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Irish Independent
4 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Tipperary Olympian Dáire Lynch to be honoured with civic reception
The Clonmel rower will be given a civic reception by Tipperary County Council Today at 06:42 A Tipperary Olympian is set to be honoured this evening (Friday), for his achievements at the Paris Olympics last summer. Clonmel rower Dáire Lynch will be given a civic reception by Tipperary County Council this evening for his achievement of winning a bronze medal Men's Double Sculls (M2x) at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "His dedication, perseverance and sporting excellence have not only brought pride to our community, but have also inspired young athletes across Co Tipperary,' the local authority wrote. The civic reception will take place this Friday evening at 7pm, and will be livestreamed on the Tipperary County Council Facebook page here. The Clonmel man rowed with his double schulls partner, Philip Doyle, at the Paris games. The pair had previously qualified for the Olympics by earning bronze at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade. The duo also won gold at World Cup III in Poznań and bronze at World Cup I in Varese. Mr Lynch also claimed gold at the 2020 European U23 Rowing Championships with Ronan Byrne and bronze at the Senior European Championships the same year.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Tipperary Olympic medallist to be honoured with civic reception
Clonmel rower Dáire Lynch will be given a civic reception by Tipperary County Council this evening for his achievement of winning a bronze medal Men's Double Sculls (M2x) at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "His dedication, perseverance and sporting excellence have not only brought pride to our community, but have also inspired young athletes across Co Tipperary,' the local authority wrote. The civic reception will take place this Friday evening at 7pm, and will be livestreamed here. The Clonmel man rowed with his double schulls partner, Philip Doyle, at the Paris games. The pair had previously qualified for the Olympics by earning bronze at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade. The duo also won gold at World Cup III in Poznań and bronze at World Cup I in Varese. Mr Lynch also claimed gold at the 2020 European U23 Rowing Championships with Ronan Byrne and bronze at the Senior European Championships the same year.
RTÉ News
28-05-2025
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- 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
BBC News
13-05-2025
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- BBC News
Bronze medallist Doyle begins journey to LA 2028
Olympic bronze medallist Philip Doyle will return to international action for the first time since the Paris Games at the European Rowing Championships later this regatta in Plovdiv, Bulgaria begins on 29 May and marks the start of the new Olympic cycle for Ireland's rowers aiming towards Los Angeles 2028. Doyle, who won bronze in Paris last summer with Daire Lynch in the men's double sculls, will move to the quad sculls and compete alongside Ronan Byrne, Adam Murphy and Andrew Banbridge rower is joined in the squad by two other athletes from Northern Ireland, Ross Corrigan and Konan Corrigan, an Olympic finalist in Paris, joins Lynch in the men's pair, while Pazzaia will be partnered by double Olympic champion Finton McCarthy in the men's double and Paul O'Donovan made history by winning Ireland's first rowing gold medal in Tokyo in 2021 in the lightweight double sculls before successfully defending their title in Paris three years later. With lightweight rowing removed from the Olympic programme in 2028, McCarthy will now row as a Pazzaia missed out on qualification for Paris but the Queen's University Boat Club rower is now focused on making the team for Los 2025 season will see two World Cups in Varese and Lucerne with the climax coming in September at the World Championships in Shanghai.
Irish Examiner
13-05-2025
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- 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).
