How many people are employed in commercial fishing in Ireland?

Over 16,000 people are employed directly or indirectly around the coast, working on over 2,000 registered fishing vessels, in over 160 seafood processing businesses and in 278 aquaculture production units, according to the State's sea fisheries development body Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).

Why is fishing referred to as an industry?

All activities that are concerned with growing, catching, processing or transporting fish are part of the commercial fishing industry, the development of which is overseen by BIM. Recreational fishing, as in angling at sea or inland, is the responsibility of Inland Fisheries Ireland.

How important is the Irish fishing industry?

The Irish fishing industry is valued at 1.22 billion euro in gross domestic product (GDP), according to 2019 figures issued by BIM. Only 179 of Ireland's 2,000 vessels are over 18 metres in length. Where does Irish commercially caught fish come from ? Irish fish and shellfish is caught or cultivated within the 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but Irish fishing grounds are part of the common EU "blue" pond. Commercial fishing is regulated under the terms of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), initiated in 1983 and with ten-yearly reviews.

What is the value of seafood landings?

The total value of seafood landed into Irish ports was 424 million euro in 2019, according to BIM. High value landings identified in 2019 were haddock, hake, monkfish and megrim. Irish vessels also land into foreign ports, while non-Irish vessels land into Irish ports, principally Castletownbere, Co Cork, and Killybegs, Co Donegal.

How are commercial fish species caught in the Irish EEZ?

There are a number of different methods for catching fish, with technological advances meaning skippers have detailed real time information at their disposal. Fisheries are classified as inshore, midwater, pelagic or deep water. Inshore targets species close to shore and in depths of up to 200 metres, and may include trawling and gillnetting and long-lining. Trawling is regarded as "active", while "passive" or less environmentally harmful fishing methods include use of gill nets, long lines, traps and pots. Pelagic fisheries focus on species which swim close to the surface and up to depths of 200 metres, including migratory mackerel, and tuna, and methods for catching include pair trawling, purse seining, trolling and longlining. Midwater fisheries target species at depths of around 200 metres, using trawling, longlining and jigging. Deepwater fisheries mainly use trawling for species which are found at depths of over 600 metres.

How is the Irish fleet divided up?

There are several segments for different catching methods in the registered Irish fleet – the largest segment being polyvalent or multi-purpose vessels using several types of gear which may be active and passive. The polyvalent segment ranges from small inshore vessels engaged in netting and potting to medium and larger vessels targeting whitefish, pelagic (herring, mackerel, horse mackerel and blue whiting) species and bivalve molluscs. The refrigerated seawater (RSW) pelagic segment is engaged mainly in fishing for herring, mackerel, horse mackerel and blue whiting only. The beam trawling segment focuses on flatfish such as sole and plaice. The aquaculture segment is exclusively for managing, developing and servicing fish farming areas and can collect spat from wild mussel stocks.

What are the top species landed?

The top 20 species landed by value in 2019 were mackerel (78 million euro); Dublin Bay prawn (59 million euro); horse mackerel (17 million euro); monkfish (17 million euro); brown crab (16 million euro); hake (11 million euro); blue whiting (10 million euro); megrim (10 million euro); haddock (9 million euro); tuna (7 million euro); scallop (6 million euro); whelk (5 million euro); whiting (4 million euro); sprat (3 million euro); herring (3 million euro); lobster (2 million euro); turbot (2 million euro); cod (2 million euro); boarfish (2 million euro).

How diverse are Irish waters?

Ireland has approximately 220 million acres of marine territory, rich in marine biodiversity. A marine biodiversity scheme under Ireland's operational programme, which is co-funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the Government, aims to reduce the impact of fisheries and aquaculture on the marine environment, including avoidance and reduction of unwanted catch.

How are quotas for fish decided?

EU fisheries ministers hold an annual pre-Christmas council in Brussels to decide on total allowable catches and quotas for the following year. This is based on advice from scientific bodies such as the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. In Ireland's case, the State's Marine Institute publishes an annual "stock book" which provides the most up to date stock status and scientific advice on over 60 fish stocks exploited by the Irish fleet. Total allowable catches are supplemented by various technical measures to control effort, such as the size of net mesh for various species.

Which are the principal Irish fishing harbours?

The west Cork harbour of Castletownbere is Ireland's biggest whitefish port. Killybegs, Co Donegal is the most important port for pelagic (herring, mackerel, blue whiting) landings. Fish are also landed into Dingle, Co Kerry, Rossaveal, Co Galway, Howth, Co Dublin and Dunmore East, Co Waterford, Union Hall, Co Cork, Greencastle, Co Donegal, and Clogherhead, Co Louth. The busiest Northern Irish ports are Portavogie, Ardglass and Kilkeel, Co Down.

Do other EU vessels land into Irish harbours?

Yes, EU quotas are allocated to other fleets within the Irish EEZ, and Ireland has long been a transhipment point for fish caught by the Spanish whitefish fleet in particular. Dingle, Co Kerry has seen an increase in foreign landings, as has Castletownbere. The west Cork port recorded foreign landings of 36 million euro or 48 per cent in 2019, and has long been nicknamed the "peseta" port, due to the presence of Spanish-owned transhipment plant, Eiranova, on Dinish island.

Where is Irish seafood sold?

Most fish and shellfish caught or cultivated in Irish waters is for the export market, and this was hit hard from the early stages of this year's Covid-19 pandemic. The EU, Asia and Britain are the main export markets, while the middle Eastern market is also developing and the African market has seen a fall in value and volume, according to figures for 2019 issued by BIM.

