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#rowingworldmasters – Ireland had an impressive set of wins at the World Masters Regatta, the four-day event which finished today in Hazewinkel in Belgium. There was a notable win in the men’s eight in the E category (average age 55…

The best race of the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette was the men’s senior single sculls final. This pitted the favourite, Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand, against the 2014 world champion, Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic, with…

#Rowers of the Month: The Afloat Rowers of the Month for August are the Ireland junior quadruple scull which won two gold medals at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in Szeged in Hungary. In early September, the senior team would…

Hundreds of reusable plastic bottles are being distributed to participants in St Michael’s Rowing Club 2015 (SMRC) Urban Run on Sunday October 11th as part a campaign to encourage more people, particularly those engaged in outdoor pursuits and sports activities,…

#Rowing: Sanita Puspure came up just short of gaining Olympic qualification for the Ireland single scull in a tight finish of the B Final at the World Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. The Old Collegians woman carved out…

#Rowing: Ireland qualified two boats for the Olympic Games at the World Rowing Championships in Aigubebelette in France. The lightweight men’s and women’s doubles had to finish in the top 11 to qualify, which meant a place in the top…

#Rowing: Ireland’s women’s double and lightweight single sculler Denise Walsh finished their campaigns at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France with good performances. Walsh took second in her C Final, 14th overall. She sprinted to the line and…

#Rowing: Ireland’s Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll won the B Final of the lightweight pair at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. The Ireland crew took over the lead just before halfway and rowed strong and…

#Rowing: The Ireland women’s double finished fourth in their C/D semi-final and are set to compete in the D Final at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France. The Ireland crew of Lisa Dilleen and Helen Hannigan did squeeze…

#Rowing: Ireland’s Sinead Jennings and Claire Lambe finished fourth, just over half a second off an A Final place in the semi-finals of the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. They looked well set for qualification with…

#Rowing: Shane O’Driscoll and Mark O’Donovan finished fifth in the semi-final of the lightweight men’s pairs at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. Sam Scrimgeour and Joel Cassells won the race impressively, holding off Italy’s challenge…

#Rowing: Sanita Puspure brought Ireland’s tally of semi-finalists at the World Rowing Championships to four today. The single sculler finished second in a close finish of her quarter-final, where three qualified. Tatsiana Kukhta of Belarus won, but the next three…

#Rowing: Ireland’s women’s four started their campaign at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. With five crews entered, the first race for Aifric Keogh, Monika Dukarska, Leonora Kennedy and Barbara O’Brien was a race for lanes…

#Rowing –  Ireland’s Shane O’Driscoll and Mark O’Donovan qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s lightweight pair by winning their repechage at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France this morning. The race, from which three crews qualified, was…

#Rowing: Karol Doherty finished fifth in his heat of the Arms and Shoulders single sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France. The City of Derry sculler would have had to finish first to have gained direct qualification…

#Rowing: Ireland’s Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll finished fourth in their heat of the men’s lightweight pair at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in France and must negotiate a repechage if they are to qualify for the semi-finals. Italy…