#Rowing: Ireland will send a very big team to the World Coastal Rowing Championships in Thonon in France from October 13th to 15th. Twenty-three crews from nine clubs will represent the country. The top contender for honours is Monika Dukarska of Killorglin, the defending champion in the women’s single. Arklow, which hosted the recent Irish Offshore Championships, have entered nine crews.
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Liam Gorman
Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.
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