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The Women's Four team, from left, Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe, Natalie Long and Imogen Magner during the Rowing Team Ireland Paris 2024 team announcement at the National Rowing Centre in Cork
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the rowing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A record number of crews has qualified for Team Ireland at these Games, with sixteen athletes to compete…
Limerick's Tiarnán O'Donnell takes home the silverware again after another strong performance in the PR2 Men's Single
Tiarnán O'Donnell won his second World Cup rowing silver medal of the season in the PR2 Men's single as day two of racing ended in Poznan. Limerick's Tiarnán O'Donnell takes home the silverware again after another strong performance in the…
The Irish Men's Double of Phil Doyle and Daire Lynch stormed through their heat, taking first place
Day one of racing at the final Rowing World Cup of the 2024 season has successfully finished up for Rowing Ireland over in Poznan, Poland. Weather conditions held up for the day but with the forecast changing for tomorrow, racing…
Konan Pazzaia of Queen's University Belfast BC will row for Ireland in the Men's Single at World Cup III in Poznan, Poland this weekend
Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni, has announced the rowers that will represent Ireland at World Cup III. Racing will take place from the 14th – 16th June in Poznan, Poland. Selected Irish Crews Women’s PairFiona Murtagh (University of Galway…
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy took bronze in the World Cup II Lightweight Men's Double
Irish rowers rounded out World Cup II with four medals: one gold, one silver, and two bronze. After a long week in Lucerne between the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta and World Cup II, it's finally time for the high-performance team…
Siobhán McCrohan takes gold in the Lightweight Women's Single at World Cup II, Lucerne, Switzerland
Ireland pocketed two medals and progressed to five A Finals on day two of racing in Lucerne, Switzerland, at rowing's World Cup II. Siobhán McCrohan takes gold in the Lightweight Women's Single, and Tiarnán O'Donnell opens his international career with…
A strong Irish rowing team is off to a good start at World Cup II
World Cup II is off to a good start for Irish rowing. The weather stayed good in the morning for the majority of the racing. However, the Rotsee saw a big change in the afternoon, with strong winds, rain, and…
The Irish women's four of, Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe and Imogen Magner, celebrate their Paris 2024 qualification result in Lucerne
Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni, has announced the athletes that will represent Ireland at World Cup II, and he has also reviewed this week's Final Olympic Qualification Regatta which saw Ireland's women's four qualify for Paris 2024. "The Final Olympic…
The Irish women's four of Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe and Imogen Magner celebrate their Paris 2024 qualification result in Lucerne
Another Irish rowing boat is secured for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta comes to a close in Lucerne, Switzerland. Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe and Imogen Magner got the job done, winning the…
Konan Pazzaia, coached by Head Men's Coach Fran Keane, had a stellar performance
The rowing crews from Ireland continue to tick the boxes at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. Another good day of racing has seen all three boats progress to their respective A Finals, and they are in with…
The Irish Women's Four, consisting of Emily Hegarty (Skibbereen Rowing Club), Eimear Lambe (Old Collegians Boat Club), Natalie Long (Lee Valley Rowing Club), and Imogen Magner (Carlow Rowing Club), have secured a spot in the final of the Olympic Qualification Regatta on Tuesday after finishing second in Sunday's preliminary race
It has been a successful start for the Irish rowing crews, as all boats progress directly into the next round of the final Olympic Qualification Regatta. The weather has stayed good all morning on the Rotsee, with calm conditions and…
The first three scullers across the line on Sunday in Sanita Puspure's (pictured above) Heat will move into the A/B Semifinals on Monday
One of the most brutal events on the World Rowing calendar kicks off tomorrow morning; the Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta, also frequently known as the 'Regatta of Death'. Three days of racing will take place on the Rotsee…
Rowers taking part in a previous Carlow Regatta on the Barrow Navigation
Waterways Ireland advises that the Carlow Regatta rowing event will take place on Sunday 2 June on the Barrow Navigation. Masters of vessels are requested to proceed with additional caution in the vicinity of the event and obey safety boat…
Paul O’Donovan pictured here at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July 2021
All eyes were on the reigning World Champion Paul O’Donovan on the first day of the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary (Thursday 25 April). Paul is racing for the first time in the heavyweight single scull category while…
The Rowing Ireland initiative, called
Rowing Ireland, the governing body for rowing in Ireland, has launched an exciting new initiative to engage schools and clubs across the country in the world of rowing ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The initiative, called…
The remnants of the two rowing boats involved in the Corrib rowing training that went wrong
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has said that a training session which went wrong on the river Corrib and resulted in the loss of two competitive rowing craft “posed a threat of death or serious injury” to those involved.…