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Olympic Bronze Medal Win for Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh & Emily Hegarty in Tokyo
28th July 2021 Rowing
Rowing was the first sport to win a medal for Ireland at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Women’s Four of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty won Bronze in the Women’s Four A Final in the early…
Rower Sanita Puspure Wins Olympic Single Quarter-Final in Impressive Style in Tokyo
25th July 2021 Rowing
In her third Olympic Games, the current World Rowing Champion in the Women’s Singles Sanita Puspure won her quarter-final in impressive style in today’s race in Tokyo, and will now compete in the semi-final A/B next Tuesday. The Women’s Pair…
Olympic Rowers Fintan McCarthy & Paul O’Donovan Win Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls Heat as Five Irish Crews Progress in Tokyo
24th July 2021 Rowing
Five Irish crews were competing on the second day of rowing at the Olympics. One A Final, two A/B Semi-Finals, one Quarter-Final and two Repechages are confirmed after the racing this morning. Ronan Byrne and Philip Doyle competed in the…
Rowing kicked off the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this morning. Two Irish crews competed in their heats at the Sea Forest Waterway. Sanita Pušpure raced in the Women’s Single Sculls and Ronan Byrne and Phil Doyle raced in the Men’s Double…
World Rowing U23 Championship Silver for Ireland in Men's Four & Coxed Men's Four
11th July 2021 Rowing
Five Irish boats competed on the final day of the World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Two Irish crews took home a Silver Medal, and out of six competing crews, four reached A Finals, and two reached B Finals. The Coxed…
Team Ireland has officially selected 13 rowers to compete across six boats at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer. The Olympic rowing regatta takes place in the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo Bay between 23 and 30 July. Among…
In a new statement, Rowing Ireland has backed down from their claim that the Afloat piece on a media ban on athletes was wrong. Today's statement, on their site, says: "Rowing Ireland wishes to clarify the situation regarding media coverage.…
Rowing Ireland has imposed a ban on media interviews with the international team until after the Olympic Games. After negotiations this week, the ban will be lifted for one Zoom open day for the media under the auspices of the Olympic…
Five Medals were won by Irish Crews at the World Rowing Cup II this weekend. Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won Gold in the Lightweight Men’s Sculls. Ronan Byrne and Philip Doyle won Silver in the Men’s Double, Monika Dukarska…
Skibbereen Rower Lydia Heaphy Wins World Cup Silver Medal in Lightweight Women’s Single
22nd May 2021 Rowing
Irish rower Lydia Heaphy won the Silver Medal in the Lightweight Women’s Single on Day Two of the World Rowing Cup II in Lucerne. Gary O’Donovan finished fourth in the Lightweight Men’s Single Final. The remaining seven crews will be racing…
Rowing Ireland had nine crews competing at the World Rowing Cup II in Lucerne today. Six of the crews qualified directly to the A/B Semi-Final and three will compete in the Repechage on Saturday morning. Crowley & Dukarska Second in Women’s…
The Rowing Ireland team for the World Rowing Cup II has been confirmed by Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni. Eight Senior Irish crews will be looking to continue the success of the European Rowing Championships and the Final Olympic…
Two more Irish rowing crews have joined the four already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics this summer after this morning’s (Sunday 16 May) races in Lucerne, as The Irish Times reports. The women’s four of Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe, Aifric…
Three Irish Boats Progress to Next Round at 2021 World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne
15th May 2021 Rowing
Ireland had three crews competing at the 2021 World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne today. There are already four Irish boats qualified from the 2019 World Rowing Championships and the three Irish boats progressed today to the next…
The Rowing Ireland team for the 2021 Final Olympic Qualification has been confirmed by Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni. Three Senior Irish crews will be looking to qualify their boats for the Tokyo Olympics in Lucerne this weekend to…
Are You Green or Blue: St Patrick’s & Stella Maris Rowing Clubs Back on the Water
9th May 2021 Rowing
Dublin Port Company has hailed the return to the water of its neighbour rowing clubs St Patrick’s and Stella Maria with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions for under-18s partaking in sports. “It is great to see, even in these challenging…