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

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11th October 2015

Neale In Control at Dublin Sculling Ladder Time Trial

# Rowing: Dave Neale of Old Collegians was the fastest sculler at the Dublin Sculling Ladder time trial on the Liffey on Saturday. The Offaly man had just under six seconds to spare over clubmate Sean Jacob, another former winner. Niall Beggan of Commercial was the fastest junior, and placed 12^th overall. Hazel O’Neill of Trinity won the yew goblet for being the top woman, and again a junior placed very well: Neptune’s Claire Feerick was just eight places and less than seven seconds behind O’Neill.

Dublin Sculling Ladder Time Trial, Islandbridge (Selected Results)

Men: 1 D Neale 6 min 15.10 seconds, 2 S Jacob 6:21.09, 3 D Kelly 6:28.51, 4 G DeVita 6:29.33, 5 C Dowling 6:33.50, 6 M Bailey 6:33.93. Junior: N Beggan 6:40.79. NJ: R Quinn 6:57.35.

Women: 1 H O’Neill 7:10.78, 2 B Quinn 7:22.79, 3 J Ryan 7:24.46. Junior: C Feerick 7:17.65. NJ: K O’Connor 7:50.69.

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10th May 2015

Neale Top Sculler at Queen's Regatta

#ROWING: Dave Neale had a good day at Queen’s Regatta on Saturday. The Old Collegians man won the senior single sculls from Sam McKeown of Portadown and teamed up with Sean Jacob to take the senior double for Old Collegians at Castlewellan Forest Park in Co Down. McKeown won the intermediate single. The top senior eight were Portora, with Commercial and Carlow second and third. Carlow won the senior four.

Queen’s Regatta, Castlewellan Forest Park, Co Down, Saturday (Selected Results):

Men

Eight – Senior: 1 Portora, 2 Commercial, 3 Carlow. Club One: 1 Belfast RC, 2 Queen’s B. Junior 16: 1 Portora A, 2 Commercial, 3 Methody A.

Four – Senior: 1 Carlow, 2 Lady Elizabeth/Commercial, 3 Belfast RC. Club One, coxed: 1 Queen’s C, 2 Carlow, 3 Belfast RC A. Junior 18A, coxed: 1 Portora, 2 Bann, 3 Athlunkard. Jun 16, coxed: 1 Portora, 2 Coleraine AI B.

Pair – Senior: 1 Queen’s B, 2 Queen’s A, 3 Neptune. Intermediate: 1 Portora, 2 Neptune, 3 Carlow A. I

Sculling,

Quadruple – Club One, coxed: 1 Sligo, 2 Methody, 3 Coleraine AI. Jun 18A: 1 Commercial, 2 RBAI, 3 Carlow. Jun 16, coxed: 1 Methody A, 2 St Michael’s, 3 Three Castles. Jun 15, coxed: 1 Commercial A, 2 St Michael’s, 3 Coleraine AI A.

Double – Senior: 1 Old Collegians, 2 Commercial A, 3 Commercial B. Club One: 1 Sligo, 2 Garda, 3 Commercial B. Novice, coxed: 1 Methody, 2 Belfast RC, 3 RBAI B. Jun 18A: 1 Carlow, 2 Methody A, 3 Commercial. Jun 16: 1 Three Castles, 2 Methodist A, 3 Methody B. Jun 15: 1 St Michael’s A, 2 Commercial D, 3 Methody.

Single – Senior: 1 Old Collegians (D Neale), 2 Portadown (S McKeown), 3 Commercial (F Groome). Inter: 1 Portadown (McKeown), 2 Garda (D Kelly). Club One: 1 Carlow (O Nolan), 2 Carlow (L Keating), 3 Sligo (G Patterson). Jun 18A: 1 Bann (D Mitchell), 2 Commercial (R Baskerville), 3 Belfast BC (A Murray). Jun 16: 1 Three Castles (O Clune), 2 Bann (J Bell), 3 Three Castles (T McKnight).

Women

Eight – Club Two: 1 Queen’s A, 2 Commercial, 3 Neptune. Novice: 1 Queen’s A, 2 Belfast RC, 3 Methody. Junior 18A: 1 Portora, 2 Bann. Junior 16: 1 Portora A, 2 Commercial, 3 Methody.

Four – Club One, coxed: 1 Garda, 2 Queen’s A, 3 Commercial.

Pair – Intermediate: 1 Queen’s B, 2 Commercial A, 3 Queen’s A.

