Rehab trainees in Lee longboats launch

TWO longboats built by a special training group were launched on the River Lee yesterday.

Fourteen trainees from the National Learning Network — the training and education branch of the Rehab Group — launched their six-oar boats from the banks of the river in the city’s Fitzgerald’s Park.

The group from Rehab’s newest outreach centre, based in Ballincollig, rowed them under the Shakey Bridge and tested them fully for seaworthiness. Both vessels passed with flying colours.