What is the Naval Service?

The Naval Service is the Irish State's principal seagoing agency with "a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements". It is tasked with a variety of defence and other roles.

Where is the Naval Service based?

The Naval Service is based in Ringaskiddy, Cork harbour, with headquarters in the Defence Forces headquarters in Dublin.

What does the Naval Service do?

The Naval Service provides the maritime component of the Irish State's defence capabilities and is the State's principal seagoing agency. It "protects Ireland's interests at and from the sea, including lines of communication, fisheries and offshore resources" within the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Naval Service operates jointly with the Army and Air Corps as part of the Irish defence forces.

When was the Naval Service formed?

The Naval Service was established in 1946, replacing the Marine and Coastwatching Service set up in 1939. It had replaced the Coastal and Marine Service, the State's first marine service after independence, which was disbanded after a year. Its only ship was the Muirchú, formerly the British armed steam yacht Helga, which had been used by the Royal Navy to shell Dublin during the 1916 Rising. In 1938, Britain handed over the three "treaty" ports of Cork harbour, Bere haven and Lough Swilly.

How many ships are in the Naval Service?

The Naval Service has nine ships - one Helicopter Patrol Vessel (HPV), three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), two Large Patrol Vessel (LPV) and two Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPV). Each vessel is equipped with State of the art machinery, weapons, communications and navigation systems.

What are the Irish Navy ship's names?

The ships' names are prefaced with the title of Irish ship or "long Éireannach" (LE). The older ships bear Irish female names - LÉ Eithne, LÉ Orla, LÉ Ciara, LÉ Roisín, and LÉ Niamh. The newer ships, named after male Irish literary figures, are LÉ Samuel Beckett, LÉ James Joyce, LÉ William Butler Yeats and LÉ George Bernard Shaw.

Are Irish Naval Service ships armed?

Yes. The 76mm Oto Melara medium calibre naval armament is the most powerful weapon in the Naval Services arsenal. The 76mm is "capable of engaging naval targets at a range of up to 17km with a high level of precision, ensuring that the Naval Service can maintain a range advantage over all close-range naval armaments and man-portable weapon systems", according to the Defence Forces.

How is the fleet managed and maintained?

The Fleet Operational Readiness Standards and Training (FORST) unit is responsible for the coordination of the fleet needs. Ships are maintained at the Mechanical Engineering and Naval Dockyard Unit at Ringaskiddy, Cork harbour.

Who is the head of the Irish Naval Service?

The Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service (FOCNS) is Commodore Michael Malone. The head of the Defence Forces is a former Naval Service flag officer, now Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett – appointed in 2015 and the first Naval Service flag officer to hold this senior position. The Flag Officer oversees Naval Operations Command, which is tasked with the conduct of all operations afloat and ashore by the Naval Service including the operations of Naval Service ships. The Naval Operations Command is split into different sections, including Operations HQ and Intelligence and Fishery Section.

What is the Intelligence and Fishery Section of the Irish Naval Service?

The Intelligence and Fishery Section is responsible for Naval Intelligence, the Specialist Navigation centre, the Fishery Protection supervisory and information centre, and the Naval Computer Centre. The Naval Intelligence Cell is responsible for the collection, collation and dissemination of naval intelligence. The Navigation Cell is the naval centre for navigational expertise.

What is the Fishery Monitoring Centre?

The Fishery Monitoring Centre provides for fishery data collection, collation, analysis and dissemination to the Naval Service and client agencies, including the State's Sea Fisheries Protection Agency. The centre also supervises fishery efforts in the Irish EEZ and provides data for the enhanced effectiveness of fishery protection operations, as part of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. The Naval Computer Centre provides information technology (IT) support service to the Naval Service ashore and afloat.

How are shore operations managed?

This headquarters includes specific responsibility for the Executive/Operations Branch duties. The Naval Service Operations Room is a coordination centre for all NS current Operations. The Naval Service Reserve Staff Officer is responsible for the supervision, regulation and training of the reserve. The Diving section is responsible for all aspects of Naval diving and the provision of a diving service to the Naval Service and client agencies. The Ops Security Section is responsible for the coordination of base security and the coordination of all shore-based security parties operating away from the Naval base. The Naval Base Comcen is responsible for the running of a communications service. Boat transport is under the control of Harbour Master Naval Base, who is responsible for the supervision of berthage at the Naval Base and the provision of a boat service, including the civilian manned ferry service from Haulbowline.

Does the Naval Service undertake overseas missions?

Naval Service ships have undertaken trade and supply missions abroad, and personnel have served as peacekeepers with the United Nations. In 2015, Naval Service ships were sent on rotation to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean as part of a bi-lateral arrangement with Italy, known as Operation Pontus. Naval Service and Army medical staff rescued some 18,000 migrants, either pulling people from the sea or taking them off small boats, which were often close to capsizing having been towed into open water and abandoned by smugglers. Irish ships then became deployed as part of EU operations in the Mediterranean, but this ended in March 2019 amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the EU.

How can I join the Irish Naval Service?

Essentially, you have to be Irish, young (less than 32), in good physical and mental health and with normal vision. You must be above 5'2″, and your weight should be in keeping with your age.

Are there women in the Naval Service?