Sculling

Quadruple – Club One, coxed: 1 Methody, 2 Neptune. Novice, coxed: 1 Commercial, 2 Sligo, 3 Belfast RC. Jun 18A: 1 Bann, 2 Carlow, 3 Neptune. Jun 16, coxed: 1 Commercial, 2 Carlow, 3 Methody A. Jun 15, coxed: 1 Bann, 2 St Michael’s, 3 Portadown.

Double – Club One: 1 Belfast BC, 2 Queen’s, 3 Belfast RC. Jun 18A: 1 Methody, 2 Belfast RC A, 3 Belfast RC B. Jun 15: 1 St Michael’s A, 2 St Michael’s B, 3 Portora.

Single – Intermediate: 1 Belfast BC (S Quinn), 2 Trinity (H O’Neill). Club One: 1 Belfast BC (O Blundell), 2 Belfast BC (K Turner), 3 Methody (C Deyermond). Jun 18A: 1 Bann (F Chestnutt), 2 Belfast RC (L Taylor), 3 Belfast RC (C Coulter).

Mens Senior 8+	Portora	View	1st
	Commercial	View	2nd
	Carlow	View	3rd
	Bann	View	4th
	QUBBC	View	Did not start
Mens Senior 4-	Carlow	View	1st
	LEBC / Commercial	View	2nd
	Belfast RC	View	3rd
Mens Senior 2-	QUBBC B	View	1st
	QUBBC A	View	2nd
	Neptune	View	3rd
	LEBC	View	4th
Mens Senior 2X	OCBC	View	1st
	Commercial A	View	2nd
	Commercial B	View	3rd
	OCBC / UCDBC	View	Did not start
Mens Senior 1X	OCBC, Neale, D	View	1st
	Portadown, McKeown, S	View	2nd
	Commercial, Groome, F	View	3rd
	Commercial, Gahan, N	View	5th
	Commercial, Dowling, C	View	6th
	Commercial, Maher, M	View	Did not start
	QUBBC, Beck, C	View	Did not start
Mens Intermediate 2-	Portora	View	1st
	Neptune	View	2nd
	Carlow A	View	3rd
	Athlunkard A	View	4th
	Commercial	View	5th
	Athlunkard B	View	6th
	Carlow B	View	Did not start
	QUBBC	View	Did not start
Mens Intermediate 1X	Portadown, McKeown, S	View	1st
	Garda, Kelly, D	View	2nd
	QUBBC, Doyle, P	View	Did not start
Mens Club 1 8+	Belfast RC	View	1st
	QUBBC B	View	2nd
	QUBBC A	View	Did not start
	RBAI	View	Did not start
Mens Club 1 4+	QUBBC C	View	1st
	Carlow	View	2nd
	Belfast RC A	View	3rd
	QUBBC A	View	4th
	CAI	View	5th
	QUBBC B	View	6th
	Belfast RC B	View	Competed
Mens Club 1 4X+	Sligo	View	1st
	Methodist	View	2nd
	CAI	View	3rd
Mens Club 1 2X	Sligo	View	1st
	Garda	View	2nd
	Commercial B	View	3rd
	Methodist	View	4th
	Commercial A	View	5th
	Portadown	View	6th
	Carlow	View	Competed
	CAI	View	Competed
	QUBBC A	View	Competed
	QUBBC B	View	Competed
Mens Club 1 1X	Carlow, Nolan, O	View	1st
	Carlow, Keating, L	View	2nd
	Sligo, Patterson, G	View	3rd
	Garda, Allen, R	View	4th
	Commercial, Joyce, D	View	5th
	Commercial, Fowler, P	View	6th
	Carlow, Jones, S	View	Competed
	C of Derry, D'Urso, G	View	Competed
	Commercial, Healy, J	View	Competed
	Garda, Maceoin, D	View	Competed
	Lagan, McAllister, J	View	Competed
	Lagan, McGivern, T	View	Competed
	Portadown, Chambers, L	View	Competed
	Portadown, Laivins, A	View	Competed
	QUBBC, Martin, P	View	Competed
	QUBBC, Roy, D	View	Competed
	QUBBC, Williamson, R	View	Competed
	RBAI, Hoy, J	View	Competed
Mens Novice 4X+	Methodist	View	1st
	Belfast RC	View	2nd
	RBAI B	View	3rd
	RBAI A	View	4th
	QUBBC A	View	5th
	QUBBC B	View	6th
	QUBBC C	View	Did not start
Mens J18A 4+	Portora	View	1st
	Bann	View	2nd
	Athlunkard	View	3rd
	CAI	View	4th
	Carlow	View	Did not start
Mens J18A 4X-	Commercial	View	1st
	RBAI	View	2nd
	Carlow	View	3rd
	Methodist	View	4th
Mens J18A 2X	Carlow	View	1st
	Methodist A	View	2nd
	Commercial	View	3rd
	Methodist B	View	4th
	Sligo	View	5th
	CAI	View	Competed
	RBAI	View	Competed
Mens J18A 1X	Bann, Mitchell, D	View	1st
	Commercial, Baskerville, R	View	2nd
	Belfast BC, Murray, A	View	3rd
	Sligo, Hough, C	View	5th
	Sligo, Hackett, D	View	6th
	Carlow, Doyle, P	View	Did not start
	Commercial, Meehan, E	View	Did not start
	RBAI, Reid, N	View	Did not start
Mens J16 8+	Portora A	View	1st
	Commercial	View	2nd
	Methodist A	View	3rd
	Portora B	View	4th
	Methodist B	View	5th
	Portora C	View	6th
	Portadown	View	Did not start
Mens J16 4+	Portora	View	1st
	CAI B	View	2nd
	RBAI	View	Did not start
	CAI A	View	Did not finish