Do Irish people eat much fish?

Fish was once a penitential food, eaten for religious reasons every Friday. BIM has worked hard over several decades to develop its appeal. Ireland is not like Spain – our land is too good to transform us into a nation of fish eaters, but the obvious health benefits are seeing a growth in demand. Seafood retail sales rose by one per cent in 2019 to 300 million euro. Salmon and cod remain the most popular species, while BIM reports an increase in sales of haddock, trout and the pangasius or freshwater catfish which is cultivated primarily in Vietnam and Cambodia and imported by supermarkets here.

Who regulates the industry?

The EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), initiated in 1983, pooled marine resources – with Ireland having some of the richest grounds and one of the largest sea areas at the time, but only receiving four per cent of allocated catch by a quota system. A system known as the "Hague Preferences" did recognise the need to safeguard the particular needs of regions where local populations are especially dependent on fisheries and related activities. The State's Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, based in Clonakilty, Co Cork, works with the Naval Service on administering the EU CFP. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine and Department of Transport regulate licensing and training requirements, while the Marine Survey Office is responsible for the implementation of all national and international legislation in relation to safety of shipping and the prevention of pollution.

Are Irish fishing crews required to undertake training?

Yes, a range of certificates of competency are required for skippers and crew. Training is the remit of BIM, which runs two national fisheries colleges at Greencastle, Co Donegal and Castletownbere, Co Cork. There have been calls for the colleges to be incorporated into the third-level structure of education, with qualifications recognised as such.

How safe is the Irish fishing industry?

Safety is always an issue, in spite of technological improvements, as fishing is a hazardous occupation and climate change is having its impact on the severity of storms at sea. Fishing skippers and crews are required to hold a number of certificates of competency, including safety and navigation, and wearing of personal flotation devices is a legal requirement. Accidents come under the remit of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, and the Health and Safety Authority. The MCIB does not find fault or blame, but will make recommendations to the Minister for Transport to avoid a recurrence of incidents.

Is climate breakdown affecting Irish fish stocks?

Fish are part of a marine ecosystem and an integral part of the marine food web. Changing climate is having a negative impact on the health of the oceans, and there have been more frequent reports of warmer water species being caught further and further north in Irish waters. What are the main challenges for the Irish fishing industry? Brexit, Covid 19, EU policies and safety – Britain is a key market for Irish seafood, and 38 per cent of the Irish catch is taken from the waters around its coast. Ireland's top two species – mackerel and prawns - are 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, dependent on British waters. Also, there are serious fears within the Irish industry about the impact of EU vessels, should they be expelled from British waters, opting to focus even more efforts on Ireland's rich marine resource. Covid-19 has forced closure of international seafood markets, with high value fish sold to restaurants taking a large hit. A temporary tie-up support scheme for whitefish vessels introduced for the summer of 2020 was condemned by industry organisations as "designed to fail".

Cork

4th March 2016

'Whale & Dolphin Trail' Proposed For Cork Coast

A humpback whale photographed off Baltimore in West Cork

#MarineWildlife - Cork County Council has heard a proposal for a dedicated whale and dolphin trail along the county's coastline, as the Southern Star reports.

The Old Head of Kinsale, Mizen Head, Galley Head and Baltimore have already been identified as key locations for interpretive panels along the trail, the plans for which have had input from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and Fáilte Ireland, to tie in with the latter's Wild Atlantic Way initiative.

"A lot of people might think this is trivial, but it’s a huge tourism attraction around the world and whale watching in Co Cork is the best in Europe," said Cllr Christopher O’Sullivan. "It’s about time we realised this as it could have huge economic impact for the region."

The Southern Star has more on the story HERE.

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31st January 2016

Marina in Cork Hosts Sculling Ladder Challenges

#Rowing: A number of races were held as part of the Cork Sculling Ladder at the Marina in Cork today. The conditions were rated as fair. Illness ruled out some of the proposed competitors and their challenges were postponed until the middle of this month.

Results from the 2015 – 2016 Cork Sculling Ladder Challenges as on Sunday 31.01.2016 held at the Marina course, Cork.

1. (84) Luke Lee - Lee Rowing Club. 2. (89) Conor O’Callaghan - Cork Boat Club. 5 lenghts.

Umpire : Kieran Hughes. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

(13) Barry Connolly - Cork Boat Club v (11) Thomas Murphy - Lee Rowing Club. Postponed until mid-February. Connolly ill.

1.(22) Cormac Corkery - Cork Boat Club. 2. (21) Luke Guerin - Lee Rowing Club. 5 lengths.

Umpire : Kieran Hughes. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

1. (15) Feargal O’Sullivan - Cork Boat Club. 2. (14) David Breen - Lee Rowing Club. 5 lengths.

Umpire : Pat Hickey. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

(FC)(31) Liam O’Connell - Cork Boat Club v (12) Hugh Deasy - Lee Rowing Club. Postponed until mid-February. O’Connell ill.

(FC)(30) Evan Curtin - Cork Boat Club v (23) Peter Jackson - Lee Rowing Club. Postponed until mid-February. Jackson ill.

1. (39) Ray Fitzgerald - Lee Rowing Club. 2. (FC)(52) Conor Twohig - Cork Boat Club. 5 lengths.

Umpire : Pat Hickey. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

1. (19) Conor Cudden - Shandon Boat Club. 2. (17) Hugh Sutton - Lee Rowing Club. 2 lengths.

