How long has Ireland been sailing at the Olympics?

Ireland’s representation in sailing at the Olympics dates back to 1948, when a team consisting of Jimmy Mooney (Firefly), Alf Delany and Hugh Allen (Swallow) competed in that year’s Summer Games in London (sailing off Torquay). Except for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Ireland has sent at least one sailor to every Summer Games since then.

Who has sailed for Ireland at the Olympics, and when?

* 1948 – London (Torquay) — Firefly: Jimmy Mooney; Swallow: Alf Delany, Hugh Allen * 1952 – Helsinki — Finn: Alf Delany * 1956 – Melbourne — Finn: J Somers Payne * 1960 – Rome — Flying Dutchman: Johnny Hooper, Peter Gray; Dragon: Jimmy Mooney, David Ryder, Robin Benson; Finn: J Somers Payne * 1964 – Tokyo — Dragon: Eddie Kelliher, Harry Maguire, Rob Dalton; Finn: Johnny Hooper * 1972 – Munich (Kiel) — Tempest: David Wilkins, Sean Whitaker; Dragon: Robin Hennessy, Harry Byrne, Owen Delany; Finn: Kevin McLaverty; Flying Dutchman: Harold Cudmore, Richard O’Shea * 1976 – Montreal (Kingston) — 470: Robert Dix, Peter Dix; Flying Dutchman: Barry O’Neill, Jamie Wilkinson; Tempest: David Wilkins, Derek Jago * 1980 – Moscow (Tallinn) — Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Jamie Wilkinson (Silver medalists) * 1984 – Los Angeles — Finn: Bill O’Hara * 1988 – Seoul (Pusan) — Finn: Bill O’Hara; Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy; 470 (Women): Cathy MacAleavy, Aisling Byrne * 1992 – Barcelona — Europe: Denise Lyttle; Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy; Star: Mark Mansfield, Tom McWilliam * 1996 – Atlanta (Savannah) — Laser: Mark Lyttle; Europe: Aisling Bowman (Byrne); Finn: John Driscoll; Star: Mark Mansfield, David Burrows; 470 (Women): Denise Lyttle, Louise Cole; Soling: Marshall King, Dan O’Grady, Garrett Connolly * 2000 – Sydney — Europe: Maria Coleman; Finn: David Burrows; Star: Mark Mansfield, David O'Brien * 2004 – Athens — Europe: Maria Coleman; Finn: David Burrows; Star: Mark Mansfield, Killian Collins; 49er: Tom Fitzpatrick, Fraser Brown; 470: Gerald Owens, Ross Killian; Laser: Rory Fitzpatrick * 2008 – Beijing (Qingdao) — Star: Peter O’Leary, Stephen Milne; Finn: Tim Goodbody; Laser Radial: Ciara Peelo; 470: Gerald Owens, Phil Lawton * 2012 – London (Weymouth) — Star: Peter O’Leary, David Burrows; 49er: Ryan Seaton, Matt McGovern; Laser Radial: Annalise Murphy; Laser: James Espey; 470: Gerald Owens, Scott Flanigan * 2016 – Rio — Laser Radial (Women): Annalise Murphy (Silver medalist); 49er: Ryan Seaton, Matt McGovern; 49erFX: Andrea Brewster, Saskia Tidey; Laser: Finn Lynch; Paralympic Sonar: John Twomey, Ian Costello & Austin O’Carroll

How many Olympic medals has Ireland won in sailing?

Ireland has won two Olympics medals in sailing events, both silver: David Wilkins, Jamie Wilkinson in the Flying Dutchman at Moscow 1980, and Annalise Murphy in the Laser Radial at Rio 2016.

Who is on the current Irish Sailing Olympic team?

The current team, as of December 2020, consists of Laser sailors Finn Lynch, Liam Glynn and Ewan McMahon, 49er pairs Ryan Seaton and Seafra Guilfoyle, and Sean Waddilove and Robert Dickson, as well as Laser Radial sailors Annalise Murphy and Aoife Hopkins.

What is the National Governing Body for sailing in Ireland?

Irish Sailing is the National Governing Body for sailing in Ireland.

Who is responsible for selecting Ireland’s Olympic sailors?

Irish Sailing’s Performance division is responsible for selecting and nurturing Olympic contenders as part of its Performance Pathway.

What is the Performance Pathway?

The Performance Pathway is Irish Sailing’s Olympic talent pipeline. The Performance Pathway counts over 70 sailors from 11 years up in its programme. The Performance Pathway is made up of Junior, Youth, Academy, Development and Olympic squads. It provides young, talented and ambitious Irish sailors with opportunities to move up through the ranks from an early age. With up to 100 young athletes training with the Irish Sailing Performance Pathway, every aspect of their performance is planned and closely monitored while strong relationships are simultaneously built with the sailors and their families

Who is Irish Sailing’s Performance Director?

The Performance Director of Irish Sailing is James O’Callaghan. Since 2006 James has been responsible for the development and delivery of athlete-focused, coach-led, performance-measured programmes across the Irish Sailing Performance Pathway. A Business & Economics graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he is a Level 3 Qualified Coach and Level 2 Coach Tutor. He has coached at five Olympic Games and numerous European and World Championship events across multiple Olympic classes. He is also a member of the Irish Sailing Foundation board.

Who is the Irish Sailing Performance head coach?

Rory Fitzpatrick is the head coach of Irish Sailing Performance. He is a graduate of University College Dublin and was an Athens 2004 Olympian in the Laser class.

Who are the Irish Sailing Performance coaching staff?

Under head coach Rory Fitzpatrick, the coaching staff consists of Laser Radial Academy coach Sean Evans, Olympic Laser coach Vasilij Zbogar and 49er team coach Matt McGovern.

