Irish Rowing News. Training and Preparation for Events
Skibbereen's strong support of the Grand League rowing series has paid dividends, as they are well on top of the table at the end of the four-regatta programme. The west Cork club also won both men's division one and women's…
Ireland’s Lisa Dilleen and Sanita Puspure finished fifth in the B Final of the women’s double scull at the World Cup rowing regatta in Lucerne. This places the Irish 11th overall. Belarus and the United States were the two top…
Ireland came within 1.38 seconds of adding a second bronze medal to Siobhan McCrohan's at the World Cup rowing regatta at Lucerne today. The lightweight quadruple scull of Shane O’Driscoll, Niall Kenny, Peter Hanily and Justin Ryan were passed in…
Irish rowing got a real fillip today when lightweight single sculler Siobhan McCrohan won a bronze medal at the World Cup rowing regatta at Lucerne. In a race won by the outstanding Greek talent Alexandra Tsiavou, the 24-year-old Galway woman…
Ireland’s women’s double of Lisa Dilleen and Sanita Puspure have had to settle for a place in the B Final at the World Cup rowing championships in Lucerne. In their semi-final they missed strokes after catching a buoy near the…
The Ireland lightweight double scull of Michael Maher and Mark O’Donovan held off Sweden to take second place in the D Final and 20th place overall at the World Cup rowing regatta in Lucerne. Hungary’s Tamas Varga and Peter Galambos…
Siobhan McCrohan qualified for the final of the lightweight single scull at the World Cup rowing regatta at Lucerne in Switzerland by taking second in her semi-final. The goal of a top three place was annexed early and not yielded…
Lisa Dilleen and Sanita Puspure held off challenges from Canada and Germany’s number one boat to secure a place in the A/B semi-finals of the women’s double scull at the World Cup rowing regatta in Lucerne. The Ireland crew had…
Siobhan McCrohan grabbed her second chance with both hands as she won her repechage of the lightweight single scull at the World Cup rowing regatta in Lucerne. Atsumi Fukumoto of Japan led through the early markers but McCrohan took over…
Michael Maher and Mark O’Donovan finished a comfortable third in their heat and qualified for their quarter-final of the lightweight double scull at the World Cup rowing regatta in Lucerne. Former world champions Storm Uru and Peter Taylor won at…
Ireland’s women’s double scull of Lisa Dilleen and Sanita Puspure are set for a repechage later today after a fifth-place finish in their heat at the World Cup regatta in Lucerne. The Irish crew were in touch early on, but…
NUIG/Grainne Mhaol capped off a successful weekend with a win in both the men’s Division One fours and eights at Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre. John Keohane pipped Paul O’Donovan in the men’s Division One final of the…
NUIG/Grainne Mhaol were beaten by Leander/Imperial College in the final of the Visitors’ Cup for coxless fours at Henley rowing Regatta. The British under-23 lightweight crew had set a record for the course in their semi-final, and yesterday they went…
John Keohane of Lee Valley won the Division One final of the single sculls at Cork Regatta. Paul O’Donovan of Skibbereen took second place and Sean Casey of Muckross third at the National Rowing Centre. UCD won the Division One…
Irish rowing has a finalist at the 2011 Henley Royal Regatta. NUIG/Grainne Mhaol won their semi-final of the Visitors’ Cup for intermediate fours by one length, moving away from their opponents, Newcastle University/Marino Billi in the closing stages after the…
Cork Regatta, the last Grand League rowing event of the season, promises some top-class racing at the National Rowing Centre tomorrow, not least in the single sculls events. John Keohane, a winner at Marlow regatta, faces some serious contenders at…