Mens J16 4X+	Methodist A	View	1st
	SMRC	View	2nd
	3 Castles	View	3rd
	Bann	View	4th
	Commercial	View	5th
	RBAI	View	6th
	Methodist B	View	Competed
	Portadown	View	Competed
Mens J16 2X	3 Castles	View	1st
	Methodist A	View	2nd
	Methodist B	View	3rd
	SMRC	View	4th
	Bann	View	5th
	CAI	View	6th
	Portadown A	View	Competed
	Portadown B	View	Competed
	Portora	View	Competed
	RBAI	View	Did not start
Mens J16 1X	3 Castles, Clune, O	View	1st
	Bann, Bell, J	View	2nd
	3 Castles, McKnight, T	View	3rd
	3 Castles, Quinn, R	View	4th
	SMRC, Keating, M	View	5th
	Methodist, Young, X	View	6th
	Bann, McNeill, B	View	Competed
	Carlow, McHale, F	View	Competed
	Commercial, O Toole, O	View	Competed
	Methodist, Ryder Moore, O	View	Competed
	Portadown, Martin, C	View	Competed
	RBAI, Hetherington, H	View	Competed
	SMRC, Guilfoyle, M	View	Competed
	SMRC, Kiely, J	View	Competed
	3 Castles, Irwin, A	View	Competed
Mens J15 4X+	Commercial A	View	1st
	SMRC	View	2nd
	CAI A	View	3rd
	Commercial B	View	4th
	Methodist A	View	5th
	Methodist B	View	6th
	CAI B	View	Competed
	Commercial C	View	Competed
	Methodist C	View	Competed
	Portadown	View	Competed
Mens J15 2X	SMRC A	View	1st
	Commercial D	View	2nd
	Methodist	View	3rd
	Commercial A	View	4th
	SMRC B	View	5th
	Commercial C	View	6th
	CAI	View	Competed
	Commercial B	View	Competed
	Portadown	View	Competed
Womens Intermediate 2-	QUBLBC B	View	1st
	Commercial A	View	2nd
	QUBLBC A	View	3rd
	QUBLBC C	View	Competed
	Commercial B	View	Did not start
Womens Intermediate 1X	Belfast BC, Quinn, S	View	1st
	DULBC, O'Neill, H	View	2nd
	Garda, Ryan, J	View	3rd
	Portadown, Martin, A	View	4th
Womens Club 1 4+	Garda	View	1st
	QUBLBC A	View	2nd
	Commercial	View	3rd
	Belfast RC	View	4th
	QUBLBC B	View	5th
	DULBC	View	6th
	QUBLBC C	View	Competed
Womens Club 1 4X+	Methodist	View	1st
	Neptune	View	2nd
Womens Club 1 2X	Belfast BC	View	1st
	QUBLBC	View	2nd
	Belfast RC	View	3rd
	Portadown	View	4th
	Castleconn	View	Did not start
Womens Club 1 1X	Belfast BC, Blundell, O	View	1st
	Belfast BC, Turner, K	View	2nd
	Methodist, Deyermond, C	View	3rd
	Carlow, Byrne, A	View	Competed
	Commercial, Edwards, C	View	Competed
	Garda, Galvin, L	View	Competed
	Garda, Moore, M	View	Competed
	Garda, Sheila, K	View	Competed
	Portadown, Martin, A	View	Competed
	QUBLBC, Smylie, R	View	Competed
	3 Castles, Feeley, A	View	Competed
	3 Castles, Greve O' Meara, J	View	Competed
Womens Club 2 8+	QUBLBC A	View	1st
	Commercial	View	2nd
	Neptune	View	3rd
	QUBLBC B	View	4th
	Belfast RC	View	5th
	QUBLBC C	View	Did not start
Womens Novice 8+	QUBLBC A	View	1st
	Belfast RC	View	2nd
	Methodist	View	3rd
	QUBLBC B	View	Did not start
Womens Novice 4X+	Commercial	View	1st
	Sligo	View	2nd
	Belfast RC	View	3rd
	Methodist	View	Did not start
Womens J18A 8+	Portora	View	1st
	Bann	View	2nd
Womens J18A 4X-	Bann	View	1st
	Carlow	View	2nd
	Neptune	View	3rd
	Belfast RC	View	4th
	Methodist	View	Did not start
Womens J18A 2X	Methodist	View	1st
	Belfast RC A	View	2nd
	Belfast RC B	View	3rd
	Sligo	View	4th
	Portadown	View	5th
Womens J18A 1X	Bann, Chestnutt, F	View	1st
	Belfast RC, Taylor, L	View	2nd
	Belfast RC, Coulter, C	View	3rd
	Portadown, Flack, C	View	4th
	Commercial, Bartley, A	View	5th
	Sligo, Dunbar, T	View	6th
	Bann, Mullan, B	View	Did not start
Womens J16 8+	Portora A	View	1st
	Commercial	View	2nd
	Methodist	View	3rd
	Portora B	View	4th
Womens J16 4X+	Commercial	View	1st
	Carlow	View	2nd
	Methodist A	View	3rd
	Belfast RC	View	4th
	Methodist B	View	5th
Womens J16 1X	Belfast RC, Hobson, E	View	1st (private race)
	SMRC, Devereux, J	View	Did not start (private race)
	Portadown, McCann, K	View	Did not finish (private race)
Womens J15 4X+	Bann	View	1st
	SMRC	View	2nd
	Portadown	View	3rd
Womens J15 2X	SMRC A	View	1st
	SMRC B	View	2nd
	Portora	View	3rd

