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Our new Mobile Ropes Course is touring the country bringing suspended adventure to schools and sporting events. 
The course is capable of holding up to 14 people at a time and comes complete with trained instructors to get the most out of the jungle.  Each challenge is tougher than the last and the course ends with [...]

Wednesday June 30th, 2010 in News | No Comments »

Summer Adventure

Summer has been here in force for the last couple of months and long may it continue. We have had a great season so far with schools having a great time on and off the water in the sunshine.
However now  is the time to turn up the adventure for the ultimate in summer camps. Starting next week (5th july) [...]

Wednesday June 30th, 2010 in News | No Comments »

Humpback Whale still off Wexford Coast

On Sat 30th Jan Shielbaggan spent the day Whale watching off Hook Head. Amazingly 5 min after leaving Fethard we found a Humpback and then spent the next 5 hours following this amazing animal. The clip below says it all;

Sunday January 31st, 2010 in News | No Comments »

Humpback whales off Hook Head

2010 has started in the most exciting way possible, with sightings of humpback whale feeding of the Hook peninsula. A photograph appeared in the Irish Times on Monday, 25 January showing a whale breaching very near Baginbun Head. This is only the second time this has been seen in Ireland. Instructors from the centre have been [...]

Wednesday January 27th, 2010 in News | No Comments »

2010 An Exciting New Year!

All at Shielbaggan OEC are very excited about 2010. We already have quite a large number of schools booked in for this year. For school groups who come to the centre will be offering a large range of both watesports and landsports. Most of the water sports equipment is all less than a year old.
A new service [...]

Thursday January 14th, 2010 in News | No Comments »

Toys 4 big Boys

Diva next door Sarah Blenner Hasset on the wall. She’s also in the Toys 4 Big Boys calender as well as being a talented climber!

Monday November 9th, 2009 in News | No Comments »

Shielbbaggan OEC Mobile Wall adds adrenline to Toys 4 Big Boys

Shielbaggan is delighted thats its Mobile Climbing Wall will be at the Toys 4 Big Boys Show. All visitors in the show will be able to come and climb the wall, providing a ideal opportunity for people to try their hand at rock climbing. This also provides  a great entertainment not just for participants but [...]

Thursday October 15th, 2009 in News | No Comments »

Improvers Rock Weekend at the Burren a great Success

Colin and Toine went to the Burren with a group from Wexford Hillwalking Club for an improvers rock climbing weekend.
The three day trip started in Ballyryan, then to Aill na Crónáin and finishing off on the famous cliffs at Allidie. All participants were from Wexford Hillwalking Club. The weekend proved to be a great success with [...]

Tuesday September 29th, 2009 in News | No Comments »

Colligan Gorge Games

The build up for the Colligan Gorge Games has started, the new Games website is operating, a facebook fanpage now has over 120 fans and last but not least there are 60 entries in already. This years games is set to be bigger than ever. Keep watching the website or become a facebook fan for more info. But [...]

Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 in News | No Comments »

Shielbaggan OEC Mobile Climbing Wall At the RDS

Leinster rugby kicked off their new home season on Sat 12th September and Shielbaggan OEC was there to witness a great victory. Adults and juniors arriving before the match had the opportunity to try out the mobile climbing wall. This was so successful that the wall is going back for the Leinster Vs Munster match [...]

Monday September 14th, 2009 in News | No Comments »