Paul O'Donovan a notable absentee as Irish team named for World Rowing Championships

As many of Ireland's elite rowers have spent the year concentrating on their careers outside of the sport, lead coach Dominic Casey said expectations will have to be "realistic" at September's World Championships. 

Double Olympic gold medallist Paul O'Donovan will miss this year's World Rowing Championships as he is concentrating on his medical career. Pic: Benedict Tufnell/Sportsfile

Paul O'Donovan and Daire Lynch are both notable absentees from the Irish rowing team for September's World Championships in China. O'Donovan, a double Olympic gold medallist, and Lynch, an Olympic bronze medallist, are both concentrating on their medical careers at this time. 

"Paul is working in the Mater Hospital at the moment," Rowing Ireland lead coach Dominic Casey told RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland.