What is Ireland's biggest island?

Technically, it is Ireland itself, as the third largest island in Europe.

How many offshore islands does Ireland have?

Ireland is surrounded by approximately 80 islands of significant size, of which only about 20 are inhabited.

What is the largest Irish offshore island?

Achill island is the largest of the Irish isles with a coastline of almost 80 miles and has a population of 2,569.

What is the smallest offshore island?

The smallest inhabited offshore island is Inishfree, off Donegal.

What is the total population of Irish offshore islands?

The total voting population in the Republic's inhabited islands is just over 2,600 people, according to the Department of Housing.

Which islands are inhabited?

Starting with west Cork, and giving voting register numbers as of 2020, here you go - Bere island (177), Cape Clear island (131),Dursey island (6), Hare island (29), Whiddy island (26), Long island, Schull (16), Sherkin island (95). The Galway islands are Inis Mór (675), Inis Meáin (148), Inis Oírr (210), Inishbofin (183). The Donegal islands are Arranmore (513), Gola (30), Inishboffin (63), Inishfree (4), Tory (140). The Mayo islands, apart from Achill which is connected by a bridge, are Clare island (116), Inishbiggle (25) and Inishturk (52).

Are all Irish islands Irish-speaking?

No, the Gaeltacht islands are the Donegal islands, three of the four Galway islands (Inishbofin, like Clifden, is English-speaking primarily), and Cape Clear or Oileán Chléire in west Cork.

Why were so many islands evacuated?

Lack of a pier was one of the main factors in the evacuation of a number of islands, the best known being the Blasket islands off Kerry, which were evacuated in November 1953. There are now three cottages available to rent on the Great Blasket island.

What else are the Blaskets famous for?

In the early 20th century, scholars visited the Great Blasket to learn Irish and to collect folklore and they encouraged the islanders to record their life stories in their native tongue. The three best known island books are An tOileánach (The Islandman) by Tomás Ó Criomhthain, Peig by Peig Sayers, and Fiche Blian ag Fás (Twenty Years A-Growing) by Muiris Ó Súilleabháin. Former taoiseach Charles J Haughey also kept a residence on his island, Inishvickillaune, which is one of the smaller and less accessible Blasket islands.

Who is the most famous owner of an Irish island?

Charles J Haughey, as above, or late Beatle musician, John Lennon. Lennon bought Dorinish island in Clew Bay, south Mayo, in 1967 for a reported £1,700 sterling. Vendor was Westport Harbour Board which had used it for marine pilots. Lennon reportedly planned to spend his retirement there, and The Guardian newspaper quoted local estate agent Andrew Crowley as saying he was "besotted with the place by all accounts". He did lodge a planning application for a house, but never built on the 19 acres. He offered it to Sid Rawle, founder of the Digger Action Movement and known as the "King of the Hippies". Rawle and 30 others lived there until 1972 when their tents were burned by an oil lamp. Lennon and Yoko Ono visited it once more before his death in 1980. Ono sold the island for £30,000 in 1984, and it is widely reported that she donated the proceeds of the sale to an Irish orphanage

Does Northern Ireland have an island?

Yes, Rathlin island, off Co Antrim's Causeway Coast, is Ireland's most northerly inhabited island. As a special area of conservation, it is home to tens of thousands of sea birds, including puffins, kittiwakes, razorbills and guillemots. It is known for its Rathlin golden hare. It is almost famous for the fact that Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, retreated after being defeated by the English at Perth and hid in a sea cave where he was so inspired by a spider's tenacity that he returned to defeat his enemy.

Are all islands connected by regular ferry?

No. The Aran islands have a regular ferry and plane service, with ferries from Ros-a-Mhíl, south Connemara all year round and from Doolin, Co Clare in the tourist season. The plane service flies from Indreabhán to all three islands. Inishbofin is connected by ferry from Cleggan, Co Galway, while Clare island and Inishturk are connected from Roonagh pier, outside Louisburgh. The Donegal islands of Arranmore and Tory island also have ferry services, as has Bere island, Cape Clear and Sherkin off Cork. How are the island transport services financed? The Government subsidises transport services to and from the islands. The Irish Coast Guard carries out medical evacuations, as to the RNLI lifeboats. Former Fianna Fáíl minister Éamon Ó Cuív is widely credited with improving transport services to and from offshore islands, earning his department the nickname "Craggy island".

Where is "Craggy island"?

Craggy Island is an bleak, isolated community located of the west coast, inhabited by Irish, a Chinese community and one Maori. Three priests and housekeeper Mrs Doyle live in a parochial house There is a pub, a very small golf course, a McDonald's fast food restaurant and a Chinatown... Actually, that is all fiction. Craggy island is a figment of the imagination of the Father Ted series writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, for the highly successful Channel 4 television series, and the Georgian style parochial house on the "island" is actually Glenquin House in Co Clare.

But there is an image from the Aran island of Inis Oírr in the opening credits to Father Ted?

Yes, that is of the Plassey, a freighter which was washed up on Inis Oírr in bad weather in 1960.

Are there any other actual Irish islands being repopulated - not just fictionally?

There are some small privately owned islands,and islands like Inishlyre in Co Mayo with only a small number of residents providing their own transport. Several Connemara islands such as Turbot and Inishturk South have a growing summer population, with some residents extending their stay during Covid-19. Turbot island off Eyrephort is one such example – the island, which was first spotted by Alcock and Brown as they approached Ireland during their epic transatlantic flight in 1919, was evacuated in 1978, four years after three of its fishermen drowned on the way home from watching an All Ireland final in Clifden. However, it is slowly being repopulated

Which government department is responsible for islands?

Responsibility for the islands was taking over by the Department of Rural and Community Development . It was previously with the Gaeltacht section in the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht.

Do islanders feel they are adequately represented at Government level?

