Step up for Connacht
#StepUpForConnacht
- Is Connacht your home province?
- Are you an experienced and well-equipped hillwalker / mountaineer?
- Can you self-navigate confidently through rugged and exposed terrain in any weather using a hardcopy paper map and compass?
- Would you like to represent Connacht in an all-Ireland sport?
If you answered yes to all four of the above questions, we invite you to #StepUpForConnacht in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Provinces Championship. For a chance to become a member of your province's Sport Hillwalking team, you must compete in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships as an individual (click here for participation instructions).
Find out when the current or upcoming championships are taking place by visiting our sports competition status page. The Sport Hillwalking season is scheduled to start on 1st May and end on 31st August each year.
In early September, the five highest point-scoring individuals representing Connacht will be identified as the province's official Sport Hillwalking team in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Provinces Championship. Their scores added together will become the province's overall score for the year. A province must be represented by at least 2 individuals to qualify as a team.
To represent Team Connacht, you must also be representing one of its 5 county teams:
Encourage the team
Even if you are not participating in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Provinces Championship, we invite you to encourage your province's Sport Hillwalking team on social media. All you need to do is post this page's URL on Facebook or Twitter (the image below containing your province's location map and hashtag will automatically appear in the post). And don't forget to include #StepUpForConnacht in the post's text.
Team history
Connacht's previous competition placings are listed below. The All-Ireland Hillwalking Provinces Championship takes place each year between 1st May and 31st August. Click here to find out how you can take part.
Championship placings
Year | Placing | Score | Team members |
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2024 | 4th | 1,054 points | Hikeseekers iolyiphwfdmonsnpb Mountain Mike Paul Lynch Shib |
2023 | 4th | 2,369 points | Aleš Souček Mountain Mike Hikeseekers Olivia Joyce sunandshowers |
2022 | 2nd | 11,561 points | Mountain Mike Hikeseekers Aleš Souček GerDuffy Olivia Joyce |
2021 | - | - | No team |
2020 | - | - | No team |
League placings
2020 - No points scored
2018 - No points scored
2018 - No points scored
2017 - 2nd place (761 points)
- Lonan O'Farrell (452 points)
- Graham Bartlett (309 points)
Race placings
2020 - No times registered