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

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4th December 2016

Lightweight Queen's Crew Fastest at Shannon Rowing

Tiernan Oliver and Sam McKeown of Queen's

#Rowing: A young Queen’s University lightweight quadruple were the fastest crew at the Shannon Head of the River at Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday. The under-23 crew of Jordan Wilson, Miles Taylor, Ewan Murray and Harry Mahon took 11 minutes and 53 seconds to complete the course. Portora’s junior 16 eight also did well. Tiernan Oliver and Sam McKeown, in a senior double, almost matched their time. See Attached Results.

Head of the Shannon, Carrick-on-Shannon (Selected Results)

Head One:

Men

Eight – Jun 16: Portora 12 minutes 43 seconds.

Four – Jun 18, coxed: Portora 13:13.

Sculling, Quadruple – Jun 16, coxed: Carrick-on-Shannon 14:24. Double – Sen: Queen’s 12:46

Women

Eight – Club One: Commercial 14:29. Jun 18: Commercial 13:39

Sculling, Quadruple – Jun 18A: Portora 14:08.

Head Two:

Men

Eight – Novice: Commercial 14:55.

Sculling – Quadruple – Sen: Queen’s 11:53. Jun 18A, coxed: Portora 12:28

Single – Sen: Queen’s (T Oliver) 14:03. Jun 18A Carrick-on-Shannon (T Earley) 14:48.

Women

Eight – Inter: Commercial B 13:40. Jun 16: Portora 13:57.

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15th July 2016

NUIG Four Impress at Irish Rowing Championships

Lydia Heaphy - Part of the winning Skibbereen junior four

#Rowing: NUIG overtook Commercial and won the men's senior four at the Irish Rowing Championships in Cork today. The other senior title on offer in the second session of finals at the National Rowing Centre went to Mark O'Donovan in the single sculls. The 26-year-old Skibbereen man, rating much higher than his rivals, established an early lead and was not caught. It was his first senior singles sculls crown.

Portora also took the lead early and won the junior 18 eights - but the Cork Boat Club challenge was severe. This fine race lasted right to the line and was decided by under half a second.

Neptune added the women's novice coxed quadruple title to their men's title, won earlier in the day, while UCD won the women's intermediate eight. The Dublin college also took the men's club eight.

Irish Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork, Day One (Selected Results)

Men

Eight - Club: UCD 5:56.392. Junior: 1 Portora 5:59.419, 2 Cork 5:59.84, 3 St Joseph's A 6:10.731.

Four - Senior: 1 NUIG 6:03.081, 2 Commercial 6:05.925, 3 Portora 6:09.284. Inter, coxed: 1 NUIG 6:26.811.

Sculling, Quadruple - Novice, coxed: Neptune 6:44.559.

Double - Senior: 1 Skibbereen 6:32.773, 2 UCD 6:34.914, 3 Castleconnell 6:39.727.

Single - Senior: 1 Skibbereen (M O'Donovan) 7:04.162, 2 UCD (T Hughes) 7:10.256, 3 Portadown (S McKeown) 7:12.256. Junior: 1 Clonmel (D Lynch) 7:04.040, 2 Shandon (R Byrne) 7:04.462, 3 Shandon (S O'Sullivan) 7:23.197.

Women

Eight - Intermediate: UCD 6:38.722. Four - Senior: 1 UCD 6:54.652, 2 Skibbereen/UCC 6:58.902, 3 Trinity 7:04.715. Club, coxed: Fermoy 7:16.116.

Four - Junior: 1 Skibbereen 7:05.645, 2 Shandon A 7:13.661, 3 Galway 7:19.145.

Pair - Intermediate: Cork 7:36.488

Sculling, Quadruple - Novice, coxed: Neptune A 7:55.460.

Double - Junior: 1 Skibbereen B 7:19.682, 2 Bann 7:91.995, 3 Neptune 7:33.305.

Skibbereen brought their tally of title for the day to four with a win in the women's junior four.

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30th June 2016

Ireland Home International Team Chosen

Barney Rix - in Ireland Home International team.

#Rowing: The Ireland team for the Home International Regatta in Cardiff Bay on July 23^rd has been chosen. The men’s senior four is an all-Portora unit and these rowers go into a strong-looking senior eight, with UCC.

Ireland senior team for Home International Regatta, Cardiff Bay, July 23^rd. Not necessarily in crew order.

Men

Eight: D Keohane, B Keohane, B Rix, R Ballantine, L Seaman, C McLaughlin, R Thompson, N Farrell; cox: G Connolly. Four: Rix, Ballantine, Seaman, McLaughlin. Four, coxed: B Keohane, D Keohane, Farrell, Thompson; cox: Connolly. Pair: L McCann, M Taylor. Lightweight Pair: C Higgins, S Kearney.

Sculling – Quadruple: T Dillon, A Prendergast, D Begley, D Kelly. Double: Prendergast, Begley. Lightweight Double: A O’Connor, H Sutton. Single: Kelly. Lightweight Single: Dillon.

Women

Eight: G Crowe, H O’Neill, A Keogh, C Joyce Hearne, D Maguire, K Shirlow, L McHugh, S Higgins; cox: G Canham. Four: Keogh, Joyce Hearne, A Feeley, R Maguire. Four, coxed: McHugh, Higgins, R Davidson, S Corr; cox: Canham. Pair: D Maguire, Shirlow. Lightweight Pair: Crowe, O’Neill.

Sculling

Quadruple: O Blundell, M Piggott, S Bouanane, A Byrne. Double: Blundell, Bouanane, Lightweight Double: C Nolan, Byrne. Single: Piggott. Lightweight Single: L Heaphy.

