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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5th June 2016

Sunday Win For Ireland Under-23 Lightweights at Dorney Lake

#Rowing: For the second day in succession, Ireland’s under-23 lightweight crew won the elite quadruple at London Metropolitan Regatta. The Skibbereen/UCD/UCC/Shandon combination had 1.4 seconds to spare over Tees Rowing Club. The crew is Fintan McCarthy, Shane O’Connell, Stephen O’Connor and Colm Hennessy

London Metropolitan Regatta, Dorney Lake (Selected Results; Irish interest)

Sunday

Men

Sculling - Quadruple - Elite: 1 UCC, Skibbereen, UCD, Shandon 6:29.52.

Saturday

Men

Eight – Senior: 1 Eton College 5:56.69, 2 St Paul’s School 5:58.86, 3 Commercial 5:59.70; 4 Trinity 6:04.59.

Fours – Elite, coxed: 3 Trinity (P Moreau, M Corcoran, L Hawkes, M Kelly; cox: C Flynn) 6:34.88. Intermediate Two, coxed: 1 UCC (S Murphy, T Power, B Keohane, D Keohane; cox: R O’Leary) 6:48.31.

Sculling – Quadruple – Elite: 1 UCC, Skibbereen, UCD, Shandon (F McCarthy, S O’Connell, S O’Connor, C Hennesy) 6:07.64.

Double – Elite/Senior: 5 Skibbereen/UCC (J McCarthy, D Synnott) 7:02.57.

Single – Elite Lightweight: 2 UCD (Andrew Goff) 7:33.27. Senior: 4 UCC (A Harrington) 7:28.87. Intermediate One: 1 UCC (Harrington) 7:33.35; 5 Garda (D Kelly) 7:47.49. Inter Two: 4 Trinity (S Addison) 7:46.58.

Women

Four – Combined: 3 UCD intermediate one (E Lambe, A Crowley, S Bennett, K O’Connor) 7:22.46. Intermediate, coxed: 3 Commercial (Sinead Dolan, M Bracken, A O’Leary, E Gary; cox: E Moody) 7:38.08.

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9th April 2016

Shandon First and Second in Quadruples Final

#Rowing: Shandon impressed in the second set of finals at the Skibbereen Regatta at the National Rowing Centre. Their senior composite quadruple, with Athlone’s Patrick Munnelly, won the Division One A Final, holding off a Shandon junior quad. Lee won the women’s Division One quad. NUIG were well on top in the men’s coxed four, but the women’s race was a battle to the line, with Commercial just holding off UCD.

Skibbereen Regatta, National Rowing Centre, Cork, Saturday (selected results)

Men

Eight – Division Two – A Final: 1 Trinity A (novice) 6:18.4; 2 UCC (club two) 6:22.0; 4 Cork (jun 18B) 6:30.7. B Final: Shandon (jun 16) 6:33.9.

Four – Division One (coxed) – A Final: 1 NUIG (sen) 6:52.4, 2 Queen’s (club one) 6:56.1, 3 Trinity (club one) 6:56.9; 5 St Joseph’s A (jun 18A) 7:02.2. B Final: 1 UCC (inter) 6:58.4.

Pair – Division One – A Final: 1 Trinity (sen) 6:56.8, 2 Commercial A (sen) 7:00.0, 3 Commercial C (sen) 7:01.2; 5 UCC (inter) 7:11.3. B Final: 1 Trinity A (sen) 7:12.4; 4 Queen’s (club one) 7:27.1.

Sculling,

Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 Shandon/Athlone (sen)

6:15.0, 2 Shandon (jun 18A) 6:16.1, 3 Commercial (jun 18A) 6:22.7. B Final: 1 Skibbereen (inter) 6:39.5; 2 Queen’s (club one) 6:46.1.

Double – Div Two – A Final: 1 Carlow (jun 18B) 7:04.6; 2 Skibbereen (club two) 7:11.9. B Final: 2 Waterford (jun 16) 7:26.1.