Umpire : Kieran Hughes. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

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22nd December 2015

Cork Boat Club Thrilled with Renovated Clubhouse

Cork Boat club in Blackrock Village, Cork has celebrated the completion of an 18-month programme of renovation of its clubhouse with a re-opening ceremony attended by club members and their families, as well as local public representatives.

As Afloat.ie reported previously, the works were funded by a 2014 grant of €100,000 from the government’s Sports Capital Programme, Cork City Council and club members.

Cork’s Lord Mayor Cllr. Chris O’Leary and Minister for Agriculture, Food, Marine and Defence Simon Coveney attended along with TDs Ciarán Lynch, Jerry Buttimer and Micheál Martin, Deirdre Clune MEP and Cllr Laura McGonigle and Cllr Des Cahill.

Three construction projects were completed: the ruin of Blackrock Coastguard Station, which dates from the 1840s, is part of the club’s grounds and a prominent landmark in Blackrock Village and was in imminent danger of collapse. Through collaboration with Cork City Council, the club rebuilt and restored the building in a sensitive manner, preserving its historical value. The roof of the large clubhouse designed by renowned Cork architect Frank Murphy was also replaced in its entirety and the club’s gym received a complete renovation with new windows, reconstructed walls and painting. Part of this work involved restoring windows on the eastern perimeter revealing views toward Blackrock Castle.

Minister Coveney officiated at the ceremony. He said:

"The transformation of Cork Boat Club in recent years has been remarkable. The extent of work done is a credit to the club and is a tremendous example of the direct impact that the government’s Sports Capital Programme is having in the community. The club has shown itself to be a leading light in terms of collaboration with local agencies and organizations as shown by their recent partnership with Cork City Council to save the iconic Blackrock Coastguard Station which was in imminent danger of collapse, their agreement this year with Christian Brothers College to augment the rowing programme at one of city’s leading secondary schools and their work with Port of Cork and Cork City Fire Brigade to allow access to the site for emergency search and recovery launching. I commend the club and its members for their work to date and encourage them to continue with their ambitious plans for the club, one of the most successful in the country.”

Minister Coveney cut a ribbon held between oars painted in the club colours, assisted by club stalwart Tom O’Riordan and the newest member of the Boat Club family, six-month-old Rory Judge Joyce. Rory’s parents, Fran Judge and Eamonn Joyce, both competed for club and country.

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21st December 2015

Weather Kind to Cork Sculling Ladder

#Rowing: The Cork Sculling Ladder had a set of races on Sunday, December 20^th at the Marina. In springlike conditions of showers and sunshine, water conditions were suprisingly good. Luke Guerin, who was late for his race with Conor Twohig, eventually came out on top. Twohig accepted a race, but suffered an injury.

Cork Sculling Ladder Results, December 20^th

Race 1. (FC)(55) Cormac Corkery - Cork Boat Club bt (22) Peter Jackson - Lee Rowing Club. 5 Lengths.

Race 2. (14) Barry Connolly - Cork Boat Club bt (13) David Breen Lee Rowing Club. 6 Lengths.

Race 3. (7) Darragh Larkin - Lee Rowing Club bt (10) Barry O’Flynn - Cork Boat Club. 6 Lengths.

Race 4. (52) Conor Twohig - Cork Boat Club Row over (51) Luke Guerin - Presentation College Rowing Club, failed to turn up at start on time.

Race 5. (52) Luke Guerin - Presentation College Rowing Club bt (51) Conor Twohig - Cork Boat Club, DNF (Did not finish). Injured his back.

Race 6. (24) Eoin Larkin - Lee Rowing Club bt (27) Sam O’Neill - Shandon Boat Club, DNF, capsized at 900 metres.

Race 7. (49) Alex Byrne - Shandon Boat Club bt (43) bt Morgan O’Hara - Lee Rowing Club. 5 Lengths.

Race 8. (32) Liam O’Connell - Cork Boat Club bt (31) Conor McCarthy - Cork Boat Club. 6 Lengths.

Race between (33) Eoin Gaffney - Shandon Boat Club and (29) Shane Crean - Lee Rowing Club. Cancelled.

Starter : Finbarr Desmond. Umpires : Kieran Hughes and Pat Hickey.

Rearranged challenges for Sunday 27.12.2015.

(84) Kieran White - Cork Boat Club v (78) Cormac O’Connell - Presentation College Rowing Club. Time TBC.

(FC)(124) Eoin Power - Cork Boat Club v (80) Jack Aherne - Cork Boat Club. Time TBC.

Challenges. Dates and Times TBA.

(17) Feargal O’Sullivan - Cork Boat Club v (15) David Higgins - Presentation College Rowing Club.

(33) Eoin Gaffney - Shandon Boat Club v (29) Shane Crean - Lee Rowing Club.

(45) Emmett Hickey - Shandon Boat Club v (42) David Collins - Cork Boat Club.

(27) Sam O’Neill - Shandon Boat Club v (26) Neil McCarthy - Cork Boat Club

Note : Racing depends on weather conditions.

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16th December 2015

Ireland Rowing Trial Cancelled

#Rowing: The Ireland trials set for this weekend have been cancelled. Weather conditions at the National Rowing Centre in Cork would not have been suitable. The athletes set to compete will next trial at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships in Limerick on January 23^rd. The weights allowed will 73kg for lightweight men and 59.5 kg for lightweight women, which are those carried forward from the proposed December trial.