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25th June 2016

Paul O'Donovan Wins Battle of the Brothers

#Rowing: Paul O'Donovan was far and away the fastest single sculler at Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre today. The 22-year-old UCD man had a clearwater lead by halfway and beat his younger brother, Gary into second by over eight seconds. The O'Donovans form the Ireland Olympic lightweight double. Paul will go on to represent his country as a lightweight single sculler at the World Championships.

Denise Walsh was a convincing winner of the women's senior single, well ahead of Siobhan McCrohan, while the very promising Cork Boat Club junior crew of Amy Mason and Tara O'Hanlon won the Division One women's pair. Shane O'Driscoll and Mark O'Donovan took the men's senior pair, ahead of the Portora intermediate crew of Ryan Ballantyne and Barney Rix.

The New Ross junior 16 crew had a stirring victory in the women's division two coxed quad, while UCD's club two crew won the men's division two eight.

Cork Regatta (Coillte Grand League), National Rowing Centre, Day One

Men

Eight - Div Two - A Final: 1 UCD (Club 2) 6:10.51; 3 Neptune (jun 18B) 6:26.949; 5 UCD (nov) 6:35.449; 6 Shandon (jun 16) 6:36.01.

Pair - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (M O'Donovan, S O'Driscoll; sen) 6:47.31, 2 Portora (inter) 7:00.21, 3 Portora (sen) 7:03.97. B Final: UCC 7:09.969; 4 Methodists (jun 18A) 7:27.72. C Final: 1 Commercial B (sen) 7:19.64; 5 Cork (Club 1) 7:39.03.

Sculling, Single - Div One - A Final: 1 UCD (P O'Donovan; sen) 6:55.78, 2 Skibbereen (G O'Donovan; sen) 7:03.98, 3 Portadown (S McKeown; sen) 7:20.81; 4 Shandon (R Byrne; jun 18) 7:21.20; 5 St Michael's (D O'Connor; inter) 7:21.58. B Final: Clonmel (D Lynch; jun 18) 7:20.48; 6 NUIG (T Dillon; lwt) 7:39.37. C Final: Shandon (D Begley; inter) 7:29.43; 2 Carlow (L Keating; Club One) 7:30.86.

Women

Pair - Division One - A Final: 1 Cork A (jun) 7:49.19, 2 UCC (sen) 7:53.55, 3 Bann (inter) 7:59.863. B Final: Queen's/UCC (sen) 8:01.37. C Final: St Michael's (inter) 8:21.57.

Sculling, Quadruple - Div Two, coxed - A Final: 1 New Ross (jun 16) 7:40.26, 2 Cork B (Club 2) 7:41.14; 5 Carlow (jun 18B) 7:48.997. B Final: Waterford (jun 18B) 7:54.796. C Final: Commercial (club 2) 8:18.91; 3 Castleconnell (nov) 8:24.174.

Single - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (D Walsh; sen) 7:51.57, 2 Tribesmen (S McCrohan; sen) 8:04.30, 3 Skibbereen (O Hayes; sen) 8:09.94; 4 Belfast BC (O Blundell; inter) 8:21.16. B Final: Belfast BC (C Deyermond; club 1) 8:25.96; 2 Neptune (C Feerick; jun 18A) 8:28.71. C Final: Carlow (A Byrne; lwt) 9:05.89.

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9th May 2016

Portora Win at Queen's Regatta

#Rowing: Portora took the men’s senior four and men’s senior pair at the Queen’s Regatta on Saturday at Castlewellan. Damien Kelly of Garda and Micheál Bailey of Neptune finished first and second in the men’s senior single. Commercial took the men’s club one eight and coxed fours. The host club took the women’s club one eight.

