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Ireland Juniors Black and Cassells Win Senior Pairs Title at Irish Rowing Championships
# ROWING: The junior pair which will represent Ireland at the World Championships next month today won the senior pairs title at the Irish Rowing Championships. Bann’s Chris Black and Joel Cassells are an excellent crew and they showed it…
Ireland Men's Crews Bow Out in B Finals at World Under-23 Rowing
#ROWING: Ireland’s Jonny Mitchell and Shane O’Driscoll finished third in the B Final of the lightweight pair at the World Under-23 Championships in Lithuania. This placed them ninth overall. Argentina, who disputed the lead with Switzerland in the first half…
Blind Surfers Hit the Waves to Raise Funds for Guide Dogs
#SURFING - Blind surfers from throughout Northern Ireland took to the waves recently to raise money for Guide Dogs NI, as UTV News reports. The surfers converged on Benone beach in Limavady last weekend for their first-ever sponsored surf, using…
Grainne Mhaol Take Fours Crown at Irish Rowing Championships
# ROWING: Grainne Mhaol had a surprisingly easy win the men’s senior four final at the Irish Championships at the National Rowing Centre in Cork. The crew of Dave Mannion, Alan Martin, Cormac Folan and James Wall led down the…
'Extraordinary' Salmon Angling on the River Moy
#ANGLING - Mayo Today reports an extraordinary week of angling on the River Moy, with more than 800 salmon caught. The best sport on the river was on the East Mayo Anglers' water, where an impressive 179 salmon were snagged…
Ireland Men's Under-23 Rowing Crews Set for B Finals in Lithuania
# ROWING: Ireland’s two men’s crews at the World Under-23 Championships in Lithuania could not force their way into the top three in their semi-finals and will compete in B Finals tomorrow. The lightweight pair of Jonny Mitchell and Shane…
Trinity Pip NUIG in Terrific Coxed Four Final at Irish Championships
# ROWING: The first session of the Irish Rowing Championships, run in almost perfect conditions at the National Rowing Centre in Cork, finished with some terrific finals.  The closest race was the shootout between NUIG and Trinity in the men’s…
Junior Summer Camps with Canoeing Ireland
#CANOEING - With Ireland's schoolkids well into their summer holidays, a great way to keep them amused is to get them enrolled in Canoeing Ireland's junior summer camps. Junior camps run every week at Canoeing Ireland's purpose-built training centre at…
Lambe Secures Place in World Under-23 Rowing Semi-Finals with Repechage Win
# ROWING: Claire Lambe won her repechage at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Lithuania to become the fifth of the five Ireland crews to qualify for the A/B semi-finals. The Dubliner led down the course and had almost four…
Ireland Under-23 Pair and Four Make World Rowing Semi-Finals
# ROWING: Two more Ireland boats moved into the semi-finals of the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Trakai in Lithuania today. The lightweight pair of Jonny Mitchell and Shane O’Driscoll won their repechage by leading virtually all the way, while…
Dilleen Eases Into Semi-Final at World Under-23 Rowing Championships
# ROWING: Lisa Dilleen showed her experience to impressive effect as she qualified for the A/B semi-finals of the World Under-23 single scull in Lithuania by placing second in her first race. Two places were on offer from the heat…
D'Urso and Nixon Straight Through to Semi-Final at World Under-23 Championships
# ROWING: The Ireland double of Laura D’Urso and Holly Nixon qualified for the semi-finals of the World Under-23 Championships by finishing third in their heat this morning in Trakai in Lithuania. The Irish chased eventual winners Austria down the…
Anglers Warned to Watch Out For Overhead Power Lines
#ANGLING - Anglers in Northern Ireland have been warned to watch out for overhead electricity lines when they go fishing, as the Larne Times reports. The safety call comes from Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), which has launched its new 'FishSafe'…
Ireland Men's Crews Set For Repechages at World Under-23 Rowing
# ROWING: Ireland’s lightweight pair of Shane O’Driscoll and Jonathan Mitchell came within a third of a second of direct qualification for the semi-finals at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Trakai in Lithuania today. In a close finish to…
Big Ireland Team For World Under-23 Rowing Championships
# ROWING: Ireland will send a team of 10 to the World Under-23 Championships in Trakai in Lithuania which begin on Wednesday, July 11th. Justin Ryan is injured and could not be considered. The men's four includes Yale oarsman Thomas…
Keohane is Afloat Rower of the Month for June
# ROWER OF THE MONTH: John Keohane is the Afloat Rower of the Month for June. The Corkman won Division One of the men’s single sculls at Cork Regatta, his second such win in the eFlow League series. He had…

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