What is the Naval Service?

The Naval Service is the Irish State's principal seagoing agency with "a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements". It is tasked with a variety of defence and other roles.

Where is the Naval Service based?

The Naval Service is based in Ringaskiddy, Cork harbour, with headquarters in the Defence Forces headquarters in Dublin.

What does the Naval Service do?

The Naval Service provides the maritime component of the Irish State's defence capabilities and is the State's principal seagoing agency. It "protects Ireland's interests at and from the sea, including lines of communication, fisheries and offshore resources" within the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Naval Service operates jointly with the Army and Air Corps as part of the Irish defence forces.

When was the Naval Service formed?

The Naval Service was established in 1946, replacing the Marine and Coastwatching Service set up in 1939. It had replaced the Coastal and Marine Service, the State's first marine service after independence, which was disbanded after a year. Its only ship was the Muirchú, formerly the British armed steam yacht Helga, which had been used by the Royal Navy to shell Dublin during the 1916 Rising. In 1938, Britain handed over the three "treaty" ports of Cork harbour, Bere haven and Lough Swilly.

How many ships are in the Naval Service?

The Naval Service has nine ships - one Helicopter Patrol Vessel (HPV), three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), two Large Patrol Vessel (LPV) and two Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPV). Each vessel is equipped with State of the art machinery, weapons, communications and navigation systems.

What are the Irish Navy ship's names?

The ships' names are prefaced with the title of Irish ship or "long Éireannach" (LE). The older ships bear Irish female names - LÉ Eithne, LÉ Orla, LÉ Ciara, LÉ Roisín, and LÉ Niamh. The newer ships, named after male Irish literary figures, are LÉ Samuel Beckett, LÉ James Joyce, LÉ William Butler Yeats and LÉ George Bernard Shaw.

Are Irish Naval Service ships armed?

Yes. The 76mm Oto Melara medium calibre naval armament is the most powerful weapon in the Naval Services arsenal. The 76mm is "capable of engaging naval targets at a range of up to 17km with a high level of precision, ensuring that the Naval Service can maintain a range advantage over all close-range naval armaments and man-portable weapon systems", according to the Defence Forces.

How is the fleet managed and maintained?

The Fleet Operational Readiness Standards and Training (FORST) unit is responsible for the coordination of the fleet needs. Ships are maintained at the Mechanical Engineering and Naval Dockyard Unit at Ringaskiddy, Cork harbour.

Who is the head of the Irish Naval Service?

The Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service (FOCNS) is Commodore Michael Malone. The head of the Defence Forces is a former Naval Service flag officer, now Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett – appointed in 2015 and the first Naval Service flag officer to hold this senior position. The Flag Officer oversees Naval Operations Command, which is tasked with the conduct of all operations afloat and ashore by the Naval Service including the operations of Naval Service ships. The Naval Operations Command is split into different sections, including Operations HQ and Intelligence and Fishery Section.

What is the Intelligence and Fishery Section of the Irish Naval Service?

The Intelligence and Fishery Section is responsible for Naval Intelligence, the Specialist Navigation centre, the Fishery Protection supervisory and information centre, and the Naval Computer Centre. The Naval Intelligence Cell is responsible for the collection, collation and dissemination of naval intelligence. The Navigation Cell is the naval centre for navigational expertise.

What is the Fishery Monitoring Centre?

The Fishery Monitoring Centre provides for fishery data collection, collation, analysis and dissemination to the Naval Service and client agencies, including the State's Sea Fisheries Protection Agency. The centre also supervises fishery efforts in the Irish EEZ and provides data for the enhanced effectiveness of fishery protection operations, as part of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. The Naval Computer Centre provides information technology (IT) support service to the Naval Service ashore and afloat.

How are shore operations managed?

This headquarters includes specific responsibility for the Executive/Operations Branch duties. The Naval Service Operations Room is a coordination centre for all NS current Operations. The Naval Service Reserve Staff Officer is responsible for the supervision, regulation and training of the reserve. The Diving section is responsible for all aspects of Naval diving and the provision of a diving service to the Naval Service and client agencies. The Ops Security Section is responsible for the coordination of base security and the coordination of all shore-based security parties operating away from the Naval base. The Naval Base Comcen is responsible for the running of a communications service. Boat transport is under the control of Harbour Master Naval Base, who is responsible for the supervision of berthage at the Naval Base and the provision of a boat service, including the civilian manned ferry service from Haulbowline.

Does the Naval Service undertake overseas missions?

Naval Service ships have undertaken trade and supply missions abroad, and personnel have served as peacekeepers with the United Nations. In 2015, Naval Service ships were sent on rotation to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean as part of a bi-lateral arrangement with Italy, known as Operation Pontus. Naval Service and Army medical staff rescued some 18,000 migrants, either pulling people from the sea or taking them off small boats, which were often close to capsizing having been towed into open water and abandoned by smugglers. Irish ships then became deployed as part of EU operations in the Mediterranean, but this ended in March 2019 amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the EU.

