Come and Try – CURRENTLY PAUSED
New member try-outs are currently paused. As soon as our waiting list for try-outs is reopened we will post it on the website. We hope that this will be later in 2026.
Meet the Plurabelles
Read what our members say about us.
Anna Connolly
“It’s not for us the ‘poor me’ mentality. We are determined to not let cancer win – life wins every time. We tick every box: outdoor fun, get fit, make friends, inclusive, affordable, supportive and community-based. All shapes and sizes, Northside, Southside, professional, unemployed, race, nationality, bald, hairy, bald again!! We are winners every day.”
Margaret Mulcahy
“Imagine a sport in which you participate competitively whether you are eighteen or eighty, whether you are male or female, whether you are large or small. Imagine a sport that you can start in your later years, even if you have had cancer… That sport exists – it is dragon boating.
“Imagine a post-breast-cancer support group that rarely talks about cancer, but mostly talks about health, fitness and, of course, dragon boat racing. Imagine the best group of friends who, like you, have all recovered from breast cancer and want to make a better life for themselves. This club is the Plurabelle Paddlers.”
Training with the Plurabelle Paddlers
Dragon boating is a fun and dynamic team sport. With 22 to a boat, you’ll work alongside our friendly team of bold, brave women and have a laugh along the way.
New members are always welcome. Though you must have been diagnosed with breast cancer and be at least 3 months post-treatment to start training.
Our current members range in maturity from 20-somethings to 70-somethings. So don’t let age, fitness or anything else hold you back. If you’ve been through breast cancer, we’re here to support you.
- Annual membership costs €100
- We train on Grand Canal Dock every Saturday at 8.30am
- In spring/summer, we also train on Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm
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