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Conan Pazzaia and Brian Colsh celebrate gold with the Irish tricolour after Amhrán na bhFiann had rung out, marking Ireland's victory in the double sculls at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Plovdiv
It's rowing gold and two silvers for Ireland in the 2023 U23 World Championships in Bulgaria. As Afloat reported earlier, the Irish crews pulled out all of the stops in today's A Finals and were rewarded with three podiums out…
Irish rower Alison Bergin impresses yet again in the semi-final stage of the U23 World Championships and races for a medal on Sunday
Ireland has four chances of medals at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Bulgaria this morning (Sunday). Saturday was a clean sweep for Ireland, with all crews winning their semi-finals and qualifying for their respective A Finals. After a win…
Irish BW1x Alison Bergin rower with coach Leah O'Regan
Day two (Thursday) finished up in Plovdiv at the U23 World Rowing Championships, and three Irish crews are into the A/B Semi-finals. Konan Pazzaia and Brian Colsh were first up on the water for the Heat of the Men's Double.…
Lough Rinn in Co. Leitrim hosts the Home International Rowing Regatta for the first time this weekend
Following last weekend's action at the Cork-hosted Irish rowing championships, there’s more rowing action with the Home International Regatta taking place in Lough Rinn, Co. Leitrim, this coming weekend. Rowing Ireland and Leitrim County Council will welcome teams from England,…
The start of the Women's Junior 8+ at the  Irish Rowing Championships took place last weekend in the National Rowing Centre in Cork.  The race brought huge excitement around the grounds of the NRC, especially up at the big screen where huge crowds were cheering for their crews
The highly anticipated 2023 Irish Rowing Championships took place last weekend in the National Rowing Centre at Farran Woods, Cork. Despite temperamental weather conditions and having to rejig the weekend schedule, all events were run with no championship races being…
Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre (NRC) in Farren Woods, County Cork
Cork Regatta, a premier event on the Irish rowing calendar, has been cancelled because of the weather. The annual event was scheduled for this weekend at the National Rowing Centre (NRC) in Farren Woods, County Cork. Cork Regatta Committee met and consulted…
Irish Olympic medalist rower Emily Hegarty, centre, with Natasha Maher, Marketing and PR Manager at MG Ireland and Larry Salonen, Commercial Executive of Rowing Ireland during the MG Ireland and Rowing Ireland Partnership Launch at Neptune Rowing Club in Dublin
Rowing Ireland and MG Motor Ireland are delighted to announce their strategic partnership aimed at promoting a shared vision of innovation, performance, and community engagement. As part of the partnership, MG Motor Ireland will become the official vehicle partner of…
The Ireland Men's Four of John Kearney, Ross Corrigan, Nathan Timoney and Fionnán McQuillan-Tolan narrowly missed out on a third-place finish in the B Final at the 2023 European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia
The European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia are over, and Ireland won't be coming home with any medals. Brian Colsh showed his strength in the middle of the C Final of the Men's Scull. Passing the first 500m mark…
The Women's Four of Eimear Lambe, Tara Hanlon, Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh finished fifth in the A Final Day 3 of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled in Slovenia
Day three of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled in Slovenia saw the A Finals of Ireland's Women's Four, Lightweight Women's Double and Lightweight Men's Double. Three finals are now completed and seven more are to come. Philip Doyle…
The Irish Women's Double of Zoe Hyde and Sanita Puspure won their Repechage and are heading to the A Final of the of European Rowing Championships on Lake Beld, Slovenia on Sunday afternoon
Day two of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia is over, and it was another busy day of racing for Irish crews. Margaret Cremen and Aoife Casey were first up this morning in the Repechage of the Lightweight…
Ireland's Women's Four of Eimear Lambe, Tara Hanlon, Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh competing on day one of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled in Slovenia
Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan had a strong race in the PR2 Mixed Double, staying in touch with Ukraine and Poland from the start on day one fo the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia. Winding it up coming…
Hugh Moore and Fintan McCarthy (above) compete in the Men's Double at the 2023 European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled
The 2023 European Rowing Championships begins tomorrow morning in Bled, Slovenia. All ten of the crews from Ireland will race tomorrow in the heats. The PR2 Mix2x of Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan will first hit the water at the…
Cambridge seal rowing double over Oxford - Cambridge University's women secured a sixth consecutive Boat Race win over Oxford, before the men held off a late challenge to seal the double in difficult conditions on the River Thames in London
Irish rowers helped Cambridge to win both the men’s and women’s annual boat races against Oxford on the river Thames at the weekend. Caoimhe Dempsey, Cambridge president and member of its winning women’s crew, is a Trinity College Dublin (TCD)…
The 2022 Colours Boat Races coin toss took place on Sunday, 5th March at the dining hall of Trinity College Dublin, overseen by the Minister for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne. Pictured left to right are Isabel Doyle, Captain of Dublin University Boat Club; Alicia O’ Neill, Captain of Dublin University Ladies Boat Club, Minister for Sport and Physical Education; Thomas Byrne, Ellie Scott, Captain of UCD Women’s Boat Club and Shauna Fitzsimons, Captain of UCD Men’s Boat Club. Dublin University Boat Club won the toss and will take the north station for the Gannon Cup and the Dan Quinn shield. Dublin University Ladies Boat Club won their coin toss and chose to race on the north station for the Corcoran Cup and the Sally Moorhead Trophy.
The 73rd Colours Rowing Race between Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin will occur on Saturday, 25th March from 12:30 pm. The race sees Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin go head-to-head again on the Liffey, racing from…
Rowers taking part in a previous Erne Head of the River in Enniskillen
Waterways Ireland advises masters and owners of vessels on the Erne System that the Erne Head of the River rowing race will take place this Saturday 4 March. The event will start upstream of the Killyhevlin Hotel and will race…
Rowing craft with University of Galway students were swept towards the salmon weir, where they were caught by pontoons and capsized due to the strength of the river flow
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has initiated an inquiry into a recent incident on the river Corrib where up to ten people were rescued after their rowing craft were swept towards the Galway city salmon weir. The incident was…