How can I join the Irish Naval Service?

Essentially, you have to be Irish, young (less than 32), in good physical and mental health and with normal vision. You must be above 5'2″, and your weight should be in keeping with your age.

Are there women in the Naval Service?

Yes, women have been recruited since 1995. One of the first two female cadets, Roberta O'Brien from the Glen of Aherlow in Co Tipperary, became its first female commander in September 2020. Sub Lieutenant Tahlia Britton from Donegal also became the first female diver in the navy's history in the summer of 2020.

What is a Naval Service Officer cadet?

A naval cadet enlists for a cadetship to become an officer in the Defence Forces. After successfully completing training at the Naval Service College, a cadet is commissioned into the officer ranks of the Naval Service as a Ensign or Sub Lieutenant.

What training is involved in becoming a Naval Service officer cadet?

A cadet trains for approximately two years duration divided into different stages. The first year is spent in military training at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Cork. The second-year follows a course set by the National Maritime College of Ireland course. At the end of the second year and on completion of exams, and a sea term, the cadets will be qualified for the award of a commission in the Permanent Defence Force as Ensign.

What qualifications are required to become a cadet?

A cadet trains for approximately two years duration divided into different stages. The first year is spent in military training at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Cork. The second-year follows a course set by the National Maritime College of Ireland course. At the end of the second year and on completion of exams, and a sea term, the cadets will be qualified for the award of a commission in the Permanent Defence Force as Ensign. The Defence Forces say it is looking for people who have "the ability to plan, prioritise and organise", to "carefully analyse problems, in order to generate appropriate solutions, who have "clear, concise and effective communication skills", and the ability to "motivate others and work with a team". More information is on the 2020 Qualifications Information Leaflet.

When can I apply to become a Naval Service cadet?

When you are 18 years of age or over and under 26 years of age on the date mentioned in the notice for the current competition, the officer cadet competition is held annually and is the only way for potential candidates to join the Defence Forces to become a Naval Service officer. Candidates undergo psychometric and fitness testing, an interview and a medical exam.

Where is the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI)?

The NMCI was built beside the Naval Service base at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and was the first third-level college in Ireland to be built under the Government's Public-Private Partnership scheme. The public partners are the Naval Service and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the private partner is Focus Education.

What is a Naval Service recruit?

A Naval Service recruit enlists for general service in the "Other Ranks" of the Defence Forces. After successfully completing the initial recruit training course, a recruit passes out as an Ordinary Seaman and will then go onto their branch training course before becoming qualified as an Able Body sailor in the Naval Service.

What qualifications are required to become a Naval Service recruit?

No formal education qualifications are required to join the Defence Forces as a recruit. You need to satisfy the interview board and the recruiting officer that you possess a sufficient standard of education for service in the Defence Forces.

What training is involved in becoming a Naval Service recruit?

Recruit training is 18 weeks in duration and is designed to "develop a physically fit, disciplined and motivated person using basic military and naval skills" to "prepare them for further training in the service. Recruits are instilled with the Naval Service ethos and the values of "courage, respect, integrity and loyalty".

What is a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) career training?

On the progression up through the various ranks, an Able Rate will have to complete a number of career courses to provide them with training to develop their skills in a number of areas, such as leadership and management, administration and naval/military skills. The first of these courses is the Naval Service Potential NCO course, followed by the Naval Service Standard NCO course and the Naval Service senior NCO course. This course qualifies successful candidates of Petty officer (or Senior Petty Officer) rank to fill the rank of Chief Petty Officer upwards. The successful candidate may also complete and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership, Management and Naval Studies in partnership with Cork Institute of Technology.

What is pay like in the Naval Service?

Pay has long been an issue for just the Naval Service, at just over 1,000 personnel. Cadets and recruits are required to join the single public service pension scheme, which is a defined benefit scheme, based on career-average earnings. For current rates of pay, see the Department of Defence website

Indoor Rowing

27th February 2022

World Records at the 2022 World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships

Going virtual for the second year, the 2022 World Rowing Indoor Championships saw nearly 800 athletes from 66 countries competing. They qualified from around the globe through either one of 19 sanctioned events or individual qualification.

When the pandemic forced the 2022 World Rowing Indoor Championships, originally scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany, to go virtual again, it meant finalists would have to race live from their bedrooms, balconies, bathrooms, kitchens and gyms on Concept2 indoor rowing machines. The two days of racing saw world records falling across a variety of distances and age groups as well as para-rowing and team events.

2022 World Rowing Indoor Championships

The open men’s 2000m was one of the highlight events and the race saw last year’s indoor champion Ward Lemmelijn of Belgium come out on top again. Lemmelijn trailed Russia’s Alexander Vyazovkin for the majority of the race, and in an epic sprint to the line overtook him just before the finish, to the delight of his supporters in Belgium. He fell just short of the magic sub 5:40 mark when he finished in a time of 5:41.7, ahead of Vyazovkin with Joel Naukkarinen of Finland in third.

