ABOUT US
Our Club
ULKC is based in the University of Limerick. The aim of the Kayak Club is to introduce UL students to the many facets of kayaking. Over 300 students join the kayak club each year and of those, more than a quarter choose to continue active involvement in the club. That number doesn’t include the active group of associated paddlers such as all the OFB’s, the social members (people who don’t paddle but go on trips) and our external members. The club is affiliated with the Canoeing Ireland and the International Canoe Federation.
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Our club forum is where you will find out about all our club activities; including river trips, social events, and any announcements to be made in regards to the club. We even have an app!! Download ‘Tapatalk’ and search for UL Kayak once you’re registered to keep updated on your phone.
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How to Join !
To join to the club you must register and request membership from the UL Wolves Website. The form is quick and easy to do. Once completed just contact one of our committee members to activate your membership. Then let the fun begin.
Also don’t forget to register on our Forum, to stay up to date on Trips, Meetings and all things ULKC.
Our Blog
Wild Wales in Winter 2017
The trip started as it went on, nineteen paddlers, waking at a ridiculous hour all in the name of the glorious sport we call kayaking. With the vehicles packed and ready to go we left from UL with excitement and encouraged by members who had gone before that it’s some...
2016 Wasn’t All Bad
2016 has definitely gotten a pretty bad name for itself for a lot of reasons, to the point that I've seen books solely about why it's the worst year ever. For those of us lucky enough to be involved in ULKC though, apart from a lack of rain I think there were a lot of...
Surf, Donald Trump and a Whole Lotta Kayaks. ULKC Lahinch Trip 2016
It was that time of year again. The time of year for the kayak club to make its yearly pilgrimage to the seaside village of Lahinch, Co. Clare. Some say UL kayakers have been going to Lahinch since before kayaks began. Other more learned people say it’s closer to the...
The Alpine Dream: 3 Weeks, 1 Wedding and Whole Bunch of Smelly Paddlers
Our adventure begins in Dublin Airport at 5am, Guinness in one hand, Burger King bag in the other, giving Ireland the send-off it deserved. There we were, 20 or so overly-excited kayakers on a plane looking down over the expansive Alpine mountains that we soon hoped...
ULKC 40th Anniversary Celebrations
The University of Limerick Kayak Club’s 40th Anniversary celebrations kicked off on the 9th of April with a trip down the Castleconnell section of the Shannon. The Castleconnell has been a training ground for the UL Kayak Club since its inception and in recent years...
7th Consecutive Intervarsities Title for ULKC!!!
ULKC have matched NUIGs record for most consecutive Irish Kayak Intervarsity titles after winning their seventh title in a row on the 7th of February. The weekend consisted of paddlers competing in five different disciplines of kayaking. Canoe Polo kicked off the...
ULKC Donegal Trip 2016
Here's a summary of this years January trip to Donegal written by one of our member's, Joe Doyle. ULKC GO UP THE DUFF! On a fine, crisp winters morning the UL kayak club set off on yet another one of our notorious end of semester trips. This year we went to Donegal...
ULKC 40th Celebrations!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskCP1J0d90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pPz_r5WLlM Tickets for our 40th anniversary celebrations taking place on April 9th-10th 2016 are ON SALE NOW! Follow this link to purchase your ticket:...
ULKC 40th Anniversary
This is the 40th year of the kayak club in UL and to Commemorate we will be having a weekend of celebrations next semester.Our 40th Anniversary celebrations are taking place on the weekend of April 9th-10th 2016. We would love for as many former members, young and...
Wicklow Trip 2015
Here's a write up by one of our members Josh Morris about this years club trip to Wicklow. Wicklow Trip 2015 It was a cold, dark evening but spirits were high when we arrived onto the boathouse at 6 o’clock for our weekend long trip to Wicklow!...
