Ireland wins silver at World Rowing Championships

Ireland have won a silver medal at the World Rowing Championships in Japan.

The Irish men's lightweight four took second place in their final on the Nagaragawa International course this morning.

The quartet of Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald, Eugene Coakley and Timmy Harnedy finished 1-point-35seconds down on winners France in a time of 5 minutes 49-point-26 seconds, with Italy third.