For the open women’s 2000m Kirsten Kline of the United States had a blistering start over Zhang Peixin of China. Then Peixin, the 2019 World Rowing Junior Champion in the Women’s Eight, took the lead and never looked back. She was racing alongside Chinese rowing teammates Lv Yang and Xu Xingye, and in front of the trio managed to secure a 1-2- 3 for China. Kline, the reigning world champion who was injured a couple of weeks before the WRICH, had to settle for fourth place.

Friday, the open men’s 500 m category saw current world record holder Phil Clapp of Great Britain securing a third consecutive gold medal in this event. Clapp scored a time of 1:11.6 and held off a late surge from Cameron Wharram from Canada. Anton Grassl from Slovakia finished third – and managed to get a gold medal half an hour later in the Masters 40-49 Category. Grassl repeated his performance Saturday when he secured another gold medal in the same age group, over 2000m this time.

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The best performer of the Championships was undeniably Spain’s Javier Reja Munoz. Reja Munoz competed in canoe at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and finished a close fourth at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. He broke a first world record Friday in the PR1 Men 2000m in a time of 7:23.2, and repeated his performance Saturday with another world record in the 500m – with another supersonic time of 1:38.4. In the same race yesterday, Milan Lackovic of Slovakia and Matthew Houser of the USA also broke world records in the Men’s PR3 and Men’s PR3-II 500m.

Alida Kingswood won the hearts of the global audience when she set a new world record in the masters women’s 90-94-year-old 2000 metre category. Canada’s Kingswood broke the record by finishing in a time of 10:29.3 – smashing the previous world record by more than two minutes.

The live racing meant that the rowers had to fit in with a variety of time zones. Racing started Friday at 12 noon CET (which was midnight in New Zealand and 3 am in California) and Saturday at 11 AM CET, and was streamed live on www.worldrowing.com. Each rower was videoed racing from wherever they were in the world. These individual races were then linked through a virtual studio with commentators calling the races: from Camilla Hadland and Martin Cross in Great Britain, to Shane Farmer and Aquil Abdullah in California.

Each athlete was connected to a screen where they could see how they were doing against their competitors. This timing and results software was produced and operated by race
management company Time Team of the Netherlands. World Rowing Productions of Munich, Germany brought all of the elements together to create the live stream broadcast.

Rewatch the racing here. Complete results here.

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8th May 2020

Dublin Rower Nathan O’Reilly Breaks 7 Irish 30-39 LM Indoor Rowing Records in 7 Days

Dublin oarsman Nathan O’Reilly of London Rowing Club has broken 7 Irish 30-39 LM Indoor Rowing Records in 7 Days and raised £4,350 for UK and Irish Health charities.

The attempts were broadcast live on Youtube to 3,000 viewers through the week. The 30-minute record went first, followed without incident by The Hour and 10k. The 5k came down to the wire, the dream being kept alive by a last-gasp 150m rate 50 sprint for the line.

Check out this 5k Sprint Finish Clip that picks up for the last 150 metres

“It was a horrible piece. Horrible from the first stroke and I’d all but given up with 1k to go. The guys in the comments never gave up so credit to them"

The 4 minute was straightforward leaving just the Marathon on Sunday.

“I’d found it fairly easy to sit around rate 29 1:48 split for the half so I thought from there it’s not too far to 1:46 [Marathon World Record] but I was very wrong.” – O’Reilly finished on 1:50.2 for the Marathon, a New Irish Record to complete the 7 in 7 and under the British Record but not quite the World Record.

The total raised for the charities stands at £4,350.

Nathan's Indoor Rowing Record Times

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26th November 2016

O'Connor So Close at Provinces Indoor Rowing

#Rowing: Eoghan O’Connor of Castleconnell came agonisingly close to a remarkable feat at the Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships at the University of Limerick today. The Castleconnell man missed setting a time of six minutes for the 2,000 metres by just one tenth of a second. Cathal Cummins of Lee Valley set a fine time of six minutes 30.5 seconds in the under-18 grade.

Jess O’Keeffe of University of Limerick won the women’s open grade in 7:20.1, but Margaret Cremen of Lee was the fastest woman, with an excellent time of 7:15.2.

Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships, University of Limerick

Men

Open: E O’Connor 6:00.1. Lightweight Open: D O’Connor 6:30.5. Under-23: G Patterson 6:18.9. Lightweight Under-23: B McKeon 6:42.9. Jun 18: C Cummins 6:20.5. Jun 16: R Tummon 6:31.8. 30-39: R Corcoran 6:30.8.

Women

Open: J O’Keeffe 7:20.1. Under-23: H O’Sullivan 7:21.8. Lightweight Under-23: E McGiff 7:43.3. Jun 18: M Cremen 7:15.2. Jun 16: C Kirwan 7:27.9. 30-39: M Tritt 7:40.3.

