News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
#SURFING - Tramore Surf Lifesaving Club is seeking planning permission for the development of a new clubhouse and national training centre on Tramore's promenade. The state-of-the-art development would involve the completion of a three-storey ocean-themed building along the seafront, with…
Consultation on 2012 Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Regulations Ends Next Thursday
5th December 2011 Angling
#ANGLING - The 30-day public consultation on new regulations for the management of the 2012 wild salmon and sea trout fishery will expire next Thursday, The Irish Times reports. The new regulations are based on advice from Inland Fisheries Ireland…
Tom Tuohy, who led UCG and then NUIG to the top of the rankings in Irish rowing, died this morning after a short illness. The 56-year-old Mayo man had Henley wins in 1987 (Thames Cup), 2003 and 2005 (Visitors’ Cup)…
#KITESURFING – So this is what Royal Cork Yacht Clubs' finest get up to in the closed season! A top class crew took to the air at the weekend when Triple all Ireland Sailing Champion Nicholas O'Leary led four people,…
#ANGLING - Qualifiers to select teams for the 2013 World, European and Celtic Cup coarse fishing teams will be fished over six weekends in 2012. The float and feeder teams for the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland (NCFFI) squads…
The updated results for the first time trial at the National Assessment in Newry last weekend finesse the data to hundredths of a second. They involve minimal change in the order. Paddy Hegarty moves up to 13th in a swap…
#ROWING–Claire Lambe topped the rankings at the second on-the-water session at the National Rowing Assessment in Newry today. The UCD woman’s time of 22 minutes 29.8 seconds for the 5,000 metres ranked her at 83.5 per cent of projected gold…
#ROWING–Paul O’Donovan was by far the fastest junior man of 65 in the first on-the-water session today at the National Assessments in Newry. In cold, sometimes choppy conditions on Newry canal, he fashioned a big lead over Henry Millar, who…
#ROWING–An impressive 65 junior oarsmen qualified for the on-the-water session at the National Rowing Assessment in Newry. Paul O’Donovan of Skibbereen led the way in the ergometer test, with a remarkable time of 6:19.8, and also led on the water…
#ROWING–Sanita Puspure and Kate O’Brien posted outstanding times in the ergometer test at the National Assessment in Newry. Puspure’s mark of six minutes 37.2 seconds was 22.5 seconds inside the cut-off mark for senior women set by the High Performance…
#ANGLING - Tuesday's Enniscorthy Guardian writes about the revival of coarse fishing in Ireland, spearheaded by Gerry McStraw, chairman of Carlow Coarse Angling Club. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/angling/ McStraw runs a tackle and bait business in Graiguecullen on the River Barrow, which has…
#KITESURFING - Irish kitesurfing's Mulranny Crew have had their best clips for 2011 compiled on YouTube. http://afloat.ie/watersport/kitesurfing The freestyle crew, based in the West of Ireland, describe themselves as "group of enthusiastic local riders, who try to push themselves harder…
#ANGLING - The public fishing pond at Darndale is "crying out for help" after an infestation of curly weed, The Irish Times reports. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/angling/ A public meeting to discuss the issue recently heard that the invasive plant has spread throughout…
#FISH PROCESSING- An unusual type of vessel to visit Dublin Port was the Faeroe Islands-flagged fish processing vessel Naeraberg (KG-14) which made a brief call this week, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 3,181grt vessel built in 1983 at Harlingen Scheepswer in…
The National Assessment event at Newry this weekend has drawn a big entry of Irish rowers. The ergometer test which forms the first part of the test takes place on Saturday and will determine who progresses to the time trial…
#KAYAKING - Northern Ireland's new North Coast Sea Kayak Trail is set to feature on BBC TV this weekend, OutdoorNI reports. http://afloat.ie/watersport/kayaking http://www.canoeni.com/canoe-trails/north-coast-sea-kayak-trail/ Earlier this month, Ellie Harrison from BBC's Countryfile programme paddled the trail with local guide Robin Ruddock…
