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Dr Karen Weekes is aiming to become the first Irish woman to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic solo.
Rowing 3,000 miles from the Canaries to the Caribbean. Such is the feat Dr Karen Weekes is undertaking. Solo. And when she is midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the closest person to her will be in the International Space Station.
Karen relays this information to Irish Country Living and it takes a few minutes to sink in: the Space Station!
This December, Karen, who (as I’m sure you’ve guessed) is an endurance athlete, is planning to undertake this 3,000-mile row in a 24ft rowboat. At this time of year it’s hoped she will have the trade winds behind her.
This is another hugely important day for higher education in Ireland and in particular for the Midlands and Mid-West regions, Harris said. The higher education landscape is rapidly evolving and the people of the Midlands and Mid-West will be at the heart, both geographically and practically, of that evolution. This new technological university designate will increase higher education access, drive enhanced regional development and increase opportunities for students, staff, business and enterprise, and local communities. This new TU – our third since 2019 - will now take its rightful place in the higher education landscape in the country’s heartlands. The new higher education institution of increased scale and reach will benefit the students and communities of Westmeath, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare and Offaly to name but some of the counties which will be served by the new university.