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Carrick on Shannon canoe race cancelled over safety concerns

Jun 10, 2022 13:19
By Shannonside News
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Carrick on Shannon canoe race cancelled over safety concerns

The event was due to take place on Saturday.

Organisers of the 57th Carrick-on-Shannon canoe race have been forced to cancel tomorrow's event due to safety concerns.

High winds forecast for this Saturday means the course would be unsafe for participants and volunteers.

In a post on social media the group say all races including the LD long course will be postponed.

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It's understood the committee now hope to reschedule the race to another date which is part of the Canoe Marathon Ireland ranking series.

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