Yes, women have been recruited since 1995. One of the first two female cadets, Roberta O'Brien from the Glen of Aherlow in Co Tipperary, became its first female commander in September 2020. Sub Lieutenant Tahlia Britton from Donegal also became the first female diver in the navy's history in the summer of 2020.

What is a Naval Service Officer cadet?

A naval cadet enlists for a cadetship to become an officer in the Defence Forces. After successfully completing training at the Naval Service College, a cadet is commissioned into the officer ranks of the Naval Service as a Ensign or Sub Lieutenant.

What training is involved in becoming a Naval Service officer cadet?

A cadet trains for approximately two years duration divided into different stages. The first year is spent in military training at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Cork. The second-year follows a course set by the National Maritime College of Ireland course. At the end of the second year and on completion of exams, and a sea term, the cadets will be qualified for the award of a commission in the Permanent Defence Force as Ensign.

What qualifications are required to become a cadet?

A cadet trains for approximately two years duration divided into different stages. The first year is spent in military training at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Cork. The second-year follows a course set by the National Maritime College of Ireland course. At the end of the second year and on completion of exams, and a sea term, the cadets will be qualified for the award of a commission in the Permanent Defence Force as Ensign. The Defence Forces say it is looking for people who have "the ability to plan, prioritise and organise", to "carefully analyse problems, in order to generate appropriate solutions, who have "clear, concise and effective communication skills", and the ability to "motivate others and work with a team". More information is on the 2020 Qualifications Information Leaflet.

When can I apply to become a Naval Service cadet?

When you are 18 years of age or over and under 26 years of age on the date mentioned in the notice for the current competition, the officer cadet competition is held annually and is the only way for potential candidates to join the Defence Forces to become a Naval Service officer. Candidates undergo psychometric and fitness testing, an interview and a medical exam.

Where is the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI)?

The NMCI was built beside the Naval Service base at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and was the first third-level college in Ireland to be built under the Government's Public-Private Partnership scheme. The public partners are the Naval Service and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the private partner is Focus Education.

What is a Naval Service recruit?

A Naval Service recruit enlists for general service in the "Other Ranks" of the Defence Forces. After successfully completing the initial recruit training course, a recruit passes out as an Ordinary Seaman and will then go onto their branch training course before becoming qualified as an Able Body sailor in the Naval Service.

What qualifications are required to become a Naval Service recruit?

No formal education qualifications are required to join the Defence Forces as a recruit. You need to satisfy the interview board and the recruiting officer that you possess a sufficient standard of education for service in the Defence Forces.

What training is involved in becoming a Naval Service recruit?

Recruit training is 18 weeks in duration and is designed to "develop a physically fit, disciplined and motivated person using basic military and naval skills" to "prepare them for further training in the service. Recruits are instilled with the Naval Service ethos and the values of "courage, respect, integrity and loyalty".

What is a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) career training?

On the progression up through the various ranks, an Able Rate will have to complete a number of career courses to provide them with training to develop their skills in a number of areas, such as leadership and management, administration and naval/military skills. The first of these courses is the Naval Service Potential NCO course, followed by the Naval Service Standard NCO course and the Naval Service senior NCO course. This course qualifies successful candidates of Petty officer (or Senior Petty Officer) rank to fill the rank of Chief Petty Officer upwards. The successful candidate may also complete and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership, Management and Naval Studies in partnership with Cork Institute of Technology.

What is pay like in the Naval Service?

Pay has long been an issue for just the Naval Service, at just over 1,000 personnel. Cadets and recruits are required to join the single public service pension scheme, which is a defined benefit scheme, based on career-average earnings. For current rates of pay, see the Department of Defence website

Rowing,

22nd May 2012

Puspure in Final at Olympic Qualification Rowing Regatta

# ROWING: Sanita Puspure is just a race away from qualifying for the Olympic Games. The Ireland single sculler finished third in her semi-final this morning behind Kim Crow of Australia and Iva Obradovic of Serbia to book her place in tomorrow’s A Final.

Olympic Qualification Regatta, Lucerne, Switzerland

Women’s Single Scull – Semi-Final One (Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 Australia (K Crow) 7:32.83, 2 Serbia (I Obradovic) 7:37.99, 3 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:41.27; 4 Norway (T Gjoertz) 7:42.55, 5 Ukraine (N Huba) 7:52.73, 6 Britain (R Gamble-Flint) 7:52.90. Semi-Final Two: 1 Denmark (FU Erichsen) 7:36.13, United States (G Stone) 7:39.48, Estonia (K Pajusalu) 7:42.79; France 7:48.85, 5 Latvia 8:02.96, 6 Bulgaria 8:03.05

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20th May 2012

O'Donovan and Kenny In Semi-Final of Olympic Rowing Qualifier

#ROWING: Niall Kenny and Mark O’Donovan finished third in their heat of the lightweight double scull to qualify directly for the semi-finals at the Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne in Switzerland today. Australia were the clear winners and Poland were second.