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26th November 2016

Neptune Man Breaks Six Minutes at Indoor Rowing

#Rowing: Spectators at the Garda Boat Club witnessed a rare sight for an Irish crowd - a competitor breaking six minutes for 2,000 metres on the ergometer. Neptune's Ben Behr Heyder set a time of 5:59.8 at the Leinster Indoor Rowing competition to rousing cheers. The six foot six German had an explosive start at a rate of over 50 strokes per minutes and then eased down and looked remarkably calm from there. It was is third time to break the six minute mark.

Breanna Larsen of Garda Boat Club woas the fastest woman, with a new personal best of 7:05.9. Eimear Lambe of UCD was the fastest under-23 woman - she set a time of 7:11.1.

Leinster Indoor Rowing Competition, Garda Boat Club (Selected Results)

Men

Open: B Behr-Heyder 5:59.8. Under-23: F Mulligan 6:21.4. Under-23 Lightweight: N Beggan 6:40.8. Novice (1,000m): C Guilfoyle 3:00.6. Under-18: N Hull 6:28.4. Under-16: J Gibney 6:53.2. Masters 30: A Maher 6:23.5.

Women

Open: B Larsen 7:05.9. Under-23: E Lambe 7:11.1. Novice (1,000m): C Hawker 3:35.8. Under-18: C Feerick 7:22.1. Under-16: A Keogh 7:41.8.

Masters 30: M Ragget 8:24.4.

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15th January 2016

Rio Olympians Sign Up for Irish Indoor Rowing Championships

#Rowing: The entry for the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships has both quantity and quality, with Irish rowers who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in the mix. Gary O’Donovan will compete in lightweight class and Paul O’Donovan in the under-23 lightweight class.

Claire Lambe, who partnered Sinéad Jennings in the Ireland lightweight women’s double crew which qualified the boat for Rio, is also entered. Jennings may do a Wattbike test.

Among the heavyweight men, Philip Doyle, Sam McKeown and Dave Neale will be among those competing to set the top mark, while Sanita Puspure, an Olympian in 2012, should be the fastest woman.

The Championships have a record entry and will be held in Limerick on January 23^rd.

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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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29th November 2015

Larsen Sets Good Time at Leinster Indoor Test

#Rowing: Breanna Larsen of Garda Boat Club set a fine personal best time of seven minutes 7.9 seconds at the Leinster Indoor Rowing competition at Garda Rowing Club on Saturday. Oblivious to the wind and rain outside, the women rowers from Garda, UCD and Trinity competed and set some good times. Trinity won the award for best female club, but Aileen Crowley of UCD took the under-23 title, clocking an impressive 7:13.30.

Leinster Indoor Competition, Garda Boat Club, Saturday (Selected Results, 2,000m unless stated) Full Results Attached

Men

Open: 1 D Kelly 6:17.8, 2 C McShane 6:54.8, 3 P Murphy 7:12.4. Novice (1,000): C Harrington 3:11.7. Jun 18: 1 N Beggan 6:51.8, 2 J Phelan 6:53.3, 3 A Lennon 6:56.0. Jun 16: R Quinn 6:54.9.

Masters 30+: D Quinn 6:31.40. Non-Rower (1,000m); 2:59.8.

Women

Open: 1 B Larsen 7:07.90 (PB), M Moore 7:20.10, 3 S O’Brien 7:23.6. Under-23: A Crowley 7:13.30. Junior 18: E Lambe 7:18.90, 2 C Feerick 7:29.6, 3 J Coleman 7:48.7. Jun 16: S Maxwell 7:49.6. Lightweight: G Crowe 7:33.90.

Novice (1,000m): B O’Brien 3:29.8.

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30th November 2014

Doyle Fastest At Ulster Indoor Rowing

#ROWING: Philip Doyle of Queen’s University set the fastest time – six minutes 1.3 seconds – at the Ulster indoor rowing tournament. Doyle and second-placed Sam Keown, who won the under-23 section in 6:08.5, were using the event to record times in the Rowing Ireland assessment process. The event was part of the BUCS (British University) indoor rowing series.

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W U15			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Rebecca	JONES -	1000m	MCB -	03:45.3	W U15	N
	Kayla	MCCANN -	1000m	P'DOWN -	03:56.9	W U15	N
	Laura	JEFFERS -	1000m	MCB -	03:58.3	W U15	N
	Hannah	WILSON -	1000m	MCB -	04:00.9	W U15	N
	Caitlin	WOODS -	1000m	MCB -	DNS	W U15	N
	Emily	HOBSON -	1000m	BRC -	DNS	W U15	N


