O Donovan and McCarthy off to a winning start at Henley rte.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rte.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There was a heartbreak this morning for Tipperary’s Daire Lynch at the Final World Rowing Olympic Qualification Regatta. Lynch, a member of the Clonmel Rowing Club, was competing in the Men’s Single Scull event. The Clonmel man finished fourth in the semi-final in Lucerne, Switzerland. A top three finish would have meant Lynch would have […]
Supreme Ireland women s four team earn Tokyo ticket rte.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rte.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ireland's women's four team of Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe, Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh recorded an effortless win in their heat at the final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne this morning.
O’Donovan and McCarthy set seal on best-ever European Championships for Irish rowers by defending their lightweight double crown Independent.ie 8 hrs ago Robert Treharne-Jones
World champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy fulfilled all expectations with a successful defence of their European title in Italy yesterday. Gold for the lightweight double was the icing on the cake for Ireland’s rowers, who finished the weekend with two medals from six A finalists – their best-ever European Championships.
Competing on Lake Varese, north of Milan, O’Donovan and McCarthy were characteristically slow off the start, with Jonathan Rommelmann and Jason Osborne of Germany leading the six-boat pack off the blocks.