Event Name	Crew name	Race Position	Result Points
Mens Senior 4-	Portora	1st	50
Mens Senior 4-	QUBBC	2nd	-10
Mens Senior 2-	Portora	1st	50
Mens Senior 2-	QUBBC A	2nd	-10
Mens Senior 2-	QUBBC B	Did not start	0
Mens Senior 2X	Sligo	1st	50
Mens Senior 2X	Portora	2nd	-10
Mens Senior 2X	Garda	Did not start	0
Mens Senior 1X	Garda, Kelly, D	1st	50
Mens Senior 1X	Neptune, Bailey, M	2nd	-10
Mens Senior 1X	QUBBC, Stitt, J	3rd	-10
Mens Senior 1X	Garda, Allen, R	Did not start	0
Mens Intermediate 2-	Commercial	1st	50
Mens Intermediate 2-	Belfast RC A	2nd	-10
Mens Intermediate 2-	Belfast RC B	3rd	-10
Mens Intermediate 2-	CGS	4th	-10
Mens Intermediate 1X	Belfast BC, Mitchell, D	1st	50
Mens Intermediate 1X	QUBBC, Martin, P	2nd	-10
Mens Intermediate 1X	C of Derry, D'Urso, G	3rd	-10
Mens Intermediate 1X	QUBBC, Stitt, J	4th	-10
Mens Intermediate 1X	Garda, Allen, R	Did not start	0
Mens Intermediate 1X	Garda, Maceoin, D	Did not start	0
Mens Intermediate 1X	Portadown, Laivins, A	Did not start	0
Mens Intermediate 1X	QUBBC, Taylor, R	Did not start	0
Mens Club 1 8+	Commercial	1st	50
Mens Club 1 8+	QUBBC	2nd	-10
Mens Club 1 4+	Commercial	1st	50
Mens Club 1 4+	Belfast RC	2nd	-10
Mens Club 1 4+	QUBBC A	3rd	-10
Mens Club 1 4+	CGS	4th	-10
Mens Club 1 4+	QUBBC B	5th	-10
Mens Club 1 4+	Methodist	6th	-10
Mens Club 1 4X-	QUBBC B	1st	50
Mens Club 1 4X-	Sligo	2nd	-10
Mens Club 1 4X-	QUBBC A	Did not start	0
Mens Club 1 2X	Sligo	1st	50
Mens Club 1 2X	Garda B	2nd	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	QUBBC A	3rd	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	QUBBC C	4th	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	QUBBC B	5th	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	Blackrock	6th	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	Commercial	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	QUBBC D	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	RBAI	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 2X	Garda A	Did not start	0
Mens Club 1 1X	Belfast BC, Mitchell, D	1st	50
Mens Club 1 1X	Garda, Maceoin, D	2nd	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	QUBBC, McNamee, M	3rd	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	Commercial, Connolly, S	4th	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	C of Derry, D'Urso, G	5th	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	Blackrock, Riordan, P	6th	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	Blackrock, Drennan, D	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	Commercial, Fowler, P	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	QUBBC, Foster, C	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	QUBBC, Holden, P	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	QUBBC, Stitt, J	Competed	-10
Mens Club 1 1X	Portadown, Laivins, A	Did not start	0
Mens Club 1 1X	Sligo, Patterson, G	Did not start	0
Mens Club 2 8+	QUBBC	1st	50
Mens Club 2 8+	RBAI	2nd	-10
Mens Club 2 8+	Methodist	3rd	-10
Mens Novice 4X+	Sligo	1st	50
Mens Novice 4X+	Portadown B	2nd	-10
Mens Novice 4X+	Portadown A	3rd	-10
Mens J18A 8+	Portora	1st	0
Mens J18A 8+	Methodist A	3rd	0
Mens J18A 8+	Methodist B	4th	0
Mens J18A 4+	Portora	1st	0
Mens J18A 4+	Methodist	2nd	0
Mens J18A 4+	RBAI A	3rd	0
Mens J18A 4+	RBAI B	Disqualified	0
Mens J18A 4X-	Lee A	1st	0
Mens J18A 4X-	Lee B	2nd	0
Mens J18A 4X-	RBAI	3rd	0
Mens J18A 4X-	Portadown	4th	0
Mens J18A 4X-	Methodist	5th	0
Mens J18A 2-	Portora B	1st	0
Mens J18A 2-	Methodist	2nd	0
Mens J18A 2-	Portora A	Did not finish	0
Mens J18A 2X	Lee A	1st	0
Mens J18A 2X	Lee D	2nd	0
Mens J18A 2X	Lee C	3rd	0
Mens J18A 2X	Lee B	4th	0
Mens J18A 2X	Portadown B	5th	0
Mens J18A 2X	CGS	Competed	0
Mens J18A 2X	Portadown A	Competed	0
Mens J18A 1X	Portadown, Hull, N	1st	0
Mens J18A 1X	Portadown, Murtagh, D	2nd	0
Mens J18A 1X	Portadown, Morrow, R	3rd	0
Mens J18A 1X	Belfast RC, Moran, J	4th	0
Mens J18A 1X	Portadown, Tang, C	Did not start	0
Mens J16 8+	Portora	1st	0
Mens J16 8+	Methodist	2nd	0
Mens J16 4X+	Portora A	1st	0
Mens J16 4X+	Commercial	2nd	0
Mens J16 4X+	Methodist A	3rd	0
Mens J16 4X+	Portadown	4th	0
Mens J16 4X+	Blackrock	5th	0
Mens J16 4X+	Methodist B	6th	0
Mens J16 4X+	Methodist C	Competed	0
Mens J16 4X+	Portora B	Competed	0
Mens J16 2X	Commercial	1st	0
Mens J16 2X	Belfast BC	2nd	0
Mens J16 2X	Portora	3rd	0
Mens J16 2X	Portadown B	4th	0
Mens J16 2X	Portadown A	5th	0
Mens J16 2X	Portadown C	6th	0
Mens J16 1X	CGS, Moore, H	1st	0
Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Browne, K	2nd	0
Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Hickey, D	3rd	0
Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Holton, A	4th	0
Mens J16 1X	Portora, Blake, R	5th	0
Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Daly, A	Competed	0
Mens J16 1X	RBAI, Lyons, T	Competed	0
Mens J15 4X+	Blackrock	1st	0
Mens J15 4X+	Portora	2nd	0
Mens J15 4X+	Methodist B	3rd	0
Mens J15 4X+	Methodist A	4th	0
Mens J15 2X	Blackrock A	1st	0
Mens J15 2X	Portora	2nd	0
Mens J15 2X	Methodist A	3rd	0
Mens J15 2X	Blackrock B	4th	0
Mens J15 2X	Portadown	5th	0
Mens J15 2X	Methodist B	6th	0
Womens Senior 1X	Belfast BC, Turner, K	Did not start	0
Womens Senior 1X	Garda, Larsen, B	Did not start	0
Womens Intermediate 2-	QUBLBC A	1st	50
Womens Intermediate 2-	Bann	2nd	-10
Womens Intermediate 2-	SMRC	3rd	-10
Womens Intermediate 2-	QUBLBC C	4th	-10
Womens Intermediate 2-	Portora A	5th	-10
Womens Intermediate 2-	Portora B	6th	-10
Womens Intermediate 2-	QUBLBC B	Did not start	0
Womens Intermediate 1X	Garda, Larsen, B	1st	50
Womens Intermediate 1X	NUIG, Pigott, M	2nd	-10
Womens Intermediate 1X	Belfast BC, Turner, K	Did not start	0
Womens Intermediate 1X	Garda, Moore, M	Did not start	0
Womens Intermediate 1X	Garda, Ryan, J	Did not start	0
Womens Intermediate 1X	QUBLBC, Brown, R	Did not start	0
Womens Club 1 8+	QUBLBC A	1st	50
Womens Club 1 8+	Bann	2nd	-10
Womens Club 1 8+	QUBLBC B	2nd	-10
Womens Club 1 4X-	Bann	1st	50
Womens Club 1 4X-	Methodist	2nd	-10
Womens Club 1 4X-	Belfast RC	Did not start	0
Womens Club 1 2X	Bann	1st	50
Womens Club 1 2X	SMRC	2nd	-10
Womens Club 1 2X	Garda	3rd	-10
Womens Club 1 2X	QUBLBC A	4th	-10
Womens Club 1 2X	QUBLBC B	Did not finish	0
Womens Club 1 1X	Garda, Ryan, J	1st	50
Womens Club 1 1X	Garda, Moore, M	2nd	-10
Womens Club 1 1X	Lee, Murphy, C	3rd	-10
Womens Club 1 1X	Lee, Nagle, N	4th	-10
Womens Club 1 1X	QUBLBC, Potts, L	5th	-10
Womens Club 1 1X	QUBLBC, Crouch, J	6th	-10
Womens Novice 4X+	QUBLBC B	1st	50
Womens Novice 4X+	Portadown	2nd	-10
Womens Novice 4X+	Sligo	3rd	-10
Womens Novice 4X+	QUBLBC A	4th	-10
Womens Novice 4X+	Belfast BC	Disqualified	0
Womens J18A 8+	Portora	1st	0
Womens J18A 8+	Methodist	2nd	0
Womens J18A 8+	Bann	3rd	0
Womens J18A 8+	Portadown	4th	0
Womens J18A 4-	Methodist	1st	0
Womens J18A 4-	Portora A	2nd	0
Womens J18A 4-	Portora B	3rd	0
Womens J18A 4X-	Bann	1st	0
Womens J18A 4X-	Lee	2nd	0
Womens J18A 4X-	Sligo	3rd	0
Womens J18A 4X-	Portadown	4th	0
Womens J18A 2X	Bann	1st	0
Womens J18A 2X	Lee A	2nd	0
Womens J18A 2X	Neptune	3rd	0
Womens J18A 2X	Lee B	4th	0
Womens J18A 2X	Sligo A	5th	0
Womens J18A 2X	Portadown A	6th	0
Womens J18A 2X	Belfast RC	Competed	0
Womens J18A 2X	Portadown B	Competed	0
Womens J18A 2X	Portadown C	Competed	0
Womens J18A 2X	Sligo B	Competed	0
Womens J18A 1X	Neptune, Feerick, C	1st	0
Womens J18A 1X	Bann, Odonovan, A	2nd	0
Womens J18A 1X	Bann, Wylie, L	3rd	0
Womens J18A 1X	Portadown, McCann, K	4th	0
Womens J18A 1X	Neptune, Clark, A	Did not start	0
Womens J16 8+	Portora A	1st (private race)	0
Womens J16 8+	Portora B	2nd (private race)	0
Womens J16 4X+	Lee	1st	0
Womens J16 4X+	Portora	2nd	0
Womens J16 4X+	Sligo	3rd	0
Womens J16 4X+	Portadown	4th	0
Womens J16 4X+	Belfast RC	5th	0
Womens J16 2X	Portora B	1st	0
Womens J16 2X	Portora A	2nd	0
Womens J16 2X	Methodist	3rd	0
Womens J16 2X	Belfast RC	4th	0
Womens J16 1X	Belfast RC, Hall, A	1st	0
Womens J16 1X	Portadown, McCann, S	2nd	0
Womens J16 1X	Bann, Blemmings, E	3rd	0
Womens J16 1X	Portora, Hutton, D	Competed	0
Womens J16 1X	Portora, McComb, T	Competed	0
Womens J16 1X	Portora, O'Doherty, M	Competed	0
Womens J16 1X	Bann, Carson, R	Did not start	0
Womens J15 4X+	Bann	1st	0
Womens J15 4X+	Portora A	2nd	0
Womens J15 4X+	Portora B	3rd	0
Womens J15 4X+	Portadown	4th	0
Womens J15 2X	Portadown A	1st	0
Womens J15 2X	Bann A	2nd	0
Womens J15 2X	Bann B	3rd	0
Womens J15 2X	Portadown B	4th	0

