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Keohane Punches Above Weight But Forced to Concede to Superior Power at Henley
28th June 2012 Rowing
# ROWING: John Keohane slugged it out with the heavier Luke Moon in the Diamond Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta today but finished second, a length off the Tideway Scullers’ man. Keohane was slower off the start, but he drew…
#KITESURFING - The Daily Business Post's recent focus on businesses in Wicklow and Wexford turned its focus to Niall Roche's start-up kitesurfing school based on Duncannon beach. Roche runs Hooked Kitesurfing, which was set up a year ago to teach…
# ROWING: Queen’s University won their first round of the Visitors’ Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in impressive style. The Belfast crew had Nottingham B beaten within a few hundred metres of the start thanks to precise, powerful rowing. They…
# ROWING: The Ireland team for the Home Countries International in Cardiff on July 21st includes Colm Dowling and Shane Mac Eoin from the Cork Boat Club four which competed in the Wyfold at Henley Royal Regatta. Tiernan Oliver of…
# ROWING: The Cork Boat Club four of John Paul Collins, Stephen Carroll, Colm Dowling and Shane Mac Eoin put in a good challenge in the second round of the Wyfold Cup but could not overcome Rob Roy from Cambridge…
# ROWING: Ireland’s only eight competing at Henley Royal Regatta bowed out of the Temple Cup today. Trinity led the University of Michigan at the Barrier and Fawley (roughly halfway). A push by Trinity was ineffective, but the Americans staged…
# ROWING: Cork Boat Club gave Ireland its first race win at Henley 2012, when they came through their first round test against Cardiff City in the Wyfold for club fours. The Cork crew eked out a lead early on,…
# ROWING; Four Ireland crews have been chosen to represent Ireland at junior level at the World Senior and Junior Championships in Plovdiv in Bulgaria in August. The men's single of Paul O'Donovan and the pair of Joel Cassells and…
#ROWING: Skibbereen Rowing Club are the eFlow Go Row League champions of 2012. The west Cork club amassed 466 points over the three rounds and won Division One for men and for women. All three regattas which hosted the eFlow…
#KAYAKING - Irish-built kayaks were the vessels of choice for the third annual Small Boat Day in Groton, Connecticut, as the Mystic River Press reports. Kayakers of all levels of experience were welcome for the free event on the waters…
# CANOEING: Andrzej Jezierski finished fifth in the A Final of the C1 200 class at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb in Croatia today. The Poznan native, who lives in Co Cork, has reportedly been suffering from a…
#ROWING: Galway crews came out on top in Division One of the men’s eights at Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre in Cork. The Grainne Mhaol/NUIG senior eight overcame NUIG’s intermediate eight, with the St Joseph’s junior crew third.…
Olympic Hopeful Jezierski Qualifies for A Final At European Canoe Sprint Championships
23rd June 2012 Canoeing
# CANOEING: Ireland’s hopes in Canoe Sprint at the Olympic Games received a boost today when Andrzej Jezierski qualified for the A Final at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb. The Cork-based athlete, who will represent Ireland in the…
# CANOEING: Ireland’s hopes of a place in the final at the canoe slalom World Cup in La Seu d'Urgell in Spain this morning fell away, with Eoin Rheinisch finishing 35th and Ciaran Heurteau 20th. Rheinisch, who complained of food…
#KITESURFING - Northern Ireland's Jenny Ridley will be among those joining a kitesurfing clinic for people with disabilities in Athens, Greece from this weekend, as Surfer Today reports. The five-day workshop at the Karavi Beach Club in Schinias will be…
# ROWING: Cork Regatta provided John Keohane with a fine boost as he heads off to compete in the Diamond Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta, as the Lee Valley man beat Paul O'Donovan into second in Division One of the…