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12th October 2014

Neale and Morris Fastest at Dublin Sculling Time Trial

#ROWING: Dave Neale edged out Old Collegians clubmate Seán Jacob by less than half a second to win the Dublin Sculling Ladder time trial at Islandbridge on Saturday. The Offaly man was winning his third DSL time trial, in the 49th staging of the event. Ruth Morris, a lightweight, was an impressive winner of the women’s event: she set a time just over 51 seconds off Neale’s winning one. It was her first time to win.

Dublin Sculling Ladder time trial, Islandbridge, Saturday (Selected Results, provisional)

Men

Senior: 1 D Neale (Old Collegians BC) 6 mins 48.22 secs, 2 S Jacob (Old Collegians) 6:48.36, 3 T Hughes (UCD) 6:52.03, 4 A Maher (Commercial) 7:01.31, 5 A Griffin (UCD) 7:12.37, 6 F Groome (Commercial) 7:14.15. Junior: S Mulvaney (UCD) 7:16.54.

Women

Senior: 1 R Morris (Trinity) 7:39.56, 2 B Quinn (Three Castles) 8:01.17, 3 E Lambe (Commercial) 8:05.03. Junior: Lambe 8:05.03.

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4th July 2014

British National Crew End Three Castles Run at Henley Regatta

#ROWING: The Irish challenge in the Double Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta was ended this morning as the British national crew of John Collins and Jonathan Walton beat Dave Neale and Eimantas Grigalius of Three Castles. The British, who have been finalists at the European Championships and the World Cup in Aiguebelette, were half a length up by the top of the Island and three lengths up at 500 metres. The winner was never in doubt from that point.

Henley Royal Regatta, Day Three (Selected Results; Irish interest)

Double Sculls Challenge Cup (Men, Open): Leander (J Collins, J Walton) bt Three Castles (D Neale, E Grigalius) 2l, 7 mins 48 secs.

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6th October 2013

Offaly Scullers Neale and Moran Win Tullamore Time Trial

#TullamoreTimeTrial: Offaly scullers now competing for other clubs did well at the Tullamore Time Trial on Saturday. David Neale of UCD won the men’s event in eight minutes 23 seconds, while Eimear Moran of Three Castles won the women’s event in nine minutes 14 seconds.

Alison Mooney, who is an under 15 athlete, won the combined Junior 15/16 categories in 10.07. Izabele Pukelyte of Offaly RC won the u-14 section in 11.0.

Athlone had good wins in mens j-16 and j-18 with two good outings by Patrick Munnelly.

