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A TEAM of Irish rowers has set a new world record after crossing the Atlantic as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, dubbed the world's toughest row. The Row Hard or Go Home team set off on the 3,000-mile journey from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12 in their boat, The
Sponsors Wanted for Irish Team in Gruelling Trans-Atlantic Bid
May 14, 2021
Two Irish rowing teams made up of members of the Defence Forces and a number of entrepreneurs and adventurers are seeking sponsorship for their gruelling mission to row the Atlantic Ocean in December 2022.
The two Irish teams have named themselves “Row Hard or go Home” and the challenge is a premium event in ocean rowing and typically takes 35-40 days for the top rowers to complete.
The group of competitive friends includes Gearóid Ó Briain, Oisín McGrath, Eugene Mohan, Frank Mohan, Diarmuid Ó Briain, Shane Culleton, Dan Buckley and Derek McMullen.
A JUDGE has approved a €20,080 payout for a four-year-old boy who suffered a burn injury from a hairdryer in a hotel leisure centre 18 months ago.
At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Brian O’Callaghan approved the pay-out for Cian Clohessy McMullan who turns five next February. The money will be held in trust for Cian until he turns 18.
Cian was aged three when he pressed the ‘on’ button on a hairdryer at the leisure centre at the Quality Hotel at Youghal, Co Cork, in June 2019.
The personal injury action against Swift Castle Ltd, trading as Quality Hotel, Youghal, was taken by the boy’s father Derek McMullan of Moyglass, Crusheen, Co Clare.