It is a periodic bone of contention, as Ireland does not have the same approach to its islands as Norway, which believes in right of access. However, many improvements were made during Fianna Fáíl Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív's time as minister. The Irish Island Federation, Comdháil Oileáin na hÉireann, represents island issues at national and international level.

Do islanders vote with the rest of the country?

The 12 offshore islands with registered voters have long argued that having to cast their vote early puts them at a disadvantage – especially as improved transport links mean that ballot boxes can be transported to the mainland in most weather conditions, bar the winter months. Legislation allowing them to vote on the same day as the rest of the State wasn't passed in time for the February 2020 general election.

Are some islands accessible at low tide?

Yes, but check tide tables ! Omey island off north Connemara is accessible at low tide and also runs a summer race meeting on the strand. In Sligo, 14 pillars mark the way to Coney island – one of several islands bearing this name off the Irish coast.

Which is Ireland's most southerly island?

Cape Clear or Oileán Chléire is the country's most southerly inhabited island, eight miles off the west Cork coast, and within sight of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse, also known as the "teardrop of Ireland".

Which Irish island is a UNESCO world heritage site ?

Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast, which has a monastic site dating from the 6th century. It is accessible by boat – prebooking essential – from Portmagee, Co Kerry. However, due to Covid-19 restrictions, it was not open to visitors in 2020.

Which islands are best known for their bird life?

All islands have bird life, but puffins and gannets and kittiwakes are synonymous with Skellig Michael and Little Skellig. Rathlin island off Antrim and Cape Clear off west Cork have bird observatories. The Saltee islands off the Wexford coast are privately owned by the O'Neill family, but day visitors are permitted access to the Great Saltee during certain hours. The Saltees have gannets, gulls, puffins and Manx shearwaters.

What island was once a Viking slave base?

Vikings used Dublin as a European slaving capital, and one of their bases was on Dalkey island, which can be viewed from Killiney's Vico road. Boat trips available from Coliemore harbour in Dalkey. Birdwatch Ireland has set up nestboxes here for roseate terns. Keep an eye out also for feral goats.

Are there inshore islands?

Plenty! There are regular boat trips in summer to Inchagoill island on Lough Corrib, while the best known Irish inshore island might be the lake isle of Innisfree on Sligo's Lough Gill, immortalised by WB Yeats in his poem of the same name. Roscommon's Lough Key has several islands, the most prominent being the privately-owned Castle Island. Trinity island is more accessible to the public - it was once occupied by Cistercian monks from Boyle Abbey.

UCD

12th November 2016

UCC Eight Fastest At Skibbereen Rowing Head

#Rowing: The fastest crew of the day at the Skibbereen head of the River at the Marina in Cork today was the UCC men’s senior eight. They covered the course in 10 minutes and four seconds, 12 seconds ahead of the Skibbereen senior eight.

The Shandon/UCC senior quadruple also set a good time of 10 minutes and 17 seconds, while UCC’s men’s senior four took 10 minutes and 36 seconds.

Shane O’Connell of UCD was the fastest single sculler and Ronan Byrne of UCC, an intermediate, also came in under 12 minutes for the slightly shortened course. Barry O’Flynn of Cork Boat Club was the fastest junior – he was timed at exactly 12 minutes.

Cork Boat Club’s women’s senior four were the fastest women’s crew, completing the course in 11 minutes 44 seconds. Lisa Dilleen, now competing for Boat Club, was the fastest women’s single sculler, taking just 13 minutes and five seconds. Georgia O’Brien of Kenmare was the fastest junior, in a good time of 13:51.

Skibbereen HOR - November 2016
Bow No:	Club:	Event:	Crew:	Start Time:	Finish Time:	Time:

		9:30am - Head 1


1	UCD BC	Mens Senior 1X	S. O' Connell	00:48:11	00:59:58	00:11:47
2	Shandon	Mens Senior 1X	A. Prendergast	00:48:47	01:00:55	00:12:08

9	UCC RC	Mens Intermediate 1X	R. Byrne	01:19:13	01:31:11	00:11:58
8	Shandon	Mens Intermediate 1X	D. Begley	01:07:45	01:19:52	00:12:07
3	Cork B.C.	Mens Intermediate 1X	F. O' Sullivan	00:44:31	00:57:20	00:12:49
6	Shandon	Mens Intermediate 1X	C. Merz	00:52:01	01:04:57	00:12:56
4	UCC RC	Mens Intermediate 1X	J. Casey			DNS
5	Skibbereen	Mens Intermediate 1X	A. Burns			DNS
7	Cork B.C.	Mens Intermediate 1X	R. Cudmore			DNS
10	Shandon	Mens Intermediate 1X	C. Hennessy			DNS

16	Lee	Mens Club 1 1X	D. Larkin	00:50:13	01:02:15	00:12:02
11	Shandon	Mens Club 1 1X	S. Lonergan	01:06:12	01:18:25	00:12:13
14	Lee	Mens Club 1 1X	D. Breen	00:47:41	01:00:18	00:12:37
19	Shandon	Mens Club 1 1X	C. Cudden	01:04:43	01:17:32	00:12:49
13	Workmans	Mens Club 1 1X	M. O' Donoghue	00:49:33	01:02:46	00:13:13
18	Lee	Mens Club 1 1X	C. O' Malley	00:50:43	01:04:03	00:13:20
15	Pres Cork	Mens Club 1 1X	J. O' Donovan			DNS
12	Pres Cork	Mens Club 1 1X	L. Guerin			DNS
17	Shandon	Mens Club 1 1X	G. Morrison			DNS

