What is a marine protected area?

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are geographically defined maritime areas where human activities are managed to protect important natural or cultural resources. In addition to conserving marine species and habitats, MPAs can support maritime economic activity and reduce the effects of climate change and ocean acidification.

Where are MPAs located?

MPAs can be found across a range of marine habitats, from the open ocean to coastal areas, intertidal zones, bays and estuaries. Marine protected areas are defined areas where human activities are managed to protect important natural or cultural resources

Where was the world’s first MPA?

The world's first MPA is said to have been the Fort Jefferson National Monument in Florida, North America, which covered 18,850 hectares of sea and 35 hectares of coastal land. This location was designated in 1935, but the main drive for MPAs came much later. The current global movement can be traced to the first World Congress on National Parks in 1962,and initiation in 1976 of a process to deliver exclusive rights to sovereign states over waters up to 200 nautical miles out then began to provide new focus.

Is there a global target for MPAs?

The Rio ‘Earth Summit’ on climate change in 1992 saw a a global MPA area target of 10% by 2010 deadline. When this was not met, an “Aichi target 11” was set requiring 10% coverage by 2020. There has been repeated efforts since then to tighten up MPA requirements.

Where is the world’s largest MPA?

Marae Moana is a multiple-use marine protected area created on July 13th 2017 by the government of the Cook islands in the south Pacific, north- east of New Zealand. The area extends across over 1.9 million square kilometres. However, In September 2019, Jacqueline Evans, a prominent marine biologist and Goldman environmental award winner who was openly critical of the government's plans for seabed mining, was replaced as director of the park by the Cook Islands prime minister’s office. The move attracted local media criticism, as Evans was responsible for developing the Marae Moana policy and the Marae Moana Act, She had worked on raising funding for the park, expanding policy and regulations and developing a plan that designates permitted areas for industrial activities.

Criteria for identifying and selecting MPAs depends on the overall objective or direction of the programme identified by the coastal state. For example, if the objective is to safeguard ecological habitats, the criteria will emphasise habitat diversity and the unique nature of the particular area.

Permanence of MPAs can vary internationally. Some are established under legislative action or under a different regulatory mechanism to exist permanently into the future. Others are intended to last only a few months or years.

Does Ireland have any MPAs?

Yes, Ireland has MPA cover in about 2.13 per cent of our waters. Although much of Ireland’s marine environment is regarded as in “generally good condition”, according to an expert group report for Government published in January 2021, it says that biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation are of “wide concern due to increasing pressures such as overexploitation, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change”.

Are there plans to expand MPAs in Irish waters?

The Government has set a target of 30 per cent MPA coverage by 2030, and moves are already being made in that direction. However, environmentalists are dubious, pointing out that a previous target of ten per cent by 2020 was not met.

What are the international obligations on MPAs?

Conservation and sustainable management of the marine environment has been mandated by a number of international agreements and legal obligations, as an expert group report to government has pointed out. There are specific requirements for area-based protection in the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the OSPAR Convention, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Are there specific EU obligations?

Yes, the Marine Strategy Framework directive (2008/56/EC) required member states to put measures in place to achieve or maintain good environmental status in their waters by 2020. Under the directive a coherent and representative network of MPAs had to be created by 2016

How does Ireland compare to other coastal countries?

Ireland was about halfway up the EU table in designating protected areas under existing habitats and bird directives in a comparison published by the European Commission in 2009. However, the Fair Seas campaign, an environmental coalition formed in 2022, points out that Ireland is “lagging behind “ even our closest neighbours, such as Scotland which has 37 per cent. The Fair Seas campaign wants at least 10 per cent of Irish waters to be designated as “fully protected” by 2025, and “at least” 30 per cent by 2030.

How is our nearest neighbour, Britain, doing on MPAs?

Nearly a quarter of Britain’s territorial waters are covered by MPAs, set up to protect vital ecosystems and species. However, a conservation NGO, Oceana, said that analysis of fishing vessel tracking data published in The Guardian in October 2020 found that more than 97% of British MPAs created to safeguard ocean habitats, are being dredged and bottom trawled.

How are Irish MPAs protected?

There’s the rub. Currently, there is no definition of an MPA in Irish law, and environment protections under the Wildlife Acts only apply to the foreshore.

So is there any protection for sensitive habitats and species beyond the foreshore ?

Current protection in marine areas beyond 12 nautical miles is limited to measures taken under the EU Birds and Habitats Directives or the OSPAR Convention. This means that habitats and species that are not listed in the EU Directives, but which may be locally, nationally or internationally important, cannot currently be afforded the necessary protection

Is legislation planned for Ireland?

Yes. In late March 2022, Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said that the Government had begun developing “stand-alone legislation” to enable identification, designation and management of MPAs to meet Ireland’s national and international commitments.

That sounds like good news for Irish MPAs ?

