Local Lockdown Approach - Cache Publication - Events & CITOs - Archiving Caches

21st October 2020

The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.

In response to the ongoing situation re Covid 19 and the stricter travel restrictions across the island,  we have made the hard decision to stop publishing all new caches anywhere in Ireland until such time as all travel restrictions have been lifted.

Any affected caches in the queue during the lockdown will be disabled with a note to resubmit when the situation improves.

We will keep a close eye on the situation and post updates as they occur.

There is no immediate need to disable caches, but it is of course up to each CO. We see no need to lock all caches, etc. If you are having problems with a particular cache/s please contact us to discuss.

Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Inishanier & Cuilcagh.

12th October 2020

The Ireland Review Team continue to analyse the various Governments advice in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, especially with the recent changes to lockdown for the Republic (Level 3)

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Geocaching HQ have rolled out a new web page "Geocaching HQ Updates". This page lists deadline changes and geocaching updates related to COVID-19. The page will be updated with new information as it becomes available. The new page can be found here https://www.geocaching.com/sites/updates/en/

Adventure Lab
New deadline: August 31, 2020
In response to COVID-19, Geocaching HQ is extending the deadline to 31st August 2020, for all Adventure Labs to go public. HQ will monitor changes over the next few months to see if further adjustments are needed. There is no need to write in to request an extension.

Virtual Reward 2.0

New deadline: 31st December 2020

In response to COVID-19, Geocaching HQ is extending the deadline for all unpublished Virtual Reward 2.0 Caches to be submitted for publication to 31st December 2020.

Locationless Cache
New deadline: December 31, 2021
Since many Mega- and Giga-Events are postponed in 2020, Geocaching HQ will extend logging the Find Signal the Frog® - Locationless in 2020 until December 31, 2021.
Community Celebration Events
New deadline: December 31, 2021
Geocaching HQ wants to allow flexibility for geocachers who schedule their Community Celebration Events, since this is a unique Event type. Event hosts will be allowed to host these events until December 31, 2021.
Cache In Trash Out® Season 1
New dates: March 1 - August 31, 2020
Cache In Trash Out® Season 1 will be extended until August 31, 2020, so that Event owners can have more flexibility on when to host their Events and so cachers can earn the Season 1 souvenir. Season 2 will remain September 1 - November 30, 2020.

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