NEWS: ENTRIES NOW OPEN The 2010 Achill Roar will take place on Saturday 11th September This is subject to final run route detail agreement with local landowner representatives but following on from a recent constructive meeting with local representative  the ROAR route is likely to be similar to 2009 and a warm local community welcome is assured for all Achill Roar participants Entries are now open and entry prices include the on-line entry system provider's commission and the €2/entry contribution from the Event to a local cause as nominated by local representatives. Last year the Achill Lifeboat was the recipient.  To Enter pleace click ENTER ACHILL ROAR This year we are also launching the West Wicklow Roar event based in the Scenic Blessington Lakes area which will take place on Sat 22nd May 2010 This event will again have Sports and Expert classes and will be slightly shorter run with similar bike for the Experts class and similar bike but shorter run with more vertical climb for the Sports class compared to the Achill Roar. Due to the time of the year and prevailing lake temperatures there will only be a kayaking option available and the format of the event will be Kayak, Road Bike, Off Road Run, Road Bike for Sports and Kayak, Road Bike, Off-road Run, Road Bike, Off-road Run, Road Bike for the experts. Full course and entry details to follow To Enter please Click ENTER WEST WICKLOW ROAR A further discount will be given to you when you enter both ROAR events together We Look Forward to another ROARing Success for all in 2010 The ROAR Team - Paul, Brian and Ciaran Achill Roar 2009: A superb short film of the event as filmed and edited by Russ Ryan is now available at www.turas.ie 'TURAS is Ireland's first on line outdoor adventure channel. Check out their outdoor adventure films, news articles and reviews covering adventure racing, kayaking, hiking and hill walking, surfing, paragliding, and much much more on www.turas.ie or if you would ilke more information on anything then contact them at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it All photos courtesy of John Shields are now available in Gallery #1, Ross Harding's photos are available in Gallery #2 and Bob Cummins' finish line photos in Gallery # 3  Click on this icon to go to our photo gallery RESULTS for 2009 Achill ROAR are now available at our RESULTS Tab