Environmental groups are not happy, as they have pointed out that legislation on marine planning took precedence over legislation on MPAs, due to the push to develop offshore renewable energy.

Is all activity banned in MPAs?

No, but some activities may be banned or restricted. Extraction is the main activity affected as in oil and gas activities; mining; dumping; and bottom trawling.

Is there a cost to MPAs?

The Government’s expert group report noted that MPA designations are likely to have the greatest influence on the “capture fisheries, marine tourism and aquaculture sectors”. It said research suggests that the net impacts on fisheries could ultimately be either positive or negative and will depend on the type of fishery involved and a wide array of other factors.

Is there an economic benefit to MPAs?

The same report noted that marine tourism and recreation sector can substantially benefit from MPA designation. However, it said that the “magnitude of the benefits” will depend to a large extent on the location of the MPA sites within the network and the management measures put in place.

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17th May 2014

O'Donovan Shades it Over Grigalius at Metro Rowing Regatta

#ROWING: Paul O’Donovan of UCD won a very very tight battle with Eimantas Grigalius of Three Castles to take the Division One men’s single sculls at Metropolitan Regatta at Blessington Lakes today. O’Donovan, who is a lightweight, got a good start but in testing headwind conditions Grigalius gained on him and drew level in the closing stages. The fight went right to the line, with O’Donovan taking it by .41 of a second.

Gráinne Mhaol had a convincing win in the men’s coxless four.

The women’s Division One double sculls provided a good platform for Catríona Jennings and Sarah Dolan to show their skills in the run-in to the Ireland women’s lightweight tests. Metropolitan Regatta, Blessington (Selected Results) Men Eight – Division Two – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (club two) 7:15.71, 2 UCD (club two) 7:18.21, 3 Cork (jun 16) 7:29.64. Pair – Division One – A Final: Old Collegians (sen) 7:59.92, 2 Commercial B (sen) 8:03.55, 3 Lady Elizabeth (sen) 8:19.36; 5 St Michael’s (inter) 8:37.20. B Final: 1 NUIG (inter) 8:28.86; 3 Offaly (club two) 8:50.19. Sculling Single – Division One: A Final: 1 UCD (P O’Donovan; sen) 8:29.06, 2 Three Castles (E Grigalius; sen) 8:29.47, 3 Old Collegians (D Neale; sen) 8:59.00; 5 Carlow (A Bolger; inter) 9:27.75. B Final: NUIG (O’Connor; sen) 9:12.96; 2 Shandon (Begley; jun 18) 9:17,95; 6 UCD (A Griffin; club one) 10:09.12. C Final: Garda (D Kelly; inter) 8:59.47. Division Two – A Final: 1 Shandon (R Byrne; jun 18) 9:05.35, 2 Waterford (O’Mahony; jun 18) 9:07.15, 3 Shandon (O’Sullivan; jun 16) 9:18.18. B Final: Fermoy (Morrison; jun 16) 9:34.19. C Final: Col Chiaran (Hogan; jun 18) 9:29.64. Women Four, coxed – Division One – A Final: 1 Commercial (inter) 8:41.76, 2 NUIG (club one) 8:48.16, 3 Skibbereen (inter) 8:56.83. Division Two – Final: 1 Shandon B (jun 18B) 9:19.47, 2 Garda (club two) 9:22.23, 3 Commercial (club two) 9:34.41. Sculling, Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 Belfast BC, Cork, Skibbereen (sen) 8:12.09, 2 Skibbereen (jun 18) 8:34.11, 3 Neptune (jun 18) 8:48.59. Division Two – A Final: 1 Carlow (jun 18) 8:50.79, 2 Lee (club two) 9:05.08, 3 Fermoy (jun 16) 9:16.40. B Final: NUIG (novice) 9:58.54. Double – Division One - A Final: 1 Commercial (inter) 9:04.53, 2 Cork (jun 18) 9:08.26, 3 Commmercial (jun 18) 9:09.48; 4 Three Castles (sen) 9:23.29; 5 Cappoquin (club one) 10:54.93. .

The Division One women’s eight winners were, predictably, the composite crew with a strong base of international hopefuls. Behind them, Portora won their battle of the junior 18 eights with Northern rivals Bann.