22	Shandon	Mens Masters 1X	H. Merz	00:53:45	01:06:35	00:12:50
25	Cork B.C.	Mens Masters 1X	B. Crean	00:52:38	01:05:45	00:13:07
24	Shandon	Mens Masters 1X	N. Carey	01:05:00	01:18:26	00:13:26
26	Shandon	Mens Masters 1X	J. O' Neill	01:04:10	01:17:36	00:13:26
21	Cahir	Mens Masters 1X	D. Heffernan	00:51:17	01:04:44	00:13:27
20	Skibbereen	Mens Masters 1X	J. Whooley			DNS
23	Lee Valley	Mens Masters 1X	T. Corcoran			DNS

27	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 1X	B. O'Flynn	00:56:47	01:08:47	00:12:00
33	Skibbereen	Mens J18A 1X	K. Mannix	01:01:37	01:13:45	00:12:08
38	Shandon	Mens J18A 1X	S. O' Sullivan	01:08:19	01:20:28	00:12:09
30	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 1X	E. Curtin	00:57:23	01:09:40	00:12:17
28	Lee	Mens J18A 1X	E. Larkin	00:58:37	01:10:57	00:12:20
36	Lee Valley	Mens J18A 1X	C. Cummins	01:02:14	01:14:39	00:12:25
34	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 1X	C. O' Sullivan	01:05:35	01:18:06	00:12:31
39	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 1X	D. Higgins	01:01:01	01:13:35	00:12:34
35	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 1X	C. O' Callaghan	01:00:24	01:13:38	00:13:14
32	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 1X	C. Corkery	01:03:33	01:16:50	00:13:17
29	Muckross	Mens J18A 1X	S. Fleming	00:57:58	01:11:18	00:13:20
40	Shandon	Mens J18A 1X	H. Moran	01:09:17	01:23:48	00:14:31
37	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 1X	A. Guerin	00:55:53	01:11:12	00:15:19
31	Lee	Mens J18A 1X	L. Filan			DNS

49	Lee	Mens J16 1X	T. Murphy	00:54:21	01:06:59	00:12:38
42	Lee	Mens J16 1X	M. O' Hara	00:55:08	01:07:50	00:12:42
48	Shandon	Mens J16 1X	E. Gaffney	01:09:51	01:22:35	00:12:44
50	Shandon	Mens J16 1X	A. Byrne	01:18:15	01:31:03	00:12:48
53	Shandon	Mens J16 1X	W. Ronayne	01:17:32	01:30:25	00:12:53
45	Shandon	Mens J16 1X	S. O' Neill	01:15:06	01:28:03	00:12:57
52	Shandon	Mens J16 1X	J. Arrigan	01:14:11	01:27:25	00:13:14
43	Workmans	Mens J16 1X	R. Mac Curtain	00:59:15	01:12:29	00:13:14
47	Workmans	Mens J16 1X	J. Kunicki	00:59:53	01:13:13	00:13:20
51	Muckross	Mens J16 1X	C. Joy	01:03:00	01:16:50	00:13:50
44	Skibbereen	Mens J16 1X	C. Smyth	01:06:55	01:21:19	00:14:24
41	Shandon	Mens J16 1X	L. Hayes-Nally			DNS
46	Lee	Mens J16 1X	T. Donlon			DNS

55	Cork B.C.	Womens Senior 2-	Cork B	01:15:28	01:28:17	00:12:49
54	Cork B.C.	Womens Senior 2-	Cork A			DNS

56	UCC RC	Womens Club 1 2-	UCC RC	01:16:09	01:29:44	00:13:35
57	Lee	Womens Club 1 2-	Lee	02:16:54	02:31:13	00:14:19

58	Fermoy	Womens J18A 2-	Fermoy	01:28:50	01:42:14	00:13:24
60	Shandon	Womens J18A 2-	Shandon	01:13:17	01:27:04	00:13:47
59	Cork	Womens J18A 2-	Cork	01:11:43	01:25:48	00:14:05


		10:45am - Head 2

61	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 4+	Skibbereen	01:55:18	02:06:54	00:11:36

62	UCC RC	Mens Senior 4-	UCC B	01:56:21	02:06:57	00:10:36
66	Cork BC/UCC RC	Mens Senior 4-	Cork/UCC	02:09:10	02:20:02	00:10:52
65	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 4-	Skibbereen	01:44:35	01:55:56	00:11:21
63	CBC/UCC	Mens Senior 4-	CBC/UCC	02:10:53	02:22:57	00:12:04
64	UCC RC	Mens Senior 4-	UCC A			DNS

67	Pres Cork	Mens Club 1 4+	Pres Cork	01:51:50	02:03:45	00:11:55
68	Lee	Mens Club 1 4+	Lee	02:10:08	02:22:37	00:12:29

69	Muckross	Mens Masters 4+	Muckross	02:15:48	02:28:32	00:12:44

70	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 4+	Pres Cork	01:54:41	02:07:11	00:12:30

71	Pres Cork	Mens J16 4+	Pres Cork	02:08:40	02:21:23	00:12:43
72	Lee	Mens J16 4+	Lee			DNS

73	Skibbereen/UCC RC	Womens Senior 8+	Skibb/UCC	03:25:52	03:36:51	00:10:59

74	Skibbereen	Womens Intermediate 8+	Skibb B	02:23:25	02:35:22	00:11:57
75	Skibbereen	Womens Intermediate 8+	Skibb A			DNS

76	Fermoy	Womens Intermediate 2X	Fermoy	01:45:43	02:00:13	00:14:30

78	UCC RC	Womens Club 1 8+	UCC B	02:26:14	02:37:55	00:11:41
77	Cork B.C.	Womens Club 1 8+	Cork A	02:03:12	02:15:51	00:12:39
79	Cork B.C.	Womens Club 1 8+	Cork B			DNS
80	UCC RC	Womens Club 1 8+	UCC A			DNS

