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#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) have announced a joint research programme into the economic and social issues of inland fisheries in Ireland. The objective of the programme is to provide evidence…

#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…

#Rowing: Sanita Puspure took second in her heat of the women’s single sculls at the World Rowing Championships at Aiguebelette in France and qualified comfortably for the quarter-finals. There were three places available and Mirka Knapkova of the Czech Republic…

#Canoeing: Ireland Under-23 competitor Liam Jegou finished sixth at the canoe slalom European Championships today in Krakow, Poland. Jegou went off second last in the running order of the C1 (Canadian canoe) final thanks to an excellent performance in the…

#Canoeing: Liam Jegou qualified for the finals at the European Under-23 Championships in Krakow in Poland this morning. Jegou, in his C1 (Canadian canoe) finished second of the 10 qualifiers in the semi-final, just .33 of a second behind Kilian…

#Angling - A sea angler has died after being swept out to sea by an unexpected wave on the Waterford coast. As The Irish Times reports, the man was fishing on the shore at Bunmahon Beach near Dungarvan yesterday afternoon (Tuesday…

#Rowing: The Ireland team for the World Rowing Championships flew out of Dublin Airport today, on the first leg of their journey to Aiguebelette in France. The Championships begin this Sunday, August 30th, and run to the following Sunday, September…

#Fishing - The fisherman who died after an incident on a trawler in Killybegs last night (Monday 24 August) has been named as James Joyce of Inis Mór in the Aran Islands. The Connacht Tribune reports that the 27-year-old from…

#Surfing - Could Lahinch be Ireland's 'surf city'? That's the aim of a group of local surfing entrepreneurs, according to the Irish Examiner. More than a 18 months after the Co Clare coastal town was battered by unprecedented winter storms,…

#Fishing - RTÉ News reports that a fisherman has died after being overcome by fumes on a trawler in Co Donegal last night (Monday 24 August). A second crew man on the trawler is in critical condition after the incident,…

#Canoeing: Jenny Egan finished sixth in the K1 (racing kayak) 5,000 metres on the final day of the canoe sprint World Championships in Milan. The Irishwoman was 11.26 seconds behind the winner, Maryna Litvinchuk of Belarus. Peter Egan finished 24th…

#Canoeing: Jenny Egan finished eighth in her semi-final of the K1 (racing kayak) 200 metres at the canoe sprint World Championships in Milan. The Irishwoman, who had the 28th fastest time, exited the competition. Tom Brennan also made his exit.…

#Canoeing: Patrick O’Leary finished ninth in the K1 (racing kayak) 200 metres KL3 A Final at the canoe sprint World Championships in Milan today. The Galway man had hoped to place in the top six nations which would have qualified…