by Liam Gorman | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
A snapshot album of the Irish Rowing Championships 2022. From top:NUIG/Galway, the women’s senior eights championsNathan Hull, Ronan Byrne, Ross Corrigan and Paul O’Donovan, men’s senior quadruple championsUCD’s men’s senior eight cross the line to beat Cork Boat... by Liam Gorman | Jul 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
UCD are the senior men’s eights champions of Ireland again. They led for most of the 2,000 metres, but they had to pull on all their experience to rebuff the challenge of Cork, who refused to let them open a big lead. Only in the final quarter was it clear that UCD... by Liam Gorman | Jul 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fintan McCarthy beat Paul O’Donovan to win the single sculls title at the Irish Rowing Championships. The two formed the gold medal-winning lightweight double at the Tokyo Olympic Games, but Paul has been acknowledged by most as the best lightweight in the world.... by Liam Gorman | Jul 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
St Joseph’s of Galway (far side) and Enniskillen RBC produced what will surely be the race of the 2022 Irish Championships on Saturday’s second session of finals. The crews in the men’s junior 18 eights were so close crossing the line that both were credited with the... by Liam Gorman | Jul 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The men’s senior pair was the outstanding race of the first session of finals on Saturday at the Irish Rowing Championships. The contest was keen all the way to 1500 metres, with four of the five crews contending. But Commercial’s Niall Beggan and Paddy Moreau edged... by Liam Gorman | Jul 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
A big Ireland team will compete at the World Under-23 and Junior World Championships at Varese in Italy at the end of this month. Ireland have a good record at both these Championships in recent years. Holly Davis and partner Rachel Bradley took a bronze medal in the...