M U15			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Xeno	YOUNG -	1000m	MCB -	03:25.3	M U15	N
	Alexander	WILSON -	1000m	MCB -	03:32.4	M U15	N
	Aaron	ROURKE -	1000m	MCB -	03:34.1	M U15	N
	Olly	RYDER MOORE -	1000m	MCB -	03:42.6	M U15	N
	Jackson	CORDNER -	1000m	MCB -	03:51.1	M U15	N
	James	KELLY -	1000m	MCB -	03:54.2	M U15	N
	Peter	GILMORE -	1000m	MCB -	04:00.4	M U15	N
	Callum	MCEVOY -	1000m	MCB -	04:00.5	M U15	N
	Callum	MARTIN -	1000m	P'DOWN -	04:05.5	M U15	N


W U16			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Hannah	SCOTT -	2000m	BANN -	07:38.7	W U16	YES
	Rachel	MCBRINN -	2000m	MCB -	07:42.8	W U16	YES
	Lucy	MCINTYRE -	2000m	MCB -	07:47.5	W U16	YES
	Lucy	TAYLOR -	2000m	BRC -	07:56.7	W U16	N
	Catherine	MCGARRY -	2000m	MCB -	08:06.6	W U16	N
	Sophia	HART -	2000m	MCB -	08:19.7	W U16	N
	Claudia	COULTER -	2000m	BRC -	08:23.0	W U16	N
	Nicky	EAMES -	2000m	MCB -	08:32.2	W U16	N
	Rhianna	BETTS -	2000m	MCB -	08:41.0	W U16	N
	Fiona	CHESTNUTT -	2000m	BANN -	DNS	W U16	YES
	Rowena	WALKER -	2000m	P'DOWN BC -	DNS	W U16	YES


M U16			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Aaron	CHRISTIE -	2000m	BANN -	06:45.9	M U16	YES
	Callum	MACRAE -	2000m	MCB -	06:57.4	M U16	YES
	Rory	EAKIN -	2000m	MCB -	06:59.7	M U16	YES
	Connor	EVANS -	2000m	CAI -	07:19.4	M U16	N
	Dawson	BROWN -	2000m	MCB -	07:23.5	M U16	N
	Matthew	LOGUE -	2000m	CAI -	07:47.8	M U16	N
	Fergus	CLARKE -	2000m	CAI -	08:24.8	M U16	N
	Rhys	FREW -	2000m	CAI -	09:02.2	M U16	N
	Ryan	FREW -	2000m	CAI -	09:09.1	M U16	N
	Zach	SMITH -	2000m	CAI -	DNS	M U16	N
	Christopher	PARISH -	2000m	BANN -	DNS	M U16	YES


W U18			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Erin	BARRY -	2000m	BANN -	06:57.8	W U18	YES
	Katie	SHIRLOW -	2000m	BANN -	07:31.2	W U18	YES
	Chloe	DEYERMOND -	2000m	MCB -	07:32.4	W U18	N
	Rebecca	MENAGH -	2000m	BANN -	07:45.4	W U18	YES
	Ochre	ANDRESS -	2000m	MCB -	08:16.4	W U18	N
	Amina	MARTIN -	2000m	P'DOWN -	08:40.3	W U18	N
	Cassie	FLACK -	2000m	P'DOWN -	08:56.0	W U18	N


M U18			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Aidan	MURRAY -	2000m	BBC -	06:27.9	M U18	YES
	Timothy	DAVIDSON -	2000m	BANN -	06:38.4	M U18	YES
	Ethan	MAGILL -	2000m	MCB -	06:48.7	M U18	N
	Adam	KENNEDY -	2000m	MCB -	06:58.6	M U18	N
	Jacob	BLEAKLEY -	2000m	P'DOWN -	06:59.5	M U18	N
	Aleksander	LAVINS -	2000m	P'DOWN -	07:02.2	M U18	N
	Josh	JORDAN -	2000m	BRC -	07:05.0	M U18	N
	Gary	ALLEN -	2000m	CAI -	07:07.4	M U18	N
	Jonathan	WOODS -	2000m	CAI -	07:10.9	M U18	N
	Aaron	MCFARLAND -	2000m	CoD -	07:11.6	M U18	N
	Miles	TAYLOR -	2000m	MCB -	07:14.8	M U18	N
	Andrew	MCINTYRE-	2000m	CAI -	07:15.3	M U18	N
	Peter	STEWART -	2000m	CAI -	07:21.9	M U18	N
	Chris	CLARKE -	2000m	MCB -	07:23.3	M U18	N
	Conall	GRAY -	2000m	MCB -	07:25.4	M U18	N
	John	ANDERSON -	2000m	CAI -	07:25.6	M U18	N
	Jordan	GREGG -	2000m	CAI -	07:37.7	M U18	N
	Kyle	MILLAR -	2000m	CAI -	07:52.7	M U18	N
	Louis	CHAMBERS -	2000m	P'DOWN -	DNF	M U18	N
	Dylan	MITCHELL -	2000m	BANN -	DNS	M U18	YES


W U23			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Olivia	BLUNDELL -	2000m	BBC -	07:28.7	W U23	YES


M U23			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Sam	MCKEOWN -	2000m	P'DOWN -	06:08.5	M U23	YES