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30th November 2015

Rix and Byrne are Afloat Rowers of the Month

#Rowers of the Month: The Afloat Rowers of the Month for November are Barney Rix of Portora and Ronan Byrne of Shandon. The two young men set new Irish records in indoor rowing. Byrne set a new junior record of six minutes 16.9 seconds at the Provinces Indoor Championships in Limerick. Rix, who had won the junior section at the Irish Indoor Championships early in the year, competed just two days after the Limerick test in Enniskillen – and lowered the record by .1 of a second to 6:16.8.

Rower of the Month awards: The judging panel is made up of Liam Gorman, rowing correspondent of The Irish Times and David O'Brien, Editor of Afloat magazine. Monthly awards for achievements during the year will appear on afloat.ie and the overall national award will be presented to the person or crew who, in the judges' opinion, achieved the most notable results in, or made the most significant contribution to rowing during 2015. Keep a monthly eye on progress and watch our 2015 champions list grow.

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18th October 2015

Hegarty and Shandon Shine at Skibbereen Head

#Rowing: Shandon had an excellent day at the Skibbereen Head of the River at the new venue of the Marina in Cork on Saturday. Their men’s senior eight were the fastest winning crew. Competing in the fourth fixed head, they clocked 10 minutes and 50 seconds. UCC’s senior eight were six seconds further back.

The fastest women’s single sculler was the outstanding junior, Emily Hegarty of the host club.

Skibbereen Head of the River, Saturday, The Marina, Cork (Selected Results, Fixed Head):

Men – Eight, Senior: Shandon 10 mins 50 secs. Inter: UCC 11:04. Masters: Muckross 11:52. Jun 18A: Cork 11:11. Jun 16: Shandon 11:44.

Four – Four: 11:04. Inter: UCC 11:15. Inter (coxed): Cork 11:29. Jun 18, coxed: St Brendan’s 12:36. Jun 16, coxed: Pres, Cork 12:44.

Pair – Jun 18A: Pres, Cork 13:31.

Sculling, Quadruple: Skibbereen 11:03. Jun 18A: Lee 11:27. Jun 16, coxed: Cork 11:47.

Double – Sen: Skibbereen A 12:17. Inter: Skibbereen 13:11. Jun 18A: Lee 12:31.

Single –Sen: E Rowan 12:21. Inter: F McCarthy 12:19. Club One: D Larkin 12:41. Jun 18A: K Mannix 13:01. Jun 16: B O’Flynn 12:57. Masters: H Mertz 13:08.

Women

Eight, Inter: UCC 12.17. Jun 18A: Shandon 12:38. Jun 16: Shandon 13:48.

Four – Sen: Skibbereen 13:34. Inter: UCC 13:26. Jun 18A: Skibbereen 13:35.

Pair – Inter: UCC 13:46.

Sculling, Quad – Inter: UCC 12:56. Jun 18A: Skibbereen 13:14. Jun 16, coxed: Workman’s 13:44.

Double – Inter: 13:39. Nov: St Brendan’s A 15:26. Jun 16: Lee 13:18.

Single – Sen: O Hayes 13:46. Inter: E McCarthy 14:24. Club: M Cremen 14:09. Jun 18A: E Hegarty 13:44. Jun 16: C Synott 14:22.


4	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 1X	E. Rowan	00:30:00	00:42:21	00:12:21
2	UCCRC	Mens Senior 1X	A. Harrington	00:29:26	00:41:48	00:12:22
3	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 1X	M. Rowan	00:29:41	00:42:08	00:12:27
1	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 1X	K. McCarthy	00:29:05	00:41:39	00:12:34

7	Skibbereen	Mens Intermediate 1X	F. McCarthy	00:30:45	00:43:04	00:12:19
8	Shandon	Mens Intermediate 1X	C. Merz	00:31:49	00:44:25	00:12:36
6	Shandon	Mens Intermediate 1X	D. Begley	00:31:11	00:43:50	00:12:39
5	Skibbereen	Mens Intermediate 1X	M. Ryan	00:47:36	01:04:05	00:16:29

9	Lee	Mens Club 1 1X	D. Larkin	00:32:27	00:45:08	00:12:41
12	Skibbereen	Mens Club 1 1X	J. McCarthy	00:33:30	00:46:24	00:12:54
11	Lee	Mens Club 1 1X	H. Sutton	00:33:15	00:46:16	00:13:01
13	Skibbereen	Mens Club 1 1X	N. Kennedy	00:34:07	00:47:37	00:13:30
10	Skibbereen	Mens Club 1 1X	D. O' Driscoll	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS
14	Shandon	Mens Club 1 1X	S. Channon	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

16	Shandon	Mens Club 2 1X	D. Smith	00:35:13	00:48:31	00:13:18
15	Shandon	Mens Club 2 1X	R. Diffley	00:34:39	00:48:17	00:13:38
17	Cork	Mens Club 2 1X	D. Collins	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

18	Shandon	Mens Masters 1X	H. Merz	00:35:39	00:48:47	00:13:08
22	Shandon	Mens Masters 1X	J. O'Neill	00:37:18	00:51:08	00:13:50
20	Shandon	Mens Masters 1X	N. Carey	00:36:34	00:50:26	00:13:52
19	Lee Valley	Mens Masters 1X	T. Corcoran	00:35:59	00:50:38	00:14:39
21	Workmans	Mens Masters 1X	M. Burns	00:36:59	00:51:59	00:15:00