Single – Div One – A Final: 1 Queen’s (P Doyle, sen) 7:18.2, 2 Clonmel (D Lynch; jun 18A) 7:18.5, 3 Queen’s (C Beck; lwt) 7:24.3; 4 Skibbereen (F McCarthy; inter) 7:26.4. B Final: 1 Garda (D Kelly; sen) 7:32.8; 5 UCC (D Synott; club one) 7:46.2. C Final: Portadown (S McKeown; sen) 7:25.0

Women

Eight – Div Two – A Final: 1 UCD (club two) 7:02.8; 3 Shandon (jun 18B); 5 Col Iognaid (jun 16). B Final: 4 Trinity A (nov) 7:44.2. Four – Division One (coxed) – A Final: Commercial (inter) 7:36.9, 2 UCD (sen) 7:37.5, 3 St Michael’s (inter) 7:46.8; 4 Queen’s (club one) 7:55.8. B Final: 1 NUIG (club one) 7:44.3.

Pair – Div One – A Final: 1 Cork (jun 18A) 7:55.47, 2 UCC (inter) 8:08.1, 3 Queen’s (inter) 8:14.8; 4 Trinity (club one) 8:21.6.

Sculling,

Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 Lee (jun 18A) 7:20.4, 2 Skibbereen (jun 18A) 7:25.1, 3 Fermoy (club one) 7:27.3; 4 UCC (inter) 7:30.2, 5 Belfast BC, Queen’s, Fermoy (sen) 7:30.9. B Final: Commercial (jun 18A) 7:47.6. Div Two – A Final: 1 Cork A (jun 18B) 7:46.4; 2 Workman’s (jun 16) 7:49.0; 6 St Michael’s (club two) 8:15.6. C Final: 5 Univ of Limerick (nov) 8:56.2.

Double – Div Two – A Final: 1 Carlow (club two) 8:02.4; 2 Carlow (jun 18B) 8:08.6; 3 Workman’s (jun 16) 8:11.0.

Single – Div One – A Final: 1 Killorglin (M Dukarska; sen) 7:55.4, 2 Skibbereen (D Walsh; sen) 7:58.9, 3 Skibbereen (S Dolan; sen) 8:05.8; 4 Skibbereen (E Hegarty; jun 18A) 8:12.6, 5 UCD (A Crowley; inter) 8:20.4. B Final: 1 Skibbereen (O Hayes; lightweight) 8:27.7; 4 Belfast BC (O Blundell; club one) 8:32.8. C Final: 1 Garda (B Larsen; inter) 8:36.81.

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18th January 2016

Flurry of Challenges on Cork Sculling Ladder

#Rowing: Barry O’Flynn of Cork Boat Club was a winner in the Cork Sculling Ladder at the weekend. He had challenged Stewart Channon of Shandon Boat Club and the verdict on the win was easily. There is a bit set of challenges scheduled for Sunday, January 31^st.

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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 July 2015

Skibbereen and Tribesmen Best of Irish Lightweights

#Rowing: Justin Ryan and Siobhan McCrohan took the lightweight single sculls titles at the Irish Rowing Championships today. The Skibbereen man and Tribesmen woman were commanding winners. McCrohan had already won the senior singles title, while Ryan was taking his second consecutive lightweight title at the National Rowing Centre. Last year he represented UCC.

Two crews won by taking early command of their races. Colm Hennessy and Ronan Byrne in the Shandon junior double and the Commercial intermediate pair of Colm Dowling and Neil Gahan gauged the tailwind well and used it to back up their good starts.

NUIG also won the women’s intermediate coxed four well, and Bann’s Hannah Scott and Katie Shirlow, added the junior pair to their junior fours crown.

Queen’s took the club coxed four, having already won the club eight. They held off UCD’s challenge in the closing stages.

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

Men

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.

Sculling, Double – 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

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, Single – Lightweight: 1 Tribesmen (S McCrohan) 7:46.48, 2 Commercial (Sarah Dolan) 7:50.22, 3 Skibbereen (O Hayes) 8:00.39.

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7th February 2015

Shandon/Presentation Eight Fastest at Cork Head

#ROWING: A composite men’s senior eight of Shandon Rowing Club and Presentation Brothers College, Cork were the fastest crew at the Cork Head of the River today. They outpaced two other senior eights: a Shandon/Cahir composite and Cork Boat Club. The UCC intermediate eight were the second fastest overall, clocking 12 minutes 36.6 seconds - just under seven seconds off the winning time. John Keohane of Lee Valley was the fastest single sculler on the day, and Amy Bulman recorded the fastest time for a woman.

