#ROWING: Ireland’s junior teams for the Coupe de la Jeunesse and the Home International Regatta have been named. Based on performances at the European Junior Rowing Championships, Rowing Ireland decided not to send a team to the World Junior Championships.
Crews listed have been selected on the basis of performances at trials throughout the year, and on the provision that they show continued improvement in performance levels.
A plan will be drawn up by so that all selected junior crews will get in training days mid-week where possible when schools are out or over weekends prior to the Irish Championships. Crews will go into training camp after the Irish Championships up to the departure dates for competition.
Coupe de la Jeunesse, Libourne, France. 1st – 3rd Aug 2014
Women
Junior Double Sculls: Eimear Lambe (Commercial RC), Jasmine English (Belfast BC)
Junior Quadruple: Emily Hegarty (Skibbereen RC), Aoife O’Keeffe (Cork BC), Claire Beechinor (Cork BC), Kirsty Turner (Belfast BC)
Junior Single: Erin Barry (Bann RC)
Junior Pair: Oisin Forde, Dervla Forde (Cork BC)
Men
Junior Double: David O’Malley (St Michael’s RC), Connor Carmody (Shannon RC)
Quadruple: Colm Hennessy (Shandon BC), Eoghan Whittle (Castleconnell BC), Patrick Munnelly (Athlone BC), Andrew Goff (Waterford BC)
Pair: Brian Keohane (Presentation RC), David Keohane (Presentation RC)
Home International, NRC, Cork (Sat 26th July)
Note: Line ups to be decided by coach of each crew, this will be finalised in the next week.
Junior Men Sweep Team: Adam Browne (Shannon RC), Patrick O’Connor (St Michaels RC)
Ciaran Higgins/Thomas Higgins (Cork BC)
Alex Coyne/Darragh McCarthy (Col Iognaid RC)
Kevin Fallon/Jack Bennett (St Josephs RC)
Luke Rigney/Donal Coen (Col Iognaid RC)
Junior Men Sculling Team;
Shane Mulvaney (Neptune RC)
Fintan McCarthy (Skibbereen RC)
Daniel Begley (Shandon BC)
David Synnott (Lee RC)
Sean Dennehy (Cork BC)
Stephen O’Sullivan (Shandon BC)
Dylan McCarthy (Skibbereen RC)
Junior Women Sweep team;
Niamh Casey, Ellen McCarthy (Skibbereen RC)
Kara O’Connor, Holly Hickey (Muckross RC)
Ciara Davis, Ciara O’Dwyer (Shannon RC)
Katie Nagle/ Fiona O’Keeffe (Shandon BC)
Naomi Wray/ Francesca Morelli (Bann RC)
Junior Women sculling team;
Aisling Rodger (Commercial)
Sarah Murphy (St Michaels RC)
Megan McLaughlin (Cork BC)
Alison Mooney (Offaly RC)
Carrie Nolan (New Ross BC)
Eimear Cummins (Lee RC)
Brega Mullan (Bann RC)