News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
Martin Corcoran is to step down as chief executive of Rowing Ireland. The Dubliner took up the position in 2004 will leave in February of next year. He said that having served the organisation in a time of growth and…
#ROWING – The year ahead will be a bumper one for rowing. Check out the 2012 Calendar - with a month-by-month list of domestic and international fixtures. Rowing Calendar 2012 January 21st: Sligo Head of the River. 28th: St Michael’s…
#FISHING - The licence application for a proposed new deep-sea fish farm in the Aran Islands is expected to be lodged in January. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Bord Iascaigh Mhara's (BIM) planned 15,000-tonne organic salmon farm off Inis Oírr…
#ANGLING - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced the launch of its 2012 Sponsorship Programme. The IFI Sponsorship Programme aims to increase awareness of IFI and its work, recreational angling, the sustainable commercial use of the inland fisheries resource and…
#FISHERIES – There has been a record outcome for Ireland at EU Fisheries negotiations with a total Value of 2012 Fishing Opportunities of €250 million it was announced early this morning. Following the conclusion of lengthy and complex EU fisheries…
#FISHING - The Minister for the Marine has spoken out over plans by the European Commission to make cuts in certain fish stocks that could see €65 million in lost earnings for Ireland's fishing fleet. According to The Irish Times,…
#SURFING - British surfer Jayce Robinson wasn't about to let the largest wave ever recorded off Ireland's shores go by without giving it a shot. And as Sky News Online reports, he was captured doing exactly that on Tuesday afternoon.…
#WINDSURFING - Oisín van Gelderen is all but confirmed as Irish Speed Sailing Champion for the second year running. His national record speed (44.23 knots by 5x10 second average and 43.96 knots over 500m) puts him far ahead of his…
Clonmel won the pennant for the best overall club at the Muckross Head of the River at the National Rowing Centre in Cork on Saturday. The won the most categories in competitive and eligible categories. Muckross Head of the River…
Trinity’s men’s senior eight were the fastest crew at the Muckross Head of the River at the National Rowing Centre. The men’s junior 18 quadruple scull from Presentation College were the fastest junior crew, covering the 3,800 metre course in…
Two kayakers on the Irish Sea were given medical attention this evening after abandoning their kayaks whilst out at sea off Morfa Nefyn and spending three hours in the water trying to make it back to shore. North Wales Ambulance…
#ROWING – Holly Nixon, the Afloat Rower of the Year for 2011, looks back on a year of stunning success. Holly Nixon, Afloat rower of 2011. Photo: Getty Images HEAR HER PODCAST BELOW:
#ANGLING - Carlow Coarse Angling Club chair Gerry McStraw was presented last week with a special bursary by Carlow Sports Partnership for the club's efforts in helping disabled anglers to participate in the sport. According to the Enniscorthy Guardian, McStraw…
#DIVING - A Guinness World Record holding SCUBA diver has been appointed as Ireland's first ever Professor of Midwifery, the Galway Advertiser reports. Prof Declan Devine, who is a leading seararcher and scholar in the field, will take up the…
#ROWING – Holly Nixon is the Afloat Rower of the Year for 2011. The Enniskillen woman won the Afloat Rower of the Month award for August after making history by becoming the first Ireland rower to medal at the World…
#FISHING - Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has begun the consultation process for a proposed new deep-sea fish farm in the Aran Islands, The Irish Times reports. The 15,000-tonne organic salmon farm would be located off Inis Oírr on a 500-hectare…