Of the 121 entries, 109 raced on the day. The time trial is sponsored this year by O’Donohue’s, Craft bakers, of Tullamore. Tullamore Time Trial, Saturday (Selected Results) Men – Senior: D Neale (UCD) 8 mins 23 seconds. Intermediate: M Pukelis (NUIG) 8:45.52. Junior 18: Munnelly (Athlone) 8:51.85. Junior 16: Munnelly (Athlone) 8:58.00. Junior 15: M McCabe (Carrick-on-Shannon) 9:22.30. Women – Senior: E Moran (Three Castles): 9:14.27. Junior 18: Murray (Carrick-on-Shannon) 10:34.34. Junior 16: Mooney (Offaly) 10:07.01.

Position	Race	No	Num	Category	Club	Name	Launch	Start time	End time	Time	Winner
1	4	1	401	MS	UCD	Neale	13.39	47:30.00	55:53.00	08:23.00	MS
2	4	2	402	MS	CW	Bolger	13.39	48:18.00	56:55.00	08:37.00
3	2	1	201	MS	CW	Bolger	9.42	32:01.30	40:39.00	08:37.70
4	1	1	101	MS	UCDBC	Neale	8.14	39:35.78	00:48:15	08:39.22
5	2	2	202	MS	NUIG	O'Connor	9.42	32:56.57	41:39.00	08:42.43
6	2	4	204	MI	NUIG	Pukelis	9.39	34:19.48	43:05.00	08:45.52	MI
7	4	4	404	MI	CW	Murphy	13.37	00:49:19	58:08.00	08:49.00
8	2	3	203	MI	CW	Murphy	9.42	33:35.41	42:25.00	08:49.59
9	3	7	307	MJ18	Ath	Munnelly	11.37	34:05.15	42:57.00	08:51.85	MJ18
10	1	17	117	MJ18	WD	Goff		41:37.87	50:34.00	08:56.13
11	4	15	415	MJ16	Ath	Munnelly	13.27	59:03.00	01:08:01.00	08:58.00	MJ16
12	4	34	434	MS	ORC	O'Donohue		50:08.00	59:10.00	09:02.00
13	3	6	306	MJ18	Ath	Egan	11.39	33:19.74	42:23.00	09:03.26
14	3	2	302	WS	3 CSLS	Moran	11.42	30:22.73	39:37.00	09:14.27	WS
15	3	14	314	MJ16	CoS	Hartigan	11.31	38:00.60	47:20.00	09:19.40
16	1	4	104	MJ18	WD	O'Mahony	8.11	42:23.50	51:45.00	09:21.50
TO	3	4	304	TO	CW	Keating	11.39	31:48.74	41:11.00	09:22.26
17	2	19	219	MJ15	CoS	McCabe M	9.31	45:23.70	54:46.00	09:22.30	MJ15
18	4	3	403	MS	ORC	Gannon	13.39	50:50.00	01:00:14.00	09:24.00
19	1	5	105	WS	3 CSLS	Moran	8.11	43:16.40	52:42.00	09:25.60
TO	4	6	406	TO	CW	Keating	13.35	00:52:47	01:02:13.00	09:26.00
20	2	9	209	WS	StMrc	Clavin	9.35	36:26.07	45:53.00	09:26.93
21	4	17	417	MM	COMM	Heavey	13.25	01:01:03.00	01:10:30.00	09:27.00
22	4	14	414	MJ16	CoS	McCabe M	13.27	58:12.00	01:07:39.00	09:27.00
23	4	8	408	WS	StMRC	Clavin	13.33	54:28.00	01:03:57.00	09:29.00
24	3	5	305	MJ18	Ath	Hannon	11.39	32:33.12	42:03.00	09:29.88
25	1	3	103	MI	ORC	Gannon	8.12	40:59.64	50:30.00	09:30.36
TO	2	11	211	TO	ORC	Brady	9.34	38:17.16	47:51.00	09:33.84
26	1	2	102	MS	ORC	O'Donohue	8.14	40:23.17	49:59.00	09:35.83
27	4	21	421	MJ15	GNM	Lennon	13.23	01:06:06.00	01:15:42.00	09:36.00
TO	2	6	206	TO	CW	Ayres	9.37	35:38.48	45:17.00	09:38.52
27	4	13	413	MJ16	CW	Curran	13.28	57:34.00	01:07:14.00	09:40.00
28	2	8	208	MJ18	WD	O'Hanlon	9.37	39:51.71	49:34.00	09:42.29