81	Shandon	Womens Club 1 2X	Shandon	02:12:02	02:26:54	00:14:52

82	Cahir	Womens Novice 2X	Cahir	01:49:38	02:06:03	00:16:25

83	Cork B.C.	Womens J18A 8+	Cork	02:14:24	02:27:04	00:12:40

85	Lee	Womens J18A 2X	Lee	01:57:39	02:10:20	00:12:41
87	Workmans	Womens J18A 2X	Workmans	02:05:56	02:18:56	00:13:00
84	Shandon	Womens J18A 2X	Shandon A	02:04:54	02:18:21	00:13:27
88	Fermoy	Womens J18A 2X	Fermoy	03:13:37	03:27:13	00:13:36
86	Shandon	Womens J18A 2X	Shandon B	02:12:49	02:26:53	00:14:04
89	Cappoquin	Womens J18A 2X	Cappoquin	02:01:21	02:15:38	00:14:17
90	Muckross	Womens J18A 2X	Muckross			DNS

91	Workmans	Womens J16 2X	Workmans	02:06:43	02:19:49	00:13:06
92	Muckross	Womens J16 2X	Muckross	02:07:32	02:23:01	00:15:29


		12:00 - Head 3

198	Shandon/UCC RC	Mens Senior 4X-	Shandon/UCC	03:30:11	03:40:28	00:10:17
93	Skibbereen/UCC RC	Mens Senior 4X-	Skibb/UCC	03:09:28	03:19:50	00:10:22

95	Shandon	Mens Intermediate 4X-	Shandon	03:29:21	03:39:45	00:10:24

197	Lee	Mens Club 1 4X+	Lee	03:12:59	03:24:51	00:11:52
96	Muckross	Mens Club 1 4X+	Muckross			DNS

97	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 4X-	Cork A	03:09:59	03:20:30	00:10:31
101	Shandon	Mens J18A 4X-	Shandon	03:37:31	03:48:23	00:10:52
102	Lee	Mens J18A 4X-	Lee	03:11:20	03:22:24	00:11:04
99	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 4X-	Cork B	03:10:29	03:21:40	00:11:11
100	Workmans	Mens J18A 4X-	Workmans	03:32:11	03:43:25	00:11:14
98	Muckross	Mens J18A 4X-	Muckross	03:30:48	03:42:54	00:12:06

105	Shandon	Mens J16 4X+	Shandon A	03:38:21	03:49:59	00:11:38
106	Workmans	Mens J16 4X+	Workmans	03:31:48	03:44:08	00:12:20
107	Shandon	Mens J16 4X+	Shandon B	03:40:08	03:52:28	00:12:20
103	Skibbereen	Mens J16 4X+	Skibbereen	03:41:23	03:53:46	00:12:23
104	Cappoquin	Mens J16 4X+	Cappoquin	03:31:18	03:44:13	00:12:55

111	Cork B.C.	Womens Senior 1X	L. Dilleen	03:15:44	03:28:49	00:13:05
110	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 1X	S. Dolan	03:14:58	03:28:44	00:13:46
109	Muckross	Womens Senior 1X	D. Casey	03:55:35	04:10:22	00:14:47
108	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 1X	O. Hayes			DNS

113	Shandon	Womens Intermediate 1X	R. Phelan	03:57:51	04:13:11	00:15:20
112	Fermoy	Womens Intermediate 1X	S. Bouanane			DNS

114	UCC RC	Womens Club 1 1X	D. O' Sullivan	03:46:45	04:00:57	00:14:12
117	Lee Valley	Womens Club 1 1X	E. O' Mahony	03:16:56	03:31:08	00:14:12
116	Shandon	Womens Club 1 1X	F. Richardson	03:17:36	03:34:18	00:16:42
115	Cappoquin	Womens Club 1 1X	A. Foley	03:16:35	03:33:18	00:16:43
118	Shandon	Womens Club 1 1X	A. Buckley			DNS

120	Cappoquin	Womens Novice 1X	E. Lehane	03:27:06	03:44:04	00:16:58
119	Cahir	Womens Novice 1X	J. O' Donnell	03:25:36	03:43:57	00:18:21

129	Kenmare	Womens J18A 1X	G. O' Brien	03:17:49	03:31:40	00:13:51
123	Fermoy	Womens J18A 1X	A. O' Sullivan	03:18:22	03:32:18	00:13:56
126	Workmans	Womens J18A 1X	S. Burns	03:51:42	04:05:39	00:13:57
130	Lee	Womens J18A 1X	C. Synott	03:21:29	03:35:43	00:14:14
121	Cork B.C.	Womens J18A 1X	A. Rice	03:24:35	03:39:06	00:14:31
127	Cork B.C.	Womens J18A 1X	A. Higgins	03:22:56	03:37:32	00:14:36
128	Lee Valley	Womens J18A 1X	E. Buckley	03:18:59	03:33:37	00:14:38
124	Cork B.C.	Womens J18A 1X	C. McCarthy	03:22:29	03:37:44	00:15:15
125	Muckross	Womens J18A 1X	A. Farrell	03:24:04	03:39:42	00:15:38
122	Muckross	Womens J18A 1X	C. Ferris	03:23:26	03:39:52	00:16:26

131	Kenmare	Womens J16 1X	E. Crowley	03:21:01	03:35:22	00:14:21
133	Lee	Womens J16 1X	A. Cummins	03:20:00	03:34:22	00:14:22
135	Lee Valley	Womens J16 1X	C. Cummins	03:20:33	03:35:15	00:14:42
137	Cork B.C.	Womens J16 1X	C. O' Sullivan	03:25:01	03:39:46	00:14:45
136	Cork B.C.	Womens J16 1X	J. Duggan	03:21:54	03:37:00	00:15:06
134	Cork B.C.	Womens J16 1X	H. Gahan	03:28:00	03:43:48	00:15:48
132	Lee Valley	Womens J16 1X	S. Neary			DNS
122	Muckross	Womens J16 1X	C. Ferris			DNS