How is performance sailing in Ireland funded?

The Irish Government provides funding to Irish Sailing. These funds are exclusively for the benefit of the Performance Pathway. However, this falls short of the amount required to fund the Performance Pathway in order to allow Ireland compete at the highest level. As a result the Performance Pathway programme currently receives around €850,000 per annum from Sport Ireland and €150,000 from sponsorship. A further €2 million per annum is needed to have a major impact at the highest level. The Irish Sailing Foundation was established to bridge the financial gap through securing philanthropic donations, corporate giving and sponsorship.

What is the Irish Sailing Foundation?

The vision of the Irish Sailing Foundation is to generate the required financial resources for Ireland to scale-up and execute its world-class sailing programme Irish Sailing works tirelessly to promote sailing in Ireland and abroad and has been successful in securing funding of 1 million euro from Sport Ireland. However, to compete on a par with other nations, a further €2 million is required annually to realise the ambitions of our talented sailors. For this reason, the Irish Sailing Foundation was formed to seek philanthropic donations. Led by a Board of Directors and Head of Development Kathryn Grace, the foundation lads a campaign to bridge the financial gap to provide the Performance Pathway with the funds necessary to increase coaching hours, upgrade equipment and provide world class sport science support to a greater number of high-potential Irish sailors.

How are the funds raised for the Performance Pathway spent?

The Senior and Academy teams of the Performance Pathway are supported with the provision of a coach, vehicle, coach boat and boats. Even with this level of subsidy there is still a large financial burden on individual families due to travel costs, entry fees and accommodation. There are often compromises made on the amount of days a coach can be hired for and on many occasions it is necessary to opt out of major competitions outside Europe due to cost. Money raised by the Irish Sailing Foundation will go towards increased quality coaching time, world-class equipment, and subsiding entry fees and travel-related costs. It also goes towards broadening the base of talented sailors that can consider campaigning by removing financial hurdles, and the Performance HQ in Dublin to increase efficiency and reduce logistical issues.

What is the organisation structure of the Performance Pathway?

The ethos of the Performance Pathway is progression. At each stage international performance benchmarks are utilised to ensure the sailors are meeting expectations set. The size of a sailor will generally dictate which boat they sail. The classes selected on the pathway have been identified as the best feeder classes for progression. Currently the Irish Sailing Performance Pathway consists of the following groups: * Pathway (U15) Optimist and Topper * Youth Academy (U19) Laser 4.7, Laser Radial and 420 * Development Academy (U23) Laser, Laser Radial, 49er, 49erFX * Team IRL (direct-funded athletes) Laser, Laser Radial, 49er, 49erFX

What is the governance structure for performance sailing?

The Irish Sailing performance director produces a detailed annual budget for the programme which is presented to Sport Ireland, Irish Sailing and the Foundation for detailed discussion and analysis of the programme, where each item of expenditure is reviewed and approved. Each year, the performance director drafts a Performance Plan and Budget designed to meet the objectives of Irish Performance Sailing based on an annual review of the Pathway Programmes from Junior to Olympic level. The plan is then presented to the Olympic Steering Group (OSG) where it is independently assessed and the budget is agreed. The OSG closely monitors the delivery of the plan ensuring it meets the agreed strategy, is within budget and in line with operational plans. The performance director communicates on an ongoing basis with the OSG throughout the year, reporting formally on a quarterly basis.

What is the Olympic Steering Group?

Due to the specialised nature of Performance Sport, Irish Sailing established an expert sub-committee which is referred to as the Olympic Steering Group (OSG). The OSG is chaired by Patrick Coveney and its objective is centred around winning Olympic medals so it oversees the delivery of the Irish Sailing’s Performance plan.

How is progress monitored on the Performance Pathway? Who decides when sailors are selected or dropped?

At Junior level (U15) sailors learn not only to be a sailor but also an athlete. They develop the discipline required to keep a training log while undertaking fitness programmes, attending coaching sessions and travelling to competitions. During the winter Regional Squads take place and then in spring the National Squads are selected for Summer Competitions. As sailors move into Youth level (U19) there is an exhaustive selection matrix used when considering a sailor for entry into the Performance Academy. Completion of club training programmes, attendance at the performance seminars, physical suitability and also progress at Junior and Youth competitions are assessed and reviewed. Once invited in to the Performance Academy, sailors are given a six-month trial before a final decision is made on their selection. Sailors in the Academy are very closely monitored and engage in a very well planned out sailing, training and competition programme. There are also defined international benchmarks which these sailors are required to meet by a certain age. Biannual reviews are conducted transparently with the sailors so they know exactly where they are performing well and they are made aware of where they may need to improve before the next review.

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27th July 2019

Four Wins for Ireland at Home International Regatta UPDATE

#Rowing: The Ireland junior men’s eight topped off a series of four Ireland wins – all at junior level – at the Home International Regatta in Strathclyde Park in Scotland. They beat Scotland by just over two seconds, while England came in one second further back.

Thomas Hume and Sam Reidy, both from Coláiste Íognáid, were winning their second gold. They had been the best junior men’s pair – coming home more than 20 seconds faster than Scotland, who were second.

Holly Davis (14) also had a big win on her debut at international level. The Lee Valley girl had almost 12 seconds to spare over second-placed Ellie Cushen of England in the junior women’s single sculls race.

The junior men’s quadruple also pushed England into second in their race – but by a finer margin. The crew of Dara Kelly (Lee), Tiarnan McKnight (Three Castles) and Colum Brennan and Ronán Brennan of Neptune won by 1.21 seconds from England.

Home International Regatta – Strathclyde Park, Scotland: Final Standings:

Men – Senior: 1 Scotland 33 pts; 3 Ireland 22. Jun: 1 Scotland 21; 3 Ireland 19.