Olympic Qualification Regatta, Lucerne (Irish interest)

Men

Lightweight Double Scull (First Three From Heats Straight to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to Repechage) – Heat One: 1 Hungary (Z Hirling, T Varga) 6:32.80, 2 Bulgaria 6:37.98, Austria 6:39.59. Heat Two: 1 Australia (R Chisholm, T Gibson) 6:26.56, Poland 6:34.06, 3 Ireland (M O’Donovan, N Kenny) 6:36.01, 4 Turkey 6:40.65, 5 Armenia 7:10.88. Heat Three: United States (A Campbell Jr, W Daly) 6:24.40, 2 Spain 6:24.71, 3 Switzerland 6:35.65; 4 Czech Republic 6:49.21.

Women

Single Scull (First Two in Heats Straight to A/B Semi-Finals) – Heat One: 1 Serbia (I Obradovic) 7:27.70, 2 Estonia (K Pajusalu) 7:34.28. Heat Two: 1 Australia (K Crowe) 7:29.48, 2 United States (G Stone) 7:32.00. Heat Three: 1 Denmark (F Erichsen) 7:32.66, 2 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:35.85; 3 Norway (T Gjoertz) 7:35.88, 4 Latvia (E Gulbe) 7:53.35, 5 Bulgaria (LM Rusinova) 7:58.28

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20th May 2012

Puspure Makes Good Start in Olympic Rowing Qualifier

#ROWING: Single sculler Sanita Puspure avoided a repechage by finishing second in her heat and moving directly into the A/B Semi-Finals of the Oympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne in Switzerland today. Puspure had just three hundredths of a second to spare over Tale Gjoertz of Norway for the crucial second spot behind Fie Udby Erichsen of Denmark.

Olympic Qualification Regatta, Lucerne (Irish interest)

Women

Single Scull (First Two in Heats Straight to A/B Semi-Finals) – Heat One: 1 Serbia (I Obradovic) 7:27.70, 2 Estonia (K Pajusalu) 7:34.28. Heat Two: 1 Australia (K Crowe) 7:29.48, 2 United States (G Stone) 7:32.00. Heat Three: 1 Denmark (F Erichsen) 7:32.66

2 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:35.85; 3 Norway (T Gjoertz) 7:35.88, 4 Latvia (E Gulbe) 7:53.35, 5 Bulgaria (LM Rusinova) 7:58.28

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13th May 2012

St Joseph's and NUIG Eights Win at Limerick Rowing Regatta

#ROWING: Galway crews won both the men’s Intermediate and Junior 18A eights at the Limerick Regatta. The junior title went to St Joseph’s, while NUIG won the intermediate crown.

