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Two adaptive crews competed for Ireland at the World Championships in Poland today. The trunks and arms mixed double of Vincent Culhane and Karen Cromie finished fifth of five in a heat won by Brazil. The legs, trunk and arms…
Sean Casey must finish ahead of at least one silver medallist from Beijing if he's to qualify for the A/B semi-finals of the single scull at the World Championships. Casey’s fifth-place finish in the heat on the single sculls in…
Sean Casey finished fifth in his heat at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan in Poland. He will compete in the repechages on Tuesday to seek a place in Thursday’s A/B Semi-Finals. Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand, the reigning world…
Carrick-on-Shannon's Annual Rowing event, the Waterways Ireland Sprint Rowing Regatta, took place on the August bank holiday week-end and attracted a large entry from all around the country. Three-hundred-and-fifty people entered, up approximately 10% on 2008, with the four corners…
Laura D’Urso and Lisa Dilleen finished fourth in the final of the women’s double scull at the World Junior Championship in Brive in France today. The Ireland crew were the only ones to stay in touch with dominant Germany early…
Laura D’Urso and Lisa Dilleen will compete in the A Final of the women’s double scull at the World Junior Championships in Brive in France. The Donegal-Galway combination comfortably secured qualification today by finishing second in their semi-finalto a runaway…
Mr Conor Lenihan, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Communications Energy & Natural Resources, has announced the appointment, on the recommendation of the Public Appointments Service, of Dr Ciaran Byrne as Chief Executive Designate of Inland Fisheries Ireland…
Ireland’s double scull of Lisa Dilleen and Laura D’Urso won their heat at the World Junior Championships in Brive in France and qualified directly for Friday’s semi-finals. The two 18 year olds had over five seconds to spare over second-placed…
Ireland’s successful young female rowing duo, Lisa Dilleen and Laura D’Urso, join forces again this week when they compete in the Junior World Championship in Brive, France which takes place between the 5th and 8th August. Lisa Dilleen, the 18-year-old…
Ireland brought home two medals – a silver and a bronze – from the Coupe de la Jeunesse, the European Junior Rowing Championships, at Vichy, France over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The silver medal came in the women’s junior…
Zoe Mannion and Aifric Keogh took bronze for Ireland in the women’s pair at the Coupe de la Jeunesse, the European Junior Championship, in Vichy in France today. The Colaiste Iognaid pair, who won the junior pairs title at the…
Ireland took one medal on the first full day of the Coupe de la Jeunesse, a European junior championships, at Vichy in France. The men’s quadruple of Shane O’Driscoll, Peter Grogan, Jonathan Mitchell and Paul O’Donovan collected bronze behind winners…
The NUIG senior eight are the Afloat Rowers of the Month for July. The crew won the top award at the National Championships, the Big Pot, in a thrilling race in which they edged out Queens University by .4 of…
Seascapes this Friday (July 24, 2009) Tom MacSweeney interviews the Chief Executive of Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the State fisheries board, who speaks for the first time in defence of his organisation which Bord Snip Nua has recommended for abolition.
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#openseaswim – Well known open water swimmer Steve Redmond from Ballydehob in Cork is about to embark on a record breaking challenge to raise funds and awareness for the RNLI. Steve has already made history for being the first man…