M U23Lwt			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Joel	KELLY -	2000m	QUB -	06:32.5	M U23Lwt	BUCS + HP
	Luke	MCCANN -	2000m	QUB -	06:47.3	M U23Lwt	BUCS + HP
	Michael	CURRAN -	2000m	CAI -	07:16.9	M U23Lwt	N
	Oliver	GAGE -	2000m	CAI -	DNS	M U23Lwt	N


W Olwt			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Sarah	QUINN -	2000m	BBC -	07:16.8	W OLwt	YES
	Rachel	BROWN -	2000m	QUB -	07:54.1	W Olwt	BUCS
	Alicia	GREENE -	2000m	QUB -	07:57.8	W Olwt	BUCS
	Stephanie	MCIVOR -	2000m	QUB -	07:59.5	W Olwt	BUCS
	Samantha	FISHER -	2000m	QUB -	08:17.8	W Olwt	BUCS
	Cathy	HINDS -	2000m	QUB -	08:35.1	W Olwt	BUCS
	Abi	BUCK -	2000m	QUBLBC	09:01.2	W Olwt	BUCS


M Olwt			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Joel	KELLY -	2000m	QUB -	06:32.5	M Olwt	BUCS + HP
	Liam	MORAN -	2000m	QUB -	06:41.9	M Olwt	BUCS
	Luke	MCCANN -	2000m	QUB -	06:47.3	M Olwt	BUCS + HP
	Lloyd	WHITE -	2000m	QUB -	06:49.6	M Olwt	BUCS
	Ben	SMITH -	2000m	QUB -	06:59.2	M Olwt	BUCS
	David	ROY -	2000m	QUB -	07:21.1	M Olwt	BUCS
	Jordan	ALLEN -	2000m	QUB -	07:21.4	M Olwt	BUCS
	Aaron	MEENAGH -	2000m	QUB -	DNS	M Olwt	BUCS


W O			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Roisin	MAGUIRE -	2000m	QUB -	07:16.2	W O	BUCS
	Ruth	TAYLOR -	2000m	QUB -	07:53.4	W O	BUCS
	Lana	MULLAN -	2000m	QUB -	08:00.6	W O	BUCS
	Ellie	HOLMES -	2000m	QUB -	08:02.0	W O	BUCS
	Rosanna	MCBRIEN -	2000m	QUB -	08:03.3	W O	BUCS
	Caroline	MCCAMMON	2000m	QUB -	08:23.8	W O	BUCS
	Brooke	BURNSIDE -	2000m	QUB -	08:43.0	W O	BUCS
	Victoria	COULTER -	2000m	QUB -	08:53.1	W O	BUCS


M O			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Phillip	DOYLE -	2000m	QUB -	06:01.3	M O	BUCS + HP
	Tiernan	OLIVER -	2000m	QUB -	06:09.7	M O	BUCS + HP
	Oliver	GRAHAM -	2000m	QUB -	06:19.8	M O	BUCS
	Phillip	PATTON -	2000m	QUB -	06:26.6	M O	BUCS
	Jonny	ERSKINE -	2000m	QUBBC	06:28.3	M O	BUCS
	John	VINCENT -	2000m	QUB -	06:40.7	M O	BUCS
	Ross	WILLIAMSON -	2000m	QUB -	07:02.7	M O	BUCS
	Gareth	HERRON -	2000m	QUB -	DNS	M O	BUCS
	Adam	BOREHAM -	2000m	QUB -	DNS	M O	BUCS + HP


W Beg			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Siofra	CORR -	1000m	QUB -	03:49.4	W Beg	BUCS
	Millie	JESSUP -	1000m	QUB -	03:51.9	W Beg	BUCS
	Sarah	MCELROY -	1000m	QUB -	03:53.9	W Beg	BUCS
	Katherine	DAWSON -	1000m	QUB -	03:56.0	W Beg	BUCS
	Michaela	RYDEN -	1000m	QUB -	03:58.3	W Beg	BUCS
	Rachel	MEEK -	1000m	QUB -	03:58.4	W Beg	BUCS
	Rebecca	DAVISON -	1000m	QUB -	04:04.3	W Beg	BUCS
	Holli	BURGON -	1000m	QUB -	04:04.5	W Beg	BUCS
	Natalie	JONES -	1000m	QUB -	04:09.7	W Beg	BUCS
	Colleen	O'SULLIVAN -	1000m	QUB -	04:10.6	W Beg	BUCS
	Mia	JOHNSTON -	1000m	QUB -	04:11.7	W Beg	BUCS
	Katherine	BEATTIE -	1000m	QUB -	04:11.8	W Beg	BUCS
	Amy	FOSTER -	1000m	QUB -	04:13.8	W Beg	BUCS
	Rebekah	CRAIG -	1000m	QUB -	04:15.4	W Beg	BUCS
	Claire	BECKINGHAM -	1000m	QUB -	04:17.4	W Beg	BUCS
	Emma	DONALDSON -	1000m	QUB -	04:20.1	W Beg	BUCS
	Anna	SMYTH -	1000m	QUB -	04:22.0	W Beg	BUCS
	Heather	THOMPSON	1000m	QUB -	04:23.0	W Beg	BUCS
	Ali	GALLAGHER -	1000m	QUB -	04:27.6	W Beg	BUCS
	Victoria	TRUESDALE -	1000m	QUB -	04:43.2	W Beg	BUCS
	Emma	JONES -	1000m	QUB -	04:46.2	W Beg	BUCS
	Chloe	HOGG -	1000m	QUB -	04:46.3	W Beg	BUCS
	Jenny	SALMON -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	W Beg	BUCS
	Charlotte	MCCAUSLAND -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	W Beg	BUCS
	Katie	MCCOMB -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	W Beg	BUCS
	Emma	BOYD -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	W Beg	BUCS