Limerick Regatta Results 2012

Race	Time	Event	Heat	Lane 1		Lane 2		Lane 3		Lane 4		Next Race	No Qual
1	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat A	Castleconnell (Moloney)	2	Colaiste Iognaid RC A (Bell)	1	Fermoy RC A (Fischer)	4	St. Michaels (Hanily)	3	34/35
2	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat B	Graiguenamanagh C (Murphy)	3	Clonmel RC B (Mc Kenna)	2	Tralee RC B (Sugrue)	4	Shannon RC B (Fitzgibbon)	1	34/35
3	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat C			Athlone BC (Molloy)	1	Clonmel RC A (Allen)	3	Fermoy RC B (O'Mahoney)	2	34/35
4	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat D			Shannon RC C (Devereux)	2	Graiguenamanagh RC B (Schone)	1	UL RC (Aherne)	3	34/35
5	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat E			St. Joseph's (Lydon)	1	Tralee RC A (Stuart)	2	Shannon RC A (Blackwell)	3	34/35
6	08:30	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Heat F	NO RACE								34/35
7	08:50	Men's Intermediate 1X	Heat A			Garda Suiochana B (Kenny)	3	University of Limerick A (Sheehan)	2	St. Michael's (Lazda)	1	44
8	08:50	Men's Intermediate 1X	Heat B			University of Limerick (Brinn)	2	St. Michael's B (O'Connor)	1			44
9	09:00	Mens Novice 4X+	Heat A			Athlunkard A	1	Shandon BC	2	NUIG	3	45
10	09:00	Mens Novice 4X+	Heat B			Commercial RC	1	Athlunkard B	2			45
11	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat A	Graiguenamanagh BC	3	Cork BC C	2	Athlunkard BC	4	Clonmel	1	51/52
12	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat B	Carlow B	1	St. Joseph's B		Cork BC A	2		3	51/52
13	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat C	Athlone	3	Shandon	2	Colaiste Chiarain	4	Fermoy	1	51/52
14	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat D	St. Michael's A	4	Shannon	1	Carlow	3	Colaiste Iognaid	2	51/52
15	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat E	Killorglin	1	Muckross	4	St. Joseph's	2	Cork BC B	3	51/52
16	09:10	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Heat F	NO RACE								51/52
17	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat A	Coláiste Iognaid B	3	St. Michael's	2	Fermoy	4	Athlone	1	50
18	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat B			Castleconnell	3	Fermoy B	2	Coláiste Iognaid A	1	50
19	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat C			Coláiste Chiaráin	3	Tralee	2	Coláiste Iognaid C	1	50
20	09:35	Mens Junior 18 2X	Heat D			Clonmel	2	Shandon	3	St. Michael's B	1	50
21	09:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Heat A	Athlunkard	3	Shandon	2	Fermoy		Graiguenamanagh BC	1	46
22	09:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Heat B	St. Michael's	4	Tralee	3	Coláiste Chiaráin	2	Castleconnell	1	46
23	09:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Heat C	NO RACE								46
24	10:10	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Heat A	St. Michael's C (Taylor)	4	Cappoquinn (Landers)	2	Clonmel (Predergast)	1	St. Michaels (Culinane)	3	53
25	10:10	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Heat B	Commerical (Peuget)	1	Neptune (Brett)	3	Neptune A (McCarthy)	2	Athlunkard (Carroll)	4	53
26	10:10	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Heat C	NO RACE								53
27	10:20	Womens Junior 18A 4X-	Heat A	Castleconnell		Shandon - DISQ		St. Michael's A	2	St. Michael's B	1	58
28	10:20	Womens Junior 18A 4X-	Heat B			Fermoy	1	Athlone	2	St. Michael's C		58
29	10:30	Womens Junior 15 2X	Heat A	St. Michael's C	1	Fermoy	3	Offaly	2	Coláiste Iognaid A	4	60
30	10:30	Womens Junior 15 2X	Heat B			Coláiste Iognaid B	3	St. Michael's B	2	Killorglin	1	60
31	10:30	Womens Junior 15 2X	Heat C			St. Michael's A	2	Shandon	3	Cork	1	60
32	10:45	Men's Senior 2-	Heat A	St. Michael's A	1	Neptune	3	Muckross/ULRC	2	Lee RC		61
33	10:45	Men's Senior 2-	Heat B	RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		RACE 32 is NOW A FINAL		61
34	10:55	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Semi A	Castleconnell (Moloney)	2	Coláiste Iognaid (Bell)	1	Shannon (Fitzgibbon)	3	Clonmel (McKenna)	4	63
35	10:55	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Semi B			Athlone (Molloy)	2	Graiguenamanagh (Shone)	3	St. Joseph's (Lydon)	1	63
36	11:05	Women's Junior 16 4X+	Heat A			Shandon	1	Castleconnell BC	2	Athlone	3	62
37	11:05	Women's Junior 16 4X+	Heat B			Athlunkard	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1			62
38	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat A	Shannon (Carmody)	1	Clonmel (Chadfield)	2	Commercial (Carroll)	3	Cork (O'Connell) - Injury		67
39	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat B	Castleconnell (Kileen)	1	Athlunkard (Meehan)	3	Conmel B (May)	4	Coláiste Chiaráin (Malone)	2	67
40	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat C	Athlone (Egan)	1	Clonmel (Lonergan)	3	Athlone (Hannon)	2	Skibbereen (Mc Carthy)	4	67
41	11:15	Men's Junior 16 1X	Heat D	No Race								67
42	11:35	Womens Novice 4X+	Heat A			Cappoquinn	1	Shannon	3	Kilorglin	2	69
43	11:35	Womens Novice 4X+	Heat B			Cork A	1	Cork B	2	Athlunkard	3	69
44	11:45	Men's Intermediate 1X	Final	University of Limerick A (Sheehan)	3	St. Michael's (Lazda)	2	St. Michael's B (O'Connor)	1	University of Limerick (Brinn)
