News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
A ‘substantial’ fish kill affecting trout and young salmon has been discovered in a tributary of the River Finn in Co Donegal. Donegal Daily reported on Wednesday (13 September) on the incident in what’s described as a “nursery stream” at…
Arranmore RNLI in Co Donegal rescued a kayaker on rocks at Owey Island on Sunday afternoon (10 September). The volunteer crew were asked to launch their all-weather lifeboat by Malin Head Coast Guard at 2.50pm to reports of a kayaker…
Ireland's Rowing Team Makes History at World Championships with Four Medals and Seven Crews Qualified for Paris 2024
10th September 2023 Rowing
Ireland's rowing team has made history at the 2023 World Rowing Championships, finishing the competition with four medals and securing seven crews for the Paris 2024 event. This marks the most crews that Ireland has ever qualified for at the…
Irish Crews Make Rowing History at World Championships as Two More Medals and One More Paris 2024 Qualification is Achieved
9th September 2023 Rowing
Irish crews have secured two more medals and one more Paris 2024 qualification on Day 7 of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. This brings Ireland's total to seven Paris 2024 qualifications, marking the largest number of qualifications in…
Tribesmen Rowing Club's Siobhán McCrohan Takes Gold at World Rowing Championships
9th September 2023 Rowing
Siobhán McCrohan, a member of the Tribesmen Rowing Club in Ireland, secured a gold medal in the lightweight women's sculls final at the World Rowing Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. McCrohan, aged 36, faced stiff competition from Mexican Kenia Lechuga…
About 100 swimmers will set off this morning on the annual Galway Bay swim, one of the largest open water events of its type on the West Coast calendar. As Afloat reported previously, the swimmers will leave Aughinish on the…
A sea swimmer in West Cork was rescued by an RNLI lifeboat crew in thick fog this morning. The Courtmacsherry RNLI All Weather Lifeboat "Val Adnams" was called early this morning (Saturday, September 9th) by the Valentia Coast Guard Marine…
West Cork Shellfish Company Launches Ireland’s First Crab Pate With BIM Support
8th September 2023 BIM
Shellfish Ireland, a company that specialises in shellfish in West Cork, has launched Ireland's first crab pate after receiving a grant worth €793,281 under the Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme implemented by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). The grant was worth a…
O’Connell Centenary Cup Presented to St. Michael’s Rowing Club by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Cathaoirleach
8th September 2023 Coastal Rowing
On September 7th, the O’Connell Centenary Cup was presented to the winning crew from St. Michael’s Rowing Club by Denis O’Callaghan, the Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. The presentation ceremony was held at the County Hall and attended by councillors, members…
Irish Rowing Teams Secure More Spots at Paris Olympics After Impressive Qualifying Performance at World Rowing Championships
7th September 2023 Rowing
Three Irish rowing crews have qualified for the A and B finals at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and secured their spots at the Paris Olympics next summer. Irish Women's Pair Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh. With a…
Seabirds Increasingly Targeting Fishing Vessels for Catch, UCC-led Study Finds
7th September 2023 Marine Wildlife
Seabirds are targeting fishing boats far more often for food, a new international study involving University College Cork (UCC) scientists has found. UCC scientists worked with colleagues from Norway, Scotland and Iceland to track over 250 northern fulmars from across…
Irish Rowers Make Waves at World Rowing Championships, Advance to A/B Semis and Move Closer to Paris 2024 Olympics
6th September 2023 Rowing
Irish rowers are making waves at the ongoing World Rowing Championships in Serbia, with three more crews advancing to the A/B Semi-finals and one step closer to the Paris 2024 Olympics. The lightweight men's double of Paul O'Donovan and Fintan…
Seafood Exporters Warned of Britain's Delay in Implementing Health Certification
6th September 2023 SFPA
Seafood exporters to Britain have been warned of a delay in implementing export health certification. The British government has confirmed that implementation of export health certification for goods, including fish and fishery products, from the EU to Britain will be…
The 2023 Galway Bay Swim, which has been postponed twice due to weather, is due to take place this Saturday (Sep 9). If conditions, permit, the fundraiser for Cancer Care West will set off from Aughinish on the Clare side…
Galway Rowing Rowing Club rowers Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan have secured Ireland's first boat for the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. The duo competed in the PR2 mixed double at the World Rowing Championships and emerged victorious, earning…
Impressive Irish Rowing Performance on Day Two of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade
4th September 2023 Rowing
Seven Irish crews were afloat for the second day of the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, with impressive performances across multiple events. The women's pair of Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh secured a place in the repechage after…