NB: If weather conditions favour Enclosure side, faster crews from heats will be given preference from Lane 1 and outwards in Finals

Division	Race Time	Race No.	Round	Lane No.	GL Division or non-GL Event	Grade	Crews in Lane Draw Order	Start Time	Finish Time	Elapsed Time	Finish Order (Finals)	Next Race	Target Start Time
Division: 2 Mens 1X	08:15	1	Heat A	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Carrick, Mc Cabe, T	0:41:39.13	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################		32-34	08:15
				2	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Skibbereen, Lynch, I	0:41:39.13	0:51:22.44	0:09:43.31
				3	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Shandon, O'Sullivan, S	0:41:39.13	0:50:17.66	0:08:38.53
				4	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Shandon, Byrne, R	0:41:39.13	0:50:15.71	0:08:36.58
				5	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Beggan, N	0:41:39.13	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				6	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Baskerville, R	0:41:39.13	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
		2	Heat B	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Athlone, Clogher, D	0:45:31.58	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################		32-34	08:20
				2	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Neptune, Coyne, D	0:45:31.58	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				3	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Fermoy, Pyne, T	0:45:31.58	0:54:35.35	0:09:03.77
				4	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Byrne, K	0:45:31.58	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				5	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Carrick, Earley, T	0:45:31.58	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				6	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Athlone, Maloney, M	0:45:31.58	0:55:29.87	0:09:58.29
		3	Heat C	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	KHBC, Little, O	0:50:08.69	1:02:48.95	0:12:40.26		32-34	08:25
				2	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Griffin, P	0:50:08.69	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				3	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Athlone, Hughes, M	0:50:08.69	1:01:15.30	0:11:06.61
				4	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Fermoy, Morrison, G	0:50:08.69	0:59:31.94	0:09:23.25
				5	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J16 1X	Commercial, Beggan, S	0:50:08.69	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		4	Heat D	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Clonmel, Anderson, J	1:04:22.34	1:13:43.27	0:09:20.93		32-34	08:30
				2	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Commercial, Kiley, C	1:04:22.34	1:13:45.07	0:09:22.73
				3	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Waterford, O'Mahony, R	1:04:22.34	1:13:12.18	0:08:49.84
				4	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Blackrock, O'Mahony, R	1:04:22.34	1:14:42.01	0:10:19.67
				5	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Shandon, Hodkinson, J	1:04:22.34	1:13:45.57	0:09:23.23
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		5	Heat E	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	SMRC, Spelman, J	1:08:48.00	1:18:25.71	0:09:37.71		32-34	08:35
				2	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	SMRC, Bolger, S	1:08:48.00	1:18:14.20	0:09:26.20
				3	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Blackrock, Mohan, H	1:08:48.00	1:18:47.64	0:09:59.64
				4	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Carlow, Curran, B	1:08:48.00	1:18:03.25	0:09:15.25
				5	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Shandon, Merz, C	1:08:48.00	1:18:17.78	0:09:29.78
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		6	Heat F	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Blackrock, Mc Cluskey, R	1:13:58.36	1:23:45.09	0:09:46.73		32-34	08:40
				2	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Cappoquin, Aherne, S	1:13:58.36	1:23:05.92	0:09:07.56
				3	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Blackrock, Clich, D	1:13:58.36	1:23:44.73	0:09:46.37
				4	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Carlow, Jones, S	1:13:58.36	1:24:47.71	0:10:49.35
				5	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	C Chiarain, Hogan, K	1:13:58.36	1:23:33.86	0:09:35.50
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		7	Heat G	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Blackrock, Nagle, J	1:20:56.88	1:31:21.94	0:10:25.06		32-34	08:45
				2	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	SMRC, Goldsmith, H	1:20:56.88	1:30:32.62	0:09:35.74
				3	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	Portadown, Chambers, L	1:20:56.88	1:31:01.69	0:10:04.81
				4	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens Club 2 1X	Lee, O'Sullivan, D	1:20:56.88	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				5	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens Club 2 1X	Shandon, Smith, D	1:20:56.88	1:30:50.49	0:09:53.61
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 1 Mens 2-	08:50	8	Heat A	1	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Club 1 2-	Offaly	1:25:00.90	1:33:27.24	0:08:26.34		35-36	08:50