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1st May 2016

Good Day for Neptune at Portadown Regatta

#Rowing: Neptune won the club one eights, beating UCD in a close final, and the junior 18 coxed four at the Portadown Regatta on Saturday. Methodist College, Belfast, took the club one women’s quadruple sculls. Katie Shirlow of Bann was the best women’s intermediate single sculler.

Portadown Regatta, Saturday (Selected Results):

Men

Eight – Club One: Neptune bt UCD ¼ l. Junior 18: Neptune bt Methodist College, Belfast 2½ l. Masters: Bann bt Belfast RC, bowball. Jun 16: Methodist bt Coleraine GS 5l.

Four – Jun 18, coxed: RBAI r/o Neptune. Masters, coxed: Belfast BC bt Belfast RC 1½ l

Sculling – Quadruple, Club One, coxed: Coleraine GS bt RBAI 5l. Novice, coxed: Neptune bt RBAI 3l. Jun 18: Bann bt RBAI 1¼ l. Jun 16, coxed: Portora bt Portadown 2¼ l. Jun 15 coxed: Bann bt Portadown 2l.

Double – Club One: Portadown bt Coleraine GS, 5l. Jun 18: Bann bt RBAI B ½ l. Nov: UCD bt Portadown easily. Masters: Belfast BC bt Lady Victoria 3l. Jun 16: Neptune A bt RBAI 5l. Jun 15: Bann bt Coleraine GS 1¾ l

Single – Club: Carrick-on-Shannon (T Earley) bt RBAI (J Emery) 4l. Novice: RBAI (T Lyons) bt Carrick (F Early) 2½ l. Jun 18: Carrick-on-Shannon (T Earley) bt Portadown (N Hull) 1l. Masters: Portora (G Murphy) bt City of Derry (G D’Urso) 1½l. Jun 16: Portora (R Blake) bt Coleraine GS (H Moore) lft. Jun 15: Portora (M Stewart) r/0 Portora (C Stewart).