Cork Head of the River (Selected Results)

Men

Head One:

Eight – Senior: 1 Shandon/Presentation 12 minutes 29.7 seconds, 2 Cork BC 12:44.8, 3 Shandon/Cahir 13:29.7. Intermediate: UCC 12:36.6. Junior 18: Cork 12:55.7.

Head Two:

Sculling, Single – Senior: Lee Valley (J Keohane) 15:10.7. Inter: Lee (D O’Sullivan) 15:44.7. Jun 18: 1 Fermoy (G Morrison) 15:53.8, 2 Athlunkard (E Gallagher) 16:09, 3 Lee (H Deasy) 16:09.5. Jun 16: Lee (L Guerin) 16:35.3.

Head Three:

Four – Senior: UCC 13:58.8. Inter, coxed: Cork 14:19.4. Jun 18, coxed: Muckross 17:21.9. Jun 16, coxed: Fermoy 16.44.2.

Head Four:

Sculling, Quadruple – Inter: Shandon 14:08.7. Club Two, coxed: Clonmel 15:46.5. Jun 18: Cork 14:16. Jun 16, coxed: Cork 14:47.5.

Head Five:

Pair – Jun 18A: Cork 16:36.0.

Head Six:

Sculling, Double – Inter: Presentation, Cork 15:41.6. Club Two: Shandon 16:52.7. Novice: St Brendan’s 19:15.3. Jun 18A: Shandon 15:41.4. Jun 16: Lee 16:43.0.

Rolling Head

Eight – Intermediate: Muckross 14:22.3. Masters: Fermoy 14:16.6.

Pair – Jun 18A: Pres, Cork 17:39.9.

Sculling, Quadruple – Inter: UCC 15:59.5. Club Two, coxed: Fermoy 18:27.8. Novice, coxed: St Brendan’s 16:19.0. Jun 18A: Pres, Cork 14:32.0. Jun 16, coxed: Pres, Cork 14:36.2. Masters: Shandon 15:31.3.

Double – Jun 18: Presentation, Cork 16:05.4. Jun 16: Skibbereen 16:21.6.

Single – Senior: Clonmel (A Chadfield) 16:57.2. Jun 18: Skibbereen (K Mannix) 17:18.5. Jun 16: Skibbereen (D O’Sullivan) 18:47.5. Masters: Cahir (D Heffernan) 16:49.3.

Women

Head One:

Eight – Intermediate: UCC 15:24.3.

Sculling, Quadruple – Club Two, coxed: Lee 15:08.5. Novice, coxed: Fermoy 16:55.6. Junior 16, coxed: Cork 15:34.9.

Head Two:

Pair – Senior: Cork 16:38.2. Junior 18A: Lee 16:54.8.

Head Three:

Sculling, Double – Senior: UCC 15:45.0. Jun 18A: Cork 16:45.6. Jun 16: Lee 16:33.0.

Head Five:

Sculling, Single – Senior: 1 UCC (A Bulman) 17:57.3, 2 Cork (M O’Neill) 18:10.8. Inter: UCC 19:11.1. Novice: Lee 21:03.1. Junior 18A: Muckross 19.04.0. Jun 16: Lee Valley 19:17.8.

Rolling Head

Eight – Jun 16: Shandon 16:29.9.

Four – Masters, coxed: Clonmel 18:59.4.

Pair – Senior: UCC 17:33.3.

Sculling, Quadruple – Club Two, coxed: Fermoy 18:27.8. Jun 16, coxed: Shandon 15:57.8.

Double – Jun 18A: Clonmel 17:57.4. Jun 16: Fermoy 17:27.1.

Single – Senior: Fermoy (S Bouanane) 17:36.4. Inter: Fermoy (S Bouanane) 19:25.9. Jun 18A: Fermoy (S Cotter) 18:40.5. Jun 16: Shandon (C Minehane) 17:51.5.

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12th July 2014

Cork Rowers Continue Superb Run At Irish Rowing Championships

#ROWING: Two of the big wins of the evening session of finals at the Irish Rowing Championships at the National Rowing Centre in Cork came to crews with very different levels of experience.

