Celbridge Paddlers Canoe Club

Celbridge Paddlers takes part in the Celbridge St. Patricks Day Parade.

If you saw our float and our interested in learning more you are in the right place!

Celbridge Paddlers is a family focused club, catering for people of all ages and abilities.

The club is located on the Grand Canal, a perfect environment for beginner and leisure paddlers, while also providing an ideal flat-water training location for serious athletes.

We have regular paddling sessions on Sunday mornings for all members and additional sessions on Saturdays and midweek evenings for more experienced members.

Many of our members take part in races throughout the year, including the annual Liffey Descent and a series of long distance races (8-20km distances). We also organise a few club days during the year where we have a bit of fun on the water along with a BBQ.

If you would like to give kayaking a go, please come up to the club for a free try-it-out session on Sunday mornings! More information here.

Celbridge Paddlers will host the Celbridge Marathon Ranking Race on Saturday 29th of March on the Grand Canal. 

There will be a Long, Medium, Short and Novice Course. Start and Finish at Lock 13. 

Parking at Cliff at Lyons (W23 F8KP)

FYI: There is a Greenway between Aylmer Bridge (Celbridge Paddlers) and Sallins providing a great opportunity to follow the whole race by foot or by bike.

Start: 12:00

Last Entries: 11:00

Long Course

Div 1, Div 2, K2
Distance 24km, 5 portages, 2 turns

Medium Course

Div 3 and Div 4.
Distance 12km, 1 portage, 2 turns

Short Course

Div 5, Div 7, Canoe, K2/T2, GP
Distance 8km, No portage, 1 turn

Novice Course

Novice Paddlers (Under 12)
Distance 2km, No portage, 1 turn

Entry Fees

Seniors: €20
Juniors/Sudents: €10
Doubles: €30
Family (2 adults, 2 juniors): €45
Novice: €2

AGM 2025 & Annual Awards

Friday 28th February @ 7pm

Ardclough GAA Club W23 FX06

All members are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Club news, Wild Water race report, Calendar 2025, and more

Canoe Marathon Ireland held their 2024 AGM & end of Year Awards on the 18th of January 2025 in the SLCC.  
Celbridge Paddlers won several awards with paddlers topping their groups.
Father and son duo Morgan & Danny Cooper won the K2 division.  
Callum Brown won Division 5 and Cillian Butler Division 7.

They were each presented with a trophy to celebrate their success on the water. Congratulations to all!

KILDROUGHT LOUNGE CELBRIDGE

Friday November 29th @ 8pm

€10 per person

Max 4 adults per table.

Raffle & Spot Prizes (prize donations welcome!)

Please bring your family and friends!

Celbridge Paddlers Turkey Race

Sunday 15th December 13:00

Open Canadian class only!

Prize giving and Celbridge Paddlers Christmas party from 3pm in Abbey Lodge

Pink Paddle @ Celbridge Paddlers 

December 8th 11:30

The event is in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. All donations on the day are hugely appreciated.

Celbridge Paddlers hosted the first race of the 2024/25 Wild Water Series at Castletown rapids.

Lowtown marathon race & club updates

Medals for 3 Celbridge crews!

Liffey Champion September 14th

Liffey Champion September 7th

Latest news and updates: Lower Liffey Race, Galway Race

A typical Irish Summer of mixed rain and wind with the occasional twist of a tropical storm met our paddlers for our Summer BBQ. Despite this there was a great turn out by our members, families and friends who took part in some fun activities on the Grand Canal Celbridge….

Featuring: Time Trial, Kayak Tug-o-War, Duck Collection, Tube Cross

Latest news and updates from the club: Salmon Leap Marathon Race, Sella Marathon, and more

Latest news and updates from the club: Inistoge, Thomastown, Dalkey Sea Trip, and more

The club will host the Celbridge Marathon Ranking Race on Saturday 27th of April on the Grand Canal. 

There will be a Long, Medium, Short and Novice Course. Start and Finish at Lock 13. 

Parking at Cliff at Lyons (W23 F8KP)

FYI: There is a newly opened Greenway between Aylmer Bridge (Celbridge Paddlers) and Sallins providing a great opportunity to follow the whole race by foot or by bike.

Start: 12:00

Last Entries: 11:00

Long Course

Div 1 and Div 2. 
Distance 24km, 5 portages, 2 turns

Medium Course

Div 3 and Open K2/T2.
Distance 14km, 1 portage, 2 turns

Short Course

Div 4, Div 5, Div 6, Div 7, Open C1/C2. Div 4.
Distance 10km, No portage, 1 turn

Novice Course

Novice Paddlers
Distance 2km, No portage, 1 turn

Entry Fees

Seniors: €20
Juniors/Sudents: €10
Doubles: €30
Family (2 adults, 2 juniors): €45

It’s that time of year again! 

Membership fees for the current season 2024/2025 are now due. To continue to enjoy the benefits of club membership the Committee are asking that all membership fees are fully paid up a.s.a.p. and that all memberships are regularised. We are making great progress with the Club Development Project and we continue to rely heavily on the membership fee income to complete the outstanding works.

We are also asking that all members complete the membership form to ensure we have correct & up to date contact details for everyone.  

This year the membership form can be completed online here. Payment can be made by card, bank transfer or cash.

Many thanks for your ongoing support for the club.

If you have any queries please contact Eamon, Tim, Fergal or any member of the Committee.

We had another great edition of our annual Spring Gathering last Sunday. The weather stayed fine and everyone had lots of great food, kayaking and prizes! The 250m time trial gave a chance for everyone to measure the effects of their winter training and set a benchmark for the season. The duck collection challenge was great fun for the younger members and our unique Kiwi kayak Tug-of-War was a fantastic spectator event!

A huge thanks to Sean for organising the event. Thanks also to Tim, Carmel, Jean, Morgan, Vincent, Brendan, Niall and Matt, and others for help with the preparations and running of the event on the day.

Thanks also to Naoise for preparing the wonderful video above from his drone footage!

We also got a nice writeup in the Liffey Champion!

Our Women’s Paddling Group took on Dalkey Island Today! Well done to all the ladies that took part 🎉