Women

Eight – Jun 16: Neptune bt Coleraine Grammar School 3½ l. Jun 15: Portora A bt Portadown easily.

Sculling, Quadruple – Club One, coxed: Methodist bt Belfast BC 2¼ l. Novice, coxed: Neptune bt Methodist 3l. Jun 18: Bann bt Portadown easily. Jun 16, coxed: Neptune bt Portadown A ¾ l. Jun 15, coxed: Bann bt Portadown A, easily.

Double – Inter: Bann bt Portadown 4l. Masters: Belfast BC bt Lady Victoria 3l. Jun 18: Bann bt Portadown A, 6l. Jun 16: Portora bt Belfast RC 3l.

Single – Inter: Bann (K Shirlow) bt Portadown (A Martin) easily. Club One: Bann (D Maguire) bt Portadown (A Martin) easily. Jun 18: Neptune (A Clark) bt Portadown (K McCann) 4l. Jun 16: Portadown (I Peyton) bt Carrick-on-Shannon (A O’Connor) easily. Jun 15: Portora (V Wilson) bt Portora (M O’Doherty) 1¼ l.

Event	Type	Lane 1: Portadown Station	Verdict	Lane 2: Gilford Station	Next
MJ18 2X	Heat 1	Portadown B		RBAI B	35
MJ18 2X	Heat 2	Methodist		Portadown C	35
WJ14 1x	Heat	Portadown, Pinkerton, R		Portora, McComb, T	72
WC1 1X	SF	Carrick, Duggan, T		Bann, Maguire, D	117
WN 4x+	SF1	Methodist		QUBLBC	71
WN 4x+	SF2	Neptune		Portadown	71
MN 1x	Heat	Portadown, McClenahan, B		Carrick, Early, F	44
no race
MJ18 1X	Heat 1	Bann, Christie, A		RBAI,Reid,N	48
MJ18 1X	Heat 2	CGS, Moore,H		Portadown, Tang,C	48
MC1 2x	Heat	RBAI		Portadown	136
MC1 1X	Heat	Carrick, Earley, T	Reschedued to race 39	Portadown, Laivins, A	85
WJ14 4X+	Heat	Bann		Portadown	57
MJ16 2X	Heat 1	Portadown A		Neptune B	88
MJ16 2X	Heat 2	Portora		Portadown B	88
WJ16 4X+	Heat 1	Belfast RC		Methodist	34
WJ16 4X+	Heat 2	Portadown A		Portora	34
MN 2x	Heat	UCDBC		Bann	65
WJ18 1x	Heat 1	Neptune, Clark, A		Carrick, Duggan, T	53
WJ18 1x	Heat 2	Portadown, Green, R		Portadown, Henderson, A	53
MN 4X+	Heat 1	Portadown A		UCD BC	86
MN 4X+	Heat 2	Portadown B		Neptune	86
MJ16 1X	SF1	Carrick, Early, F		CGS,Moore,H	80
MJ16 1X	SF2	Portora,Blake, R		RBAI, Lyons, T	80
WJ15 8+	SF1	Portadown		CGS	102
WJ15 8+	SF2	Portora A		Portora B	102
WJ18 2X	Heat 1	Methodist		Bann	77
WJ18 2X	Heat 2	Portadown B		Neptune	77
MJ15 1X	SF1	Portora, Stewart, C		CGS, McCook, C	74
MJ15 1X	SF2	Portora, Stewart, M		Portora, Bell, A	74
MM 4+	SF1	Belfast RC B (e 220)		Belfast BC (f 247)	103
MM 4+	SF2	Belfast RC A (f 251)		Neptune (d 215)	103
WJ16 4X+	SF1	Neptune		Portadown B	140
WJ16 4X+	SF2	Methodist		Portadown A	140
MJ18 2X	QF1	RBAI B		Methodist	67
MJ18 2X	QF2	RBAI A		CGS	67
MJ18 2X	QF3	Portadown A		Portadown D	68
MJ18 2X	QF4	Neptune		Bann	68
MC1 1X	Heat	Carrick, Earley, T		Portadown, Laivins, A	85
no race
MM 2X	F	LVBC (e 116)	Belfast BC (3 l)	Belfast BC (f 128)	-
MM 1X	SF	C of Derry, D'Urso, G (e)		LVBC, Keown,P €	70
MJ16 8+	Heat	Portadown		Methodist	141
MN 1x	F	Carrick, Early, F	RBAI, Lyons,T (2.5 l)	RBAI, Lyons,T	-
WJ15 4x+	SF1	Bann		CGS	115
WJ15 4x+	SF2	Portadown A		Portadown B	115
MJ18 1X	QF1	RBAI, Patterson,D		Carrick, Earley, T	90
MJ18 1X	QF2	Bann, Christie, A		CGS, Moore, H	90
MJ18 1X	QF3	Portadown, Morrow,R		Portadown, Murtagh, D	91
MJ18 1X	QF4	Methodist, Young, X		Portadown,Hull, N	91
MJ15 2X	SF1	CGS		Portadown	110
MJ15 2X	SF2	Bann		Portora	110
WJ18 1x	SF1	Neptune, Clark, A		Portadown, Green, R	143
WJ18 1x	SF2	Bann, Scott,H		Portadown, McCann, K	143
WJ15 2X	Heat	Portadown A		Bann B	92
MJ18 8+	Heat	RBAI		Neptune	133
WJ14 4X+	SF1	Bann		Portora B	84
WJ14 4X+	SF2	CGS		Portora A	84
MJ14 2X	Heat	Bann		Portadown	81
MJ18 4X-	SF	Bann		Portadown	101
MM 8+	SF1	Bann (d 412)		LVBC (f 498)	132
MM 8+	SF2	Belfast RC (e 471)		Neptune (d 419)	132
MJ16 4X+	SF1	RBAI		Portora	144
MJ16 4X+	SF2	Methodist		Portadown	144