29	4	23	423	MJ15	GNM	Scully	13.25	01:08:01.00	01:17:46.00	09:45.00
30	4	9	409	WS	3 CSLS	Quinn	13.33	55:15.00	01:05:01.00	09:46.00
31	2	33	233	MJ14	CW	O'Toole	9.36	57:01.06	01:06:50.00	09:48.94	MJ14
32	3	3	303	WS	3 CSLS	Quinn	11.42	31:02.24	40:52.00	09:49.76
33	4	19	419	MJ15	GNM	Foley	13.21	01:03:03.00	01:12:53.00	09:50.00
34	2	21	221	MJ15	GNM	Lennon	9.29	47:12.90	57:03.00	09:50.10
TO	4	7	407	TO	CW	Roberts	13.35	53:36.00	01:03:27.00	09:51.00
35	3	12	312	MJ16	CoS	Jordan	11.33	37:24.73	47:17.00	09:52.27
36	3	11	311	MJ16	Ath	Temple	11.34	36:38.33	46:32.00	09:53.67
37	2	23	223	MJ15	GNM	Scully	9.27	48:48.82	58:47.00	09:58.18
38	4	5	405	TO	CW	Ayres	13.37	00:52:02	01:02:01.00	09:59.00
39	2	25	225	MJ14	CW	Keating	9.29	50:24.40	01:00:25.00	10:00.60
40	2	18	218	MJ15	GNM	Foley	9.31	44:51.52	54:54.00	10:02.48
41	3	21	321	WJ15	ORC	Mooney	11.32	44:04.99	54:12.00	10:07.01	WJ16
TO	2	5	205	TO	CW	Roberts	9.39	35:06.66	45:15.00	10:08.34
TO	2	38	238	TO	ORC	Moran J		37:18.22	47:30.00	10:11.78
42	2	20	220	MJ15	Ath	Flynn	9.29	46:08.70	56:21.00	10:12.30
43	1	12	112	WJ15	ORC	Mooney	8.01	48:49.63	59:03.00	10:13.37
44	3	23	323	MJ14	3 CSLS	Clune M	11.34	46:25.51	56:42.00	10:16.49
45	3	9	309	MJ16	GNM	Duffy	11.35	34:54.96	45:14.00	10:19.04
46	3	22	322	MJ14	CW	O'Brien	11.34	45:39.66	56:01.00	10:21.34
47	4	16	416	MJ16	CW	Scott	13.25	59:51.00	01:10:13.00	10:22.00
48	2	29	229	MJ14	CW	Fleming	9.34	54:01.78	01:04:24.00	10:22.22
49	1	10	110	MJ15	CW	Doyle	8.02	46:55.95	57:21.00	10:25.05
50	4	22	422	MJ15	Ath	Flynn	13.23	01:07:04.00	01:17:30.00	10:26.00
51	1	8	108	MJ16	CW	Jones	8.09	46:10.10	56:38.00	10:27.90
52	1	11	111	MJ15	CW	Byrne	8.01	48:00.37	58:31.00	10:30.63
53	2	31	231	MJ14	Ath	Byrne	9.35	55:28.96	01:06:01.00	10:32.04
54	2	24	224	MJ15	Ath	Hannon	9.29	49:36.52	01:00:09.00	10:32.48
55	2	22	222	MJ15	Ath	Maloney	9.27	48:00.45	58:34.00	10:33.55
56	2	14	214	WJ18	CoS	Murray	9.33	41:44.66	52:19.00	10:34.34	WJ18
57	2	30	230	MJ14	ORC	Keenan K	9.35	54:47.60	01:05:22.00	10:34.40
58	3	18	318	WJ16	CoS	Kelly	11.29	41:29.38	52:07.00	10:37.62
59	2	12	212	WJ18	CoS	McCabe F	9.34	40:31.90	51:11.00	10:39.10
60	3	29	329	MJ14	CW	Sweeney		47:57.28	58:37.00	10:39.72
61	4	10	410	WJ18	CoS	Murray	13.31	55:57.00	01:06:37.00	10:40.00
62	4	18	418	MM	ORC	Hussey	13.23	01:02:01.00	01:12:44.00	10:43.00
63	3	17	317	WJ18	ORC	Dunne	11.28	40:46.52	51:34.00	10:47.48
64	2	16	216	WJ16	CoS	Gannon	9.33	42:47.45	53:38.00	10:50.55
65	1	7	107	MJ16	GNM	Duffy	8.11	45:07.39	55:59.00	10:51.61
66	2	15	215	WJ18	CoS	Mulvey	9.33	42:16.18	53:09.00	10:52.82
67	4	25	425	WJ15	3 CSLS	Darcy	13.27	01:15:37.00	01:26:30.00	10:53.00
