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East Coast Rowing Clubs Rowed 3,200km and Raised More Than €20,500 for Young Girl’s Cancer Treatment
2nd December 2022 Coastal Rowing
East Coast rowing clubs pooled their efforts to row more than 3,200km in 24 hours and raise more than €20,500 in aid of a young cancer patient from Blackrock. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, St Michael’s Rowing Club members spearheaded…
Shannon Navigation: ‘Head of the Shannon’ Rowing Event in Carrick-on-Shannon This Saturday
1st December 2022 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels and waterway users on the Shannon Navigation that the Head of the Shannon rowing event will take place in Carrick-on-Shannon this Saturday 3 December. The event will take place downstream of Carrick bridge…
Rowing Clubs Unite for Epic 24-Hour Challenge in Aid of Young Cancer Patient
18th November 2022 Rowing
East Coast rowing clubs are undertaking the challenge of rowing around Ireland in 24 hours on indoor rowing machines in aid of Alice Hayes, a nine-year-old girl from Blackrock who has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive type of cancer.…
Upper Lough Erne: ‘Four Heads of the River’ Rowing Race This Saturday
17th November 2022 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterway users on the Erne System that the Fours Head of The River Rowing Race, organised by Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, will take place on Saturday 19 November. The race will start at…
Two More Rowing World Championship Medals for Ireland as O'Donovan and McCarthy Retain Title
24th September 2022 Rowing
Two more medals are coming home to Ireland from the Rowing World Championship in the Czech Republic, with a Gold for the Lightweight Men's double and a Bronze for the Lightweight Women's Double. Tight racing had two crews racing in the…
Katie O'Brien is the 2022 PR2 W1x World Rowing Champion! The first day of the finals in the Czech Republic has got off to a good start, with a gold medal in Ireland's pocket already. O'Brien showed fierce strength from…
Today has been the busiest day yet for Ireland, with 11 crews racing at the World Rowing Championships in the Czech Republic. There are now five crews into the A Finals, where they will race for the medals over the…
Thirteen Rowing Crews to Race for Ireland at the Senior World Championships in Czech Republic
8th September 2022 Rowing
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, the Gold medallists at the European Championships 2022, lead thirteen crews who will race for Ireland in the Senior World Rowing Championships held in Racice, Czech Republic this month. Racing will begin on Sunday 18th…
Rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have done it again, winning gold in the LM2x. The West Cork duo have continued their success streak, adding more silverware to their collection. Overall it was a successful European Championships for the Irish,…
Irish U19 and U23 Rowers Return Home with Four World Championships Medals and a new Best Time
31st July 2022 Rowing
The Irish rowers are returning home after a successful World Championships with four medals and a new World Championship best time in the BW1x. The JM2x of Ciaran O'Sullivan (Lee RC) and Fergus Bryce (CGS BC) were the first Irish…
The Irish U23 rowing squad have gone four for four, winning a medal in each event that was entered. Bronze for the BM2x of Brian Colsh and Konan Pazzaia, Bronze for the BM4 - of John Kearney, Nathan Timoney, Adam…
Ireland has seven rowing crews competing this week at the 'Mega Worlds'. The U19 and U23 Championships are being held simultaneously in Varese, Italy. On Tuesday, the U23 crews were out for their heats and this morning (Wednesday) will see…
Paul O'Donovan has upheld his streak of success, winning gold in his return to the international rowing scene, as well as setting a new World Cup Record. Paul was the only Irish athlete competing this weekend at World Cup III…
In response to Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) recommendations, Marine Notice No 42 of 2022 from the Department of Transport draws attention to the safety advice and recommendations in Chapter 8 of the Code of Practice for the Safe Operation…
It has been a hugely successful World Cup II for the Irish rowing crews in Poznan. Out of the eight crews competing, six of them are coming home with medals. Ireland has ranked fourth out of the medal hauls from…
Rowing Ireland had eight crews racing in the heats at World Cup II in Poznan. Five of the crews qualified directly to the A/B Semi-Final, the two PR2 crews go straight to the A finals from their test races and…