News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
#SURFING - The world governing body for surfing is set to roll out drug screening for competitors and officials at its sanctioned events this year. As The Guardian reports, the move by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) comes after…
#FISHING - Proposals to close substantial areas of Strangford Lough to fishing vessels have been met with strong criticism by Northern Ireland's commercial fishermen. In a recent letter to the News Letter, Paul Leenan writes asking Fisheries Minister Michelle O'Neill…
ROWING: The second National Assessment in Newry on February 11th and 12th will feature a much smaller field of senior and under-23 athletes than competed in the first assessment in November. However, 101 juniors have been invited. The invitees are…
#BANTRY2012 – A spectacular display of seamanship for Cork this Summer will be officially launched by Minister for the Marine Simon Coveney TD on January 27th when details of the Bantry 2012 Challenge are revealed. As well as a top…
#KITESURFING – It's encouraging to know there's always somone out there pushing the envelope. Looking at this next generation craft in the vid below shows there's a big future for sailing but just whether it's future's in the water or…
After a brilliant start the crew of Sara G has been finding the going much tougher as they attempt to set a new record for rowing across the Atlantic. Seasickness and difficult winds have not helped. The English station Heart…
#ANGLING - The beaches of east Wexford will again play host to the 24th Winter Shore Angling Festival from 26-28 January. The cream of sea match angling talent from the United Kingdom and Ireland will be taking advantage of the…
#CANOEING - The Evening Herald reports that top Irish canoeist Jenny Egan is headed to Florida for a few months of training towards a spot at the 2012 Olympics. A sprint and marathon racer, Egan was named as The Irish…
#ANGLING - The first wild Atlantic spring salmon of 2012 was caught Sunday on the River Liffey in exceptional circumstances, The Irish Times reports. Though the river is closed for salmon fishing as stocks are currently below sustainable levels, Inland…
#ROWING - Irishman Aodhan Kelly and five crewmates set off from Tarfaya in Morocco today in an attempt to set a new record for rowing the Atlantic Ocean. The Sara G, under skipper Matt Craughwell, left port at 1pm on…
#SURFING - One of Ireland's top surfers claims he has found the world's biggest waves off the coast of Ireland. As Irish Central reports, Portrush waverider Al Mennie says that he and surfing partner Andrew Cotton have found two waves…
#ANGLING - A man narrowly escaped prison for obstructing a fisheries officer in a case taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) at Carrickmacross District Court earlier this month. Piotr Flaga - of Bog Road in Drogheda - was fined €450…
#CURRACH – Two traditional Irish currachs are being built on the banks of the river Liffey and will be afloat on the Irish sea in the first week of the new year. The special project undertaken by East Wall Sports Club…
#ANGLING - The winter shore angling season on Wexford's coast has been "exeptional" so far, writes Ashley Hayden in the Enniscorthy Guardian. With cod shoals moving north into the Irish Sea, some impressive catches of codling have been reported at…
#SURFING - Irish surfer Conor Maguire is one of the four new waveriders from the UK and Ireland to become part of the Northcore stable. In the vid below Maguire is mentioned at 2 minutes 11 seconds. The Bundoran resident…
#ANGLING - Inland Fisheries Ireland's Salmon Conservation Scheme has been extended into 2012, with funding increased to a total of €200,000. The pilot scheme will facilitate the rehabilitation of salmon stocks, giving priority to rivers below their conservation limit which…