				2	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Intermediate 2-	NUIG	1:25:00.90	1:33:29.45	0:08:28.55
				3	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Intermediate 2-	SMRC	1:25:00.90	1:33:23.39	0:08:22.49
				4	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Intermediate 2-	UCDBC B	1:25:00.90		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				5	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Intermediate 2-	UCDBC A	1:25:00.90	1:34:54.06	0:09:53.16
				6	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Intermediate 2-	Carlow	1:25:00.90	1:33:31.17	0:08:30.27
		9	Heat B	1	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Senior 2-	Commercial B	1:29:54.04	1:37:58.73	0:08:04.69		35-36	08:55
				2	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Senior 2-	Commercial A	1:29:54.04	1:39:32.22	0:09:38.18
				3	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Senior 2-	LEBC	1:29:54.04	1:38:11.54	0:08:17.50
				4	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Senior 2-	Carlow	1:29:54.04	1:38:07.52	0:08:13.48
				5	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Senior 2-	OCBC	1:29:54.04	1:38:01.20	0:08:07.16
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 2 Womens 4X+	09:05	10	Heat A	1	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens Novice 4X+	Shandon	1:36:28.13	1:47:00.06	0:10:31.93		37-38	09:05
				2	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens Novice 4X+	NUIG	1:36:28.13	1:46:41.97	0:10:13.84
				3	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens J16 4X+	Athlone	1:36:28.13	1:46:50.95	0:10:22.82
				4	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens J16 4X+	Cork	1:36:28.13	1:45:59.53	0:09:31.40
				5
				6
		11	Heat B	1	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens J16 4X+	Lee	1:41:47.01	1:51:48.54	0:10:01.53		37-38	09:10
				2	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens J16 4X+	Fermoy	1:41:47.01	1:51:06.62	0:09:19.61
				3	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens J18B 4X+	Carlow	1:41:47.01	1:50:44.43	0:08:57.42
				4	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens Club 2 4X+	Neptune	1:41:47.01	1:51:38.24	0:09:51.23
				5	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	Womens Club 2 4X+	Lee	1:41:47.01	1:50:56.54	0:09:09.53
				6
Division: 1 Womens 2X	09:15	12	Heat A	1	Division: 1 Womens 2X			0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00		40-41	09:15
				2	Race 12 not required - Just 6 crews declared for this Division.			0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				3				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				4				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				5				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		13	Heat B	1	Division: 1 Womens 2X			0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00		40-41	09:20
				2	Race 13 not required - Just 6 crews declared for this Division.			0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				3				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				4				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				5				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 2 Womens 4+	09:25	14	Heat A	1	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens J16 4+	SMRC		0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00		42-43	09:25
				2	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens J18B 4+	Shandon A	1:49:06.65	1:58:54.46	0:09:47.81
				3	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens J18B 4+	Shandon B	1:49:06.65	1:58:23.43	0:09:16.78
				4
				5
				6
		15	Heat B	1	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Garda	1:59:09.93	2:08:23.68	0:09:13.75		42-43	09:30
				2	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Commercial	1:59:09.93	2:08:28.87	0:09:18.94
				3	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Belfast RC	1:59:09.93	2:08:43.37	0:09:33.44
				4	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Neptune	1:59:09.93	2:09:31.69	0:10:21.76
				5				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 1 Mens 1X	09:35	16	Heat A	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Waterford, O'Mahony, R	2:02:35.98	2:11:21.01	0:08:45.03		44-46	09:35
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Shandon, Begley, D	2:02:35.98	2:11:23.48	0:08:47.50
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Clonmel, Channon, S	2:02:35.98	2:11:44.04	0:09:08.06
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Shannon, Browne, A	2:02:35.98	2:12:05.88	0:09:29.90
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	SMRC, O'Connor, P	2:02:35.98	2:11:49.06	0:09:13.08
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		17	Heat B	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Carrick, Hartigan, D	2:07:07.63	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################		44-46	09:40
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Muckross, Shaw, R	2:07:07.63	2:17:12.81	0:10:05.18
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Club 1 1X	Clonmel, Murphy, C	2:07:07.63	2:16:42.40	0:09:34.77
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Club 1 1X	Cork, O'Regan, D	2:07:07.63	2:17:19.41	0:10:11.78