68	4	12	412	WJ18	CoS	McCabe F	13.29	56:41.00	01:07:35.00	10:54.00
69	4	20	420	MJ15	CW	Brophy	13.21	01:05:05.00	01:16:04.00	10:59.00
70	3	10	310	MJ16	CW	Nolan	11.35	35:42.10	46:42.00	10:59.90
71	2	13	213	WJ18	Ath	Curley	9.33	41:09.38	52:10.00	11:00.62
72	2	32	232	MJ14	ORC	Ryan	9.36	56:12.55	01:07:14.00	11:01.45
73	2	28	228	MJ14	CW	Nolan	9.34	53:28.37	01:04:30.00	11:01.63
74	3	24	324	MJ14	CW	Murphy	11.35	47:17.96	58:20.00	11:02.04
75	3	25	325	WJ14	ORC	Pukelyte	11.35	48:36.58	59:40.00	11:03.42	WJ14
76	4	26	426	MJ14	GNM	Duffy	13.29	01:10:06.00	01:21:11.00	11:05.00
77	1	16	116	WJ14	ORC	Pukelyte	8.09	51:37.05	01:02:43.00	11:05.95
78	4	29	429	MJ14	ORC	Ryan	13.31	01:12:17.00	01:23:24.00	11:07.00
79	2	27	227	MJ14	GNM	Duffy	9.32	51:56.35	01:03:09.00	11:12.65
80	2	34	234	MJ14	ORC	Cuskelly	9.36	57:44.83	01:09:01.00	11:16.17
81	3	27	327	WJ14	ORC	McKeagney E	13.35	50:09.69	01:01:26.00	11:16.31
82	4	33	433	MM	OCBC	Murnane		01:03:57.00	01:15:16.00	11:19.00
83	1	15	115	WJ14	ORC	McKeagney E	8.07	50:29.89	01:01:54.00	11:24.11
84	1	13	113	MJ14	CW	McHale	8.03	49:48.00	01:01:20.00	11:32.00
85	1	19	119	MJ18	ORC	Connon D		44:09.37	55:42.00	11:32.63
86	3	20	320	WJ16	ORC	Murphy Aine	11.31	43:27.41	55:02.00	11:34.59
87	4	28	428	MJ14	3 CSLS	McKnight	13.32	01:11:06.00	01:22:45.00	11:39.00
88	2	37	237	WJ12	Ath	Donovan	9.37	01:01:23.82	01:13:03.00	11:39.18	WJ12
89	3	26	326	WJ14	CoS	Mulvey	12.35	49:22.79	01:01:02.00	11:39.21
90	4	24	424	WJ15	CoS	Brogan	13.26	01:09:00.00	01:20:45.00	11:45.00
91	4	32	432	WJ12	Ath	Donovan		01:14:17.00	01:26:11.00	11:54.00
92	2	26	226	MJ14	ORC	Cumming B	9.31	51:02.90	01:02:58.00	11:55.10
93	2	36	236	WJ14	CoS	Duggan	9.37	01:00:39.62	01:12:36.00	11:56.38
TO	1	18	118	TO	ORC	McKeagney M		52:18.05	01:04:19.00	12:00.95
94	3	19	319	WJ16	3 CSLS	Clune F	11.29	42:19.56	54:40.00	12:20.44
95	4	31	431	MJ14	ORC	Cumming B	13.32	01:13:17.00	01:25:52.00	12:35.00
96	3	16	316	MM	3 CSLS	Kirby	11.31	38:47.39	51:29.00	12:41.61
97	2	35	235	MJ14	ORC	Cumming O	9.37	58:28.86	01:11:29.00	13:00.14
TO	3	30	330	TO	ORC	Mooney L		50:57.46	01:04:08.00	13:10.54
100	3	28	328	MJ16	ORC	Connon J		51:53.21	01:15:42.00	23:48.79
	1	6	106	MM	CW	Dooley	8.11	SCR
	1	9	109	MJ16	GNM	Spencer	8.09	SCR
	1	14	114	MJ14	CW	Sweeney	8.05	SCR
	2	7	207	MJ18	WD	Goff	9.37	SCR
	2	10	210	MM	OCBC	Murnane	9.35	SCR
	2	17	217	TO	ORC	McKeagney M	9.31	SCR
	3	1	301	MS	ORC	O'Donohue	11.42	SCR
	3	8	308	MJ18	ORC	Connon D	11.37	SCR
	3	13	313	MJ16	GNM	Spencer	11.33	SCR
	3	15	315	MM	CW	Dooley	11.31	SCR
	4	11	411	WJ18	Ath	Curley	13.29	SCR
	4	27	427	MJ14	ORC	Keenan K	13.29	SCR
	4	30	430	MJ14	ORC	Cuskelly	13.31	SCR

