By Diarmuid Sherry. Members of Mullingar Harbour Canoe Polo Club are currently stranded in Lithuania due to transport issues, following what was a successful trip to play an international tournament. The club had travelled to the city of Alytus, 100km from Lithuania’s capital city, Vilnius, for a five-day trip for three days of international competition, competing against teams from Czechia, Poland, Denmark as well as host teams from Lithuania.
Included in the 38-strong group were 28 youths aged from 10 to 18, who were part of four separate teams representing the club. Group leader, Ivan MacDonald said: “We are stuck in Lithuania. We are supposed to be flying back on Monday, 19 February but Lufthansa have called a strike and our plane is grounded.