45	11:50	Men's Novice 4X+	Final			Athlunkard A	1	Commerical	2	Shandon	3
46	11:55	Women's Junior 16 2X	Final	Shandon		Graiguenamanagh BC	1	Castleconnell	2	Coláiste Chiaráin - SCR
47	12:00	Womens Senior 2-	Final			Cork	1	Shannon	2
48	12:05	Womens Junior 18 8	Final			Muckross	1	Shannon	2
49	12:10	Women's Novice 4+	Final			NUIG A	2	NUIG B	3	UL	1
50	12:15	Men's Junior 18A 2X	Final	Athlone	2	Coláiste Iognaid A	3	St. Michael's B	4	Coláiste Iognaid C	1
51	12:20	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Final 1			Clonmel	3	Carlow B	1	Fermoy	2
52	12:25	Mens Junior 15 4X+	Final 2			Shannon	2	Killorglan	1
53	12:30	Men's Intermediate II - 1X	Final	Cappoquinn (Landers)	2	Clonmel (Prendergast)	1	Commerical (Peuget)	4	Neptune A (Mc Carthy)	3
54	12:35	Men's Junior 16 8	Final			Muckross	3	St. Joseph's	2	Coláiste Iognaid	1
55	12:40	Women's Senior 1X	Final			ULRC (O'Sullivan)	2	Killorglan (Dukarska)	1
56	12:45	Men's Novice 4+	Final	- Time Pushed to 13.05		Commerical	1	Cork	2
57	12:50	Men's Junior 18A 8	Final			St. Joseph's	1	St. Michael's	2	Fermoy	3
58	12:55	Women's Junior 18A 4X-	Final	St. Michael's A	3	St. Michael's B	1	Fermoy	2	Athlone
59	13:00	Men's Master 8	Final			Old Collegians	1	Shannon	2
60	13:05	Womens Junior 15 2X	Final	Offaly	3	St. Michael's C	2	Killorglin	1	Cork	4
61	13:10	Men's Senior 2-	Final	NO RACE - FINAL RUN @ RACE 32
62	13:15	Women's Junior 16 4X+	Final			Shandon	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1	Castleconnell	3
63	13:20	Men's Junior 18A 1X	Final			Colaiste Iognaid (Bell)	1	St. Joseph's (Lydon)	2	Castleconnell (Moloney)	3
64	13:25	Men's Intermediate 8	Final	St. Joseph's	2	NUIG	1	Athlunkard	4	Muckross	3
65	13:30	Women's Intermediate 8	Final			NUIG	3	Muckross	2	St. Michael's	1
66	13:35	Men's Senior 4X	Final			UL RC	1	Castleconnell / Clonmel / UL	2	NUIG	3
67	13:40	Men's Junior 16 1X	Final			Shannon (Carmody)	1	Castleconnell (Kileen)	3	Athlone (Egan)	2
68	13:45	Women's Intermediate 1X	Final			Limerick (Willis)	2	Offaly (Piggot)	1
69	13:50	Women's Novice 4X+	Final	Cork BC B	4	Cappoquinn	2	Cork BC A	3	Killorglin	1
70	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat A	Colaiste Iognaid A	4	Cork BC A	2	Castleconnell B	3	Fermoy C	1	121/122	1
71	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat B	Fermoy A	3	Fermoy B	1	Lee	2	Colaiste Chiarain	4	121/122	1
72	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat C	St Michaels	3	Cholaiste Na Coiribe	4	Cork BC C	2	Athlone A	1	121/122	1
73	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat D	Castleconnell BC	2	Offaly	3	Muckross DISQ 3	4	Cork BC B	1	121/122	1
74	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat E	Athlone BC B	4	Shandon BC	2	Shannon RC	1	Lee B	3	121/122	1
75	13:55	Men's Junior 14 4X+	Heat F	No Race		Above HEATS HAVE CHANGED!!!						121/122
76	14:20	Men's Senior 1X	Heat A	Straight Final at final time								124
77	14:20	Men's Senior 1X	Heat B	See race no 124								124
78	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat A	Waterford A (Konan)	4	Cappoquinn A (Hennessy)	3	Shandon (Cronje)	2	Clonmel (Murphy)	1	128	1
79	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat B			Waterford B (Corrigan)	1	Waterford C (Harrison)	2	Shandon C (Smith)	3	128	1
80	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat C			Shandon A (Carroll)	3	Castleconnell (O'Connor)	1	Waterford (Stender)	2	128	1
81	14:30	Men's Novice 1X	Heat D			Cappoquin (Landers)	1	Neptune (McCarthy)	2	Cappoquinn (Moloney)	3	128	1
82	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat A	Clonmel	2	Castleconnell	1	Fermoy	4	Athlunkard	3	129	1
83	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat B	Commerical	1	Shandon	4	Skibbereen	2	Colaiste Iognaid B	3	129	1
84	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat C	Tralee	3	Shannon A	4	Shannon B	1	Colaiste Iognaid A	2	129	1
85	14:45	Mens Junior 16 2X	Heat D	No Race								129
86	15:05	Womens Junior 14 4X+	Heat A	Castleconnell	3	Shandon	2	Athlone B	4	Shannon C	1	134	1
87	15:05	Women's Junior 14 4X+	Heat B	Athlone A	3	Castleconnell B - DISQ No Bow Ball		Muckross B	2	Lee	1	134	1
88	15:05	Women's Junior 14 4X+	Heat C	St. Michael's	1	Athlunkard	2	Cholaiste Na Coiribe	3	Shannon RC - DNS		134	1
89	15:05	Women's Junior 14 4X+	Heat D			Muckross A	2	Shannon B	3	Colaiste Iognaid	1	134	1
90	15:25	Men's Junior 18A 4X-	Heat A			Waterford BC - DNF		St Michaels	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1	135	2
91	15:25	Men's Junior 18A 4X-	Heat B			Shandon BC	2	Shannon RC	1			135	1
92	15:35	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Heat A			Tralee (Deady)	2	Colaiste Iognaid (Gavin)	1	St. Michael's B (Ahern)	3	136	1
93	15:35	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Heat B			St. Michael's C (Sheehan)	2	Athlunkard (Green)	1	Tralee B (O'Donnell)	3	136	1
94	15:35	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Heat C			St. MIchael's A (O'Brien)	2	Muckross (Crowley)	1	Castleconnell (Donnigan)		136	1
95	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat A	Kilorglan A	3	Kilorglan B	2	St. Joseph's B	4	Shandon B	1	131/132	1
96	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat B	Shannon B - DNS		Colaiste Chiarain	1	Shannon A	2	St. Joseph's C	3	131/132	1