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14th October 2012

Neale and Bulman Fastest Scullers at Dublin Time Trial

# ROWING: Dave Neale of UCD won the time trial of the Dublin Sculling Ladder at Islandbridge on Saturday. The Offalyman, who also won the Tullamore Time Trial last weekend, headed up the list of 180 contestants with a time of six minutes 51.82 seconds. Albert Maher of Commercial was second and the best junior of the day, Andrew Griffin of UCD came in an impressive third.

The best junior woman, Sally O’Brien of Trinity, also excelled – she was less than three seconds slower than women’s open winner, Amy Bulman of UCD.

Dublin Sculling Ladder Time Trial, Saturday, Islandbridge

Overall: 1 D Neale (UCD) 6 mins 51.82 seconds, 2 A Maher (Commercial) 7:01.58, 3 A Grffin (UCD) 7:14.10, 4 M Bailey (UCD) 7:15.9, 5 P Hughes (Trinity) 7:16.72, 6 P Flaherty (Trinity) 7:19.99.

Men - Open: 1 Neale 6:51.92, 2 Maher 7:01.58, 3 Bailey 7:15.9, 4 Hughes 7:16.72, 5 Flaherty 7:19.99, 6 C Dowling (Commercial) 7:20.51. Junior: 1 Griffin 7:14.10, 2 S Mulvaney (Neptune) 7:40.61, 3 C Flynn (Neptune) 7:44.85.

Women – Open: 1 A Bulman (UCD) 8:09.11, 2 S Foreman (Old Collegians) 8:12.18, 3 G Foley (Commercial) 8:22.97. Junior: 1 S O’Brien (Trinity) 8:11.71, 2 A Rodger (Commercial) 8:28.13, 3 P Mulligan (Portora) 8:32.16.

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15th November 2011

Neale and O'Keeffe Fastest at Irish Indoor Championships

Dave Neale won the men’s open category at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships. The UCD man’s time of six minutes 1.5 seconds was over 11 seconds faster than second-placed Eamonn Joyce of Cork Boat Club at the event in Trinity College Sports Centre. Amy Bulman of UCD won the women’s open category, but 20-year-old Jessica O’Keeffe of St Michael’s was the fastest woman, clocking seven minutes 20.1 seconds to win the under-23 category.

Irish Indoor Championships, Trinity College, Sunday (Selected Results)

Men

Open: 1 D Neale (UCD) 6:01.5, 2 E Joyce (Cork BC) 6:12.6, 3 I Woods 6:30.8. Under-23: 1 D Brett (Neptune) 6:18.4, 2 S O’Connor 6:21.8, 3 F Crowley (UCD) 6:27.8. Age 30-39: 1 P Buchanan (PaddyPower) 6:11.8, 2 S Suvorov 6:17.2, 3 R Corcoran (Neptune) 6:17.2. Age 40-49: E Trofimov (Marine Technical University) 6:07.6. 50-59: G D’Urso (City of Derry) 6:36.6. 60-69: M Sherwood (Chichester Chariots) 7:01.5. Junior 18: 1 S Quigley (Athlone) 6:42.2, 2 D Schone (Borris VS) 6:51.6, 3 M Murphy (St Michael’s Col) 7:00.3. Jun 16: D Hazley (Neptune) 6:35.6.

Lightweight – Open: P Healy 6:22.1, 2 C Dowling (Lee Valley) 6:31.6, 3 O Dwyer (Cork BC) 6:32.5. Under-23: 1 C Barrett (UCD) 6:31.9, 2 Cathal Clifford (UCD) 6:34.7, 3 Cian Clifford (UCD) 6:41.9. 30-39: 1 F Geraghty (NUIG) 6:26.3, 2 J Doyle (PaddyPower) 6:31.1, 3 A McGregor (Loch Lomond) 6:54.2. 40-49: S Callaghan (Steepholme Pirates) 6:37.6. 50-59: G Murphy (Portora) 6:57.5. 60-69: E Winterbottom (Coleraine LC) 7:09.8. Junior 18: C Beck (RBAI) 6:45.0.

Women – Open: 1 A Bulman (UCD) 7:20.1, 2 S Cass (Trinity) 7:23.4, 3 C Bennett (Portarlington LC) 8:39.9. Under-23: J O’Keeffe (St Michael’s) 7:19.3, 2 C Cooney (Trinity) 7:25.0. 30-39: S Laivina 8:07.3. 40-49: J Lee (Arklow) 7:36.9. 50-59: J Hicks 7:58.6. Junior 18: 1 H O’Sullivan (St Michael’s) 7:30.3, 2 A Crowley (Muckross) 7:31.2, 3 A Cooper (Muckross) 7:54.6. Jun 16: H McCarthy (St Michael’s) 7:34.3.

Lightweight – 30-39: K Curran (St Michael’s, Dun Laoghaire) 8:22.1. Junior 18: A Leahy (St Michael’s) 7:53.4

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