New Championships in September

12th September 2009

The annual general meeting of the Irish Amateur Rowing Union decided to adopt a new framework for the season which will site a National Championships for bigger boats on the traditional mid-summer dates and and a second National Championships for smaller boats in September. The first event will be on July 16th and 17th, with a backup day of July 18th, and the second, primarily for scullers, will be on September 25th and 26th. The vote for was 31, while eight delegates voted against the change. Click here for the full calendar.

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Liam Gorman

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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