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Shane O'Connell
#Rowing: Ireland’s under-23 lightweight quadruple joined the under-23 lightweight pair at the A Final stage of the Under-23 World Championships in Rotterdam. The crew of Fintan McCarthy, Shane O’Connell, Stephen O’Connor and stroke Colm Hennessy finished second to Britain in…
Shane Mulvaney of the Ireland Lightweight Pair with fellow UCD man Paul O'Donovan.
#Rowing: Ireland’s David O’Malley and Shane Mulvaney became the country’s first A Finalists at the World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam today. The under-23 lightweight pair won their semi-final with almost three seconds to spare. The two UCD men took over…
Paul O'Donovan
#Rowing: Paul O’Donovan won his heat with a dominant performance at the World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam today. The Ireland lightweight single sculler made light of the difficult condtions and left the rest of the field behind - Japan’s Yuki…
#Rowing: Shane O’Driscoll and Mark O’Donovan qualified for the A/B Semi-Finals of the World Rowing Championships today. Two boats qualified from the heat of the lightweight pair, and the Ireland crew chased the world champions, Britain, down the course. Russia…
Daniel Buckley
#Rowing: Ireland’s under-23 heavyweight quadruple qualified for the semi-finals at the World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam today. The crew of Daniel Buckley, Jack Casey, Patrick Boomer and Sam McKeown took the third qualification place behind Britain and Russia in their…
Alana Kerr (9) of Dunmoe, Co.Meath and Brendan Kerr and Oisin Cahill of IFI
Members of the Boyne Valley Fishing Hub recently enjoyed a fishing trip to Courtlough Trout Fishery. Almost 30 people took part in the event with experienced and novice anglers giving and attending lessons on fly fishing. The event, which was…
Colm Hennessy of the Ireland Under-23  Lightweight Quadruple
#Rowing: A stirring finish saw the Ireland lightweight quadruple elbow their way into the semi-final of the World Under-23 Championships in Rotterdam today. The young crew of Fintan McCarthy, Shane O'Connell, Stephen O'Connor and Colm Hennessy clung on to third…
Patrick Boomer of the Ireland Quadruple Sculls.
#Rowing: Ireland's under-23 heavyweight quadruple finished fifth in their heat at the World Championships in Rotterdam and must compete in a repechage to find their way into the A/B semi-finals. The crew of Daniel Buckley, Jack Casey, Patrick Boomer and…
David O'Malley
# Rowing: Ireland’s campaign at the World Championships in Rotterdam, which feature senior, under-23 and junior events, started well this morning. The Ireland Under-23 lightweight pair of David O’Malley and Shane Mulvaney secured a semi-final place. Greece and Turkey swapped…
Last Chance To Join In Blueway 10k Challenge This Weekend
#Blueway10k - Places are still open for experienced kayakers to sign up for this weekend's Blueway 10k Challenge, as the Nenagh Guardian reports. Organised by Canoeing Ireland and the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland with Waterways Ireland, the nine events…
#Rowing: Sanita Puspure ended her Olympic programme in Rio de Janeiro with a win. The Ireland single sculler won the C Final, placing 13th overall. She had been very disappointed not to at least make the B Final, but she…
#Rowing: Sanita Puspure won her C/D semi-final to progress to the C Final at the Olympic Games regatta in Rio de Janeiro today. The 34-year-old single sculler was in control through the key stages and won by over 12 seconds…
Gary and Paul O'Dohovan.
#Rowing: Paul and Gary O'Donovan won silver for Ireland at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro today. The young men from Lisheen in Cork produced an outstanding finish, taking the middle place between France and Norway in a three-boat…
Claire Lambe and Sinead Lynch.
#Rowing: Sinead Lynch and Claire Lambe finished  sixth in the Olympic final of the lightweight double sculls in Rio de Janeiro.  The Ireland crew needed to be strong in the middle 1,000 metres, but the race got beyond them, and…
Thomas O'Loughlin with his World Cup trophy and some of the trout that secured him the 2016 title
#Angling - Thomas O'Loughlin's impressive 12-fish catch was more than enough to snag him the top prize at the World Cup Trout Fly Angling Championship on Lough Mask recently. The Corofin, Co Clare native's final bag of 13.43lbs was 50%…
Swimmers make a splash at the start of last weekend's Liffey Swim
#LiffeySwim - "Perfect" conditions greeted the 430 swimmers who took a dip in the capital's river for the 97th Liffey Swim last weekend, as TheJournal.ie reports. Brian Murray and Jennifer Gilbert were the respective men's and women's winners in the…