Irish men miss world rowing final

The Irish men's heavyweight four of Cormac Folan, Sean O'Neill, Sean Casey and Alan Martin missed out on qualification for the final at the Rowing World Championships in Eton this afternoon, finishing fifth in a hotly-contested semi-final, which was won by the high-profile British crew.

The Irish quartet will contest the B final at 10.34am on Saturday morning for places seven to 12 at these championships.