Irish fail to fire in Euro Championships finals

Ireland's Aifric Keogh, Tara Hanlon, Fiona Murtagh and Eimear Lambe. Pic: ©INPHO/Maren Derlien

Fintan McCarthy and Hugh Moore finished sixth in the men's lightweight double sculls 'A' final at the European Rowing Championships in Slovenia on Saturday.

In what was an extremely competitive race, the duo failed to challenge the medal ranks, with Switzerland taking gold, Italy taking silver and Greece finishing third to take bronze.

Racing just before the men's equivalent, women's lightweight double sculls duo Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen came home fifth. 

Great Britain took the initiative from the off and cruised to gold, with  Greece and France behind.

Earlier on Saturday, the Irish women's four failed to challenge in their 'A' final.

The four - Eimear Lambe, Tara Hanlon, Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh - finished fifth, as Romania took gold, sealing a European Championships best time for the event in the process, with Great Britain grabbing second place. 

In the first instance of Irish involvement, the pair of Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch qualified for the men’s double sculls 'A' final after taking second place in the A/B semi-final.