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Galway Rowing Rowing Club rowers Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan have secured Ireland's first boat for the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. The duo competed in the PR2 mixed double at the World Rowing Championships and emerged victorious, earning…

Seven Irish crews were afloat for the second day of the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, with impressive performances across multiple events. The women's pair of Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh secured a place in the repechage after…

Skibbereen rower Jake McCarthy is into the repechage of the men's lightweight scull after a fifth place finish in his heat on day one of the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Serbia. Right up until the final 200 metres McCarthy…

Sunday, September 3, marks the beginning of the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. This is the first opportunity for the rowers to qualify Ireland for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This year, Rowing Ireland has 28 athletes competing across…

Ireland has announced the selection of 12 crews that will compete at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. The event, taking place from September 3rd to 10th, serves as the first opportunity for Irish rowers to secure Olympic qualification…

It's rowing gold and two silvers for Ireland in the 2023 U23 World Championships in Bulgaria. As Afloat reported earlier, the Irish crews pulled out all of the stops in today's A Finals and were rewarded with three podiums out…

Ireland has four chances of medals at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Bulgaria this morning (Sunday). Saturday was a clean sweep for Ireland, with all crews winning their semi-finals and qualifying for their respective A Finals. After a win…

Day two (Thursday) finished up in Plovdiv at the U23 World Rowing Championships, and three Irish crews are into the A/B Semi-finals. Konan Pazzaia and Brian Colsh were first up on the water for the Heat of the Men's Double.…

Following last weekend's action at the Cork-hosted Irish rowing championships, there’s more rowing action with the Home International Regatta taking place in Lough Rinn, Co. Leitrim, this coming weekend. Rowing Ireland and Leitrim County Council will welcome teams from England,…

The highly anticipated 2023 Irish Rowing Championships took place last weekend in the National Rowing Centre at Farran Woods, Cork. Despite temperamental weather conditions and having to rejig the weekend schedule, all events were run with no championship races being…

Cork Regatta, a premier event on the Irish rowing calendar, has been cancelled because of the weather. The annual event was scheduled for this weekend at the National Rowing Centre (NRC) in Farren Woods, County Cork. Cork Regatta Committee met and consulted…

Rowing Ireland and MG Motor Ireland are delighted to announce their strategic partnership aimed at promoting a shared vision of innovation, performance, and community engagement. As part of the partnership, MG Motor Ireland will become the official vehicle partner of…

The European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia are over, and Ireland won't be coming home with any medals. Brian Colsh showed his strength in the middle of the C Final of the Men's Scull. Passing the first 500m mark…

Day three of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled in Slovenia saw the A Finals of Ireland's Women's Four, Lightweight Women's Double and Lightweight Men's Double. Three finals are now completed and seven more are to come. Philip Doyle…

Day two of the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia is over, and it was another busy day of racing for Irish crews. Margaret Cremen and Aoife Casey were first up this morning in the Repechage of the Lightweight…

Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan had a strong race in the PR2 Mixed Double, staying in touch with Ukraine and Poland from the start on day one fo the European Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia. Winding it up coming…