26	Skibbereen	Mens J18A 1X	K. Mannix	00:38:41	00:51:42	00:13:01
23	Cork	Mens J18A 1X	L. O'Connell	00:37:36	00:50:41	00:13:05
24	Lee	Mens J18A 1X	D. Breen	00:37:56	00:51:08	00:13:12
27	Lee	Mens J18A 1X	S. Crean	00:39:52	00:53:21	00:13:29
31	Shandon	Mens J18A 1X	R. Byrne	00:39:36	00:53:09	00:13:33
25	Cork	Mens J18A 1X	C. Twohig	00:38:14	00:52:02	00:13:48
29	Cork	Mens J18A 1X	E. Whooley	00:39:11	00:53:06	00:13:55
28	Cork	Mens J18A 1X	R. Cudmore	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS
30	Fermoy	Mens J18A 1X	G. Morrison	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS


8b	Lee	Mens J18 1X	H. Deasy	00:32:12	00:45:16	00:13:04
7b	Lee	Mens J18 1X	R. Fitzgerald	00:31:20	00:44:49	00:13:29
9b	Lee	Mens J18 1X	C. Finn	00:32:47	00:47:02	00:14:15



35	Cork	Mens J18B 1X	F. O'Sullivan	00:40:45	00:53:49	00:13:04
36	Cork	Mens J18B 1X	C. Corkery	00:40:58	00:54:19	00:13:21
40	Shandon	Mens J18B 1X	E. Hickey	00:42:40	00:56:05	00:13:25
38	Cork	Mens J18B 1X	C. Cudden	00:41:30	00:54:56	00:13:26
37	Workmans	Mens J18B 1X	J. Greene	00:41:17	00:55:28	00:14:11
39	Shandon	Mens J18B 1X	C. Rea	00:41:46	00:56:22	00:14:36
34	St. Brendans	Mens J18B 1X	R. O'Shea	00:40:23	00:56:02	00:15:39
32	Cork	Mens J18B 1X	A. O'Sullivan	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS
33	Killorglin	Mens J18B 1X	C. O'Donovan	02:35:54	02:49:41	00:13:47

41	Cork	Mens J16 1X	B. O'Flynn	00:42:28	00:55:25	00:12:57
45	Cork	Mens J16 1X	E. Curtin	00:43:31	00:56:40	00:13:09
50	Cork	Mens J16 1X	B. Connolly	00:45:21	00:58:39	00:13:18
47	Lee	Mens J16 1X	T. Murphy	00:44:07	00:57:32	00:13:25
53	Muckross	Mens J16 1X	S. Fleming	00:46:53	01:00:28	00:13:35
46	Muckross	Mens J16 1X	F. Bastible	00:43:51	00:57:27	00:13:36
43	Lee	Mens J16 1X	E. Larkin	00:43:04	00:56:41	00:13:37
54	Lee	Mens J16 1X	P. Jackson	00:47:16	01:00:54	00:13:38
55	Lee	Mens J16 1X	L. Guerin	00:48:06	01:02:02	00:13:56
51	Skibbereen	Mens J16 1X	D. O'Sullivan	00:45:56	01:00:04	00:14:08
48	Lee	Mens J16 1X	L. Lee	00:44:39	00:58:49	00:14:10
49	Cork	Mens J16 1X	C. O'Callaghan	00:45:06	00:59:21	00:14:15
44	Shandon	Mens J16 1X	D. O'Neill	00:43:17	00:57:42	00:14:25
57	Lee	Mens J16 1X	C. O'Malley	00:48:35	01:03:03	00:14:28
42	Cork	Mens J16 1X	E. Power	00:42:40	00:57:25	00:14:45
52	Muckross	Mens J16 1X	D. Leen	00:46:24	01:01:34	00:15:10
56	Muckross	Mens J16 1X	D. Casey	00:50:59	01:07:14	00:16:15

58	Killorglin/UCCRC	Womens Senior 2-	Killorglin/UCCRC	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

61	UCCRC	Womens Intermediate 2-	UCCRC B	00:50:17	01:04:03	00:13:46
59	Skibbereen	Womens Intermediate 2-	Skibbereen	00:49:48	01:03:50	00:14:02
60	UCCRC	Womens Intermediate 2-	UCCRC A	00:49:20	01:03:23	00:14:03

62	Killorglin	Womens Club 1 2-	Killorglin	00:51:29	01:07:31	00:16:02

63	Cork	Womens J18A 2-	Cork	00:51:59	01:05:56	00:13:57
64	Shandon	Womens J18A 2-	Shandon	00:52:25	01:06:47	00:14:22


		10:45am - Head 2


4b	Shandon	Mens Senior 4-	Shandon	01:45:43	01:56:47	00:11:04
11b	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 4-	Skibbereen	02:09:35	02:20:58	00:11:23
1b	UCCRC	Mens Senior 4-	UCCRC A	01:49:12	02:00:37	00:11:25
2b	UCCRC	Mens Senior 4-	UCCRC B	01:50:08	02:01:37	00:11:29


80	Cork	Mens Intermediate 4+	Cork	01:42:09	01:53:38	00:11:29

81	UCCRC	Mens Intermediate 4-	UCCRC	01:51:13	02:02:28	00:11:15

82	St. Brendans	Mens J18A 4+	St Brendans	01:33:17	01:45:53	00:12:36

83	Pres Cork	Mens J16 4+	Pres Cork	01:34:25	01:47:09	00:12:44

84	UCCRC	Womens Intermediate 8+	UCCRC	01:56:10	02:08:27	00:12:17

86	Skibbereen	Womens Intermediate 2X	Skibbereen	02:13:45	02:27:24	00:13:39
85	Fermoy	Womens Intermediate 2X	Fermoy	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

