UCD repeated last year’s results by taking the Gannon Cup, Corcoran Cup, and Sally Moorhead Trophy at the Dublin University Boat Races (Colours) 2017. It also means nine of the last 10 Gannon Cups have gone to UCD and the gap in the overall standings is now 4 (Trinity with 36 wins to UCD’s 32, and one dead heat).

The Irish domestic rowing calendar gets underway this weekend with the Cork Head of the River. It’s the first of eight “heads” to be held around the country between now and April 1, when events change to full regattas. The main difference here being that HORs are simply timed events where boats are let off one at a time over longer distances, while a regatta comprises of side by side racing and considerably weightier glory for title-holders.

The stand and temporary seating were packed and the star attractions didn’t disappoint as Skibbereen’s O’Donovan brothers lit up the 2017 Indoor Rowing Championships at the University of Limerick on Saturday.

The rowing boom has seen an explosion of interest in next Saturday’s Irish Indoor Rowing Championships at UL, the largest indoor rowing event in Ireland.

Day Seven of the Olympic Games produced even more history from an Irish point of view, with the medals table reached finally at the end of the opening week.

In the weeks and months leading up to their historic win yesterday, Paul and Gary O’Donovan would sit on a couch on either side of their grandmother Mary Doab, their laptops in front of them, showing her footage of their training from earlier that day.

It had a sheen of Rio, the carnival atmosphere that descended on the town of Skibbereen when its two Olympians, Paul and Gary O’Donovan, yesterday claimed a place in the men’s lightweight double sculls Olympic final.

From Rio, Ewan MacKenna writes about Ireland's best hopes at an Olympic gold medal, highlight both of our rowing teams and their growing success.

Here's a full recap on how Team Ireland got on yesterday in Rio.

Back on the water after high winds led to the cancellation of Sunday’s programme, it was worth the wait for Ireland at the Lagoa Rowing Stadium yesterday.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Your one-stop guide to all the Olympic action featuring Irish athletes.

The Rowing Ireland training facility on Inniscarra Lake is overlooked by a wooden-decked balcony.

Rowing Ireland chief executive Hamish Adams hopes yesterday’s medal haul at the European Championships in Germany lays the foundation for glory at the Olympic Games in Rio later this year.

There were encouraging Irish performances at the World Rowing Championships yesterday, although the final mood will be determined after the Olympic roll call is finalised this weekend.

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.

Skibbereen’s Paul O’Donovan finished just outside the medals at yesterday’s World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.

NUIG/Gráinne Mhaol took their third consecutive senior eight at the Irish Rowing Championships in the National Rowing Centre, Farran Woods, yesterday.