		1:30pm - Head 4

139	UCC RC	Mens Senior 8+	UCC	04:43:36	04:53:40	00:10:04
140	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 8+	Skibb	04:48:16	04:58:32	00:10:16
138	Cork B.C./UCC RC	Mens Senior 8+	Cork/UCC	04:50:13	05:00:30	00:10:17

143	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 2X	Skibb A	05:03:24	05:14:36	00:11:12
144	UCC RC	Mens Senior 2X	UCC	04:54:22	05:05:36	00:11:14
142	Shandon/UCC RC	Mens Senior 2X	Shandon/UCC	05:09:55	05:21:19	00:11:24
141	Cork B.C./Pres Cork	Mens Senior 2X	Cork/Pres	04:53:46	05:06:30	00:12:44
146	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 2X	Skibb B			DNS
147	Cork B.C.	Mens Senior 2X	Cork B.C.			DNS

148	Shandon	Mens Intermediate 2X	Shandon	04:55:01	05:06:10	00:11:09

149	Shandon	Mens Club 1 2X	Shandon	04:55:55	05:07:23	00:11:28

151	Shandon	Mens Masters 8+	Shandon	04:52:43	05:03:29	00:10:46
150	Fermoy	Mens Masters 8+	Fermoy	04:44:47	04:56:00	00:11:13

157	Workmans	Mens J18A 2X	Workmans	05:03:48	05:15:43	00:11:55
156	Cork B.C.	Mens J18A 2X	Cork B.C.	05:45:39	05:57:40	00:12:01
153	Shandon	Mens J18A 2X	Shandon	04:57:57	05:10:36	00:12:39
154	Muckross	Mens J18A 2X	Muckross A	04:56:19	05:09:24	00:13:05
159	Cahir	Mens J18A 2X	Cahir	04:57:27	05:10:59	00:13:32
155	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 2X	Pres Cork B	05:00:13	05:14:45	00:14:32
152	Muckross	Mens J18A 2X	Muckross B			DNS
158	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 2X	Pres Cork A			DNS

162	Pres Cork A	Mens J16 8+	Pres Cork A	04:45:42	04:57:08	00:11:26
160	Pres Cork	Mens J16 8+	Pres Cork B	04:46:39	04:59:57	00:13:18
161	Lee	Mens J16 8+	Lee	03:05:17	03:19:12	00:13:55

163	Shandon	Mens J16 2X	Shandon B	04:58:25	05:10:06	00:11:41
166	Workmans	Mens J16 2X	Workmans	05:00:42	05:12:55	00:12:13
167	Lee	Mens J16 2X	Lee	04:55:30	05:08:06	00:12:36
165	Shandon	Mens J16 2X	Shandon A	04:59:43	05:12:32	00:12:49
164	Muckross	Mens J16 2X	Muckross	04:56:56	05:09:46	00:12:50
168	Skibbereen	Mens J16 2X	Skibbereen	05:05:21	05:19:27	00:14:06

172	Cork B.C.	Womens Senior 4-	Cork B.C.	05:01:08	05:12:52	00:11:44
173	Skibbereen/UCC RC	Womens Senior 4-	Skibb/UCC	05:15:50	05:27:47	00:11:57
171	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 4-	Skibbereen B	01:11:02	01:23:17	00:12:15
169	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 4-	Skibbereen A	01:12:22	01:25:02	00:12:40
170	Muckross	Womens Senior 4-	Muckross	05:06:13	05:19:16	00:13:03

174	Fermoy	Womens Intermediate 4+	Fermoy	05:02:13	05:15:42	00:13:29

176	UCC RC	Womens Club 1 4+	UCC	05:02:46	05:15:44	00:12:58
175	Lee	Womens Club 1 4+	Lee	05:04:32	05:17:41	00:13:09



		3:00pm - Head 5



177	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 2-	Skibb A			DNS
178	Skibbereen	Mens Senior 2-	Skibb B			DNS

179	Pres Cork	Mens Club 1 2-	Pres Cork	04:13:55	04:25:55	00:12:00

180	Pres Cork	Mens J18A 2-	Pres Cork	06:13:18	06:25:33	00:12:15

181	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 4X-	Skibb A			DNS
182	Skibbereen	Womens Senior 4X-	Skibb B			DNS

183	Shandon	Womens Club 1 4X+	Shandon	06:14:18	06:27:28	00:13:10

184	Cork B.C.	Womens J18A 4X-	Cork A	06:16:55	06:29:04	00:12:09
187	Shandon	Womens J18A 4X-	Shandon	06:15:33	06:27:49	00:12:16
186	Cork B.C.	Womens J18A 4X-	Cork B	06:18:49	06:31:06	00:12:17
185	Lee	Womens J18A 4X-	Lee	06:14:54	06:28:18	00:13:24
188	Skibbereen	Womens J18A 4X-	Skibbereen			DNS

191	Skibbereen	Womens J16 4X+	Skibb B	06:20:19	06:33:52	00:13:33
190	Cork	Womens J16 4X+	Cork	06:22:51	06:36:30	00:13:39
189	Skibbereen	Womens J16 4X+	Skibb A	06:19:34	06:33:32	00:13:58

194	Workmans	Womens J16 4X+	Workmans	06:18:05	06:30:16	00:12:11
193	Skibbereen	Womens J16 4X+	Skibb (os)	04:29:20	04:43:25	00:14:05

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5th November 2016

O'Brien and Lambe in Cambridge Boat Race Squad

#Rowing: Claire Lambe and Sally O’Brien have been named in the Cambridge University women’s squad for the Boat Races. Lambe, who started rowing with Commercial, has represented UCD and Old Collegians. She competed for Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games, partnering Sinéad Lynch in a lightweight double which reached the A Final. Sally O’Brien, who started rowing in Neptune, competed for Trinity and was captain of Dublin University Boat Club in 2014/2015. She played Gaelic Football at underage level.