90	St Brendans	Womens Novice 2X	St. Brendans A	01:29:23	01:44:49	00:15:26
89	St Brendans	Womens Novice 2X	St. Brendans B	01:32:26	01:48:18	00:15:52
87	Cork	Womens Novice 2X	Cork	01:40:38	01:56:31	00:15:53

91	Shandon	Womens J18A 8+	Shandon	01:38:59	01:51:37	00:12:38

92	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 2X	Skibbereen	01:36:53	01:49:42	00:12:49
93	Fermoy	Womens J18A 2X	Fermoy	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

95	Shandon	Womens J16 8+	Shandon	01:40:03	01:53:51	00:13:48
94	Muckross	Womens J16 8+	Muckross	02:26:16	02:41:14	00:14:58

99	Lee	Womens J16 2X	Lee	01:35:50	01:49:08	00:13:18
97	Workmans	Womens J16 2X	Workmans	02:04:00	02:18:01	00:14:01
96	Cork	Womens J16 2X	Cork	01:30:46	01:44:57	00:14:11
98	Skibbereen	Womens J16 2X	Skibbereen	01:31:31	01:47:38	00:16:07


		12:00 - Head 3

101	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 4X-	Skibbereeen	03:33:33	03:44:36	00:11:03
100	UCCRC	Mens Senior 4X-	UCCRC	03:20:03	03:31:20	00:11:17

102	Shandon	Mens Masters 4X-	Shandon	03:00:13	03:13:14	00:13:01

104	Lee	Mens J18A 4X-	Lee	02:53:44	03:05:11	00:11:27
103	Shandon	Mens J18A 4X-	Shandon	02:52:50	03:04:30	00:11:40
105	Workmans	Mens J18A 4X-	Workmans	02:54:18	03:06:31	00:12:13

109	Cork	Mens J16 4X+	Cork	02:56:04	03:07:51	00:11:47
106	Muckross	Mens J16 4X+	Muckross B	02:57:18	03:09:33	00:12:15
110	Shandon	Mens J16 4X+	Shandon	02:56:54	03:09:30	00:12:36
112	Workmans	Mens J16 4X+	Workmans	02:57:54	03:10:33	00:12:39
108	Lee	Mens J16 4X+	Lee	02:59:32	03:13:06	00:13:34
107	Pres Cork	Mens J16 4X+	Pres Cork	02:55:24	03:09:10	00:13:46
111	Muckross	Mens J16 4X+	Muckross A	03:21:26	03:36:48	00:15:22

114	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 1X	O. Hayes	03:01:46	03:15:32	00:13:46
113	UCCRC	Womens Senior 1X	A. Bulman	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

117	Skibbereen	Womens Intermediate 1X	E. McCarthy	03:02:47	03:17:11	00:14:24
116	Skibbereen	Womens Intermediate 1X	B. Walsh	03:02:17	03:17:22	00:15:05
115	Fermoy	Womens Intermediate 1X	S. Bouanane	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

122	Lee	Womens Club 1 1X	M. Cremen	03:05:45	03:19:54	00:14:09
120	UCCRC	Womens Club 1 1X	D. O'Sullivan	03:04:33	03:19:07	00:14:34
121	Lee	Womens Club 1 1X	C. Murphy	03:05:16	03:21:08	00:15:52
119	Commercial	Womens Club 1 1X	C. Edwards	03:03:41	03:19:43	00:16:02
118	Lee	Womens Club 1 1X	M. Brozio	03:03:59	03:20:19	00:16:20

12b	Killorglin	Womens Club 2 1X	M. O' Connor	03:20:51	03:37:00	00:16:09
24b	Cork	Womens Club 2 1X	A. O' Leary	03:19:19	03:36:17	00:16:58
22b	Cork	Womens Club 2 1X	E. Hanley	03:20:21	03:37:51	00:17:30
19b	Workmans	Womens Club 2 1X	L. McCarthy	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS
	Killorglin	Womens Club 2 1X	T. O'Connor	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

123	Lee Valley	Womens Masters 1X	L. Corcoran-O'Hare	03:16:25	03:32:46	00:16:21

126	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 1X	E. Hegarty	03:07:05	03:20:49	00:13:44
124	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 1X	A. Casey	03:06:11	03:20:26	00:14:15
134	Lee	Womens J18A 1X	W. Littlewood	03:10:37	03:25:14	00:14:37
130	Lee	Womens J18A 1X	E. Cummins	03:08:39	03:23:16	00:14:37
128	Cork	Womens J18A 1X	A. Mason	03:07:52	03:22:36	00:14:44
127	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 1X	L. O'Sullivan	03:07:35	03:22:21	00:14:46
131	Shandon	Womens J18A 1X	C. Minehane	03:09:42	03:24:29	00:14:47
129	Shandon	Womens J18A 1X	M. Kovacs	03:08:16	03:23:06	00:14:50
137	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 1X	L. Heaphy	03:11:53	03:26:47	00:14:54
135	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 1X	A. Fitzgerald	03:11:31	03:26:37	00:15:06
132	Cork	Womens J18A 1X	S. Hegarty	03:10:10	03:25:18	00:15:08
125	Lee	Womens J18A 1X	M. Heaney	03:06:11	03:21:30	00:15:19
133	Shandon	Womens J18A 1X	A. McCarthy	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS
136	Fermoy	Womens J18A 1X	K. Bartley	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

