#RowingIrelandTeams: The Ireland teams for the World Junior Championships, the Coupe de la Jeunesse (a European junior tournament) and the Home International Regatta have been chosen. The Ireland double scull of Bridget Jacques and Hilary Shinnick may be our top hope of a medal for the World Junior Championships, which take place in Lithuania next month.

Ireland Rowing Teams

Junior World Championships, Trakai, Lithuania, August 7^th-11^th

Men – Quadruple Sculls: P Hegarty, J Mitchel, D O’Malley, C Carmody. Double: A Harrington, J Casey.

Women – Quadruple: F Murtagh, L Hamel, E Barry, J English. Double: H Shinnick, B Jacques. Single: B Walsh.

Coupe de la Jeunesse, Lucerne, Switzerland, August 2^nd-4^th

Men

Four: K Fallon, J Smyth, D Keohane, B Keohane. Double Sculls: W Yeomans, D Buckley. Single: G McKillen.

Women

Four: L McHugh, C Scannell, D Callanan, R Gilligan. Quadruple: K O’Connor, E Lambe, L Kilbane, Z Hyde. Double: M McLaughlin, C Beechinor. Single: P Mulligan.

Home International Regatta, Senior Team, Nottingham, July 27^th

Men

Eight: P Flaherty, W Hurley, L Acheson, J Magan, S King, B Smyth, D Rooney, M Brophy. Cox: G Connolly. Four, coxed: Flaherty, Hurley, Rooney, Brophy. Four: King, Smyth, AJ Rowlinson, L Hawkes. Pair: P Sweetman, S Connolly.

Sculling, Quadruple: E Grigalius, A Bolger, R O’Neill, N Murphy. Double: Murphy, A Prendergast. Lightweight Single: Prendergast. Single: Grigalius.

Women

Eight: A Wickham, F Judge, H O’Sullivan, A O’Sullivan, K Buttanshaw, R Deasy, C Murray, E Nic Aoidh. Cox: L Mulvihill. Four, coxed: H O’Sullivan, A O’Sullivan, S Carew, J Gilligan. Cox: Mulivihill. Four: Buttanshaw, Deasy, Murray, Nic Aoidh. Lightweight Pair: Wickham, Judge. Pair: A Feeley, SJ Hanmore.

Sculling, Quadruple: S Clavin, M O’Neill, Sinead Dolan, S O’Brien. Lightweight Double: Dolan, G Foley. Double: O’Brien, K Corcoran-O’Hare. Lightweight Single: Clavin. Single: O’Neill.

Home Internationals, Junior Team, Nottingham, July 27th

Men

Eight: C Hennessy, L Carroll, R Murphy, A O’Riordan, E Murray, A Crawford, M Lawless, K McGlacken. Four, coxed: Murray, Crawford, Lawlesss, McGlackin. (Coxwain for both crews to be confirmed). Four: Hennessy, Carroll, Murphy, O’Riordan. Pair: R McKenna, A Chadfield.

Sculling, Quadruple: K Keohane, D Synott, S Kearney, S O’Connell. Double: N McCarthy, E Whittle. Single: S Dennehy.

Women

Eight: H McCarthy, A Luke, A Creedon, C O’Sullivan, H Hickey, K Turner, K Healy, E Coll. Cox: C McGowan. Four, coxed: Hickey, Turner, Healy, Coll. Four: O’Sullivan, Creedon, McCarthy, Luke. Pair: V Sheehan, Z Madden.

Sculling, Quadruple: S Murphy, A O’Keeffe, A Rodger, Z Sohun.

  

 

# ROWING: A team of 13 Ireland hopefuls will travel to the World Junior Championships this season. Hilary Shinnick and Bridget Jacques team up in a promising junior double scull, and Bernadette Walsh will represent Ireland in the single scull in Lithuania.

Ireland will also take big teams to the Coupe de la Jeunesse in Lucerne, Switzerland, in August and the Home International Regatta in Nottingham in July.

 

Junior World Championships, Trakai, Lithuania (7-11 August)
JW 1X Bernadette Walsh (Skibbereen RC)
JW 2X Hilary Shinnick (Fermoy RC), Bridget Jacques (Belfast BC)
JW 4X- Fiona Murtagh (Galway RC), Leonie Hamel (Cork BC),
Erin Barry (Bann RC), Jasmin English (Belfast BC)
JM 2X Andy Harrington (Shandon BC), Jack Casey (Shandon BC)
JM 4X- Paddy Hegarty (Skibbereen RC), John Mitchel (Lee RC),
David O’Malley (St Michaels RC), Conor Carmody (Shannon RC)
Coupe de la Jeunesse, Lucerne, Switzerland (2-4 August)
JW 1X Phoebe Mulligan (Portora BC)
JW 2X Megan McLaughlin (Cork BC), Claire Beechinor (Cork BC)
JW 4X- Kara O’Connor (Muckross RC), Eimear Lambe (Commercial RC),
Laura Kilbane (Cork BC), Zoe Hyde (Killorglin RC)
JM 1X Gareth McKillen (RBAI RC)
JM 2X William Yeomans (Commercial RC), Daniel Buckley (Lee RC)
JM 4X- Matthew Ryan (Skibbereen RC), Rory O’Sullivan (Lee RC),
Evan Stone (Lee RC), Stephen Murphy (Cork BC)
The following two crews will undergo further assessment before making a final decision for the Coupe de la Jeunesse team.
JM 4- Kevin Fallon (St Josephs RC), Jack Smyth (St Josephs RC),
David Keohane (Presentation), Brian Keohane (Presentation)
JW 4- Lauren McHugh (Shannon RC), Clodagh Scannell (Shandon BC),
Daisy Callanan (Shandon BC), Ruth Gilligan (Shannon RC).

 

Home International, Nottingham, July 27th

Men – Junior, Sweep: C Hennessy, L Carroll, E Murray, K Anderson, R McKenna, A Chadfield (plus four to be chosen). Sculling: N McCarthy, E Whittle, K Keohane, D Synnott, S Kearney (plus two to be decided). Women – Junior, Sweep: V Sheehan, Z Madden, K Healy, E Coll, H McCarthy, A Luke (plus four to be chosen). Sculling: S Murphy, K Turner, C O’Sullivan, C Kelly, Z Sohun, A Griffin (plus one other).