by Liam Gorman | May 28, 2022 | Games, Rowing
Commercial’s Niall Beggan was a strong winner of the men’s single sculls and the Commercial pair of Colm Dowling and Jack Smith (above) also won well at Dublin Metropolitan Regatta today. Trinity had a good run coming up to the close of the afternoon session of... by Liam Gorman | Apr 5, 2022 | Games, Rowing, Uncategorized
At the very top end, Irish rowing is notably successful. A gold and a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo last year, with the prospect of competitive crews at Paris 2024; an international system which has a good record at junior and under-23 level. Yet it... by Liam Gorman | Jan 20, 2022 | Games, Rowing
A new Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission has been elected by Irish Olympians. The impressive list of athletes includes Olympic silver medallist in sailing, Annalise Murphy and two-time Olympic bronze medallist in boxing Paddy Barnes, as well as... by Liam Gorman | Jan 14, 2022 | Games, General, Rowing
Rowers Sanita Puspure and Claire Lambe (pictured), along with Hannah Craig from canoeing are part of an impressive list of 13 candidates across 10 sports nominated to run for election for the Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission. The recruitment process... by Liam Gorman | Dec 19, 2021 | Games, General, Philosophy, Rowing
I had a chat about coaching recently with a friend. His underage camogie team had planned a ‘secret Santa’ on their own. Over 30 girls were involved and every one of them got a present. My friend was clearly doing something right: his charges had taken the... by Liam Gorman | Oct 6, 2021 | Games, General, Rowing
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., and the Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers T.D., announced today that additional current funding of up to €65 million will be...