The Cork Boat Club junior women’s eight made a breakthrough for the club at this level by beating Portora and Bann in a fine race. The senior men’s quadruple was taken by the crew of Albert Maher, Sean Jacob, Con Collis and Michael Maher, who held off a challenge from the Castleconnell/University of Limerick crew. Jacob and Maher are both in their forties and have over 40 ‘Pots’ between them.

The women’s senior pair was won by Barbara O’Brien and Aifric Keogh, representing NUIG, while Sarah Quinn of Belfast Boat Club won the Club singles.

The junior men’s quadruple gave Shandon’s young crew – two are junior 17 athletes and one a junior 16 – a fine win over Skibbereen, who faltered before the finish.

The women’s lightweight single sculls final turned into a battle between Claire Lambe of Old Collegians and Siobhán McCrohan of Tribesmen, with the Dubliner coming out on top.

Turlough Hughes of UCD had a remarkably straightforward win over David O’Malley of St Michael’s in the men’s intermediate single sculls, while UCD held off a late charge by Queen’s to win the men’s novice eight.

Irish Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork (Selected Results; Finals)

Men

Eight – Intermediate: 1 Trinity 5:46.25, 2 NUIG 5:50.28, 3 UCD 5:56.96. Novice: 1 UCD 6:59.50, 2 Queen’s 7:02.31, 3 Trinity 7:03.29.

Four, coxed – Junior: 1 Cork BC 6:35.99, 2 Presentation 6:36.22, 3 Portora 6:38.08.

Pair – Senior: 1 UCD (M O’Donovan, N Kenny) 6:46.05, 2 NUIG 6:49.95, 3 Commercial B 7:00.16.

Sculling, Quadruple – Senior: 1 Old Collegians/Commercial (C Collis, S Jacob, A Maher, M Maher) 5:59.84, 2 Castleconnell/University of Limerick 6:00.60, 3 Queen’s 6:07.90.

Junior: 1 Shandon 6:08.24, 2 Athlone 6:13.34, 3 Skibbereen 6:15.52.

Single – Intermediate: 1 UCD (T Hughes) 7:13.0, 2 St Michael’s (O’Malley) 7:20.72, 3 NUIG (O’Connor) 7:25.14. Club: Lee (D O’Sullivan) 7:31.80, 2 St Michael’s (P O’Connor) 7:36.24, 3 Belfast BC (A Murray) 7:39.44.

Women

Eight – Novice: 1 Queen’s 7:19.74, 2 Trinity 7:55.75. Junior: 1 Cork BC 6:39.32, 2 Portora 6:41.90, 3 Bann 6:45.27.

Sculling, Double – Intermediate: 1 Killorglin (F Foley, M Dukarska) 7:17.17, 2 Commercial 7:20.83, 3 Skibbereen 7:39.99.

Pair – Senior: 1 NUIG (B O’Brien, A Keogh) 7:33.89, 2 St Michael’s 7:42.32, 3 Shannon 7:42.48.

Single – Lightweight: 1 Old Collegians (C Lambe) 7:41.70, 2 Tribesmen (McCrohan) 7:43.80, 3 Skibbereen (Hayes) 8:01.34. Club: 1 Belfast (S Quinn) 8:09.22, 2 Queen’s (Edwards) 8:10.61, 3 Lee (McGuire) 8:39.69.

Junior: 1 Cork BC (O Forde) 8:06.14, 2 Belfast BC (J English) 8:07.11, 3 Commercial B 7:00.16.

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27th April 2013

Galway Juniors Top Women's Eight At Queen's Regatta

# ROWING: Young crews took full advantage of the absence of some of the big guns at Queen’s Regatta at Castlewellan today. The women’s Division One eights of the first eFlow Grand League regatta of the season gave Galway Rowing Club the chance to showcase their ambitious tyros – all but cox Aifric O’Regan are juniors – and they won from UCD’s intermediates and Portora’s junior eight. The men’s Division One single sculls was won by 18 year old Andy Harrington from clubmate Jack Casey, who is just 17. The two later teamed up to win the Division One double sculls’ title.

The top prize on the day, the Division One men’s eights, was taken by the Queen’s University senior crew, but they got quite a battle from the junior eight from St Joseph’s of Galway.

Queen’s Regatta, Castlewellan, Co Down (1500 m), Saturday (Selected Results: Division One comprises senior (open, under-23 and lightweight), intermediate and junior 18A grades; Division Two comprises novice, junior 18 B and junior 16 grades.