M Beg			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Caolan	HARKIN -	1000m	QUB -	03:03.2	M Beg	BUCS
	Ryan	URQUAHART -	1000m	QUB -	03:14.4	M Beg	BUCS
	Evaldas	PARSIUNAS -	1000m	QUB -	03:15.7	M Beg	BUCS
	Niall	STEVENSON -	1000m	QUB -	03:17.3	M Beg	BUCS
	Alex	CROWLEY -	1000m	QUB -	03:18.8	M Beg	BUCS
	Evan	COYLE -	1000m	QUB -	03:20.7	M Beg	BUCS
	Kem	SMOOTH -	1000m	QUB -	03:21.7	M Beg	BUCS
	Michael	YOUNG -	1000m	QUB -	03:21.8	M Beg	BUCS
	Jordan	WILSON -	1000m	QUB -	03:23.2	M Beg	BUCS
	Scott	ADAMS -	1000m	QUB -	03:23.9	M Beg	BUCS
	Mitchell	BARR -	1000m	QUB -	03:24.6	M Beg	BUCS
	Justin	QUERIPEL -	1000m	QUB -	03:25.9	M Beg	BUCS
	Roger	DAWSON -	1000m	QUB -	03:26.6	M Beg	BUCS
	Mathew	LOWE -	1000m	QUB -	03:26.8	M Beg	BUCS
	Chris	ADDIS -	1000m	QUB -	03:29.9	M Beg	BUCS
	Patrick	MARTIN -	1000m	QUB -	03:32.3	M Beg	BUCS
	David	HELGUERA -	1000m	QUB -	03:32.9	M Beg	BUCS
	Michael	QUINN -	1000m	QUB -	03:34.0	M Beg	BUCS
	Tiernan	TRACEY -	1000m	QUB -	03:35.4	M Beg	BUCS
	Chris	HAYES -	1000m	QUB -	03:35.4	M Beg	BUCS
	Mark	HEGAN -	1000m	QUB -	03:36.1	M Beg	BUCS
	Daniel	LAVERY -	1000m	QUB -	03:36.4	M Beg	BUCS
	Timothy	IRVINE -	1000m	QUB -	03:36.9	M Beg	BUCS
	Jonny	BIRCH -	1000m	QUB -	03:38.1	M Beg	BUCS
	Harry	PARKER -	1000m	QUB -	03:39.2	M Beg	BUCS
	Eoin	BARNES -	1000m	QUB -	03:39.8	M Beg	BUCS
	Harry	WRIGHT -	1000m	QUB -	03:43.8	M Beg	BUCS
	Declan	COLEMAN -	1000m	QUB -	03:47.0	M Beg	BUCS
	Ross	TAYLOR -	1000m	QUB -	03:47.7	M Beg	BUCS
	Philip	CONLON -	1000m	QUB -	03:49.2	M Beg	BUCS
	Ronan	CONWAY -	1000m	QUB -	03:52.9	M Beg	BUCS
	Calum	SORDY -	1000m	QUB -	03:55.1	M Beg	BUCS
	Edward	CHESTER -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	M Beg	BUCS
	James	DURKAN -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	M Beg	BUCS
	Jason	NICOLETTI -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	M Beg	BUCS
	Jamie	ROBINSON -	1000m	QUB -	DNS	M Beg	BUCS


M 50+			DISTANCE	CLUB	TIME	CLASS	H/P
	Gaetano	DURSO -	1000m	CoD -	03:12.3	M 50+	N

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23rd November 2014

McCrohan a Record Breaker in Indoor Rowing

#ROWING: Siobhán McCrohan set a new record for Irish lightweight women in indoor competition at the Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships at the University of Limerick. The Tribesmen athlete clocked seven minutes 15.2 seconds for the 2,000 metres. The standing record was 7:16.8, set by Claire Lambe in 2010.