140	Lee	Womens J16 1X	C. Synnott	03:13:10	03:27:32	00:14:22
138	Cork	Womens J16 1X	A. Rice	03:12:21	03:27:19	00:14:58
147	Workmans	Womens J16 1X	S. Burns	03:18:14	03:33:30	00:15:16
141	Cork	Womens J16 1X	C. McCarthy	03:13:37	03:28:54	00:15:17
145	Cork	Womens J16 1X	H. Dupuis	03:15:37	03:31:15	00:15:38
144	Muckross	Womens J16 1X	A. Farrell	03:14:56	03:31:44	00:16:48
142	Cork	Womens J16 1X	C. Hughes	03:14:05	03:31:00	00:16:55
143	Cork	Womens J16 1X	M. O'Sullivan	03:14:25	03:31:26	00:17:01
139	Cork	Womens J16 1X	S. Murphy	03:12:46	03:30:47	00:18:01
146	Cork	Womens J16 1X	J. Mackey	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS


		1:30pm - Head 4

151	Shandon	Mens Senior 8+	Shandon	05:39:33	05:50:23	00:10:50
150	UCCRC	Mens Senior 8+	UCCRC	04:39:05	04:50:01	00:10:56

153	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 2X	Skibbereen A	04:29:08	04:41:25	00:12:17
152	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 2X	Skibbereen B	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

154	UCCRC	Mens Intermediate 8+	UCCRC	04:40:53	04:51:57	00:11:04
155	Cork	Mens Intermediate 8+	Cork	04:21:57	04:33:06	00:11:09

156	Skibbereen	Mens Intermediate 2X	Skibbereen	04:49:36	05:02:47	00:13:11

157	Lee	Mens Club 1 2X	Lee	04:29:47	04:43:13	00:13:26

158	St Brendans	Mens Novice 2X	St Brendans	04:31:12	04:45:44	00:14:32

16b	Muckross	Mens Masters 8+	Muckross	01:41:15	01:53:07	00:11:52
159	Shandon	Mens Masters 8+	Shandon	04:22:33	04:34:56	00:12:23

161	Shandon	Mens Masters 2X	Shandon	04:31:36	04:44:34	00:12:58

162	Cork	Mens J18A 8+	Cork	04:25:51	04:37:02	00:11:11
163	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 8+	Pres Cork	04:26:27	04:37:57	00:11:30

166	Lee	Mens J18A 2X	Lee	04:33:11	04:45:42	00:12:31
168	Cork B	Mens J18A 2X	Cork B	04:34:28	04:47:48	00:13:20
169	Cork A	Mens J18A 2X	Cork A	04:35:13	04:48:50	00:13:37
165	St Brendans	Mens J18A 2X	St Brendans	04:32:50	04:46:33	00:13:43
164	Workmans	Mens J18A 2X	Workmans	04:32:00	04:45:50	00:13:50
167	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 2X	Pres Cork	04:34:07	04:51:05	00:16:58

170	Shandon	Mens J16 8+	Shandon	04:27:51	04:39:35	00:11:44
171	Pres Cork	Mens J16 8+	Pres Cork	04:28:33	04:40:52	00:12:19

172	Lee	Mens J16 2X	Lee	04:35:35	04:48:36	00:13:01
173	Workmans	Mens J16 2X	Workmans	04:35:57	04:49:28	00:13:31
175	Skibbereen	Mens J16 2X	Skibbereen	04:37:13	04:50:58	00:13:45
174	Muckross	Mens J16 2X	Muckross	04:36:47	04:54:59	00:18:12

176	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 4-	Skibbereen	04:40:22	04:53:56	00:13:34

177	UCCRC	Womens Intermediate 4-	UCCRC	04:38:11	04:51:37	00:13:26

178	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 4-	Skibbereen	04:39:51	04:53:26	00:13:35



		3:00pm - Head 5

200	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 2-	Skibbereen	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

203	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 2-	Pres Cork	05:53:58	06:07:29	00:13:31
202	Cork	Mens J18A 2-	Cork A	05:53:28	06:07:14	00:13:46
204	Cork	Mens J18A 2-	Cork C	05:54:49	06:09:27	00:14:38
201	Cork	Mens J18A 2-	Cork B	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

205	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 4X-	Skibbereen	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNS

206	UCCRC	Womens Intermediate 4X-	UCCRC	05:57:00	06:09:56	00:12:56

207	St Brendans	Womens Novice 4X+	St Brendans A	05:57:20	06:11:57	00:14:37
208	St Brendans	Womens Novice 4X+	St Brendans B	05:58:27	06:14:43	00:16:16

210	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 4X-	Skibbereen	05:59:54	06:13:08	00:13:14
209	Cork	Womens J18A 4X-	Cork	05:59:07	06:12:27	00:13:20

211	Shandon	Womens J18 4X+	Shandon	06:00:23	06:14:07	00:13:44

214	Workmans	Womens J16 4X+	Workmans	06:03:51	06:17:35	00:13:44
216	Cork	Womens J16 4X+	Cork A	06:04:17	06:18:07	00:13:50
213	Shandon	Womens J16 4X+	Shandon A	06:02:32	06:16:33	00:14:01
212	Skibbereen	Womens J16 4X+	Skibbereen	06:01:22	06:15:57	00:14:35
217	Cork	Womens J16 4X+	Cork B	06:05:34	06:21:45	00:16:11
218	Shandon	Womens J16 4X+	Shandon B	06:06:00	06:23:19	00:17:19
215	Muckross	Womens J16 4X+	Muckross	05:04:31	00:00:00	DNF

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12th October 2015

Cork Sculling Ladder With Section Leaders

#Rowing: Ronan Byrne of Shandon Boat Club and Margaret Cremin of Lee Rowing Club lead the Cork Sculling Ladder. The two leaders both placed well in the single sculls tests at the Ireland trial at the National Rowing Centre on Sunday. Below is the ladder, with section leaders listed.

