by Liam Gorman | Mar 25, 2023 | Rowing
On a day with a mix of bright sunshine and heavy showers, the honours in the four Colours Races on the Liffey were divided two-each between UCD and Trinity. However UCD won the big ones, retaining the Gannon Cup for senior men and the Corcoran Cup for senior women.... by Liam Gorman | Mar 24, 2023 | Rowing
The tide this week has been high, as our picture above shows, but the Colours Races on the Liffey tomorrow (Saturday) are set to go ahead. The four races run from O’Connell Bridge to St James’s Gate, and starts are scheduled from 12.30 to 2.0 pm. UCD won three of... by Liam Gorman | Mar 6, 2023 | Rowing
Ireland’s Caoimhe Dempsey has been chosen as the stroke of the Cambridge women’s eight for this year’s Boat Race. Dempsey was part of the Cambridge crew which won the race in the last two years. The former Trinity rower is a postgraduate student at Cambridge and the... by Liam Gorman | Mar 5, 2023 | Rowing
The coin toss for the Colours boat races was held at sun-graced Trinity today. Luck favoured the hosts, and Trinity’s men’s and women’s crews will race on their chosen North Station on March 25th.Thomas Byrne, the Minister for Sport and Physical Education, did the... by Liam Gorman | Mar 4, 2023 | Rowing
Kealan Mannix was the fastest single sculler, ahead of fellow University of Limerick man Rory O’Neill and Michael Hourihane of Skibbereen at the Cork Head of the River. Gary O’Donovan and Ronan Byrne teamed up to win the men’s double sculls. Shandon came home... by Liam Gorman | Mar 4, 2023 | Rowing
UCD’s men’s senior eight were the fastest crew at the Erne Head of the River today. The strong selection were just over 18 seconds faster than Cork Boat Club’s men’s senior eight in the men’s head, covering the course in 19 minutes and 34 seconds. The event was run...