The men’s and women’s Boat Races are on April 2^nd. The chief coach of Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club is Rob Baker, the former Ireland under-23 coach.

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15th July 2016

NUIG Four Impress at Irish Rowing Championships

Lydia Heaphy - Part of the winning Skibbereen junior four

#Rowing: NUIG overtook Commercial and won the men's senior four at the Irish Rowing Championships in Cork today. The other senior title on offer in the second session of finals at the National Rowing Centre went to Mark O'Donovan in the single sculls. The 26-year-old Skibbereen man, rating much higher than his rivals, established an early lead and was not caught. It was his first senior singles sculls crown.

Portora also took the lead early and won the junior 18 eights - but the Cork Boat Club challenge was severe. This fine race lasted right to the line and was decided by under half a second.

Neptune added the women's novice coxed quadruple title to their men's title, won earlier in the day, while UCD won the women's intermediate eight. The Dublin college also took the men's club eight.

Irish Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork, Day One (Selected Results)

Men

Eight - Club: UCD 5:56.392. Junior: 1 Portora 5:59.419, 2 Cork 5:59.84, 3 St Joseph's A 6:10.731.

Four - Senior: 1 NUIG 6:03.081, 2 Commercial 6:05.925, 3 Portora 6:09.284. Inter, coxed: 1 NUIG 6:26.811.

Sculling, Quadruple - Novice, coxed: Neptune 6:44.559.

Double - Senior: 1 Skibbereen 6:32.773, 2 UCD 6:34.914, 3 Castleconnell 6:39.727.

Single - Senior: 1 Skibbereen (M O'Donovan) 7:04.162, 2 UCD (T Hughes) 7:10.256, 3 Portadown (S McKeown) 7:12.256. Junior: 1 Clonmel (D Lynch) 7:04.040, 2 Shandon (R Byrne) 7:04.462, 3 Shandon (S O'Sullivan) 7:23.197.

Women

Eight - Intermediate: UCD 6:38.722. Four - Senior: 1 UCD 6:54.652, 2 Skibbereen/UCC 6:58.902, 3 Trinity 7:04.715. Club, coxed: Fermoy 7:16.116.

Four - Junior: 1 Skibbereen 7:05.645, 2 Shandon A 7:13.661, 3 Galway 7:19.145.

Pair - Intermediate: Cork 7:36.488

Sculling, Quadruple - Novice, coxed: Neptune A 7:55.460.

Double - Junior: 1 Skibbereen B 7:19.682, 2 Bann 7:91.995, 3 Neptune 7:33.305.

Skibbereen brought their tally of title for the day to four with a win in the women's junior four.

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15th July 2016

Lynch Has Terrific Win at Irish Rowing Championships

#Rowing: Two outstanding races brought the first session of the Irish Rowing Championships at the National Rowing Centre to a close today. Daire Lynch of Clonmel won the junior single sculls. He caught and passed Shandon's Ronan Byrne in the final quarter, but Byrne refused to give in easily and the two swept towards the finish line with a small margin separating them - Lynch won by just over four tenths of a second.

The junior women's double had a similar profile: Skibbereen hunted down and caught leaders Bann and held off their late charge to win by just over three tenths of a second.

UCD had a surprisingly emphatic win over a Skibbereen/UCC composite in the women's senior four - a first senior win for bow woman Eimear Lambe. In the men's double, Shane O'Driscoll and Mark O'Donovan were similarly impressive in their win over Old Collegians.

Neptune had started the session with their first Championships win in years, in the novice coxed quadruple. Fermoy won the women's Club coxed four, while Cork and NUIG won hte women's intermediate pair and men's intermediate coxed four respectively.

Irish Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork, Day One (Selected Results)

Men

Four - Inter, coxed: 1 NUIG 6:26.811.

Sculling, Quadruple - Novice, coxed: Neptune 6:44.559.

Double - Senior: 1 Skibbereen 6:32.773, 2 UCD 6:34.914, 3 Castleconnell 6:39.727.

Single - Junior: 1 Clonmel (D Lynch) 7:04.040, 2 Shandon (R Byrne) 7:04.462, 3 Shandon (S O'Sullivan) 7:23.197.

Women

Four - Senior: 1 UCD 6:54.652, 2 Skibbereen/UCC 6:58.902, 3 Trinity 7:04.715. Club, coxed: Fermoy 7:16.116.

Pair - Intermediate: Cork 7:36.488

Sculling

Double - Junior: 1 Skibbereen B 7:19.682, 2 Bann 7:91.995, 3 Neptune 7:33.305.

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29th June 2016

Ireland Crews Struggle at Henley Royal Regatta

#Rowing: On the first day of Henley Royal Regatta, Ireland’s three crews fell to opposition which made good starts.

UCD’s senior eight were beaten by Drexel University of Philadelphia in the Temple Cup for student eights. Drexel carved out an early lead, but UCD came back were in real contention to about halfway, when the Americans moved away to a clearwater lead, which they held to the end.

In the Thames Cup for club eights, Commercial fell to a young Dutch composite which made light of the difficult conditions of choppy water and a headwind. They started brilliantly, held off a push by Commercial and won well.

Lady Elizabeth, rowing in the Wyfold for club fours, veered off course early and hit the booms. While they recovered, there was no real prospect of catching leaders Tideway Scullers.

Henley Royal Regatta (Selected Results; Irish interest)

Temple (Eights, Student): Drexel University, USA bt UCD 2 ¼ l, 7:23

Thames (Eights, Club): Roeivereeniging Willem III, the Netherlands bt Commercial 3¾ l, 7:13.

Wyfold (Four, Club): The Tideway Scullers’ School A bt Lady Elizabeth easily; 8:05.

