‘Dream is over’ as hopes for Irish fours sink

THURSDAY’S ugly storm clouds passed and sunshine returned to Shunyi Park yesterday but it proved another grey, miserable day for Irish rowing.

The lightweight fours crew of Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald, Gearóid Towey and Cathal Moynihan finished fourth in their Olympic semi-final in 6.13.85 behind Denmark (6.05.75), France (6.07.26) and Great Britain (6.08.75).

Poland, Canada and Holland qualified from the other semi.