Hero’s welcome as Irish oarsmen row into records

Four Irish rowers enjoyed a breakfast of orange juice, fruit, Coca-Cola, and a burger — their first proper meal in a month — after completing an epic transatlantic row in record time.

Thinner and unsteady on their feet after 32 days at sea, pals Patrick O’Connor, Eoin O’Farrell, skipper Seán Underwood, and Thomas Browne devoured the food just moments after crossing the finish line of the 5,500km Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

The four-man team, Relentless Rowers, arrived in Nelson’s Dockyard in English Harbour, Antigua, at around 5.40am local time (9.40am Irish time) 32 days, 22-hours and four minutes after setting off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 14.