MN 2x	F	UCDBC	UCDBC (6 l)	Portadown	-
MJ14 4X+	F	Methodist	CGS (1l)	CGS	-
MJ18 2X	SF1	RBAI B		CGS	119
MJ18 2X	SF2	Portadown D		Bann	119
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
MM 1X	F	C of Derry, D'Urso, G (e)	Portora, Murphy, G (e ) 1.5 l	Portora, Murphy, G (e )	-
WN 4x+	F	Methodist	Neptune (3 l)	Neptune	-
WJ14 1x	F	Portora McComb T	Portadown, Patterson, L (2.5L)	Portadown, Patterson, L	-
WJ16 2X	Heat	Portadown		Belfast RC	94
MJ15 1X	F	Portora, Stewart, C	Portora, Stewart, M (RO)	Portora, Stewart, M	-
no race
no race
WJ18 2X	SF1	Bann		Neptune	113
WJ18 2X	SF2	Neptune	Not run as Neputne double entry - PBC bye	Portadown A	113
MC1 4X+	Heat	Methodist		CGS	116
MJ16 1X	F	CGS,Moore,H	Portora,Blake, R (1ft)	Portora,Blake, R	-
MJ14 2X	F	Bann	CGS (Bann disq)	CGS	-
MJ15 4X+	Heat	Methodist A		Portadown	98
MJ15 4X+	Heat 2	Methodist B		RBAI	98
WJ14 4X+	F	Portora B	Portora A	Portora A	-
MC1 1X	F	Carrick, Earley, T	Carrick, Earley, T (4l)	RBAI, Emery, J	-
MN 4X+	SF1	UCD BC		Neptune	114
MN 4X+	SF2	RBAI		Methodist	114
MJ16 2X	QF1	Portadown A		Portora	111
MJ16 2X	QF2	Neptune A		Methodist	111
MJ18 1X	SF1	Carrick, Earley, T		Bann, Christie, A	129
MJ18 1X	SF2	Portadown, Morrow,R		Portadown,Hull, N	129
WJ15 2X	SF1	Bann B		Portadown B	106
WJ15 2X	SF2	Bann A		Portadown C	106
WJ16 2X	F	Belfast RC	Portora (3 l)	Portora	-
MJ16 2X	QF3	Portadown C		CGS	112
MJ16 2X	QF4	Belfast RC		RBAI	112
no race
MJ15 4X+	SF1	Portadown	Rescheduled to race 120	RBAI	145
MJ15 4X+	SF2	Bann		CGS	145
MJ18 4+	F	RBAI	RBAI (RO)	Neptune	-
MJ18 4X-	F	Bann	Bann (1.25 l)	RBAI	-
WJ15 8+	F	Portadown	Portora A (easily)	Portora A	-
MM 4+	F	Belfast BC (f 247)	Belfast BC (f 247) (1.5 l)	Belfast RC A (f 251)	-
WJ18 4x-	F	Portadown	Rescheduled to race 130	Bann	-
WI 2X	F	Portadown	Bann (4 l)	Bann	-
WJ15 2X	F	Portadown B	Rescheduled to race 131	Portadown C	-
MJ14 1X	Heat	Bann, Morelli, N		CGS, McCook, S	128
MC1 8+	SF1	RBAI		Neptune	126
MC1 8+	SF2	Methodist		UCDBC	126
MJ15 2X	F	CGS	Bann (1.75 l)	Bann	-
MJ16 2X	SF1	Portora		Neptune A	127
MJ16 2X	SF2	Portadown C		RBAI	127
WJ18 2X	F	Bann	Bann (6 l)	Portadown A	-
MN 4X+	F	Neptune	Neptune (3 l)	RBAI	-
WJ15 4x+	F	Bann	Bann (6 l)	Portadown A	-
MC1 4X+	F	CGS	CGS (5 l)	RBAI	-
WC1 1X	F	Bann Magurie, D	Bann Magurie, D (easily)	Portadown, Martin, A	-
WC1 4X+	F	Belfast BC	MCB (2.25 l)	Methodist	-
MJ18 2X	F	RBAI B	Bann (0.5 l)	Bann	-
MJ15 4X+	SF1	Portadown		RBAI	145
no race
WJ15 1X	SF1	Portora, Wilson, V		Portadown, McCann, S	142
WJ15 1X	SF2	Portora, O'Doherty, M		Portora, Hutton, D	142
WJ16 8+	F	Neptune	Neptune (3.5 l)	CGS	-
WJ16 1X	F	Portadown, Peyton, I	Portadown, Peyton, I (7 l)	Carrick, O'Connor, A	-
MC1 8+	F	Neptune	Neptune (0.25 l)	UCDBC	-
MJ16 2X	F	Neptune A	Neptune A (5 l)	RBAI	-
MJ14 1X	F	CGS, McCook, S	CGS, McCook, S (3 l)	Bann, McGillan, C	-
MJ18 1X	F	Carrick, Earley, T	Carrick, Earley, T (1 l)	Portadown,Hull, N	-
WJ18 4x-	F	Portadown	Bann (easily)	Bann
WJ15 2X	F	Portadown B	Portadown C (RO)	Portadown C
MM 8+	F	Bann (d 412)	Bann (d 412) (bow ball)	Belfast RC (e 471)	-
MJ18 8+	F	Neptune	Neptune (2.5 l)	Methodist	-
no race
no race
MC1 2x	F	Portadown	Portadown (5 l)	CGS	-
WI 1X	F	Portadown, Martin, A	Bann, Shirlow, K (easily)	Bann, Shirlow, K	-
MJ16 2X	F	Neptune A	Neptune A (5 l)	RBAI
no race
WJ16 4X+	F	Neptune	Neptune (0.75 l)	Portadown A	-
MJ16 8+	F	Methodist	Methodist (5 l)	CGS	-
WJ15 1X	F	Portora, Wilson, V	Portora, Wilson, V (1.25 l)	Portora, O'Doherty, M	-
WJ18 1x	F	Neptune, Clark, A	Neptune, Clark, A (4 l)	Portadown, McCann, K	-
MJ16 4X+	F	Portora	Portora (2.25 l)	Portadown	-
MJ15 4X+	F	Portadown	Bann (2 l)	Bann	-