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Club 1 1X	Carlow, Keating, L	2:07:07.63	2:16:22.95	0:09:15.32
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		18	Heat C	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Club 1 1X	NUIG, Costelloe, C	2:10:56.40	2:21:15.12	0:10:18.72		44-46	09:45
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Club 1 1X	UCDBC, Griffin, A	2:10:56.40	2:19:57.82	0:09:01.42
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Sligo, Patterson, G	2:10:56.40	2:20:11.22	0:09:14.82
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Bann, Mc Afee, J	2:10:56.40	2:20:21.50	0:09:25.10
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Carlow, Ayres, T	2:10:56.40	2:20:53.80	0:09:57.40
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		19	Heat D	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	SMRC, O'Connor, D	2:16:10.38	2:24:52.00	0:08:41.62		44-46	09:50
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Carlow, Bolger, A	2:16:10.38	2:24:50.77	0:08:40.39
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Athlone, Molloy, K	2:16:10.38	2:25:24.20	0:09:13.82
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Garda, Kelly, D	2:16:10.38	2:25:14.00	0:09:03.62
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Belfast BC, Mc Kibbin, M	2:16:10.38	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		20	Heat E	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Athlone, Noonan, P	2:22:49.15	2:32:04.93	0:09:15.78		44-46	09:55
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Lightweight 1X	Athlone, Egan, S	2:22:49.15	2:32:23.11	0:09:33.96
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	UCDBC, O'Donovan, P	2:22:49.15	2:31:17.47	0:08:28.32
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	Skibbereen, Harnedy, T	2:22:49.15	2:31:27.94	0:08:38.79
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	NUIG, O'Connor, S	2:22:49.15	2:31:43.75	0:08:54.60
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
		21	Heat F	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	Offaly, Brady, C	2:27:24.18	2:36:17.93	0:08:53.75		44-46	10:00
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	OCBC, Neale, D	2:27:24.18	2:36:00.53	0:08:36.35
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	Portadown, Mc Keown, S	2:27:24.18	2:37:30.08	0:10:05.90
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	3 Castles, Grigalius, E	2:27:24.18	2:35:52.72	0:08:28.54
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	ULRC, Prendergast, A	2:27:24.18	2:36:21.04	0:08:56.86
				6	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	Lee Valley, Keohane, J	2:27:24.18	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Division: 2 Womens 2X	10:05	22	Heat A	1	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens J16 2X	Lee A	2:40:09.49	2:49:48.26	0:09:38.77		47-48	10:05
				2	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens J16 2X	NUIG	2:40:09.49	2:50:39.06	0:10:29.57
				3	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens J16 2X	Lee B	2:40:09.49	2:50:05.34	0:09:55.85
				4	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens J16 2X	3 Castles	2:40:09.49	2:50:59.93	0:10:50.44
				5	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens J16 2X	Commercial	2:40:09.49	2:53:12.84	0:13:03.35
				6	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens J18B 2X	Athlone	2:40:09.49		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
		23	Heat B	1	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens Club 2 2X	UCDBC	2:48:24.43	2:58:47.57	0:10:23.14		47-48	10:10
				2	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens Club 2 2X	Lee C	2:48:24.43	2:58:57.15	0:10:32.72
				3	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens Club 2 2X	Commercial	2:48:24.43	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				4	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens Club 2 2X	Garda	2:48:24.43	2:59:00.63	0:10:36.20
				5	Division: 2 Womens 2X	Womens Club 2 2X	Lee	2:48:24.43	2:58:29.98	0:10:05.55
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Mens J15 4X+	10:20	24	Final 1	1	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Lee C	1000m	1000m	1000m	5	Final1	10:20
				2	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Neptune	1000m	1000m	1000m	2
				3	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Waterford	1000m	1000m	1000m	1
				4	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Lee B	1000m	1000m	1000m	3
				5	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Graiguenam	1000m	1000m	1000m	4
				6	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Carlow	1000m	1000m	1000m
		25	Final 2	1	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Skibbereen	1000m	1000m	1000m	4	Final2	10:25
				2	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Lee A	1000m	1000m	1000m	3
				3	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	3 Castles	1000m	1000m	1000m	1
				4	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Commercial	1000m	1000m	1000m	5
				5	Mens J15 4X+	Mens J15 4X+	Cork	1000m	1000m	1000m	2
				6				1000m	1000m	1000m
Womens J14 1X	10:30	26	Final 1	1	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Fermoy, O'Reiily, E	1000m	1000m	1000m	1	Final1	10:30
