Love-Lee hurling for Cork's camogie champs as they row currachs into the city with O'Duffy Cup

Several members of the squad, including Hannah Looney, Molly Lynch, Meabh Cahalane, Orlaith Cahalane, and Saoirse McCarthy, boarded the traditional Irish rowing boats on the Marina

Cork senior camogie player Amy Lee making her way up the River Lee in a currach. Picture: David Keane

It wasn't all plain sailing for Cork’s senior camogie team on their way to their second All Ireland title in a row last Sunday but it was flat calm on the Lee last night as some of the players rowed the O’Duffy Cup into the city — in currachs.

Several members of the squad, including Hannah Looney Amy Lee, Molly Lynch, Meabh Cahalane, Orlaith Cahalane and Saoirse McCarthy, boarded the traditional Irish rowing boats on the Marina on Wednesday, and rowed the flotilla up the northern channel of the Lee right into the heart of the city centre, as crowds applauded from the banks of the Lee.

The water-borne champions’ parade was hosted by the city’s Naomhóga Chorcaí — Cork’s currach rowing club — after a club member watched Hannah’s hilarious post-match interview with The Sunday Game after she and her team-mates retained their All Ireland title by beating Galway by a point in a tense and thrilling final.

Members of the Cork victorious camogie teams in a flotilla of currachs on the River Lee. Picture: David Keane

Hannah, who won her fifth All Ireland medal and who celebrated last year’s All Ireland win with a trip up the Lee in a rowing boat courtesy of the Cork Boat Club, joked that she might celebrate this year’s title by bungee jumping off Shandon, or maybe with the help of Olympic rowing champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy.

Naomhóga Chorcaí secretary, Deirdre Looney, (no relation) said the club jumped at the opportunity to organise a celebratory row on the river for Hannah and her team-mates.

Hannah and her team-mates, who've spent the last few days celebrating the All Ireland, found the energy to board the currachs at Naomhóga Chorcaí's base near Shandon Rowing Club on the Marina on Wednesday, and row all the way up to St Patrick’s Bridge, proudly showing off the O’Duffy Cup as they went.

Cork senior camogie captain Molly Lynch making her way up the River Lee in Cork in a currach. Picture: David Keane.

As they made their way upriver, Hannah joked that a few of them might even be ready for the lightweight doubles at the LA Olympics in 2028.

The only question is after completing the two-in-a-row, will last night’s row fuel their ambition for a three-in-a-row and another river row next year.

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