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Olympic silver medallists Paul and Gary O'Donovan return from Rio 2016
S Gary O'Donovan made us laugh with 'pull like a dog'. He ended up being treated like one
Allegations of a toxic high-performance culture and failures of duty of care have put Irish rowing under fresh scrutiny. On Wednesday, representatives from Rowing Ireland and Sport Ireland will appear in front of an Oireachtas committee for sport

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Philip Doyle 2/10/2025
Olympic medallist Philip Doyle embraces rowing identity after 12 years, and eyes Cork move
Doyle is ready to give rowing a "proper go" and end his "bronze extravaganza". 

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Team Ireland Olympic Ball 2024
Niall O'Carroll departs Irish boxing for key Rowing Ireland role
O'Carroll succeeds Antonio Maurogiovanni in the job. 

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

2025 World Rowing Cup - Saturday
Paul O'Donovan a notable absentee as Irish team named for World Rowing Championships
As many of Ireland's elite rowers have spent the year concentrating on their careers outside of the sport, lead coach Dominic Casey said expectations will have to be "realistic" at September's World Championships. 

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Kerry and Limerick duo win historic gold at U19 World Rowing Championships
Kerry and Limerick duo win historic gold at U19 World Rowing Championships
In challenging conditions with a strong headwind, Jonah Kirby and Jack Rafferty crewed the first Irish boat to win gold in a men's event at the championships. 

Sun, 10 Aug, 2025

Rowing Ireland's Olympic Celebration & Awards Night
Dressed in gold: Irish rowers savour never-to-be-forgotten year at gala awards night
Rowing Ireland celebrates historic year at the Olympic celebration and annual awards night

Sun, 26 Jan, 2025

RTÉ Sports Awards 2024
Paul O'Donovan named RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
Limerick swimmer Róisín Ní Riain was named Young Sportsperson of the Year.

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

Antonio Maurogiovanni 31/7/2024
High performance director Maurogiovanni to leave Rowing Ireland, McWilliams appointed chair
The rowing body has parted ways with high performance director Antonio Maurogiovanni, who oversaw the last two Olympic cycles.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

Paul O’Donovan 18/8/2024
Irish duo win world U23 gold, O'Donovan and McCrohan into finals
Paul O'Donovan and Siobhán McCrohan go in their finals on Saturday evening. 

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

European Rowing Championships 2023 - Sunday
Reigning champion McCrohan through to world rowing semi-final
Galway native McCrohan only returned to rowing last year following a seven-year hiatus.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy celebrate after winning 2/8/2024
Rivals and teammates united in praise for O'Donovan and McCarthy
“You should see him all winter, the amount of training he does. He’d sit on that rowing machine for like five hours."

Fri, 02 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 5 - Rowing
'A big upset' - O'Donovan and McCarthy power through as four Irish boats reach Olympic finals
Earlier in the morning, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney got the Irish off to a flying start, powering into the A final of the men’s pair.

Wed, 31 Jul, 2024

Cork Boat Club make history at National Rowing Championships
Cork Boat Club make history at National Rowing Championships
Claire Feerick of Neptune won the women's single sculls title while Ronan Byrne of UCC claimed the men's title. 

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

World Rowing Championships 2023 - Sunday
Lynch and Doyle claim rowing World Cup gold, silver for Keogh and Murtagh
On Saturday, para rower Tiarnán O’Donnell picked up his second World Cup silver medal in the men's PR2 single.

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy celebrate winning a bronze medal 26/5/2024
Bronze for O'Donovan and McCarthy at rowing World Cup
Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh also claimed bronze in the women's pair. 

Sun, 26 May, 2024

World Rowing Championships 2023 - Saturday
Six Olympics qualified boats set for World Cup
The competition takes place in Lucerne from May 24th - 26th. 

Wed, 22 May, 2024

Three Irish crews in contention for Olympic rowing places
Three Irish crews in contention for Olympic rowing places
Konan Pazzaia, Sanita Puspure and the women's four all go in finals on Tuesday.

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Two Irish Olympic crews claim medals at rowing World Cup in Italy
Two Irish Olympic crews claim medals at rowing World Cup in Italy
The women's pair of Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh claimed silver and the men's double of Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch won bronze.

Sun, 14 Apr, 2024

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day 0 - Rowing
Irish rowing team named for World Cup in Italy
The World Cup in Varese will be a key warm-up for the final Olympic qualification regatta in May

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024

Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh celebrate qualifying for the A final and also the 2024 Paris Olympic Games 7/9/2023
Clock is ticking for Irish rowing's Big Brother moment
Sport has colonised vast chunks of the TV schedule beyond its own borders.