Women – Sen: 1 Scotland 33; 4 Ireland 13. Jun: 1 England 26; 2= Ireland, Scotland 17.

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21st July 2018

Ireland Senior Men Win Home International Prize at National Rowing Centre

#Rowing: Ireland won the senior men’s title at the Home International Regatta at the National Rowing Centre today.

The men’s senior eight sealed the deal with a terrific win over Scotland, their closest rivals in the race and on the points table. A win for Scotland would have given them the honours.

The Ireland senior women came very close to winning the overall prize. The women’s quadruple – in the same manner as the men’s - had won the previous race, and the senior women’s eight knew that a win in the eight would have tied the points with England, but secured the big prize by virtue of the win in this key race. However, England produced a fine performance to win.

In all, Ireland had 10 wins at the regatta: the men’s four and coxed four, the pair and the quadruple won, in addition to the eight. The women’s four and the pair won, as did single sculler Selma Bouanane – by under a third of a second from Fiona Bell of Queen’s, who was rowing for Scotland.

England were in charge in both the junior men’s and junior women’s events.

Home International Regatta, National Rowing Centre, Cork (Selected Results; Irish placings: All Irish results unless stated)

Overall

Men – Senior: Ireland 30 pts, Scotland 30, England 20, Wales 15. Ireland win on basis of eights’ win. Junior: England 26, Ireland 17, Scotland 14, Wales 13.

Women – Senior: England 27, Ireland 27, Wales 20, Scotland 18. England win on basis of eights’ win. Junior: England 26, Ireland 18, Scotland 16, Wales 6.

Men – Eight: 1 Sean O’Sullivan, C Hennessy, Stephen O’Sullivan, J Quinlan, P Munnelly, T Power, D Joyce, P Moreau; cox: C O’Connell 6:01.31, 2 Scotland 6:07.10, 3 England 6:07.71. Junior: 3 Ireland 6:15.55.

Four – 1 T Power, Sean O’Sullivan, Stephen O’Sullivan, C Hennessy 6:18.37. Jun: 3 M Campion, D Ryan, B Frohburg, S Daly 6:46.28.

Four, coxed: 1 P Munnelly, J Quinlan, C Murphy, N Herlihy; cox: C O’Connell 6:44.97. Jun: 3 J Kennedy, P Murphy, R Mills, M Stewart, C Wanjau 6:52.22.

Pair – 1 D Joyce, P Moreau 7:02.03

Lightweight: 3 M Farrell, C Flynn 7:21.01. Jun: 1 S O’Neill, W Ronayne 7:05.14.

Sculling, Quadruple: 1 D Larkin, A Christie, N Hull, K Mannix 6:12.48. Jun: 2 D Kelly, T Kelly, A Sheehan, L Flynn 6:24.19.

Double – 2 N Hull, A Christie 6:47.38.

Lwt: 2 C McCrae, C O’Connell. Jun: 3 T Orlic, S Byrne 7:03.41.

Single: 3 K Mannix 7:23.51.

Lightweight Single: 3 D Larkin 7:36.9.

Junior, Single: 3 L Sutton 7:47.798.

Women

Eight: 1 England 6:48.44, 2 Ireland 6:52.35, 3 Scotland 6:56.69. Junior: 2 Ireland 6:51.598.

Four: 1 D Maguire, C Dempsey, C Feerick, K Shirlow 6:58.83.

Jun: 3 Z McCutcheon, C Fee, N Silke, S Byrnes 7:21.29.

Four, coxed: 4 R Gilligan, R Ryan, A Corcoran, S Kelly; cox: A Reid 7:40.76. Jun: 3 A Brooks, C Kirwan, A Cummins, J Crowley, S Dolan 7:38.62.

Pair – 1 N Casey, A McCarthy 7:44.299. Lightweight: 4 E Brogan, K McCarthy 8:33.09. Junior: 2 R O’Donoghue, A Tyther 7:57.62.

Sculling, Quadruple; Senior: 1 S Bounane, G O’Brien, S Crummey, O Hayes 6:53.69. Jun: 2 N Kiely, S Tierney, K Dolan, S Scully 7:12.40.

Double – 2 G O’Brien, S Crummey 7:31.69. Lwt: 3 S Clavin, V Wallace 7:54.82. Jun: M Kidney, A Lynch 7:47.67.

Single: 1 S Bouanane 8:04.81. Lightweight Single: 2 O Hayes 8:24.7. Junior, Single: 2 C O’Brien 8:25.1

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18th July 2018

Ireland Team Chosen for Home International Rowing Regatta

#Rowing: The Ireland senior team for the 2018 Home International Regatta has been chosen. The event will be held at the National Rowing Centre next Saturday, July 21st. Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales will compete to win the Victor Ludorum – ‘the winner of the games’ – in four categories: senior men, senior women, junior men and junior women.

Irish crews had six wins at the 2017 regatta in Scotland and the junior men and junior women were both second overall. England won in all but one category, with Scotland beating them to the top of the senior women’s table.

For some Irish athletes, the Home International has been the pinnacle of their rowing career; for others a first step on the road to World and Olympic Championships. Gary and Paul O Donovan began their journey to Olympic medal glory in this regatta.

Racing begins at 10:00am on Saturday, and runs until 4pm that afternoon.