Men

Eight, Division One – A Final: 1 Queen’s (sen) 4:54.68, 2 St Joseph’s (jun 18) 4:58.83, 3 Portora (jun 18) 5:11.50; 5 Queen’s (u23) 5:29.67. Division Two – A Final: 1 UCC (nov) 4:46.02, 2 Queen’s (nov) 4:47.92, 3 Belfast (nov) 4:53.10; 4 Portora (jun 16) 4:54.56; 6 Coleraine AI (jun 18B) 5:10.46. B Final: RBAI (jun 18B) 5:00.66.

Four, coxed, Division One – A Final: 1 Queen’s (sen) 5:01.13, 2 UCC (inter) 5:06.40, 3 Galway (jun) 5:10.30. B Final: Commercial (inter) 5:23.13. Masters: 1 Belfast BC/Belfast RC 5:48.15, 2 Bann 5:54.23, 3 Portadown 6:33.67. Division Two – A Final: 1 UCC (nov) 5:47.67, 2 Queen’s (nov) 5:57.21, 3 Blackrock (jun 18B) 6:01.14; 4 Methodist (jun 16) 6:06.18. B Final: Queen’s (nov) 6:03.00. C Final: Belfast RC (nov) 6:02.89.

Pair, Division One – A Final: 1 Queen’s (u23) 5:24.30, 2 Queen’s (sen) 5:27.59, 3 Queen’s (sen) 5:31.41. B Final: 1 Commercial (sen) 5:38.89; 2 Shandon (jun 18) 5:40.43; 5 Neptune (inter) 5:57.68. C Final: Portora (inter) 5:44.35. D Final: Commercial (sen) 5:47.30.

Sculling,

Quadruple, Division One – A Final: 1 Commercial (sen) 5:09.64, 2 Lee (jun 18) 5:14.69, 3 Garda (inter) 5:23.44. B Final: Neptune (jun 18) 5:27.68.

Division Two, coxed – A Final: 1 Cork (jun 16) 5:30.30, 2 Commercial (jun 18B) 5:33.79, 3 Lee (jun 18B) 5:34.68. B Final: RBAI (jun 18B) 5:53.44. C Final: 1 Portadown (jun 18B) 6:20.67; 2 Sliog (nov) 6:25.96.

Double, Division One – A Final: 1 Shandon (jun 18) 5:28.89, 2 UCC (sen) 5:39.42, 3 Queen’s/Skibbereen (sen) 5:40.43; 4 Garda (inter) 5:50.04. B Final: Commercial (inter) 5:55.04. Division Two – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (nov) 6:00.22, 2 Cork (jun 18B) 6:00.81, 3 Lee (jun 18B) 6:05.43. B Final: UCD (nov) 6:02.19; 5 Galway (jun 16) 6:55.56. C Final: Commercial (jun 16) 6:31.34. D Final: Belfast RC (jun 18B) 6:55.86.

Single, Division One – A Final: 1 Shandon (A Harrington, jun 18) 5:39.79, 2 Shandon (Casey, jun 18) 5:41.78, 3 Lee (Mitchell, jun 18) 5:43.58; 5 Skibbereen (Murphy, sen) 5:45.40. B Final: Lee (Buckley, jun 18) 5:45.19; 3 Commercial (McKenna, inter) 5:52.13. C Final: Commercial (Dowling, sen) 5:40.29; 6 UCC (Griffin, lwt) 6:05.03. D Final UCC (O’Leary, lwt) 5:56.23. E Final: Carrick-on-Shannon (Cox, inter) 6:01.09.

Division Two – A Final: 1 Sligo (Patterson, nov) 5:50.62, 2 UCC (Stanton, nov) 5:51.69, 3 Lee (White, jun 18B) 5:58.15; 5 Cork (O’Connell, jun 16) 6:01.16. B Final: Cork (Dennehy, jun 18B) 5:56.0. C Final: Portadown (McKeown, nov) 5:50.70. D Final: Skibbereen (McCarthy, jun 16) 6:00.19. E Final: Lee (Larkin, nov) 6:02.12. F Final: Commercial (Meade, nov) 6:18.68. G Final: Cappoquin (Buckley, jun 16) 6:09.72.