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

'Dr' Paul O'Donovan swaps Olympic gold medal for gown as he graduates from UCC
'Dr' Paul O'Donovan swaps Olympic gold medal for gown as he graduates from UCC
Just as he is before a World or Olympic championship rowing regatta, Paul O’Donovan was calm and collected while collecting his Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine in UCC

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Katie Taylor makes her way to the ring before the bout 14/11/2020
Pencil them in: Five sporting events to mark in the diary for 2022
The sporting calendar doesn’t take long to gather pace. Soon fans thoughts will turn to flights and access to the big-ticket events. Simon Lewis selects five mega shows in 2022

Fri, 31 Dec, 2021

Survey shows Kellie Harrington and Katie Taylor are Ireland's favourite sporting heroes
Survey shows Kellie Harrington and Katie Taylor are Ireland's favourite sporting heroes
Soccer is back on top as Ireland’s favourite sport, sharing top spot with Gaelic Games

Tue, 21 Dec, 2021

10 contenders for RTÉ Manager of the Year award
10 contenders for RTÉ Manager of the Year award
The shortlist includes faces from the worlds of GAA, Olympic and Paralympic sport, horse racing, rugby, and soccer

Tue, 14 Dec, 2021

Two-time world champion Sanita Puspure gets coaching role at UCC
Two-time world champion Sanita Puspure gets coaching role at UCC
Puspure will have the responsibility of coaching a number of high-profile rowers as the club boasts several Olympians as current members including gold medal winner Paul O’Donovan

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Homecoming of the Irish Olympic Rowers
'Possibilities are endless' for Irish rowing if right investment made, says Michelle Carpenter
Irish Rowing is on a high after gold and bronze medals at the Tokyo Olympics.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2021

Eimear Lambe happy to put life on hold in search of Olympic glory in Paris
Eimear Lambe happy to put life on hold in search of Olympic glory in Paris
The Cabra native said she's fully committed to relocating to Cork again too, Ireland's rowing hub, to search for those marginal gains.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Daire Lynch 22/8/2021
Rowing: Daire Lynch holds off O’Donovan and McCarthy brothers to spring surprise
Olympic medal winners Paul O’Donovan, Fintan McCarthy, and Gary O’Donovan were held off by Tippman Lynch to claim the prestigious title

Sun, 22 Aug, 2021

Homecoming of the Irish Olympic Rowers
'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

Sun, 22 Aug, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day 1 - Rowing
Rowing: Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan returning to their roots at Nationals
503 crews are entered across 55 categories for the three-day event which will be live-streamed by Rowing Ireland.

Thu, 19 Aug, 2021

Paul O’Donovan celebrates with his gold medal at his home rowing club 5/8/2021
A little holy water goes a long way in the O'Donovan household
It turns out that Olympic record-breaker Paul O'Donovan didn't cry when the Irish flag was raised in Tokyo, but he does believe his grandmother helped get him over the line

Sun, 15 Aug, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Package
Olympic stars Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan set for Henley Royal Regatta
Joining them in the Open events is a Quadruple Scull comprising of Gary O’Donovan and Daire Lynch

Tue, 10 Aug, 2021

Rowing - Olympics: Day 6
Louise O'Neill: My new obsession is the rower, Paul O’Donovan
I think about all the children at home, watching these two men, standing on a podium as the Irish flag is raised and Amhrán na bhFiann is played

Sat, 07 Aug, 2021

Martin rows in behind Skibbereen's Olympic finest
Martin rows in behind Skibbereen's Olympic finest
Tonight as the Taoiseach addressed the rowers, their families, coaches and fellow politicians including Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney at the small event in Spearline in Skibbereen

Mon, 02 Aug, 2021

Back in Skibbereen: Olympic rowing heroes return home
Back in Skibbereen: Olympic rowing heroes return home
Golden boy Fintan McCarthy and bronze medallist Emily Hegarty took part in an impromptu drive through the town to celebrate their stunning victories

Mon, 02 Aug, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day Six
The perception of Irish rowing has changed, whatever the methods
Rowing Ireland coach Giuseppe De Vita takes the opinion that the race is 90% psychological

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

How Skibbereen took over the world: ‘Let’s start our own rowing club’
How Skibbereen took over the world: ‘Let’s start our own rowing club’
The moment that led to the start of a journey that has culminated in Olympic gold for Ireland

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

Family says Olympic hero Fintan McCarthy was ‘not the most sporty child’ but stuck at rowing
Family says Olympic hero Fintan McCarthy was ‘not the most sporty child’ but stuck at rowing
Community overjoyed at Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan's Olympic success. 

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy speaking at a press conference after winning gold 29/7/2021
Nerveless champion Paul O'Donovan on why pair don't actually deserve much credit at all
Olympic honour just down to 'being born early in the history of time'. 

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day Six
How Twitter reacted: Rowing Olympic gold unites Irish sport and politics
Sporting organisations, stars, politicians and former medal winners alike gathered on Twitter to congratulate Ireland's latest golden boys. 

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Sanita Puspure dejected after the race 29/7/2021
'Sanita Puspure was flying the flag for Irish rowing when nobody else was'
'She has done rowing and Ireland proud. She can hold her head high knowing what she has done. She has inspired young boys and young girls all over the country'

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day Four
Simone Biles’ twisties: mental block which puts gymnasts at serious risk
The star of the US team has been struggling with a dangerous condition where gymnasts lose their sense of spatial awareness

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day 6 - Rowing
Watch: Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy get rapturous welcome back to Olympic village
The Irish heroes have returned to base and what a welcome they received.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day 6 - Rowing
'One more chapter of magnificence from the men from County Cork' - George Hamilton calls his first Irish gold at 11th Olympics
George Hamilton finally clocked up one first last night — he called an Irish Olympic gold 

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

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