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<p>Gold medallists Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy alongside bronze medallists, from left, Emily Hegarty, Fiona Murtagh, Aifric Keogh and Eimear Lambe. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile</p>

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'Honour and glory' at Leeside ceremony for Cork's Olympic heroes

From the Land of the Rising Sun, here Ireland's victorious rowers were, back on the banks of the River Lee, being rightly feted as that same sun slowly dropped over the horizon

Aifric Keogh (L) and Sanita Puspure (R) broke the half marathon world records in their categories.

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Irish rowers cover over 27 million metres on record-breaking weekend

Aifric Keogh (L) and Sanita Puspure (R) have both broken the half marathon world records in their categories.

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Irish rowers set two new world records this weekend

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‘Devastated’ rowers say Olympic postponement hard to accept but correct decision made

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Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold at World Rowing Championships

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Irish Women’s Four still in Olympic hunt

Two Irish crews qualify for World Rowing Championship semi-finals

Two Irish crews qualified for their A/B semi-finals on day three of the World Rowing Championship in Austria.

Tue, 27 Aug, 2019

Monika Dukarska: ‘I never dreamed I would row on that lake, and especially not for Ireland’

Monika Dukarska is a member of Ireland’s elite rowing squad and bidding to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the women’s pairs.

Sat, 25 May, 2019

Paul O’Donovan absent for Irish team for European Championships

Olympic silver-medalist Paul O’Donovan is the standout absentee from the Irish team that will travel to Lucerne for the 2019 European Rowing Championships that will take from 31st May – 2nd June.

Wed, 15 May, 2019

O’Donovan Brothers ‘always try to make rowing fun’

While the years of arduous training has given the O’Donovan brothers the edge to overcome mental challenges, they stress that they always try to inject a bit of fun into everything they do.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2018

Rowers Emily Hegarty and Aifric Keogh make historic breakthrough

Ireland’s rowers have made history at the World Championships in Bulgaria, where Aifric Keogh and Emily Hegarty have become the first Irish women’s pair to qualify for a world final.

Fri, 14 Sep, 2018

Paul and Gary O'Donovan survive semi-final scare at World Championships

Aifric Keogh and Emily Hegarty have also secured their place in a world final.

Thu, 13 Sep, 2018

More gold for O’Donovans at World Cup in Lucerne

On another superb weekend for Irish rowing, Paul and Gary O’Donovan won gold in the men’s lightweight double sculls at World Rowing Cup 111 in Lucerne, Switzerland yesterday while teammate Sanita Puspure took silver in an incredibly tight race in the women’s single sculls.

Mon, 16 Jul, 2018

Ireland claims silver and bronze at World Rowing Cup in Belgrade

The Irish rowing team have claimed two medals at the World Rowing Cup I in Belgrade this morning.

Sun, 03 Jun, 2018

Rowing in together as season gets serious

The National Rowing Centre was tranquil as the water on sun-kissed Inniscarra Lake yesterday with Ireland’s top rowers putting on a united front to launch the international regatta season and kickstart new Rowing Ireland chief executive Michelle McElligott Carpenter’s reign.

Wed, 23 May, 2018

Ireland rowing for glory in Sunshine State

Teams from 69 nations have started to make Sarasota-Bradenton in Florida a home from home ahead of the World Rowing Championships this weekend.

Thu, 21 Sep, 2017

Para-rowers join the Irish team at World Cup II

The 2017 World Rowing Cup series heads to Lake Malta near Poznan in Poland tomorrow for the second of three regattas in the series. Almost 500 athletes will compete from 39 countries with several, including Australia, China and New Zealand, on the international scene a first time this season.

Thu, 15 Jun, 2017

Day of near misses for Irish but Olympic qualification hopes still alive

It was a day of narrow misses for the Irish crews at the World Rowing Championships, although Olympic qualification remains very attainable for three boats in France’s Lac d’Aiguebelette.

Fri, 04 Sep, 2015

Sanita Puspure advances to semi-finals

Rowing Olympian Sanita Puspure advanced to the semi-finals of the single sculls on a remarkable day for the Irish at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France yesterday.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015