98	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat D	Fermoy A	4	Castleconnell A	3	Colaiste Iognaid B	1	Colaiste Iognaid A	2	131/132	1
99	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat E	Fermoy D	1	Athlone	3	Shandon	4	St. Joseph's D	2	131/132	1
97	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat C	Graiguenamanagh	3	Clonmel	1	Fermoy C	4	Cork A	2	131/132	1
100	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat F			St. Joseph's A	1	Cork C	3	Skibbereen	2	131/132	1
101	15:50	Mens Junior 15 2X	Heat G			Athlunkard	1	Fermoy B	3	Cork B	2	131/132	1
124	18:05	Men's Senior 1X	Final			Commercial A (Crowley)		Offaly (O'Donohue)
102	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat A	Colaiste Chiarain B (G Malone)	2	Tralee (Ryall)	3	Colaiste Chiarain (R Malone)	4	St. Michael's (Klimek)	1	141	1
103	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat B	Killorglin (Hyde)	2	Graiguenamanagh (Duffy)	4	Fermoy (Sohun)	1	Clonmel (Coyne)	3	141	1
104	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat C	Castleconnell A (Griffin)	3	St. Michael's B (Madden)	2	Fermoy B (Freeman)	1	Graiguenamanagh B (Walsh)	4	141	1
105	16:15	Women's Junior 16 1X	Heat D			Colaiste Iognaid (Cushen)	2	Colaiste Chiarain (Downes)	3	Fermoy (Ryan)	1	141	1
106	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat A	Athlunkard	2	Colaiste Iognaid B	3	Tralee	4	Athlone	1	142	1
107	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat B	St. Michael's B	3	Muckross B	2	Coláiste Chiráin	4	Colaiste Iognaid	1	142	1
108	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat C	Shandon	3	Muckross	4	St. Joseph's A	2	Commerical	1	142	1
109	16:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Heat D	Shannon	1	St. Joseph's B	3	Athlone B	4	St. Michael's	2	142	1
110	16:55	Women's Novice 1X	Heat A	ULRC (Kearney)	1	Shandon (Callinan)	2	Killorglin (Ryan)	3	ULRC (Mooney)	4	143	2
111	16:55	Women's Novice 1X	Heat B			Offaly (Piggot)	2	St. Michael's (Gill)	1	Castleconnell (Silk)		143	2
112	17:05	Men's Intermediate 2X	Heat A	NUIG - DNF (crashed)	3	UL	1	Athlunkard		Lee	2	144	2
113	17:05	Men's Intermediate 2X	Heat B			Neptune	2	St. Michael's	3	Garda	1	144	2
114	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat A			Muckross B	1	Fermoy	2	St. Michael's B	3	145	1
115	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat B			Clonmel	2	Muckross	3	St. Michael's A	1	145	1
116	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat C			Capoquinn	2	Muckross C	3	Colaiste Iognaid	1	145	1
117	17:15	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Heat D			Castleconnell	2	Shandon	1	Athlunkard	3	145	1
118	17:35	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Heat A	Colaiste Iognaid	3	St. MIchael's Rowing Club	1	Muckross RC	4	St. Michael's B	2	146	2
119	17:35	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Heat B			Tralee	1	Fermoy	2	Shannon - DNS	0	146	1
120	17:35	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Heat C			Killorglin	1	St. Michael's C	3	Shandon	2	146	1
121	17:50	Mens Junior 14 4X+	Final 1			Fermoy C	1	Fermoy B	2	Athlone A	3
122	17:55	Mens Junior 14 4X+	Final 2			Cork B	1	Shannon	2
123	18:00	Women's Senior 2X	Final	No Event
124	18:05	Men's Senior 1X	Final	Will be raced at 16:00		Commercial A (Crowley)		Offaly (O'Donohue)
125	18:10	Women's Intermediate 4+	Final			Cork BC	2	ULRC	1
126	18:15	Women's Junior 18A 4-	Final			Colaiste Iognaid	1	Muckross RC	2
127	18:20	Women's Junior 16 8	Final			Shannon	1	St. Michael's	2	Athlone	3
128	18:25	Men's Novice 1X	Final	Castleconnell (O'Connor)	3	Clonmel (Murphy)	2	Waterford B (Corrigan)	4	Cappoquin (Landers)	1
129	18:30	Men's Junior 16 2X	Final			Castleconnell	2	Commerical	1	Shannon B	3
130	18:35	Men's Intermediate 4+	Final			St. Michael's	3	NUIG B	2	NUIG A	1
131	18:40	Mens Junior 15 2X	Final 1	Fermoy D	3	Shandon B	2	Colaiste Chiarain	4	Colaiste Iognaid B	1
132	18:45	Mens Junior 15 2X	Final 2			Clonmel	2	St. Joseph's A	1	Athlunkard	3
133	18:50	Women's Novice 8	Final	Shannon	3	Cork	4	Athlunkard	2	NUIG	1
134	18:55	Womens Junior 14 4X+	Final	St. Michaels	4	Shannon	2	Lee	1	Col Iognaid	3
135	19:00	Men's Junior 18A 4X-	Final	St. Michael's	3	Colaiste Iognaid	2	Shannon	1	Shandon - DNS
136	19:05	Women's Junior 18A 1X	Final			Colaiste Iognaid (Gavin)	3	Athlunkard (Green)	2	Muckross (Crowley)	1
137	19:10	Men's Junior 18A 4+	Final			Colaiste Iognaid	1	Michael's A	2	Michael's B	3
138	19:15	Men's Masters 1X	Final 1	Clonmel (Kinsella)	2	Tralee (Slattery)	4	Commerical (Crowley)	1	Portora Board Club	3
139	19:20	Men's Masters 1X	Final 2
140	19:25	Womens Junior 18 2-	Final			St. Michael's A	3	St. Michael's B	1	Shannon	2
141	19:30	Women's Junior 16 1X	Final	Fermoy (Freeman)	4	St. Michael's (Klimek)	1	Fermoy (Sohan)	2	Fermoy (Ryan)	3
142	19:35	Men's Junior 16 4X+	Final	Shannon	3	Athlone	2	Colaiste Iognaid	1	Commercial	4
143	19:40	Women's Novice 1X	Final	Shandon (Callinan) - DNS		UL (Carney)	1	St. Michael's Gill	2	Offaly (Piggot) - DNS
144	19:45	Men's Intermediate 2X	Final	Lee	2	ULRC	1	Garda	4	Neptune	3
145	19:50	Women's Junior 18A 2X	Final	Colaiste Iognaid	4	Muckross B	1	St. Michael's A	2	Shandon	3
146	19:55	Women’s Junior 15 4X+	Final	Killorglin	1	St. Michael's	2	Tralee	3	St. Michael's B - DNS

