Noel Butler and Shane McCarthy lead the Irish Fireball dinghy sailing rankings after success in the opening event of the season in Killaloe in the last weekend of May. The next event on the regatta circuit is the Ulster championships, hosted by East Down Yacht Club on Strangford Lough this weekend. The leading crew are pictured wirth their prizes after the Killaloe event with club commodore Jim Ryan (Killaloe) centre
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