				2	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Lee, Heaney, M	1000m	1000m	1000m	4
				3	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Lee, Gray, S	1000m	1000m	1000m	5
				4	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Commercial, Keogh, A	1000m	1000m	1000m	3
				5	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Skibbereen, Keating, A	1000m	1000m	1000m	2
				6				1000m	1000m	1000m
		27	Final 2	1	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Lee, Breen, E	1000m	1000m	1000m	4	Final2	10:35
				2	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Cork, Cregan, S	1000m	1000m	1000m	5
				3	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Lee, Cummins, A	1000m	1000m	1000m	3
				4	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Fermoy, Murphy, J	1000m	1000m	1000m	1
				5	Womens J14 1X	Womens J14 1X	Lee, Vermaak, J	1000m	1000m	1000m	2
				6				1000m	1000m	1000m
Womens J15 4X+	10:40	28	Final	1	Womens J15 4X+	Womens J15 4X+	Cork A	1000m	1000m	1000m	3	Final	10:40
				2	Womens J15 4X+	Womens J15 4X+	Commercial	1000m	1000m	1000m	2
				3	Womens J15 4X+	Womens J15 4X+	Carlow	1000m	1000m	1000m	1
				4	Womens J15 4X+	Womens J15 4X+	Cork B	1000m	1000m	1000m	5
				5	Womens J15 4X+	Womens J15 4X+	Skibbereen	1000m	1000m	1000m	4
				6				1000m	1000m	1000m
Mens Masters 8+	10:45	29	Final	1	Mens Masters 8+	Mens Masters 8+	Belfast RC (e 459)	1000m	1000m	1000m	1	Final	10:45
				2	Mens Masters 8+	Mens Masters 8+	OCBC / 3 Castles (e 465)	1000m	1000m	1000m	2
				3				1000m	1000m	1000m
				4				1000m	1000m	1000m
				5				1000m	1000m	1000m
				6				1000m	1000m	1000m
Division: 1 Womens 4X-	10:50	30	Final	1	Division: 1 Womens 4X-	Womens J18A 4X-	Neptune	3:52:44.88	4:01:33.47	0:08:48.59	3	Final	10:50
				2	Division: 1 Womens 4X-	Womens J18A 4X-	Skibbereen	3:52:44.88	4:01:18.99	0:08:34.11	2
				3	Division: 1 Womens 4X-	Womens Senior 4X-	Belfast BC / Cork / Skibbereen	3:52:44.88	4:00:56.97	0:08:12.09	1
				4				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				5				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 1 Womens 4+	10:55	31	Final	1	Division: 1 Womens 4+	Womens Club 1 4+	NUIG B	3:26:44.56	3:36:21.66	0:09:37.10	4	Final	10:55
				2	Division: 1 Womens 4+	Womens Club 1 4+	Skibbereen	3:26:44.56	0:00:01.00	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				3	Division: 1 Womens 4+	Womens Club 1 4+	NUIG A	3:26:44.56	3:35:32.72	0:08:48.16	2
				4	Division: 1 Womens 4+	Womens Intermediate 4+	Skibbereen	3:26:44.56	3:35:41.39	0:08:56.83	3
				5	Division: 1 Womens 4+	Womens Intermediate 4+	Commercial	3:26:44.56	3:35:26.32	0:08:41.76	1
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 2 Mens 1X	11:00	32	Final C	1	Division: 2 Mens 1X	Mens J18B 1X	C Chiarain, Hogan, K	3:36:28.42	3:45:58.06	0:09:29.64	1	Final	11:00
				2		Mens J18B 1X	SMRC, Goldsmith, H	3:36:28.42	3:46:14.12	0:09:45.70	2
				3		Mens J18B 1X	SMRC, Spelman, J	3:36:28.42	3:46:19.19	0:09:50.77	3
				4		Mens J16 1X	Skibbereen, Lynch, I	3:36:28.42	3:47:06.49	0:10:38.07	6
				5		Mens J18B 1X	Blackrock, Clich, D	3:36:28.42	3:46:43.23	0:10:14.81	4
				6		Mens J18B 1X	Blackrock, Mc Cluskey, R	3:36:28.42	3:46:53.35	0:10:24.93	5
		33	Final B	1		Mens J18B 1X	Clonmel, Anderson, J	3:39:51.79	3:49:45.57	0:09:53.78	5	Final	11:05
				2		Mens J18B 1X	Commercial, Kiley, C	3:39:51.79	3:49:53.07	0:10:01.28	4
				3		Mens J18B 1X	Shandon, Hodkinson, J	3:39:51.79	3:49:36.86	0:09:45.07	3
				4		Mens J16 1X	Fermoy, Morrison, G	3:39:51.79	3:49:25.98	0:09:34.19	1
				5		Mens J18B 1X	SMRC, Bolger, S	3:39:51.79	3:50:01.37	0:10:09.58	6
				6		Mens J18B 1X	Shandon, Merz, C	3:39:51.79	3:49:33.20	0:09:41.41	2
		34	Final A	1		Mens J16 1X	Shandon, Byrne, R	3:45:03.11	3:54:08.46	0:09:05.35	1	Final	11:10
				2		Mens J16 1X	Shandon, O'Sullivan, S	3:45:03.11	3:54:21.29	0:09:18.18	3
				3		Mens J18B 1X	Waterford, O'Mahony, R	3:45:03.11	3:54:10.26	0:09:07.15	2
				4		Mens J16 1X	Fermoy, Pyne, T	3:45:03.11	3:54:49.94	0:09:46.83	5
				5		Mens J18B 1X	Cappoquin, Aherne, S	3:45:03.11	3:54:40.41	0:09:37.30	4
				6		Mens J18B 1X	Carlow, Curran, B	3:45:03.11	3:54:59.75	0:09:56.64	6
Division: 1 Mens 2-	11:15	35	Final B	1	Division: 1 Mens 2-	Mens Club 1 2-	Offaly	4:04:39.00	4:13:29.19	0:08:50.19	3	Final	11:15
				2	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M I 2-	NUIG	4:04:39.00	4:13:07.86	0:08:28.86	1
				3	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M I 2-	Carlow	4:04:39.00	4:13:19.07	0:08:40.07	2
				4	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M S 2-	Commercial A	4:04:39.00	4:14:27.91	0:09:48.91	4
				5	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M I 2-	UCD A
				6
		36	Final A	1	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M S 2-	Commercial B	4:09:34.87	4:17:38.42	0:08:03.55	2	Final	11:20
				2	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M S 2-	OCBC	4:09:34.87	4:17:34.79	0:07:59.92	1
				3	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M S 2-	Carlow	4:09:34.87	4:17:54.48	0:08:19.61	4
				4	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M S 2-	LEBC	4:09:34.87	4:17:54.23	0:08:19.36	3
				5	Division: 1 Mens 2-	M I 2-	SMRC	4:09:34.87	4:18:12.07	0:08:37.20	5
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 2 Womens 4X+	11:25	37	Final B	1	Division: 2 Womens 4X+	W J16 4X+	Lee	4:22:22.43	4:32:40.61	0:10:18.18	2	Final	11:25