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6th May 2012

Puspure Fifth in World Cup Rowing Final

#ROWING: Ireland’s Sanita Puspure finished fifth in the A Final of the single scull at the World Cup Regatta in Belgrade today. Puspure, tasting this level of competition in the single scull for the first time, mixed it with the world’s best in the early stages and was second after 500 metres. But as Zhang Xiuyun of China and world champion Mirka Knapkova of the Czech Republic set a hot pace at the head of the field, Puspure settled at the back. Zhang won gold, Knapkova silver and Nataliya Mustafayeva of Azerbaijan pipped Frida Svensson of Sweden for the bronze.

Iva Obradovic of host country Serbia was withdrawn due to medical reasons.

World Cup Regatta, Belgrade, Selected Results (Irish interest)

Sunday

Men

Lightweight Four – A Final: 1 Denmark 6:01.17, 2 Britain (P Chambers, R Williams, R Chambers, C Bartley) 6:02.23.

Single Scull – A Final: 1 Czech Republic 6:47.82, 2 Britain (A Campbell) 6:51.33.

Women

Single Scull – A Final: 1 China (X Zhang) 7:24.15, 2 Czech Republic (M Knapkova) 7:27.55, 3 Azerbaijan (N Mustafayeva) 7:29.71; 4 Sweden (F Svensson) 7:30.77, 5 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:45.97. Serbia (I Obradovic) did not start.

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5th May 2012

Jacques and O'Donovan Give Ireland Finals Places in Munich

#ROWING: Two Irish single scullers reached A Finals on the first day of the the huge Munich Junior Regatta. Bridget Jacques finished fifth in a race won by world junior champion Anne Beenken of Germany. Beenken pipped Jacques’s fellow Northern Irish woman Holly Nixon for gold last year at the World Championships.

Paul O’Donovan, who finished fourth at those Championships, had a rare off-day in his final today and finished sixth.

Munich Junior International Regatta (Day One, Selected Results)

Men

Four – Heat One: 4 Ireland (L Seaman, H Millar, C Black, J Cassells) 6:20.86. B Final: 3 Ireland 6:24.24.

Single Scull - Heat Four: 1 Ireland (P O’Donovan) 7:15.42. Final: 1 Czech Republic (M Plocek) 7:06.20; 6 Ireland (O’Donovan) 7:34.26.

Women

Single Scull – Heat Two: 1 Ireland (B Jacques) 8:01.96. Heat Three: 3 Ireland (B Walsh) 8:19.20. Final: 1 Germany (A Beenken) 7:53.78; 5 Ireland (Jacques) 8:07.97.

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5th May 2012

Lambe Fifth in A Final at World Cup

#ROWING: Claire Lambe finished fifth in the A Final of the lightweight single sculls at the World Cup in Belgrade today. The 21-year-old Dubliner struggled to stay with the hot pace set by Michaela Taupe-Traer of Austria and Kathryn Twyman of Britain, who took the gold and silver medals. Pamela Weisshaupt of Switzerland took the bronze.

World Cup, Belgrade – Day Two (Irish interest)

Men

Lightweight Double Scull – C Final (places 13 to 18): 1 Austria Two 6:24.17, 2 Austria Three 6:24.21, 3 Slovenia Two 6:26.16, 4 Croatia 6:26.66, 5 Ireland (M O’Donovan, N Kenny) 6:26.67, 6 Austria One 6:27.57.

Lightweight Single – C Final: Ireland (M Maher) did not start.

Women

Single Scull – A/B Semi-Final (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 China (X Zhang) 7:18.59, 2 Czech Republic (M Knapkova) 7:18.81, 3 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:27.27; 4 Estonia (K Pajusalu) 7:32.15, 5 Serbia Two (I Filipovic) 7:43.16, 6 Ukraine (N Huba) 7:48.97.

Lightweight Single Scull – Repechage (First Four to A/B Semi-Final): 1 Switzerland (P Weisshaupt) 7:55.81, 2 Ireland (C Lambe) 7:57.35, 3 Sweden One (C Lilja) 7:58.63, 4 Croatia (H Pavkovic) 8:01.57; 5 Sweden Two (L Kalstroem) 8:06.42. A Final: 1 Austria (M Taupe-Traer) 7:48.45, 2 Britain (K Twyman) 7:50.11, 3 Switzerland (P Weisshaupt) 7:52.83; 4 Sweden 8:03.47, 5 Ireland 8:03.47, 6 Croatia 8:09.51.

