8ú Calafort wish to acknowledge the grant support provided by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council toward the purchase of a new engine for our 1720 vessel.
Category Archives: Group News
January Bray to Greystones Hike
Group News
Commando Course: February 8th 2020
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Commando Course 2020
Group News, Manannán News
This year’s commando course will take place in Lough Dan Scout centre on Saturday 8th of February. Lifts to and from the site will be organised by Watch Leaders with scouts aiming to be there by 1015am. Below can be found both a gear list and directions from the den to Lough Dan.
Gear list:
Neckerchief
Old clothes – t-shirt, shorts/trousers, shoes (Please note that due to the nature of the commando course these clothes will get quite dirty and muddy)
Bin bag (For wet and muddy gear)
Towel
Complete change of clothes (Including underwear, socks, and shoes)
Manannán hoodie/training top (If Scout has one)
Warm clothes – hat, scarf, gloves, fleece.
Adequate rain gear – top and bottoms (It’s Ireland…)
Packed lunch
Directions:
Click on the following link for directions to the Lough Dan Scout Centre: https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/53.2958921,-6.1465834/Lough+Dan+Scout+Centre+Oldbridge,+Lough+Dan+Scout+Centre,+Roundwood,+Co.+Wicklow/@53.0620071,-6.2872232,14.75z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x4867a34f5b87ed39:0x732578134383943c!2m2!1d-6.276526!2d53.0603629?hl=en
Scouts should contact their Watch Leader with any questions.
Go raibh maith agaibh.
Sciath Dhún Laoghaire: May 2019
1st: Barr Sheoil (Manannán) 2nd: Clé Bord (Fodhla) 3rd: Deas Bord (Manannán)
Commando Course: February 2019
Big Beach Clean: September 2018
Group News, Manannán News
Thank you and well done to all from 8ú Calafort who participated in the Big Beach Clean 2018. As part of a national initiative, the 8ú Calafort team spent half an hour removing litter from the vicinity of Dún Laoghaire Inner Harbour, and collected the following:
94 cigarette butts
79 aluminium cans
74 plastic bags
55 food wrappers
40 plastic bottles
25 paper bags
23 plastic forks/knives/spoons
21 metal bottle caps
20 paper cups/plates
18 glass bottles
17 plastic bottle caps
15 plastic lids
9 plastic cups/plates
5 plastic take-away containers
5 foam cups/plates
4 fishing lines
4 straws/stirrers
2 foam take-away containers
2 ropes
1 fishing buoy
1 fishing net
This substantial amount of waste was all either in the water or in the vicinity of the water, but has now been removed and properly disposed of to prevent it from further damaging our environment.
Sea Scout Rowing Regatta: August 2018
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Comhghairdeachas to Manannán for a very successful day at the Sea Scout Rowing Regatta 2018: Skiff u13 – 3rd Skiff u14 – 2nd Skiff u15 – 1st Skiff u16 – 1st Skiff u17 (Woodlatimer Race) – 1st Skiff u18 – 1st Skiff o18 – 1st Punt u16 – 1st (Pierce)
Sciath Dhún Laoghaire: April 2018
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Comhghairdeachas to Mór Sheoil (Fódhla) for winning the first Sciath Dhún Laoghaire. 1st: Mór Sheoil (Fódhla) 2nd: Ceann Fhaire (Manannán) 3rd: Deas Bord (Fódhla)
Commando Course: February 2018
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