Senior Men’s Sculling Team:

Keelan Mannix (Skibbereen RC)

Aaron Christie (Bann RC)

Nathan Hull (Queens University Belfast BC)

Dara Larkin (UCC RC)

Callum Macrae (Methodist College Belfast RC)

Coman O’Connell (UCD BC)

Senior Men’s Sweep Rowing Team:

Patrick Munnelly / James Quinlan (NUIG BC / Castleconnell RC)

Tomas Power / Sean O’Sullivan (Cork BC)

Stephen O’Sullivan / Colm Hennessy (Shandon BC)

Patrick Moreau / David Joyce (Commercial RC)

Niall Herlihy / Cameron Murphy (UCD BC)

Michael Farrell / Conor Flynn (NUIG BC)

Cormac O’Connell (UCC RC) Cox

Senior Women’s ScullingTeam:

Selma Bouanane (Fermoy RC)

Georgia O’Brien (UL RC)

Sarah Crummey (Belfast BC)

Orla Hayes (Skibbereen RC)

Sheila Clavin (St Michaels RC)

Vikki Wallace (QUBBC)

Senior Women’s Sweep Team:

Niamh Casey / Aine McCarthy (Skibbereen RC)

Claire Feerick / Katie Shirlow (Neptune RC / Bann RC)

Caoimhe Dempsey / Dineka Maguire (DULBC)

Rachel Ryan / Ruth Gilligan (Commercial RC)

Sarah Kelly / Aoife Corcoran (DULBC)

Aoife Reid (Commercial RC) Cox

Womens Lightweight Pair
Ella Brogan, Queens University Boat Club

Katie McCarthy, Cork Boat Club

Junior Men’s Sculling Team:

Dara Kelly (Lee)

Thomas Kelly (Kenmare)

Andrew Sheehan (Lee)

Luke Flynn (Three Castles)

Tristan Orlic (Neptune)

Sean Byrne (Neptune)

Luke Sutton (New Ross)

Coach: Colm Butler (Neptune)

Junior Men’s Sweep Team:

Jack Kennedy (Enniskillen)

Peter Murphy (Enniskillen)

Robbie Mills (Enniskillen)

Michael Stewart (Enniskillen)

Cliff Wanjau (NUIG)

Michael Campion (Commercial)

Damien Ryan (Castleconnell)

Ben Frohburg (Castleconnell)

Sam Daly (Commercial)

Sam O’Neill (Shandon)

Will Ronayne (Shandon)

Junior Women’s Sculling Team

Marie Kidney (Lee)

Niamh Kiely (Castleconnell)

Clara O'Brien (Castleconnell)

Shona Tierney (New Ross)

Aoife Lynch (Lee)

Katie Dolan (Commercial)

Sadhbh Scully (Carlow)

Janet Walsh (New Ross)

Junior Women’s Sweep Team:

Aoife Brooks (Shandon)

Chris Kirwan (St. Michaels)

Rhianon O'Donoghue (Killorglin)

Anna Tyther (Killorglin)

Zoe McCutcheon (Enniskillen)

Caitlyn Fee (Enniskillen)

Aoife Cummins (Lee)

Jennifer Crowley (Lee)

Norma Silke (Castleconnell)

Saoirse Byrnes (Castleconnell)

Sarah Dolan (Enniskillen)

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22nd July 2017

Ireland's Women's Double and Women's Junior Four Win at Homes Rowing

Chloe Mehigan and Claire Feerick, Winners at the Home International

#Rowing: Ireland picked up more wins at the Home International Regatta in Strathclyde today. Early in the day they had won the women’s and men’s lightweight pairs. The women’s senior double of Chloe Mehigan (Cork) and Claire Feerick (Neptune) won a good battle with Scotland to take the senior women’s double, and Ireland’s junior four of Mia Jane Elliot, Zoe McCutcheon, Caitlyn Fee and Miriam Kelly also won. They are all Enniskillen rowers.

Home International Regatta, Strathclyde (Ireland Winners; early)

Men

Lightweight Pair: C Hennessy, S O’Sullivan

Women

Double: C Mehigan, C Feerick

Lightweight Pair: G Crowe, H O’Neill

Junior – Four: MJ Elliot, Z McCutcheon, C Fee, M Kelly

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22nd July 2016

Ireland Travel in Hope to Home International Regatta

Ireland's winning junior eight at the Home International Regatta in 2015.

The 2016 Home International Regatta takes place tomorrow in Cardiff Bay, Wales. Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales will compete to win the Victor Ludorum – or ‘the winner of the games’- in four categories: Senior Men, Senior Women, Junior Men and Junior Women. Last year in Strathclyde, Scotland won the title for senior men and Ireland the Junior Men, while England claimed both the Senior Women and Junior Women’s titles.

The event is now in its 54th year, and has been, for some, the pinnacle of their rowing career. For others - including Sean Drea and Steve Redgrave - it was a first step on the road to World and Olympic Championships. It offers the unique opportunity to watch and engage with top level athletes just weeks before the eyes of the world descend on Rio for the Olympic Games this year.

The course runs from the Penarth end of Barrage to finish at Mermaid Quay, and the open viewing and easy access for spectators means the Home International Regatta at Cardiff Bay is one of the best for showcasing the sport of rowing.

The Irish Team is as follows:

Senior Men Sweep Team: Luke McCann (QUB BC,) Miles Taylor (QUB BC), Ciaran Higgins (UCC RC), Simon Kearney (UCC RC), Barney Rix (Portora BC), Ryan Ballantine (Portora BC), Lloyd Seaman (Portora BC), Cormac McLaughlin (Portora BC), Ross Thompson (UCD BC), Niall Farrell (UCD BC), David Keohane (UCC RC), Brian Keohane (UCC RC), Cox: Gavin Connolly (Commercial RC), Coach: Paul Thornton (UCC RC)

Senior Men Sculling Team: Damien Kelly (Garda BC), Tom Dillon (NUIG BC), Alan Prendergast (Shandon BC), Dan Begley (Shandon BC), Andrew O’Connor (Castleconnell BC), Hugh Sutton (Lee RC), Coach: Martin Kilbane (Cork BC)

