Irish Rowing News. Training and Preparation for Events
Three Irish Crews are into the A/B Semi-finals at U23 World Rowing Championships
21st July 2023 Rowing
Day two (Thursday) finished up in Plovdiv at the U23 World Rowing Championships, and three Irish crews are into the A/B Semi-finals. Konan Pazzaia and Brian Colsh were first up on the water for the Heat of the Men's Double.…
Following last weekend's action at the Cork-hosted Irish rowing championships, there’s more rowing action with the Home International Regatta taking place in Lough Rinn, Co. Leitrim, this coming weekend. Rowing Ireland and Leitrim County Council will welcome teams from England,…
University of Limerick is the Stand Out Club at Irish Rowing Championships at Farran Woods
20th July 2023 Rowing
The highly anticipated 2023 Irish Rowing Championships took place last weekend in the National Rowing Centre at Farran Woods, Cork. Despite temperamental weather conditions and having to rejig the weekend schedule, all events were run with no championship races being…
Cork Regatta, a premier event on the Irish rowing calendar, has been cancelled because of the weather. The annual event was scheduled for this weekend at the National Rowing Centre (NRC) in Farren Woods, County Cork. Cork Regatta Committee met and consulted…
Rowing Ireland and MG Motor Ireland are delighted to announce their strategic partnership aimed at promoting a shared vision of innovation, performance, and community engagement. As part of the partnership, MG Motor Ireland will become the official vehicle partner of…
The European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia are over, and Ireland won't be coming home with any medals. Brian Colsh showed his strength in the middle of the C Final of the Men's Scull. Passing the first 500m mark…
Day three of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled in Slovenia saw the A Finals of Ireland's Women's Four, Lightweight Women's Double and Lightweight Men's Double. Three finals are now completed and seven more are to come. Philip Doyle…
Day two of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia is over, and it was another busy day of racing for Irish crews. Margaret Cremen and Aoife Casey were first up this morning in the Repechage of the Lightweight…
Strong PR2 Mixed Double Race from Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan at the European Rowing Champs
25th May 2023 Rowing
Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan had a strong race in the PR2 Mixed Double, staying in touch with Ukraine and Poland from the start on day one fo the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia. Winding it up coming…
The 2023 European Rowing Championships begins tomorrow morning in Bled, Slovenia. All ten of the crews from Ireland will race tomorrow in the heats. The PR2 Mix2x of Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan will first hit the water at the…
Irish rowers helped Cambridge to win both the men’s and women’s annual boat races against Oxford on the river Thames at the weekend. Caoimhe Dempsey, Cambridge president and member of its winning women’s crew, is a Trinity College Dublin (TCD)…
The 73rd Colours Rowing 'Boat Race' Sees Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin Go Head-to-Head on the River Liffey
9th March 2023 Rowing
The 73rd Colours Rowing Race between Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin will occur on Saturday, 25th March from 12:30 pm. The race sees Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin go head-to-head again on the Liffey, racing from…
Waterways Ireland advises masters and owners of vessels on the Erne System that the Erne Head of the River rowing race will take place this Saturday 4 March. The event will start upstream of the Killyhevlin Hotel and will race…
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has initiated an inquiry into a recent incident on the river Corrib where up to ten people were rescued after their rowing craft were swept towards the Galway city salmon weir. The incident was…
Capsize of Three Rowing Boats on Fast Flowing Corrib Prompts Call for Dedicated River Rescue Craft
21st January 2023 Rowing
The University of Galway says it is inquiring into a recent incident on the river Corrib where up to ten people were rescued after their rowing craft were swept towards the salmon weir. The university says no one was injured,…
An Irish rowing crew have set a new record for the fastest Atlantic crossing, as RTÉ News reports. The five-man team from Row Hard or Go Home rowed from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the West Indies in 33…