Leaders :
Men : (1) Ronan Byrne …… Shandon Boat Club. (Time Trial Winner).
Women : (47) Margaret Cremen ….. Lee Rowing Club. (Women’s Time Trial Winner).

Section Leaders.

Men.

Open : (1) Ronan Byrne ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Intermediate : (1) Ronan Byrne ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Club 1 : (3) Jack Casey ….. UCC Rowing Club.
Club 2 :(6) Darragh Larkin ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Novice : (16) Hugh Sutton ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Junior 18 : (1) Ronan Byrne ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Junior 16 : (10) Barry O’Flynn …. Cork Boat Club.
Junior 15 : (11) Thomas Murphy ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Junior 14 : (46) David Cosgrave ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Junior 13 : (118) Sean McCalgon ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Junior 12 : (156) Peter Leonard ….. Cork Boat Club.
Masters A : (18) Henrik Merz ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Masters B : (18) Henrik Merz ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Masters C : (18) Henrik Merz ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Masters D : (57) Pat Peilow ….. Cork Boat Club.
Masters E : (57) Pat Peilow ….. Cork Boat Club.
Masters F : (66) Tony Corcoran ….. Lee Valley Rowing Club.
Masters G : (66) Tony Corcoran ….. Lee Valley Rowing Club.
Masters H : (171) Seamus Quain ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Masters I : (171) Seamus Quain ….. Shandon Boat Club.

Women.

Open : (47) Margaret Cremen ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Intermediate : (47) Margaret Cremen ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Club 1 : (47) Margaret Cremen …… Lee Rowing Club.
Club 2 : (47) Margaret Cremen ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Novice : (71) Chelsey Minihane ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Junior 18 : (47) Margaret Cremen ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Junior 16 : (47) Margaret Cremen ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Junior 15 : (68) Jennifer Crowley …..Shandon Boat Club.
Junior 14 : (85) Sophie Gray ….. Lee Rowing Club.
Junior 13 : (133) Jennifer Forde ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Junior 12 : (133) Jennifer Forde ….. Shandon Boat Club.
Masters A : (137) Karen Corcoran-O’Hare ….. Lee Valley Rowing Club.
Masters B : (137) Karen Corcoran-O’Hare ….. Lee Valley Rowing Club.
Masters C : (160) Karen McCarthy-Dunne ….. Cork Boat Club.
Masters D : (162) Mary O’Callaghan …… Lee Rowing Club.
Masters E : (162) Mary O’Callaghan ….. Lee Rowing Club.

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4th October 2015

Byrne Out on His Own at Cork Sculling Ladder Time Trial

#Rowing: Ronan Byrne of Shandon Boat Club won the Cork Sculling Ladder time trial in an excellent time of six minutes 20.2 seconds today. Byrne had been the joint winner last year. Margaret Cremin of Lee Rowing Club was the fastest woman, in a time of 7:10.5.

One hundred and sixty six scullers competed in 44th time trial, sponsored by Hanley Calibration Ltd, over the 1800 metre course at the Marina. Some scullers competed twice: most sculled on the early incoming tide until nearly 11 am, helped by an easterly wind. Conditions early on were good, but once the tide changed they deteriorated and the ladder finished at 12 noon.

Cremin, winner of the novice championship of Ireland this year, easily won from her clubmates, Willow Littlewood and Eimear Cummins.

The 2015-2016 Cork Sculling Ladder continues with challenge races until the 28th March. Scullers can join at any stage.

Cork Sculling Ladder, time trial (Selected Results)

Men

1. Ronan Byrne (Shandon Boat Club) 6 mins 20.2 seconds, 2. Colm Hennessey (Shandon Boat Club) 6:23.1, 3. Jack Casey (UCC Rowing Club) 6:23.6, 4. Stephen O’Sullivan (Shandon Boat Club) 6:24.9, 5. Sean Lonergan (Shandon Boat Club) 2:27.5, 6. Darragh Larkin (Lee Rowing Club) 6:27.6.

Women

53. Margaret Cremin (Lee Rowing Club) 7:10.5, 67. Willow Littlewood (Lee Rowing Club) 7:26.5, 73. Eimear Cummins (Lee Rowing Club) 7:34.4, 74. Jennifer Crowley (Shandon Boat Club) 7:35.8.

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1st October 2015

Hundreds Expected to Compete in Cork Sculling Ladder Time Trial

#Rowing: The 2015-2016 Cork Sculling Ladder Time Trial, sponsored by Hanley Calibration Ltd., takes place on Sunday at the Marina course from 08.00am to 1.00pm. All the rowing clubs in Cork are due to participate in the 44th running of the event. Competitors are also due from Kerry and Tipperary. Last year, Shane O’Connell (Cork Boat Club) and Daniel O’Sullivan (Lee Rowing Club) were the joint winners. Claire Synnott (Lee Rowing Club) won the women’s event. Ronan Byrne (Shandon Boat Club) won the Sculling Ladder outright six months later, as did Synnott.

About 200 single scullers are expected to take part. All races are run on an 1800 metre course at the Marina. After the Time Trial, competitors will race each other until the ladder concludes on March 28^th.

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