Senior Women Sweep Team: Dineka Maguire (Bann RC), Katie Shirlow (Bann RC), Gill Crowe (DULBC), Hazel O’Neill (DULBC), Aifric Keogh (UCC RC), Caoimhe Joyce Hearne (UCC RC), Aoife Feeley (UCC RC), Roisin Maguire (QUBLBC), Lauren McHugh (DULBC), Sarah Higgins (DULBC), Rebecca Davidson (QUBLBC), Siofra Corr (QUBLBC), Cox: Gemma Canham (QUBLBC), Coach: Andrew Coleman (DULBC)

Senior Women Sculling Team: Marie Piggott (NUIG BC), Lydia Heaphy (Skibbereen RC), Olivia Blundell (Belfast BC), Selma Bouanane (Fermoy RC), Cliodhna Nolan (Carlow RC), Aoife Byrne (Carlow RC), Coach: John Armstrong (Belfast BC)

Junior Men Sweep Team: Alan O’Keeffe (Presentation RC), Rory Tummons (St Josephs RC), Gerry Mannion (St Josephs RC), James Foster (Portora BC), Aaron Christie (Bann RC), Rory Gilligan (Hampton School -UK), Brion O’Rourke (St Josephs RC), Ben McKeon (St Michaels RC) Cox: Cliff Wanjau (St Josephs RC), Jack Stacey (Commercial RC), Edward Meehan (Commercial RC), Coach: John Walsh (St Josephs RC)

Junior Men Sculling Team: Fergal O’Sullivan (Cork BC), Darragh Larkin (Lee RC), Cathal Cummins (Lee Valley RC), Oisin Nolan (Carlow RC), Liam O’Connell (Cork BC), Gavin Morrison (Fermoy RC), Dylan Mitchell (Belfast BC), Coach: Ray Morrison (Fermoy RC)

Junior Women Sweep Team: Lucy McIntyre (Methodist BC), Rachel McBrinn (Methodist BC), Megan Tully (Shannon RC), Megan Carmody (Shannon RC), Miriam Kelly (Portora BC), Mia Jane Elliott (Portora BC), Siobhan Maxwell (Commercial RC), Aisling Keogh (Commercial RC), Maebh Heaney (Lee RC), Mia Kovacs (Shandon BC), Cox: Hannah Adams (Methodist BC), Coach: Mike Reidy (Commercial RC)

Junior Women Sculling Team: Claire Synnott (Lee RC), Claire Ferrick (Neptune RC), Caoileann Nic Dhonncha (Col Iognaid RC), Julia Vascotto (Castleconnell BC), Aoibhinn Keating (Skibbereen RC), Georgia O’Brien (Kenmare RC), Alana O’Donovan (Bann RC), Coach: Amy Phelan (Col Iognaid)

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30th June 2016

Ireland Home International Team Chosen

Barney Rix - in Ireland Home International team.

#Rowing: The Ireland team for the Home International Regatta in Cardiff Bay on July 23^rd has been chosen. The men’s senior four is an all-Portora unit and these rowers go into a strong-looking senior eight, with UCC.

Ireland senior team for Home International Regatta, Cardiff Bay, July 23^rd. Not necessarily in crew order.

Men

Eight: D Keohane, B Keohane, B Rix, R Ballantine, L Seaman, C McLaughlin, R Thompson, N Farrell; cox: G Connolly. Four: Rix, Ballantine, Seaman, McLaughlin. Four, coxed: B Keohane, D Keohane, Farrell, Thompson; cox: Connolly. Pair: L McCann, M Taylor. Lightweight Pair: C Higgins, S Kearney.

Sculling – Quadruple: T Dillon, A Prendergast, D Begley, D Kelly. Double: Prendergast, Begley. Lightweight Double: A O’Connor, H Sutton. Single: Kelly. Lightweight Single: Dillon.

Women

Eight: G Crowe, H O’Neill, A Keogh, C Joyce Hearne, D Maguire, K Shirlow, L McHugh, S Higgins; cox: G Canham. Four: Keogh, Joyce Hearne, A Feeley, R Maguire. Four, coxed: McHugh, Higgins, R Davidson, S Corr; cox: Canham. Pair: D Maguire, Shirlow. Lightweight Pair: Crowe, O’Neill.

Sculling

Quadruple: O Blundell, M Piggott, S Bouanane, A Byrne. Double: Blundell, Bouanane, Lightweight Double: C Nolan, Byrne. Single: Piggott. Lightweight Single: L Heaphy.

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28th July 2013

Hosts Give Ireland Little Joy at Home International Rowing at Nottingham

#HomeInternationalRowing: Ireland had to be content with second places both in crew terms and in overall categories at the Home International Regatta in Nottingham. England had a clean sweep, winning both the senior men’s and women’s categories and the junior men’s and women’s. Ireland senior men and junior women filled the runners-up spots; the senior women finished fourth and the junior men third.

The men’s junior pair of Ryan McKenna and Alex Chadfield from Clonmel won, as did the Ireland junior women’s eight. Twelve Ireland crews finished second in their races.

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24th July 2011

Irish Junior Women Win at Home International Rowing

Ireland successfully defended their Junior Women's title at the Home International Regatta in Scotland on Saturday. However, England took the other three categories, and Ireland could only finish fourth in the men's senior ranks and third in the women's. The junior men finished second.

Home International Regatta, Saturday:

Overall – Men, Senior: 1 England, 2 Wales, 3 Scotland, 4 Ireland. Junior: 1 England, 2 Ireland, 3 Wales.

Women, Senior: 1 England, 2 Scotland, 3 Ireland. Junior: 1 Ireland, 2 England, 3 Scotland.