				2		W N 4X+	NUIG	4:22:22.43	4:32:20.97	0:09:58.54	1
				3		W J16 4X+	Athlone	4:22:22.43	4:32:57.13	0:10:34.70	3
				4		W N 4X+	Shandon	4:22:22.43	4:33:20.76	0:10:58.33	4
				5
				6
		38	Final A	1		W J 18B 4x+	Carlow	4:31:11.35	4:40:02.14	0:08:50.79	1	Final	11:30
				2		W Club 2 4x+	Lee	4:31:11.35	4:40:16.43	0:09:05.08	2
				3		W J16 4X+	Fermoy	4:31:11.35	4:40:27.75	0:09:16.40	3
				4		W J16 4X+	Cork	4:31:11.35	4:40:45.85	0:09:34.50	4
				5		W Club 2 4x+	Neptune	4:31:11.35	4:41:07.31	0:09:55.96	5
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 2 Mens 8+	11:35	39	Final	1	Division: 2 Mens 8+	Mens J16 8+	Cork	4:40:59.13	4:48:28.77	0:07:29.64	3	Final	11:35
				2	Division: 2 Mens 8+	Mens Club 2 8+	Shandon	4:40:59.13	4:49:13.94	0:08:14.81	6
				3	Division: 2 Mens 8+	Mens Club 2 8+	Lee	4:40:59.13	4:48:31.69	0:07:32.56	4
				4	Division: 2 Mens 8+	Mens Club 2 8+	UCDBC	4:40:59.13	4:48:17.34	0:07:18.21	2
				5	Division: 2 Mens 8+	Mens Club 2 8+	Skibbereen	4:40:59.13	4:48:14.84	0:07:15.71	1
				6	Division: 2 Mens 8+	Mens Club 2 8+	Neptune	4:40:59.13	4:49:10.49	0:08:11.36	5
Division: 1 Womens 2X	11:40	40	Final	1	Division: 1 Womens 2X	Womens J18A 2X	Commercial	4:47:56.16	4:57:05.64	0:09:09.48	3	Final	11:40
				2	Division: 1 Womens 2X	Womens J18A 2X	Carrick	4:47:56.16		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
				3	Division: 1 Womens 2X	Womens J18A 2X	Cork	4:47:56.16	4:57:04.42	0:09:08.26	2
				4	Division: 1 Womens 2X	Womens Club 1 2X	Cappoquin	4:47:56.16	4:58:51.09	0:10:54.93	5
				5	Division: 1 Womens 2X	Womens Intermediate 2X	Commercial	4:47:56.16	4:57:00.69	0:09:04.53	1
				6	Division: 1 Womens 2X	Womens Senior 2X	3 Castles	4:47:56.16	4:57:19.45	0:09:23.29	4
		41	Final B	1	Race 41 not required - Just 6 crews declared for this Division.			0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00		Final	11:45
				2				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				3				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				4				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				5				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 2 Womens 4+	11:50	42	Final	1	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Garda	4:53:53.56	5:03:15.79	0:09:22.23	2	Final	11:50
			5	2	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens J18B 4+	Shandon B	4:53:53.56	5:03:13.03	0:09:19.47	1
				3	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Commercial	4:53:53.56	5:03:27.97	0:09:34.41	3
				4	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Belfast RC	4:53:53.56	5:03:46.11	0:09:52.55	4
				5	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens J18B 4+	Shandon A	4:53:53.56	5:04:23.89	0:10:30.33	5
				6	Division: 2 Womens 4+	Womens Club 2 4+	Neptune
		43		1				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00		Final	11:55
				2				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				3				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				4				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				5				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
				6				0:00:00.00	0:00:01.00	0:00:01.00
Division: 1 Mens 1X	12:00	44	Final C	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Garda, Kelly, D	5:00:06.00	5:09:05.47	0:08:59.47	1	Final	12:00
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Clonmel, Channon, S	5:00:06.00	5:09:43.65	0:09:37.65	6
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	SMRC, O'Connor, P	5:00:06.00	5:09:22.72	0:09:16.72	2
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Athlone, Molloy, K	5:00:06.00	5:09:29.38	0:09:23.38	3
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Sligo, Patterson, G	5:00:06.00	5:09:29.74	0:09:23.74	4
				6	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Club 1 1X	Carlow, Keating, L	5:00:06.00	5:09:43.07	0:09:37.07	5
		45	Final B	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Waterford, O'Mahony, R	5:02:58.44	5:12:20.39	0:09:21.95	4	Final	12:05
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens J18A 1X	Shandon, Begley, D	5:02:58.44	5:12:16.39	0:09:17.95	2
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	Offaly, Brady, C	5:02:58.44	5:12:39.07	0:09:40.63	5
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	NUIG, O'Connor, S	5:02:58.44	5:12:11.40	0:09:12.96	1
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	ULRC, Prendergast, A	5:02:58.44	5:12:17.71	0:09:19.27	3
				6	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Club 1 1X	UCDBC, Griffin, A	5:02:58.44	5:13:07.56	0:10:09.12	6
		46	Final A	1	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	UCDBC, O'Donovan, P	5:06:20.46	5:14:49.52	0:08:29.06	1	Final	12:10
				2	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	3 Castles, Grigalius, E	5:06:20.46	5:14:49.93	0:08:29.47	2
				3	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	OCBC, Neale, D	5:06:20.46	5:15:19.46	0:08:59.00	3
				4	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Senior 1X	Skibbereen, Harnedy, T	5:06:20.46	5:15:30.81	0:09:10.35	4
				5	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	Carlow, Bolger, A	5:06:20.46	5:15:48.21	0:09:27.75	5
				6	Division: 1 Mens 1X	Mens Intermediate 1X	SMRC, O'Connor, D	5:06:20.46	5:16:01.02	0:09:40.56	6

