison: Yes, unknown dates
E-man: unsure, depending on dates
Ethan: Yes, unspecified dates
Ballyrick: yes, will call over? (Who is this?) (Ricky Kearney)
Kirst: Yes unsure of dates
Shane McNiff: Yes, unsure of dates
Daragh Heff: yes, no date confirmation.

Bobbie: can no longer go.
Sam O'Connor: Had to pull out.
Conall: no :(

Number of people with deposits paid, and confirmed for nights of these dates:
27th:1 (Diarmuid)
28th:1(Diarmuid)
29th:1 (Cathal)
30th:2 (Cathal, Richard)
31st:8 (Cathal, Richard, John Kelly, Diarmuid, Borys, Jack, Luize, Jemma, Aisling)
01st:2 (Cathal, Richard)
02nd:1 (Cathal)
03: We've all got to leave this day anyway.

(post stickied till we come back from Kerry)
Last edited by Cathal on Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:40 pm, edited 7 times in total.
Reason: Updating who's paid and who's confirmed dates.
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Hi wud be interested in coming down 30 to 1st
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EoinK
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Awesome, thanks Cathal!

For anyone who doesn't know, paddler's New Years happens every year in Kerry. A couple of hundred paddlers rent houses for the week, go paddling every day and drinking every night and generally have the craic for the week. Last year NUIG, UCD, Trinity and a bunch of other colleges were there, along with a shit ton of other clubs and pretty much all of the best paddlers in the country.

The paddling down in Kerry is probably the best and most consistant in the country, and there are rivers to suit all level of paddler. We got lucky with the weather last year and got to paddle a few rivers that I've been wanting to do for years and there's loads of other fun stuff around there that runs pretty consistantly at that time of the year.

The pub down in Rossbeigh is legendary, as far as I know it only opens for that week every year, there's only two people working there and they don't give a shit what happens. You can bring in your own drink, dance naked on tables and do any other shite you can think of that would get you kicked out anywhere else!

It's one of best trips I've been on and anyone who doesn't experience the craziness of it at least once is seriously missing out!!

If you don't know the exact dates you're free yet, post up anyway to say you're interested and we'll start getting things organised
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Definitely up for this if I can get coop off
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Yip, yes sir.
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I'd be up for it this year. Havent a clue yet of what days I'd be able to go though.
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Definitely don't miss out on this week guys, its epic.

I should be there 28th-2nd but im good for accomodation already, cheers
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Conor Lowe
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I'll go just don't know what dates yet
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Will probably end up going to this, not sure of dates or anything yet!
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Definitely go, don't know dates yet
Rich Moran ULKC
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Like to go, not sure on dates yet. Will probably drive down on 30th "evening" or 31st in the morning and stay for a few days.
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I'll go not sure what date because of work but the 31st anyways
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I would definitely be interested in going if there are levels for everyone :)
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Ya id go for the full thing
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LukeKelly
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Interested! Will see how I stand with holidays


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