Colours Clash Promises Early-Season Highlight

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...

Luck Favours Trinity at Colours Coin Toss

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...

UCD Fastest at Well-Supported Erne Head of the River

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...