#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 7th-11th
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 2nd-4th
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 27th
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.