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24th May 2013

UCD's Men and Women Take Irish University Honours

#UNIVERSITY ROWING: UCD took the Wylie Cup for men and the Bank of Ireland Cup for women at the rescheduled Irish University Championships at Blessington Lakes tonight. Trinity won the novice eight categories for both women and men, but UCD won both intermediate and senior eights races. In senior men’s eights, NUIG took second, while UCD vanquished their only rivals, Trinity, in the women’s senior eights.

The weather had forced the postponement of the Championships originally and winds were again a factor tonight, with all but these six races stripped from the programme.

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26th May 2011

Metro Regatta Decision on Friday

The organisers of Metropolitan Rowing Regatta will post a decision tomorrow on whether to go ahead with the event. Strong winds are forecast for Blessington on Saturday. There is a huge entry, and Metro is set to serve as a selection event for the Ireland team for the Home Internationals. The team behind Metro have already laid a new course to deal with a very low water level and have had to repair damage done to the course by vandals.

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10th June 2010

Metro Regatta to Provide Indicators on Form Crews for July Championships

With little over a month to go to the Irish Rowing Championships, the Metropolitan Regatta, which takes place in Blessington on Saturday 12 June, should provide clear indications on the form crews for championship honours come July.

The Metro regatta, with 350 crews and over 900 athletes competing in over one hundred races, is the fourth Grand League Regatta of the season. To date over a thousand crews have competed in the first three regattas hosted by Skibbereen, Queens and Cork City regattas.

Neptune (Dublin) on home waters have an opportunity to close the gap on Skibbereen for overall points totals. Skibbereen are currently on 372 points with Neptune on 306, just 66 points behind. In the Senior Men’s category St Michael’s from Limerick are leading by 31 points from Commercial, Dublin and will be travelling in force to Leinster.

In the Men’s Senior Eights, two clubs from Connaught and two from Munster compete for the big boat trophy. NUI Galway, Galway Rowing club, and St Michael’s and Muckross will also compete for the blue riband event of the Regatta, the Men’s Fours, against two Dublin clubs, Neptune and Commercial.

The leading Grand League clubs going into the Metro regatta are Skibbereen 372, Neptune 306, St. Michael’s, Limerick 252, Commercial, 232, UCD 222.

St Michaels, Limerick still lead the men's senior category on 133 points, with Commercial on 102 points with Neptune overtaking UCD for 89 points. UCD maintain their lead with 141 points in the women’s senior category ahead of NUI Galway on 101.75 points.
Selection for both men and women for the Home Internationals and the Commonwealth Games will occur in the Division 1 singles sculls and sweep pairs races where up to 70 and 30 crews respectively will be competing for honours.

Note: The Blue Riband is scheduled for 12.30 pm and the Senior Eights for 6.00pm. There will be races throughout the day at five minute intervals.

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29th September 2009

Blessington Sailing Club

Blessington Sailing Club is located on the shores of the 5,600 acre Pollaphuca Reservoir, near Blessington, Co Wicklow. The sheltered bay, with its two slips and sandy beach, faces east and is protected from the prevailing winds.

The Clubhouse, built in 1988, has a recreational area, kitchen, and full changing and shower facilities.

Dinghy sailing predominates in the Club. There are strong fleets of GP14s and Catamarans, as well as Lasers and Mirrors. In recent years, we have a growing fleet of Toppers in which many of our younger members begin their sailing careers. There are also some small cruisers and day boats based at the Club.

Blessington Sailing Club is family orientated and its location is safe and secure for younger family members.

(The above information and image courtesy of Blessington Sailing Club)

Blessington Sailing Club, Blessington, Co. Wicklow; and c/o Joe Smyth, Hon. Secretery, 48 Kennington Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6w. Tel: 01 4567130, email: [email protected]

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