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WE ARE

ORKA, the state of the art strength and conditioning facility, embodies a refreshing concept that extends beyond the traditional boundaries of physical training.

What We Can Do For You

Small Group Personal Training

ORKA is a personal fitness training business founded in 2023 and based in Cork city centre. We offer screening and guidance for strength and conditioning, athletic development, wellness, and injury rehabilitation.

Bespoke Programmes

Every person has different needs, and ORKA aims to provide the best program to suit you. We are passionate about helping you achieve your goals. We want to help people enjoy the journey to improved health, better performance, and happy living.

Qualified Trainers

We provide a full range of training, sport, and exercise science services to our clients, and strive to help our clients achieve their goals. We have fully qualified and professional trainers on our team.

Why Orka?

Orka, derived from Old Norse, signifies strength’s enduring legacy, uniting ancient wisdom with modern vitality. In its name, the echoes of resilience resonate through the ages.

Orka, the innovative fitness facility, embodies a refreshing concept that extends beyond the traditional boundaries of physical training. Orka a symbol of unwavering strength and boundless energy, harnessing the power of human potential in both the physical and mental realms. Orka encourages individuals to channel their inner vigor, transcending the confines of mere physical prowess to encompass the resolute determination and mental fortitude required to achieve their goals.

Meet Our Trainers

Anne Dempsey

Personal Trainer

Alan Dineen

Head Coach

Luke Cahill

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Scott Gibson

Strength and Conditioning Coach

What our clients say

My previous gym of 7 years closed last summer, so I am relieved and delighted that ORKA opened in the same location. Anne and Alan are doing a great job managing the gym and creating the member programs respectively. Coaches Luke and Scott encourage and support each member during the training sessions. Lots of positive reinforcement! I really like the 4:1 group sessions because I get to know and interact with other members. It’s definitely more fun even while it’s hard work. I have my own customized program that can be modified as needed. That has been a lifesaver for me with my knee and back issues. I would not be as mobile as I am without such a flexible and personalized program. I’m looking forward to many years at ORKA!

Colleen Jones

Great coaches, great energy and vibe. Focused on strength and movement, without the big gym hang ups. Small group training, community focused, catering for many abilities, and no mirrors or selfies! A communal, social, gym focused on training through exercise science.

Richard Mullins

I thought I hated the gym until I found this one. I have never felt confident to approach weights in a regular gym and really don’t think I would ever have lifted a barbell if it wasn’t for the kind of space that ORKA is.

Gyms can be off-putting for lots of reasons, such as; neurodivergence, injury, disability, or trauma. However, ORKA has the welcoming community feeling that is lacking from other gyms and makes it an easy place to come to. I look forward to my sessions every week and meeting other members coming and going. Everyone is friendly and encouraging.

Trainers and staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and entirely non-judgmental. They strike a necessary balance between understanding people’s limits while still pushing them to progress. I am so comfortable and confident to try new exercises here in a way I have never felt in another gym. I’m proud to be a member of a gym that understands physical injury and disability so well; there’s no place else I would recommend above ORKA.

Coming to ORKA has been a huge building block in transforming my lifestyle and attitude to exercise. If you have always hated the gym, ORKA is the gym for you!

Gráinne O Connor