2011, STRATHCLYDE PARK – RESULTS

Race: 1 Women's Lightweight Single Scull (1 WLwt 1x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 IRE(-) Ireland 01:54.5 03:55.4 - 8:03.57

2 7 ENG(-) England 01:55.8 04:00.0 - 8:17.41

3 6 WAL(-) Wales - Charles 02:00.0 04:05.4 - 8:19.39
Danni Charles
4 5 SCO(-) Scotland - Connal 02:02.7 04:11.4 - 8:39.18
Gillian Connal


Race: 2 Men's Lightweight Single Scull (2 MLwt 1x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 WAL(-) Wales - Fernhead - - - 7:06.70
Nick Fernhead
2 5 SCO(-) Scotland - Scrimgeour - - - 7:10.64
Sam Scrimgeour
3 8 ENG(-) England - - - 7:30.86

4 6 IRE(-) Ireland - - - 7:30.91



Race: 3 Women's Junior Single Scull (3 WJu18 1x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:56.5 04:01.6 06:08.7 8:16.72

2 5 ENG(-) England 02:01.4 04:05.4 06:09.4 8:17.27

3 8 SCO(-) Scotland - McDonald 02:01.7 04:09.2 06:20.6 8:30.70
Emma McDonald


Race: 4 Men's Junior Single Scull (4 OJu18 1x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 WAL(-) Wales - Massey 01:48.1 03:39.2 05:31.8 7:28.45
Robbie Massey
2 6 ENG(-) England 01:52.4 03:45.1 05:39.6 7:39.23

3 5 SCO(-) Scotland - Zankreyser 01:50.3 03:45.6 05:42.7 7:39.87
David Zankreyser
4 7 IRE(-) Ireland 01:44.6 03:37.7 05:37.3 8:47.10



Race: 5 Women's Single Scull (5 W1x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 ENG(-) England 01:51.1 03:48.1 05:48.7 7:50.37

2 6 SCO(-) Scotland - Sanjana 01:54.6 03:52.0 05:53.0 7:55.30
Francesca Sanjana
3 8 IRE(-) Ireland 01:52.8 03:53.2 05:57.4 8:01.49

4 5 WAL(-) Wales - Chin 01:57.1 04:02.5 06:11.0 8:18.33
Rebecca Chin


Race: 6 Men's Single Scull (6 M1x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 5 WAL(-) Wales - Thomas 01:44.8 03:33.7 05:23.4 7:19.10
Graeme Thomas
2 7 IRE(-) Ireland 01:45.7 03:37.6 05:30.3 7:23.61

3 6 ENG(-) England 01:46.7 03:37.8 05:30.0 7:25.81

4 8 SCO(-) Scotland - McConnell 01:45.3 03:39.6 05:36.6 7:30.09
Andrew McConnell


Race: 7 Women's Lightweight Coxless Pair (7 WLwt 2-) F 2000m
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1 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:51.3 03:47.8 05:47.2 7:48.71
Alex Gemie, Judith Anne Herbert
2 5 WAL(-) Wales 01:53.0 03:52.5 05:50.6 7:54.95
Rebekah Edgar, Lorna Brown
3 6 ENG(-) England 01:54.7 03:55.5 05:58.1 8:01.14



Race: 8 Men's Lightweight Coxless Pair (8 MLwt 2-) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 5 ENG(-) England 01:42.0 03:29.1 05:17.3 7:03.61

2 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:43.1 03:30.9 05:20.3 7:07.92

3 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:43.6 03:33.4 05:27.1 7:20.01
Elliott Clarke, Patrick Murray
4 8 WAL(-) Wales 01:44.9 03:35.2 05:29.6 7:23.10
Ben Redman


Race: 9 Women's Junior Coxless Pair (9 WJu18 2-) F 2000m
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1 8 IRE(-) Ireland 01:51.8 03:51.0 05:54.5 7:57.59

2 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:51.1 03:53.4 06:00.4 8:03.37
Jo Smith, Eilidh Manson
3 6 ENG(-) England 02:03.2 04:08.2 06:14.9 8:15.33

4 5 WAL(-) Wales 02:00.5 04:05.3 06:12.8 8:17.54
Lizzie Williams, Holly Oughton


Race: 10 Men's Junior Coxless Pair (10 OJu18 2-) F 2000m
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1 5 SCO(-) Scotland 01:42.3 03:28.0 05:10.7 6:56.23
Ross Urquhart, Ronan Murphy
2 7 IRE(-) Ireland 01:40.7 03:26.0 05:11.6 6:57.86

3 8 ENG(-) England 01:42.8 03:30.9 05:20.1 7:12.73

4 6 WAL(-) Wales 01:47.2 03:38.3 05:32.4 7:23.38
Charles Hillman, Sam Kerr


Race: 11 Women's Coxless Pair (11 W2-) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England 01:54.7 03:49.6 05:46.4 7:45.28

2 5 SCO(-) Scotland 01:53.6 03:48.9 05:48.1 7:49.30
Natalie Irvine, Gillian Connal
3 7 WAL(-) Wales 01:58.0 03:52.6 05:51.2 7:49.64
Rebekah Edgar, Lorna Brown
4 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:54.2 03:54.1 05:53.3 7:58.66



Race: 12 Men's Coxless Pair (12 M2-) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 5 SCO(-) Scotland 01:42.1 03:29.3 05:10.7 6:56.41
Scott Purdie, Colin Wallace
2 7 ENG(-) England 01:38.3 03:24.4 05:11.8 6:58.43

3 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:41.4 03:27.1 05:12.8 7:00.89

4 8 WAL(-) Wales 01:44.4 - 05:13.9 7:08.72
Will Todd, Ben Spencer-Jones


Race: 13 Women's Junior Coxless Four (13 WJu18 4-) F 2000m
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1 5 ENG(-) England 01:48.8 03:34.6 05:23.8 7:17.58

