Piranha welcomes complete beginners. You don’t need flashy kit, you don’t need a bike worth more than your car, and you definitely don’t need to be fast. You need a willingness to give it a go.
How to get started
- Join Triathlon Ireland. All members must hold a current TI licence – this gives you the insurance you need to train and race.
- Become a Piranha member. Pick full or half-year membership through Triathlon Ireland and select Piranha as your club.
- Email confirmation of your TI licence to memberships@piranhatri.com.
- Come to a session. Once you’re confirmed you can attend any session – start with what feels most comfortable.
- Introduce yourself. Coaches and the New-to-Tri team will look after you from there.
Inclusivity at Piranha
Piranha is for everyone. Every level, every age, every background. Our coaches put as much care into a first-time swimmer as into a podium-chasing age-grouper, and our members are quick to make new faces feel at home.
If you have questions, concerns, or specific accessibility requirements, please get in touch – we’d rather you ask than not turn up.
Common questions
All members must be a member of Triathlon Ireland (TI) the cost of a full race license is €99.50 per year. If you are not a member of TI you will not be permitted to attend any Piranha Training sessions, this is to ensure that you are insured to train and race.
Once you have ticked off 1-4 as above, you will receive confirmation from the Membership Team, who will pass you over to the New to Piranha/New to Triathlon Team.
You are then all set to attend any training session, please come along and introduce yourself at the start of any session and begin your Triathlon Career!!
If you have any questions please contact the Membership Officers – memberships@piranhatri.com
The cost of becoming a member is €295 per year for full membership or €150 from July to December. This covers all coaches and training (run, cycle and swimming sessions, with no additional pool entry charges)
Yes, you can arrange to attend some trial sessions by contacting memberships@piranhatri.com.
The majority of the club’s training is based out of Clontarf in Dublin, our swim training takes place in WestWood Clontarf, Sean MacDermott Street Pool and UCD. Training locations vary depending on each session. Check out our club training section for updated locations of training at https://www.piranhatri.com/club-training/training-schedule/
Membership of Triathlon Ireland is mandatory for Piranha Members for all types of memberships. TI membership means you can participate in TI races without having to pay day license fees. TI Members are covered for Public Liability Insurance for all TI sanctioned races and organized Club Training Sessions. This insures members in the event of a claim by a third party. Details on joining TI can be found on www.triathlonireland.com.
EVERYONE is super friendly and helpful, so there’s no need to feel shy or intimidated (we’ve all been there so we know how scary it can be!). We allow anyone who’s interested to try out 3 sessions – which gives you a chance to swim, cycle and run with the club. For more information on this, please email memberships@piranhatri.com
Swim sessions are at Westwood Gym in Clontarf and our Sunday cycle tends to meet there at 8:30am, before heading out for a morning’s spin. Run sessions are held at UCD or the Irish Town track, but you can find all the details of the training schedule on our website, via this link: https://www.piranhatri.com/club-training/training-schedule/
Don’t worry if you don’t feel like you are particularly strong in a specific discipline, we have different levels in all three disciplines so just slot into the swim lane, bike group, and run as you see fit. If you are worried about where you would fit in, give us a shout and we’ll let you know which is the best session to join based on your ability. Just remember to let the swim or run coach and/ or bike lead know you are there and you are new!
You get first preference and a discount on the training clinics run by the club during the year, the training week abroad and club racing gear.
You will also be able and insured to attend club swimming sessions in Westwood Clontarf. These are coached sessions in the 50m pool and cater for all abilities.
We have coached running sessions with a professional coach.
Super offers available for Piranha members – check out Member offers.
Most importantly you get to be involved with a triathlon club where many before you have become great friends while competing to their maximum ability.
The first duathlons (cycling and running) start in February. The triathlon season usually starts around late April/ early May and finishes in late September. In saying this club members will be training all year round. The training section has further info. Triathlon Ireland publishes a full list of all TI sanctioned races on their website www.triathlonireland.com.
We only accept annual memberships so please note that we don’t have the ability to pro-rata fees. As such you can’t join for only a few months and we also don’t accept monthly memberships. There are three categories of membership:
Full membership
January to December: €295 – all training sessions for the year
July to December: €150 – all training sessions during this period
Student Membership
January to December: €150 – all training sessions for the year
July to December: €60 – all training sessions during this period
proof of student id required – please note you must be a full time student and not earning a salary
Affiliate Membership
€30 – no training sessions included
No TI licence required