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27th February 2016

Portora Eight Best Queen's Intermediates at Lagan Head

Action From Today's Lagan Head of the River

#Rowing: Portora’s junior 18A eight had exactly two seconds to spare over the Queen’s University intermediate eight in the second race at the Lagan Head of the River in Belfast. Club eights from Yarm School and Commercial were credited with the same time in third and fourth.

Lagan Head of the River 2015 - Race 2 4200m at 13:30hrs
RESULTS by Time - Provisional - Masters handicap not applied
POSITION CREW
NUMBER Club Class Cox/Steerer Time % of winning
time Comments
1 1 Portora Mens J18A 8+ R Farragher 14:35.4 100.00
2 7 QUBBC Mens Intermediate 8+ C Moorehead 14:37.4 100.23
3 15 Yarm School Mens Club 1 8+ O Cairns 15:08.7 103.81
4 14 Commercial Mens Club 1 8+ S Eustace 15:08.7 103.81
5 9 DUBC Mens Intermediate 8+ H Mulvaney 15:12.8 104.27
6 12 Portora Mens Senior 4X- B Rix 15:14.7 104.49
7 8 St Josephs Mens Intermediate 8+ C R Wanjau 15:14.7 104.49
8 2 Methodist A Mens J18A 8+ A Mawhinney 15:22.7 105.40
9 4 Commercial Mens J18A 8+ B McGuiness 15:28.6 106.08
10 29 Comm/OCBC/Neptune/BBC (d ) Mens Masters 8+ J Malloy 15:46.6 108.13
11 17 QUBBC Mens Club 1 8+ A Sloan 15:51.4 108.68
12 21 St Josephs A Mens J16 8+ E Finnegan 16:13.2 111.17
13 5 Neptune Mens J18A 8+ A Gillick 16:22.8 112.27
14 3 RBAI Mens J18A 8+ M Honan 15:22.7 105.40
15 10 Belfast RC / Lagan Mens Senior 4X- T McGivern 16:24.4 112.46
16 26 QUBLBC Womens Intermediate 8+ G Canham 16:32.1 113.33
17 25 DULBC Womens Senior 8+ N Williams 16:32.1 113.34
18 19 Neptune Mens Club 1 8+ P Dolan 16:36.0 113.78
19 18 DUBC B Mens Club 1 8+ A McCormick 16:44.4 114.74
20 16 DUBC A Mens Club 1 8+ C Keogh 16:47.2 115.06
21 22 Portora Mens J16 8+ B Corrigan 16:47.3 115.06
22 34 Bann Womens Senior 4X- A Odonovan 16:52.1 115.61
23 27 DULBC Womens Intermediate 8+ B Murphy 17:00.4 116.57
24 31 Belfast BC (f ) Mens Masters 8+ E Bell 17:00.6 116.59
25 40 Portora Womens J18A 8+ S Dolan 17:01.3 116.67
26 30 Belfast RC (f ) Mens Masters 8+ S Mairs 17:04.2 116.99
27 13 St Josephs Mens Senior 4X- F Vickers 17:07.0 117.31
28 24 Methodist Mens J16 8+ C Woods 17:12.9 117.99
29 28 Bann (d ) Mens Masters 8+ C Mitchell 17:13.3 118.04
30 11 Lagan Mens Senior 4X- P Cross 17:15.6 118.30
31 6 Methodist B Mens J18A 8+ D Morrow 17:25.5 119.43
32 20 DUBC C Mens Club 1 8+ J Davis 17:38.6 120.93
33 37 Commercial Womens Senior 4- K Curran 17:42.5 121.37
34 32 LVBC (f ) Mens Masters 8+ M Warnock 17:49.4 122.16
35 41 Commercial A Womens J18A 8+ S Carpenter 17:51.1 122.36
36 38 Methodist Womens J18A 8+ S McKeown 18:22.1 125.90
37 46 Belfast BC (e ) Womens Masters 8+ C Watters 18:28.4 126.62
38 45 Yarm School Womens Club 1 8+ J Dodds 18:31.6 126.98
39 36 QUBLBC Womens Senior 4- A Buck 18:32.0 127.03
40 43 DULBC A Womens Club 1 8+ C O'Donnell 18:34.1 127.26
41 35 Belfast RC Womens Senior 4X- L Taylor 18:50.0 129.09
42 49 Portora A Womens J16 8+ R Conway 18:56.0 129.77
43 42 DULBC B Womens Club 1 8+ S Oster 19:40.0 134.80
44 50 Commercial Womens J16 8+ K Hynes 19:49.4 135.87
45 39 Commercial B Womens J18A 8+ E Hoban 20:05.8 137.75
46 47 Belfast RC (c ) Womens Masters 8+ S Smith 20:21.0 139.48
47 23 St Josephs B Mens J16 8+ B Holland 20:22.8 139.68
48 33 Portadown Womens Senior 4X- A Martin 21:04.0 144.39
49 48 Portora B Womens J16 8+ D Hutton 21:47.1 149.31
50 44 Belfast BC Womens Club 1 8+ J Penman 23:30.1 161.08
51 51 Yarm School Womens 14 4X+ F Willmott 26:12.5 179.64
Lagan Head of the River is organised by Belfast Rowing Club
with assistance from Lagan Scullers Club, Methodist College Boat Club, RBAI Rowing Club
and Belfast Boat Club
and Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Belfast City Centre Regeneration Directorate
SSE Arena
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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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12th July 2015

Trinity are Senior Eights Champions of Ireland

#ROWING: Trinity won the senior eights Championship of Ireland for the first time since 2008 at the National Rowing Centre today. They started well and pushed into a one-length lead at 1,000 metres over UCD/Old Collegians, with NUIG/Grainne Mhaol not far behind. Trinity saw off repeated pushes to win by just under a length from UCD/Old Collegians.