2 8 IRE(-) Ireland 01:46.2 03:42.8 05:38.1 7:33.66

3 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:46.9 03:40.1 05:36.9 7:36.43
Joanna Tink, Emma Rankin, Robyn Gillies, Emily Colley
4 6 WAL(-) Wales 01:50.3 03:46.5 05:45.6 7:46.33
Abi Thomas, Grace Thomas, Elizabeth Williams, Holly Oughton


Race: 14 Men's Junior Coxless Four (14 OJu18 4-) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 ENG(-) England 01:40.7 - 04:46.1 6:24.70

2 8 WAL(-) Wales 01:41.3 - 04:47.7 6:30.10
Bowen Stuart-Woods, Ed Hares, Charles Waite-Roberts, James Moggridge
3 5 IRE(-) Ireland 01:41.9 - 04:53.3 6:35.14

4 6 SCO(-) Scotland 01:45.0 - 05:03.7 6:49.60
Elliot Bruce, Lewis McCue, Cameron Gordon, Jacob Vyse


Race: 15 Women's Coxed Four (15 W4+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 5 ENG(-) England 01:47.5 03:38.4 05:30.5 7:21.40

2 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:48.6 03:41.7 05:37.9 7:32.27

3 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:51.4 03:45.7 05:41.6 7:36.72
Ruth Dunn, Samantha Fowler, Hannah Stone, Rosie Young, Karen Barton


Race: 16 Men's Coxed Four (16 M4+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 5 ENG(-) England 01:35.5 03:11.0 04:51.3 6:32.90

2 8 WAL(-) Wales 01:37.4 03:15.2 04:58.2 6:38.80

3 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:36.3 03:14.8 05:00.2 6:40.54

4 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:38.0 03:20.3 05:04.7 6:49.53
Gary Wilson, Feargal OShea, Tom Macintyre, Thomas Little, Rhi Morgan


Race: 17 Women's Lightweight Double Scull (17 WLwt 2x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 6 ENG(-) England 01:44.9 03:19.6 05:26.7 7:24.53

2 5 SCO(-) Scotland 01:50.8 03:35.4 05:40.5 7:37.68
Judith Anne Herbert, Alex Gemie
3 8 IRE(-) Ireland 01:49.7 03:45.6 05:45.6 7:40.48

4 7 WAL(-) Wales 01:55.4 03:46.3 05:52.1 7:52.86



Race: 18 Men's Lightweight Double Scull (18 MLwt 2x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England - - - 10:00.00

2 7 IRE(-) Ireland - - - 20:00.00

3 6 WAL(-) Wales - - - 30:00.00

4 5 SCO(-) Scotland - - - 40:00.00
Matthew Loader, Sam Scrimgeour


Race: 19 Women's Junior Double Scull (19 WJu18 2x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:50.9 03:47.9 05:46.5 7:46.57
Emma McDonald, Olivia Davison
2 6 ENG(-) England 01:51.6 03:51.5 05:50.4 7:53.62

3 8 IRE(-) Ireland 01:49.9 03:52.4 05:54.2 7:56.70

4 5 WAL(-) Wales 01:53.4 03:57.1 06:03.4 8:14.95



Race: 20 Men's Junior Double Scull (20 OJu18 2x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England 01:38.0 03:19.8 05:03.1 6:43.25

2 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:39.8 03:19.5 05:02.4 6:43.52

3 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:37.7 03:22.1 05:07.7 6:49.64
Harry Leask, Jack Leask
4 5 WAL(-) Wales 01:37.4 03:30.4 05:34.4 7:49.10



Race: 21 Women's Double Scull (21 W2x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England 01:50.8 03:34.1 05:29.0 7:24.31

2 5 IRE(-) Ireland 01:43.6 03:43.9 05:39.7 7:33.79

3 6 SCO(-) Scotland 01:52.0 03:47.8 05:43.0 7:37.73
Amanda Larcombe, Francesca Sanjana
4 7 WAL(-) Wales 01:49.8 03:48.0 05:46.6 7:43.03



Race: 22 Men's Double Scull (22 M2x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 WAL(-) Wales 01:40.7 03:19.5 05:01.0 6:43.95

2 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:40.1 03:18.4 05:03.4 6:45.89
Daniel Graham, Michael McNaul
3 6 ENG(-) England 01:41.3 03:25.0 05:03.9 6:48.53

4 5 IRE(-) Ireland 01:42.7 - 05:10.8 6:58.12



Race: 23 Women's Junior Coxed Four (23 WJu18 4+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 IRE(-) Ireland 01:48.7 03:42.5 05:38.1 7:34.38

2 8 SCO(-) Scotland 01:51.2 03:48.1 05:46.7 7:45.35
Jamie Rees, Emily Geddes, Holly W. Reid, Christie J. Duff, Alistair Frost
3 6 ENG(-) England 01:53.6 03:52.1 05:52.8 7:53.57

4 5 WAL(-) Wales 01:56.5 03:57.5 05:58.4 8:03.85



Race: 24 Men's Junior Coxed Four (24 OJu18 4+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:35.0 03:13.1 05:08.6 6:37.32

2 7 ENG(-) England 01:38.0 03:19.2 05:09.0 6:40.62

3 5 WAL(-) Wales 01:36.9 03:18.2 05:09.5 6:42.66

4 8 SCO(-) Scotland 01:38.2 03:21.7 05:10.2 6:50.45
Callum Stephen, Matthew Rankin, Ian Walker, Euan Marshall, Rebecca Moore


Race: 25 Women's Under 23 Coxless Four (25 WU23 4-) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England 01:40.5 03:57.3 05:16.2 7:03.90