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4th May 2012

O'Donovan and Kenny Miss Out at World Cup

#ROWING: Ireland’s lightweight double scull of Mark O’Donovan and Niall Kenny did not make it into the A/B Semi-Finals at the World Cup regatta in Belgrade today. In a close-fought repechage, where two places were available, Ireland were in contention at half way, but in a hectic second 1,000 metres they fell back as Cuba and the Czech Republic took the qualification places.

Michael Maher also had a disappointing repechage in the lightweight single scull. He finished sixth, well outside the A/B Semi-Final places.

World Cup Regatta, Belgrade – Day One (Irish interest)

Men

Lightweight Four – Heat Two (First Directly to A Final): 1 Britain (P Chambers, R Williams, R Chambers, C Bartley) 5:52.30.

Single Scull – Heat Two (Winner to A/B Semi-Final): 1 Britain (A Campbell) 6:57.43.

Lightweight Double Scull – Heat Four (Winner to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to Repechages): 1 China (C Wu, F Zhang) 6:22.40, 2 Greece 6:26.19, 3 Austria Four 6:32.40, 4 Ireland (M O’Donovan, N Kenny) 6:32.96, 5 Austria Two 6:37.47. Repechage (First Two to A/B Semi-Finals): 1 Cuba 6:25.96, 2 Czech Republic 6:26.89; 3 Slovenia Two 6:27.15, 4 Ireland 6:30.89, 5 Sweden 6:36.06.

Lightweight Single Scull – Heat One (First Three to A/B Semi-Final; rest to Repechage): 1 France Two 7:07.89, 2 Norway Three 7:11.01, 3 Greece 7:11.15, 4 Egypt 7:18.82, 5 Ireland (M Maher) 7:24.05. Repechage (First Three to A/B Semi-Finals) 1 Italy 7:08.05; 6 Ireland 7:30.00.

Women

Single Scull – Heat Three (First Two Directly to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to repechages): 1 Serbia (I Obradovic) 7:29.83, 2 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:34.28; 3 Norway (T Gjoertz) 7:34.70, 4 Lithuania (D Vistartaite) 7:58.31, 5 Austria (L Farthofer) 8:01.66.

Lightweight Single Scull – Heat One (Winner to A Final; rest to Repechage): 1 Britain (K Twyman) 7:49.69; 2 Ireland (C Lambe) 7:54.91, 3 Austria Two 8:00.09, 4 Croatia 8:00.85.

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4th May 2012

Puspure Nails Semi-Final Spot at World Cup Rowing Regatta

#ROWING: Sanita Puspure was Ireland's success story on the first day of the World Cup Regatta in Belgrade today. She won a battle with Norway’s Tale Gjoertz to finish second behind local woman Iva Obradovic in her heat and qualify directly for the A/B Semi-Final of the single scull.

The three other Ireland crews in action all face into repechages. Mark O’Donovan and Niall Kenny finished fourth in their heat of the lightweight double sculls, over 10 seconds behind the winners, China. In the lightweight single sculls, Michael Maher finished fifth in his heat and Claire Lambe second in hers.

World Cup Regatta, Belgrade – Day One (Irish interest)

Men

Single Scull – Heat Two (Winner to A/B Semi-Final): 1 Britain (A Campbell) 6:57.43.

Lightweight Double Scull – Heat Four (Winner to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to Repechages): 1 China (C Wu, F Zhang) 6:22.40, 2 Greece 6:26.19, 3 Austria Four 6:32.40, 4 Ireland (M O’Donovan, N Kenny) 6:32.96, 5 Austria Two 6:37.47.

Lightweight Single Scull – Heat One (First Three to A/B Semi-Final; rest to Repechage): 1 France Two 7:07.89, 2 Norway Three 7:11.01, 3 Greece 7:11.15, 4 Egypt 7:18.82, 5 Ireland (M Maher) 7:24.05.

Women

Single Scull – Heat Three (First Two Directly to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to repechages): 1 Serbia (I Obradovic) 7:29.83, 2 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:34.28; 3 Norway (T Gjoertz) 7:34.70, 4 Lithuania (D Vistartaite) 7:58.31, 5 Austria (L Farthofer) 8:01.66.

Lightweight Single Scull – Heat One (Winner to A Final; rest to Repechage): 1 Britain (K Twyman) 7:49.69; 2 Ireland (C Lambe) 7:54.91, 3 Austria Two 8:00.09, 4 Croatia 8:00.85.

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29th April 2012

Ireland Adaptive Coxed Four Takes Bronze in Italy

#ROWING: The Ireland adaptive rowing crew which has qualified for the Paralympic Games in London took bronze at an international regatta in Varese in Italy on Saturday. The crew of Anne-Marie McDaid, Sarah Caffrey, Shane Ryan, Kevin du Toit and cox Helen Arbuthnot set a new Irish record of three minutes 28.3 seconds for the legs, trunk and arms mixed coxed four, filling the third spot behind Britain and Germany. Today, Ireland, with Kevin Wall in for Ryan, finished fifth.

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