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Hello, Crackers and Archery enthusiasts! I hope you are well. So, did any of you get to the Setu Arena for the recent IFAF National Indoor Championships..?I was there, and I must say that it was awesome and a great…...

Hello, Crackers and Archery enthusiasts! I hope you are well. So, did any of you get to the Setu Arena for the recent IFAF National Indoor Championships..?I was there, and I must say that it was awesome and a great…...

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

Welcome to a new series where I interview autistic archers about our experiences within archery. The goal here is to better inform people of our condition and needs within the sport. Furthermore, there will find plenty for those of us…

The wind shifted. That peculiar scent of damp earth, wood smoke, and the first stirrings of green rising from winter’s quiet breath. The hedgerows outside my window whispered of coming rain, the kind that soaks slow and steady, not in…...

Now this month we feature an absolute gentleman,… such a kind, thoughtful, considerate and lovely guy all round. he is one of the stalwarts of the great mayo archery club and always has a word of welcome and a smile…...

IFAF Indoor National championship 2025 Saturday morning, and the gods had decided to be kind. No rain, no howling winds, just an uncharacteristically mild February air settling over Waterford like a held breath. Eight degrees Celsius, but let’s leave Anders…

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

Aiming for Connection Archery isn’t just a sport or a skill—it’s an invitation to step into a world that challenges and rewards in equal measure. It prompts precision, patience, and self-awareness, and it always gives something more in return. Whether you…

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

Welcome Clodagh and thank you in advance as I know this is going to be an interesting chat with you.We go back a long way with the club with lots of memories, mostly of a happy and fun nature but…...

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!


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This year’s festival, now in its third edition, promises something very different from all its precedents. It will be a celebration not only of the discipline of archery but also of its growing reach and resonance in Irish communities. Perhaps…

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!
