Club Outing – Powerscourt

Powerscourt Gardens were recently voted No. 3 in the world’s Top Ten Gardens. The 47 acres of gardens were laid out in 1731 in a landscape which is majestic. We will meet at the entrance in the house at 11 am as usual For more details contact outings@offshoot.ie....

Club Outing – Carton House Sunrise

This beautifully restored mansion now converted to a hotel has been photographed by members many times. In fact, we did an outing there on 3rd March. It’s a special place at sunrise on any day but a cold crisp morning with mist makes it magical. We’ll meet at the...

Club Outing – Hunter Trials, Tattersalls/Fairyhouse

A Hunter Trial is a competition to test the ability of the horse and rider to negotiate a course of typical natural fences at a fair hunting pace. Riders compete in pairs or teams of three and there are various levels of competition to suit all ages and levels of...

Club Outing – Toadstools and Autumn

Autumn is the season of mellow fruitfulness which carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons. It is a second spring when every leaf’s a flower! Beneath the colourful canopy, there is an abundance of fungi which we so often miss. October is that...

Club Outing – Deer Rut, Phoenix Park

Love is in the air again! Come and see the males fight for mates. If you haven’t witnessed this before, come and be amazed. If you joined us in past years you will know what pleasure there is to be out early in the morning with such an awesome spectacle of nature on...