The best men’s open time was 6:10.2, taken by Kevin Coughlan of Carlow, and Jonathan Doyle won the lightweight open section in 6:28.1. There was a record time for 500 metres in the men’s lightweight 50-59 category. Christian Leonard set a time of one minute 34.5 seconds. SELECTED RESULTS


Mens 2k
MO 1 Kevin Coughlan_Carlow 06:10.2 2000
MO 2 David Meehan_SMRC 06:11.3 2000
MO 2 Dan Hindle_NUIG 06:11.3 2000

LMO 1 Jonathan Doyle_PaddyPower_IRC 06:28.1 2000
LMO 2 Alan Mc_Kenna_Carlow 06:38.3 2000
LMO 3 Alan Goodison_Fermoy_RC 06:53.3 2000

Current Irish Record:
2000 19-29 Eamon Joyce M Hwt U.C.C.R.C. 5:59.3 2001 Race result
2000 19-29 Paul Griffin M Lwt Muckross RC 6:16.4 2001 Race result

Womens 2k
LWO 1 Siobhan McCrohan_Tribesmen_RC L 07:15.2 2000
LWO 2 Amy Bulman_UCCRC 07:48.2 2000

WU23 1 Deirdre O'Sullivan_UCCRC 07:17.9 2000
WU23 2 Caoimhe Joyce-Hearne_NUIG 07:20.4 2000
WU23 3 Hannah O'Sullivan_SMRC 07:23.6 2000

WO 1 Aine Collins_Fermoy_RC 07:23.7 2000
WO 2 Jessica O'Keeffe_SMRC 07:25.4 2000
WO 3 Marie Piggot_NUIG 07:39.4 2000

Current Irish Record:
Claire Lambe Lwt UCDBC 7:16.8 2010 Race result

Mens 500

New Irish Record : LM50-59 Christian Leonard_ 01:34.5 500

Old Record: LM50-59_500 Joe Keating M Lwt London 1:41.1 2008 Historical Record

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15th November 2011

Neale and O'Keeffe Fastest at Irish Indoor Championships

Dave Neale won the men’s open category at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships. The UCD man’s time of six minutes 1.5 seconds was over 11 seconds faster than second-placed Eamonn Joyce of Cork Boat Club at the event in Trinity College Sports Centre. Amy Bulman of UCD won the women’s open category, but 20-year-old Jessica O’Keeffe of St Michael’s was the fastest woman, clocking seven minutes 20.1 seconds to win the under-23 category.

Irish Indoor Championships, Trinity College, Sunday (Selected Results)

Men

Open: 1 D Neale (UCD) 6:01.5, 2 E Joyce (Cork BC) 6:12.6, 3 I Woods 6:30.8. Under-23: 1 D Brett (Neptune) 6:18.4, 2 S O’Connor 6:21.8, 3 F Crowley (UCD) 6:27.8. Age 30-39: 1 P Buchanan (PaddyPower) 6:11.8, 2 S Suvorov 6:17.2, 3 R Corcoran (Neptune) 6:17.2. Age 40-49: E Trofimov (Marine Technical University) 6:07.6. 50-59: G D’Urso (City of Derry) 6:36.6. 60-69: M Sherwood (Chichester Chariots) 7:01.5. Junior 18: 1 S Quigley (Athlone) 6:42.2, 2 D Schone (Borris VS) 6:51.6, 3 M Murphy (St Michael’s Col) 7:00.3. Jun 16: D Hazley (Neptune) 6:35.6.

Lightweight – Open: P Healy 6:22.1, 2 C Dowling (Lee Valley) 6:31.6, 3 O Dwyer (Cork BC) 6:32.5. Under-23: 1 C Barrett (UCD) 6:31.9, 2 Cathal Clifford (UCD) 6:34.7, 3 Cian Clifford (UCD) 6:41.9. 30-39: 1 F Geraghty (NUIG) 6:26.3, 2 J Doyle (PaddyPower) 6:31.1, 3 A McGregor (Loch Lomond) 6:54.2. 40-49: S Callaghan (Steepholme Pirates) 6:37.6. 50-59: G Murphy (Portora) 6:57.5. 60-69: E Winterbottom (Coleraine LC) 7:09.8. Junior 18: C Beck (RBAI) 6:45.0.

Women – Open: 1 A Bulman (UCD) 7:20.1, 2 S Cass (Trinity) 7:23.4, 3 C Bennett (Portarlington LC) 8:39.9. Under-23: J O’Keeffe (St Michael’s) 7:19.3, 2 C Cooney (Trinity) 7:25.0. 30-39: S Laivina 8:07.3. 40-49: J Lee (Arklow) 7:36.9. 50-59: J Hicks 7:58.6. Junior 18: 1 H O’Sullivan (St Michael’s) 7:30.3, 2 A Crowley (Muckross) 7:31.2, 3 A Cooper (Muckross) 7:54.6. Jun 16: H McCarthy (St Michael’s) 7:34.3.

Lightweight – 30-39: K Curran (St Michael’s, Dun Laoghaire) 8:22.1. Junior 18: A Leahy (St Michael’s) 7:53.4

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