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26th June 2016

NUIG Senior Crew Best Eight at Cork Regatta

#Rowing: NUIG's senior eight led in the intermediate crews from UCD and UCC in the division one men's final at Cork Regatta today. Cork took fourth - the fastest junior eight. The UCC/Skibbereen composite crew were far and away the best women's eight at the National Rowing Centre. Behind them, Commercial won their battle with Galway Rowing Club to take second and prove the best of the junior 18 eights.

Cork Regatta (Coillte Grand League), National Rowing Centre, Sunday

Men

Eight - Division One - A Final: 1 NUIG (sen) 5 mins 52.609, 2 UCD (inter) 5:56.374; 4 Cork (jun 18) 6:03.13; 5 Commercial (club 1) 6:04.72.

Four - Div One - A Final: 1 NUIG (senior) 6:15.798. Div Two, coxed - A Final: 1 Cork (club 2) 6:45.96; 4 Presentation (jun 18) 7:01.82. B Final: 5 Pres (jun 16) 7:45.27.

Sculling - Quadruple - Div Two, coxed - A Final: 1 Lee (club 2) 6:38.53; 4 Shandon A (jun 16) 6:50.31; 5 Workmans (jun 18) 6:58.04. C Final: 2 New Ross (nov) 7:16.61.

Double - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (M O'Donovan, S O'Driscoll; sen) 6:35.19, 2 Shandon/Clonmel 6:42.47; 6 Shandon A (inter) 7:07.91. B Final: 2 Shandon (jun 18) 6:51.83. C Final: 5 Cork (club 1) 7:51.21.

Single - Div Two - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (K Mannix; jun 18) 7:30.79, 2 Carlow (J Keating; jun 16) 7:32.62; 4 Lee (H Sutton; club 2) 7:38.78.

Women

Eight - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen/UCC (sen) 6:38.217, 2 Commercial (club 1) 6:56.12, 3 Cork (jun 18) 7:01.12.

Four - Div One - A Final: 1 UCC (sen) 7:08.25; 3 Shandon (jun 18) 7:17.69. Div Two, coxed - A Final: 1 Fermoy (club 2) 7:25:19.

Sculling, Double - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (E Hegarty, A Casey; jun 18) 7:13.15, 2 Bann (jun 18) 7:22.69; 5 Belfast BC (club 1) 7:34.93. B Final: 2 Commercial (inter) 7:47.37; 3 Skibbereen (sen) 7:47.68.

Single - Div Two - A Final: 1 Kenmare (G O'Brien; jun 18) 8:25.59; 3 Skibbereen (A Keating; jun 16) 8:27.898; 6 Queen's (R Brown; club 2) 6:49.93.

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25th June 2016

Lightweight Quadruple Again Shows its Class

#Rowing: Young, ambitious, crews impressed in the second set of finals at Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre. The Ireland under-23 lightweight quadruple were outstanding in their win - setting a time of six minutes 4.37 seconds - and the prospective women's Coupe de la Jeunesse quadruple also had plenty to spare in their victory.

UCD's men and Commercial's women won the division one coxed fours. Skibbereen, with a mix of experienced and younger oarswomen, won the division two eight.

Cork Regatta (Coillte Grand League), National Rowing Centre, Day One

Men

Eight - Div Two - A Final: 1 UCD (Club 2) 6:10.51; 3 Neptune (jun 18B) 6:26.949; 5 UCD (nov) 6:35.449; 6 Shandon (jun 16) 6:36.01.

Four, coxed - Div One - A Final: 1 UCD (inter) 6:35.94; 3 UCC (sen) 6:43.51; 4 Cork (jun 18) 6:43.94. B Final: 1 Commercial (club 1) 6:49.11.

Pair - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (M O'Donovan, S O'Driscoll; sen) 6:47.31, 2 Portora (inter) 7:00.21, 3 Portora (sen) 7:03.97. B Final: 4 Methodists (jun 18A) 7:27.72. C Final: 5 Cork (Club 1) 7:39.03.

Sculling, Quadruple - Div One - A Final: 1 UCC, Tara, UCD, Skibbereen (sen) 6:04.368; 3 Portora (inter) 6:21.93; 4 Lee (jun 18) 6:23.62. B Final: 4 Lee (Club 1) 6:44.75.

Double - Div Two - A Final: 1 Queen's A (club 2) 7:09.19, 2 Workmans B (jun 18) 7:17.83, 3 Neptune A (jun 16) 7:21.53.

Single - Div One - A Final: 1 UCD (P O'Donovan; sen) 6:55.78, 2 Skibbereen (G O'Donovan; sen) 7:03.98, 3 Portadown (S McKeown; sen) 7:20.81; 4 Shandon (R Byrne; jun 18) 7:21.20; 5 St Michael's (D O'Connor; inter) 7:21.58. B Final: 6 NUIG (T Dillon; lwt) 7:39.37. C Final: 2 Carlow (L Keating; Club One) 7:30.86.

Women

Eight - Div Two - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (club 2) 6:58.49; 3 Shandon (jun 18) 7:11.02; 6 Col Iognaid (jun 16) 7:19.29. B Final: 4 Neptune (nov) 8:22.96. Four, coxed - Div One - A Final: 1 Commercial (sen) 7:27.80, 2 St Michael's (inter) 7:35.00, 3 Fermoy (club 1) 7:36.35.

Pair - Division One - A Final: 1 Cork A (jun) 7:49.19, 2 UCC (sen) 7:53.55, 3 Bann (inter) 7:59.863. B Final: Queen's/UCC (sen) 8:01.37. C Final: St Michael's 8:21.57.

Sculling, Quadruple - Div One - A Final: 1 Belfast, Bann, Lee, Skibbereen (sen) 6:53.96; 3 Carlow (jun18) 7:29.68. Div Two, coxed - A Final: 1 New Ross (jun 16) 7:40.26, 2 Cork B (Club 2) 7:41.14; 5 Carlow (jun 18B) 7:48.997. C Final: 3 Castleconnell (nov) 8:24.174.