Women

Eight, Division One – A Final: 1 Galway (u23) 5:16.95, 2 UCD (inter) 5:18.53, 3 Portora (jun 18) 5:19.02; 5 Queen’s (inter) 5:31.06. Division Two – A Final: 1 Queen’s (nov) 5:50.98, 2 Portora (jun 16) 5:55.82, 3 UCD (nov) 6:01.23. B Final: Commercial (jun 18B) 6:21.01.

Four, Division One – A Final: 1 Portora (jun 18) 6:18.20, 2 Methodist Col (jun 18) 6:35.28.

Four, coxed, Division One – A Final: 1 UCD (inter) 5:44.98, 2 Commercial (inter) 5:50.63, 3 Commercial B (inter) 5:51.29. B Final: Queen’s B (inter) 5:56.77.

Pair, Division One – A Final: Bann (inter) 6:32.44, 2 Skibbereen (u23) 6:34.73, 3 Shandon (jun 18) 6:40.69; 4 Commercial (inter) 6:41.64. B Final: Cork (sen) 7:00.21.

Sculling, Quadruple, Division One – A Final: 1 Galway (jun 18) 5:31.91, 2 Shandon (inter) 5:34.77, 3 UCD (inter) 5:49.23.

Division Two, coxed – A Final: 1 Galway (jun 18B) 5:52.76, 2 Lee (nov) 6:00.32, 3 Bann (jun 18B) 6:02.19; 4 Methody (jun 16) 6:03.27. B Final: Cork (nov) 6:01.03. C Final: Athlunkard (nov) 6:18.70. D Final: Portadown (jun 16) 6:33.53.

Double, Division Two – A Final: 1 Muckross (jun 18B) 6:02.82, 2 Skibbereen (jun 16) 6:09.52, 3 Lee (jun 18B) 6:20.55; 5 Skibbereen (nov) 6:34.51. B Final: Methody (jun 18B) 6:25.72. C Final: Portadown (jun 16) 7:06.44.

Single, Division One – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (O Hayes, lwt) 6:49.79, 2 Commercial (Dolan, lwt) 6:59.90, 3 Skibbereen (Dinneen, u23) 7:05.76; 5 Skibbereen (Hegarty, jun 18) 7:13.89; 6 Lee Valley (Corcoran-O’Hare, inter) 7:26.55. B Final: Shandon (Horgan, inter) 7:09.86.

Division Two – A Final: 1 Bann (E Barry, jun 16) 6:46.61, 2 Commercial (Foley, nov) 6:48.65, 3 Commercial (Lambe, jun 16) 6:57.22. B Final: Offaly (Mooney, jun 16) 7:04.65. C Final: Belfast BC (Cameron, nov) 7:29.49.

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16th September 2011

Waterways Ireland Begin Work on the Royal Canal in Dublin

Waterways Ireland has confirmed that work will begin on the Royal Canal to excavate and reline 410 metres of the canal that runs between Lock 6 and 7 in the Phibsborough/Cabra area. The work is key to keeping the Canal navigable for a range of boats and will also address seepage through the canal embankment adjacent to Shandon Gardens.

The work which requires the dewatering of the canal will remove sediment and rubbish deposits from the central navigation channel before the construction of a new impervious lining to the canal. All material removed from the canals will be transported to licensed disposal facilities. Restoration of the existing towpath walls will also be undertaken to heritage approved standards.

Environmental surveys have been undertaken in full compliance with the regulatory authorities along with the planned removal of all fish to be carried under licence before onsite work begins.
A Traffic Management Plan will be agreed with Dublin City Council and implemented to keep traffic disruption to a minimum. Works are due to be completed by year end.

To facilitate works, the Royal Canal will be closed to navigation from 19 September 2011. The towpath from Lock 6 to the Liffey Junction Bridge on the north side and the Shandon Park area on the south side of the Canal will be closed for the duration of the contract. Following consultation and agreement with residents, a temporary roadway and bridge will also be constructed to provide access for the Coke Oven Residents through Shandon Park. This access will be suitable for emergency vehicles.

An engineer will be full time in attendance for the duration of the contract to ensure that issues which arise are dealt with in a prompt and efficient manner. For further information on the project please visit the Waterways Ireland web site www.waterwaysireland.org and check out the 'Navigation Information, Planned Works' page.

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