In the women’s senior eights UCD had a similar race pattern, but had a little more to spare over their rivals, UCC/Skibbereen and Trinity.

The men’s intermediate double gave Garda’s Damien Kelly and Ronan Allen a chance to impress. They dominated their race, as did Skibbereen in the women’s junior quadruple sculls – a win which brought Skibbereen up to 150 wins and level with Neptune on the Pots won at the Irish Championships. Fittingly, Aoife and Niamh Casey, daughters of Dominic Casey, were in the winning boat.

Dervla Forde won the women’s intermediate single sculls title – after a fine battle with Sarah Quinn of Belfast Boat Club, while Portora finished off a good Championships for them with wins in the men’s junior pair and women’s club eight.

Irish Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork, Day Three (Selected results)

Men

Eight – Senior: 1 Trinity (G Mahon, I Hurley, J Magan, M Corcoran, P Moreau, M Kelly, L Hawkes, D Butler; cox: C Flynn) 5 mins 37.45 seconds, 2 UCD/Old Collegians 5:40.41, 3 NUIG/Grainne Mhaol 5:42.05, 4 UCC/Presentation 5:56.76.

Four – Club, coxed: 1 Queen’s 6:28.23, 2 UCD A 6:30.77, 3 NUIG A 6:36.48.

Pair – Intermediate: 1 Commercial A 6:47.94, 2 Skibbereen 6:55.20, 3 Portora 7:00.19. Junior: 1 Portora B 6:56.46, 2 St Joseph’s A 6:58.25, 3 Portora A 7:04.65.

Sculling, Double – Intermediate: 1 Garda 6:49.10, 2 Lee 6:41.24, 3 Waterford 6:42.64. Junior: 1 Shandon 6:40.27, 2 Castleconnell A 6:50.48, 3 Cork BC B 6:55.56.

Lightweight Single: 1 Skibbereen (J Ryan) 7:09.17, 2 Skibbereen (McCarthy) 7:12.63, 3 St Michael’s (D O’Connor) 7:15.40.

Women

Eight – Senior: 1 UCD (D Callanan, R Gilligan, C Harrison, B Larsen, O Finnegan, A Crowley, A O’Riordan, K O’Connor; cox: L Mulvihill) 6:25.85, 2 UCC/Skibbereen 6:30.31, 3 Trinity A 6:31.62. Club: 1 Portora 6:41.27, 2 Commercial A 6:46.19, 3 NUIG 6:47.67.

Four – Intermediate, coxed: 1 NUIG 7:09.66, 2 Commercial 7:18.28, 3 Shannon 7:23.16.

Pair – Junior: 1 Bann 7:42.60, 2 Portora 7:47.30, 3 Lee 7:51.35.

Sculling, Quadruple – Junior: 1 Skibbereen 6:50.32, 2 Bann A 6:57.37, 3 Bann B 6:59.29.

Single – Lightweight: 1 Tribesmen (S McCrohan) 7:46.48, 2 Commercial (Sarah Dolan) 7:50.22, 3 Skibbereen (O Hayes) 8:00.39. Intermediate: 1 Cork (D Forde) 7:50.85, 2 Belfast BC (S Quinn) 7:51.99, 3 Belfast BC (Mulligan) 8:00.32.

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11th July 2015

Good Wins for Trinity, Portora and UCC at Irish Championships

#Rowing: UCC’s Andy Harrington and David O’Leary won the men’s senior pairs title at the Irish Rowing Championships this morning. The young crew flew away from their opponents in the third quarter and won well from NUIG.

Trinity had a fine win in the men’s intermediate eights, finishing well under pressure from UCD, while Portora’s win in the men’s junior coxed four was even closer. They were caught by St Joseph’s of Galway coming up to the line, but pushed again and won – by .16 of a second.

The women’s races were won by clearer margins. Dervla Forde took the junior single sculls, Skibbereen’s Orla Hayes and Aoife Casey the intermediate double and Commercial the novice eights, all in impressive fashion.

Cathal Merz also led down the course to win the men’s club single sculls.

Irish Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork (Day Two, Selected Results)

Men

Eight – Intermediate: 1 Trinity 5:46.51, 2 UCD A 5:49.27, 3 Queen’s 6:08.61.

Four – Junior, coxed: 1 Portora 6:36.84, 2 St Joseph’s 6:37.0, 3 Athlunkard 6:45.18.

Pair – Senior: 1 UCC 7:03.18, 2 NUIG 7:10.16, 3 Carlow 7:12.51.

Sculling, Single – Club: 1 Shandon (C Merz) 7:42.94, 2 Clonmel (D Lynch) 7:44.96, 3 Lee (D Larkin) 7:45.94.

Women

Eight – Novice: 1 Commercial 6:59.55, 2 Queen’s 7:13.67, 3 Trinity 7:13.67.

Sculling, Double – Intermediate: 1 Skibbereen 7:36.62, 2 St Michael’s 7:45.87, 3 Belfast BC 7:48.80.

Single – Junior: 1 Cork (D Forde) 8:07.98, 2 Skibbereen (E Hegarty) 8:18.01, 3 Offaly (A Mooney) 8:21.91.

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