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RTÉ News
29-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Irish crews impress on first day of European Rowing Championships
Irish crews enjoyed a successful first day of action at the European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The newly-formed men's pair of Daire Lynch and Ross Corrigan finished fourth in their heat to secure a place in the A/B semi-final, which takes place Friday morning (8.32am). Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia will also be in A/B semi-final action on Friday after coming second in their men's double sculls heat. They held off a late challenge from the Norwegian crew in the final 200 metres, and will be on the water at 8.42am, just after Lynch and Corrigan. The men's quadruple sculls crew (Philip Doyle, Ronan Byrne, Adam Murphy and Andrew Sheehan) were fourth in their heat to qualify for the semi-final, eliminating the home favourites Bulgaria. They compete again at 8.54am on Friday. Fiona Murtagh won her women's single sculls heat by half a length. Her semi takes place on Friday at 9.09am. Izzy Clements delivered a strong performance in the lightweight women's single sculls preliminary race, finishing second to seal lane 4 for the A final, which takes place at 9.52am on Saturday. Jake McCarthy is into Saturday's lightweight men's single sculls A final (10.09am) thanks to a second-place finish in his heat. In her heavyweight debut, Mags Cremen, racing alongside Zoe Hyde in the women's double sculls, earned a spot in the A final by crossing the line in second. They return Saturday morning at 10.52am. The women's quadruple sculls crew of Alison Bergin, Aisling Hayes, Natalie Long and Claire Feerick made history as the first Irish women's quad to race at an international regatta. Facing the reigning Olympic and world champions in a challenging heat, the W4x finished fifth and qualified for the B final.
RTÉ News
28-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
17 Irish rowers set for action at European Championships
Team Ireland will have 17 rowers across eight boat classes representing at the 2025 European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. RTÉ will have live coverage of the four-day event that begins on Thursday, 29 May and runs through until Sunday. The European Championships will represent the first major international event of the new Olympic cycle. Paul O'Donovan is the big-name absentee, with the three-time Olympic medallist missing out to concentrate on his medical studies Nine of Ireland's 2024 Olympians are back in action, including Paris medallists Daire Lynch, Philip Doyle and Fintan McCarthy, who will be joined by three high-performance athletes making their senior international debuts, Izzy Clements – Lightweight Women's Single (LW1x), Aisling Hayes – Women's Quad (W4x) and Claire Feerick, returning to international competition in the W4x. There will be live coverage of the European Championships on both Saturday and Sunday morning from 8.30am on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Thursday 29 May LW1x – Izzy Clements Preliminary Race: 8:07am LM1x – Jake McCarthy Heat 1: 8:12am M2 – Ross Corrigan and Daire Lynch Heat 1: 8:34am W2x – Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen Heat 2: 9:04am M2x – Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia Heat 4: 9:24am W4x – Alison Bergin, Aisling Hayes, Natalie Long and Claire Feerick Heat 1: 12pm M4x – Philip Doyle, Ronan Byrne, Adam Murphy and Andrew Sheehan Heat 2: 12:15pm W1x – Fiona Murtagh Heat 1: 12:27pm
Irish Examiner
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Paul O'Donovan misses out as Ireland name squad for European Rowing Championship
Paul O'Donovan will miss the upcoming 2025 European Rowing Championships in order to concentrate on his medical studies. Ireland's journey to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles begins from May 29 to June 1 when their Senior Crews head to Plovdiv, Bulgaria for the Euro Championship. Included in the squad named on Tuesday afternoon are Paris Olympic medallists Daire Lynch, Philip Doyle and Fintan McCarthy. Lynch and Doyle won bronze in the men's double sculls at the 2024 Games but this time around Lynch will pair up with Ross Corrigan, while Doyle will be going into the men's quadruple sculls alongside Ronan Byrne, Adam Murphy, and Andrew Sheehan. McCarthy won the lightweight double sculls gold alongside O'Donovan last summer but on this occassion he will be joined in the boat by Konan Pazzaia, as his fellow Skibbereen Rowing Clubman focusses on exams. 'This marks the beginning of an exciting new cycle as we build towards Los Angeles 2028," said Dominic Casey, High Performance Lead Coach. "Our athletes returned refreshed and re-energised after a well-deserved break following the Paris campaign. Many are now balancing elite training with academic and professional commitments, which speaks to their dedication both on and off the water. "We're focused on laying strong foundations for the years ahead and supporting this group as they continue to grow, develop, and thrive in high performance rowing.' Rowing Ireland added: "We wish all our athletes and support staff the very best as they gear up for an exciting weekend of racing in Plovdiv." Rowing Ireland's Senior Crews for 2025 European Rowing Championships Men's pair: Daire Lynch (UCD Boat Club), Ross Corrigan (Portora Boat Club) Men's double sculls: Konan Pazzaia (Queen's University Belfast Boat Club), Fintan McCarthy (Skibbereen Rowing Club) Men's quadruple sculls: Philip Doyle (Belfast Boat Club), Ronan Byrne (Shandon Boat Club), Adam Murphy (UCC Rowing Club), Andrew Sheehan (UCC Rowing Club) Lightweight men's single sculls: Jake McCarthy (Skibbereen Rowing Club) Women's double sculls: Mags Cremen (UCC Rowing Club), Zoe Hyde (Tralee Rowing Club) Women's quadruple sculls: Alison Bergin (Fermoy Rowing Club), Aisling Hayes (Skibbereen Rowing Club), Natalie Long (Lee Valley Rowing Club), Claire Feerick (Neptune Rowing Club) Women's single sculls: Fiona Murtagh (University of Galway Boat Club) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls: Izzy Clements (Tara Rowing Club).
RTÉ News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Paris heroes head for European Championships as journey to LA 2028 begins
Paris Games medallists Daire Lynch, Philip Doyle and Fintan McCarthy will all compete at the upcoming European Rowing Championships in Bulgaria as Ireland's journey towards the 2028 LA Olympics begins in earnest. Lynch and Doyle won Olympic bronze in the men's double sculls last summer. They won't compete together in Plovdiv however; Lynch pairs up with Ross Corrigan, with Doyle instead going in the men's quadruple sculls alongside Ronan Byrne, Adam Murphy, and Andrew Sheehan. McCarthy claimed a memorable lightweight double sculls gold in Paris alongside Paul O'Donovan. This time he'll team up with Swiss-born Konan Pazzaia who joined Rowing Ireland's high-performance pathway in 2020 after moving to Queen's University Belfast to study biological sciences. The European Championships take place from 29 May to 1 June. "This marks the beginning of an exciting new cycle as we build towards Los Angeles 2028," said high performance lead coach Dominic Casey. "Our athletes returned refreshed and re-energised after a well-deserved break following the Paris campaign. Many are now balancing elite training with academic and professional commitments, which speaks to their dedication both on and off the water. "We're focused on laying strong foundations for the years ahead and supporting this group as they continue to grow, develop, and thrive in high performance rowing." Men's pair: Daire Lynch (UCD Boat Club), Ross Corrigan (Portora Boat Club) Men's double sculls: Konan Pazzaia (Queen's University Belfast Boat Club), Fintan McCarthy (Skibbereen Rowing Club) Men's quadruple sculls: Philip Doyle (Belfast Boat Club), Ronan Byrne (Shandon Boat Club), Adam Murphy (UCC Rowing Club), Andrew Sheehan (UCC Rowing Club) Lightweight men's single sculls: Jake McCarthy (Skibbereen Rowing Club)