2 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:41.4 03:57.9 05:21.9 7:08.70
Iona Riley, Lucy Bonnamy, Catriona Bain, Jamie Steel
3 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:42.9 03:58.5 05:19.3 7:12.12



Race: 26 Men's Under 23 Coxless Four (26 MU23 4-) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 SCO(-) Scotland 01:30.4 03:04.8 04:41.9 6:16.88
Gary Wilson, Callum McBrierty, Sean Dixon, Murray Wilkojc
2 8 ENG(-) England 01:32.3 03:07.2 04:43.1 6:18.58

3 5 WAL(-) Wales 01:31.0 03:06.3 04:47.0 6:21.13

4 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:33.2 03:08.5 04:43.9 6:22.74



Race: 27 Adaptive TA Women's Single Scull (27 WAdapt 1x TA) F 1000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 SCO(-) Scotland - MacDonald - - 02:38.6 5:39.97
Caroline MacDonald
2 8 WAL(-) Wales - - 03:06.6 6:28.64



Race: 28 Adaptive TA Men's Single Scull (28 MAdapt 1x TA) F 1000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 ENG(-) England - - 02:15.1 4:48.65

2 8 SCO(-) Scotland - Stewart - - 03:08.2 6:43.95
Graeme Stewart


Race: 29 Women's Junior Quadruple Scull (29 WJu18 4x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 ENG(-) England 01:42.9 03:28.8 05:18.8 7:09.15

2 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:44.0 03:31.7 05:37.0 7:14.17

3 8 WAL(-) Wales 01:49.4 03:43.8 05:21.9 7:31.02

4 5 SCO(-) Scotland 01:54.0 03:45.9 05:40.2 7:35.54
Claire Hiddleston, Lena Reid, Beth Simmonds, Katherine Shaw


Race: 30 Women's Junior Eight (30 WJu18 8+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 ENG(-) England 01:42.6 03:23.3 05:08.3 6:52.76

2 8 IRE(-) Ireland 01:43.6 03:25.2 05:12.0 6:57.17

3 6 SCO(-) Scotland 01:45.2 03:29.3 05:18.3 7:07.22
Kimberley Somerside, Eleanor Jamieson, Jo Smith, Elidh Manson, Joanna Tink, Emma Rankin, Robyn Gillies, Emily Colley, Louise Henderson


Race: 31 Men's Junior Quadruple Scull (31 OJu18 4x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England 01:32.2 03:05.1 04:43.1 6:19.15

2 7 IRE(-) Ireland 01:31.3 03:07.9 04:48.4 6:27.77

3 5 SCO(-) Scotland 01:34.6 03:14.3 04:56.2 6:30.61
Jack Leask, Harry Leask, David Zankreyser, Gregor Hall
4 6 WAL(-) Wales 01:33.3 03:10.6 04:52.5 6:32.53



Race: 32 Men's Junior Eight (32 OJu18 8+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England 01:24.1 02:51.5 04:23.2 5:53.32


2 7 WAL(-) Wales 01:26.2 02:56.3 04:28.9 5:59.60

3 5 IRE(-) Ireland 01:28.8 02:58.2 04:31.7 6:03.81

4 6 SCO(-) Scotland 01:29.4 03:02.8 04:40.7 6:17.42
Iain Houston, Fraser Malone, Patrick Murray, Daniel McSherry, Grant J. Ross, Niall Rundle, Lewis McCue, Elliot Bruce, Emma Brander


Race: 33 Women's Quad Scull (33 W4x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 6 ENG(-) England 01:37.3 03:18.1 05:02.5 6:48.61

2 7 IRE(-) Ireland 01:40.3 03:24.4 05:10.7 6:55.69

3 5 WAL(-) Wales 01:42.7 03:29.5 05:17.1 7:01.38

4 8 SCO(-) Scotland 01:42.0 03:28.2 05:10.8 7:03.48
Samantha Fowler, Rosie Young, Amanda Larcombe, Francesca Sanjana


Race: 34 Women's Eight (34 W8+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 7 ENG(-) England 01:37.9 03:19.4 05:02.0 6:44.03

2 8 SCO(-) Scotland 01:37.3 03:18.9 05:03.9 6:45.93
Ruth Dunn, Hannah Stone, Natalie Irvine, Gillian Connal, Lucy Bonnamy, Catriona Bain, Iona Riley, Jamie Steel, Marianne Pascal-Flynn
3 6 IRE(-) Ireland 01:39.9 03:22.0 05:04.7 6:47.48



Race: 35 Men's Quad Scull (35 M4x) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 6 ENG(-) England 01:31.1 03:02.5 04:34.8 6:07.44

2 7 WAL(-) Wales 01:32.5 03:03.6 04:35.9 6:07.90

3 8 SCO(-) Scotland 01:31.5 03:04.7 04:40.6 6:19.19
Matthew Loader, Daniel Graham, Michael McNaul, Sam Scrimgeour
4 5 IRE(-) Ireland 01:33.2 03:07.4 04:44.5 6:21.89



Race: 36 Men's Eight (36 M8+) F 2000m
500m 1000m 1500m FINISH
1 8 ENG(-) England 01:23.9 02:51.6 04:23.0 5:52.73

2 7 WAL(-) Wales 01:26.1 02:56.2 04:28.3 6:01.07

3 5 IRE(-) Ireland 01:27.0 02:59.3 04:31.4 6:01.77

4 6 SCO(-) Scotland 01:26.4 02:57.8 04:29.5 6:01.84
Andrew McConnell, Feargal OShea, Scott Purdie, Colin Wallace, Gary Wilson, Callum McBrierty, Sean Dixon, Murray Wilkojc, Kerra Templeton