Double - Div Two - A Final: 1 Clonmel (jun 18) 7:53.74; 3 Workmans (jun 16) 8:06.90; 4 Lee Valley (club 2) 8:10.26.

Single - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (D Walsh; sen) 7:51.57, 2 Tribesmen (S McCrohan; sen) 8:04.30, 3 Skibbereen (O Hayes; sen) 8:09.94; 4 Belfast BC (O Blundell; inter) 8:21.16. B Final: Belfast BC (C Deyermond; club 1) 8:25.96; 2 Neptune (C Feerick; jun 18A) 8:28.71. C Final: Carlow (A Byrne; lwt) 9:05.89.

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25th June 2016

Paul O'Donovan Wins Battle of the Brothers

#Rowing: Paul O'Donovan was far and away the fastest single sculler at Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre today. The 22-year-old UCD man had a clearwater lead by halfway and beat his younger brother, Gary into second by over eight seconds. The O'Donovans form the Ireland Olympic lightweight double. Paul will go on to represent his country as a lightweight single sculler at the World Championships.

Denise Walsh was a convincing winner of the women's senior single, well ahead of Siobhan McCrohan, while the very promising Cork Boat Club junior crew of Amy Mason and Tara O'Hanlon won the Division One women's pair. Shane O'Driscoll and Mark O'Donovan took the men's senior pair, ahead of the Portora intermediate crew of Ryan Ballantyne and Barney Rix.

The New Ross junior 16 crew had a stirring victory in the women's division two coxed quad, while UCD's club two crew won the men's division two eight.

Cork Regatta (Coillte Grand League), National Rowing Centre, Day One

Men

Eight - Div Two - A Final: 1 UCD (Club 2) 6:10.51; 3 Neptune (jun 18B) 6:26.949; 5 UCD (nov) 6:35.449; 6 Shandon (jun 16) 6:36.01.

Pair - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (M O'Donovan, S O'Driscoll; sen) 6:47.31, 2 Portora (inter) 7:00.21, 3 Portora (sen) 7:03.97. B Final: UCC 7:09.969; 4 Methodists (jun 18A) 7:27.72. C Final: 1 Commercial B (sen) 7:19.64; 5 Cork (Club 1) 7:39.03.

Sculling, Single - Div One - A Final: 1 UCD (P O'Donovan; sen) 6:55.78, 2 Skibbereen (G O'Donovan; sen) 7:03.98, 3 Portadown (S McKeown; sen) 7:20.81; 4 Shandon (R Byrne; jun 18) 7:21.20; 5 St Michael's (D O'Connor; inter) 7:21.58. B Final: Clonmel (D Lynch; jun 18) 7:20.48; 6 NUIG (T Dillon; lwt) 7:39.37. C Final: Shandon (D Begley; inter) 7:29.43; 2 Carlow (L Keating; Club One) 7:30.86.

Women

Pair - Division One - A Final: 1 Cork A (jun) 7:49.19, 2 UCC (sen) 7:53.55, 3 Bann (inter) 7:59.863. B Final: Queen's/UCC (sen) 8:01.37. C Final: St Michael's (inter) 8:21.57.

Sculling, Quadruple - Div Two, coxed - A Final: 1 New Ross (jun 16) 7:40.26, 2 Cork B (Club 2) 7:41.14; 5 Carlow (jun 18B) 7:48.997. B Final: Waterford (jun 18B) 7:54.796. C Final: Commercial (club 2) 8:18.91; 3 Castleconnell (nov) 8:24.174.

Single - Div One - A Final: 1 Skibbereen (D Walsh; sen) 7:51.57, 2 Tribesmen (S McCrohan; sen) 8:04.30, 3 Skibbereen (O Hayes; sen) 8:09.94; 4 Belfast BC (O Blundell; inter) 8:21.16. B Final: Belfast BC (C Deyermond; club 1) 8:25.96; 2 Neptune (C Feerick; jun 18A) 8:28.71. C Final: Carlow (A Byrne; lwt) 9:05.89.

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19th June 2016

UCD Senior Eight Third at Marlow Regatta

#Rowing: UCD finished third in the final of the senior eights at Marlow Regatta at the Olympic venue of Dorney Lake on Saturday. The race was won by Molesey in five minutes 21.79 seconds, with Westminster School second. UCD, whose crew were stroked by David O'Malley, were timed at five minutes 34.37 seconds.

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14th June 2016

Under-23 Quadruples Chosen for World Championships

#Rowing: The men's under-23 lightweight quadruple which won on both days at the London Metropolitan Regatta at Dorney Lake has been given the nod by the Ireland selectors for the World Championships in Rotterdam in August. The heavyweight quadruple will also travel. A big team has also been chosen for the World University Championships in Poznan, Poland in early September. There is a strong-looking women's four and men's double, and Monika Dukarska has been chosen in the single sculls.

Ireland Crews Nominated for International Events

World Championships, August 21st to 28th, Rotterdam

Men: Under-23 Quadruple - S McKeown, J Casey, P Boomer, D Buckley. Lightweight Under-23 Quadruple - S O'Connor, S O'Connell, C Hennessy, F McCarthy.

Coupe de la Jeunesse, Poznan, July 29th-31st

Women - Junior Pair: A Mason, T O'Hanlon

World University Championships, September 2nd - 4th, Poznan

Men, Sculling - Double: P Doyle, T Oliver. Under-23 Lightweight Double: J McCarthy, D Synott. Single: A Goff. Lightweight Single: C Beck.

Women - Four: A Feeley, E Lambe, S Bennett, K O'Connor.

Sculling - Double: O Blundell, A Crowley. Single: M Dukarska.

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