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Win A New Camper Van with Roscommon GAA Club

Éire Óg GAA Club in Roscommon are running a campaign called www.winanewcampervan.ie and you guessed it, they are raffling a brand new 6 Berth Camper Van valued at over €70,000.

The New Peugeot Boxer Compass Avantgarde 196 6 Berth is being supplied by Donaghy Motors in Letterkenny Co. Donegal.

There is no doubt, but that staycations are going to be the holidays for Irish people for the next few years. What better prize is there than your own holiday home for life with the freedom to travel wherever and whenever suits you. No more booking apartments, cramped hotel rooms, or lugging suitcases around the place.

Tickets for the draw are just €25 or people can buy 3 tickets for €66 or 5 tickets for €100. Click www.winanewcampervan.ie  to buy a ticket

Éire Óg GAA Club was founded in 1984 and from our first days right up to today they are to the fore in our parish community of Loughglynn, Lisacul, and Gorthaganny in West Roscommon.

The club grounds were opened in 1991 and are dedicated to the memory of James Timothy a footballer with our club who was tragically taken from us in a traffic accident in 1985.

They need to complete a total renovation of our existing playing pitch and hope to include an enhanced all-weather playing surface to ensure that the club can continue to provide our youth and adult players with games throughout the year.

In addition, they intend to add a lighted walking/jogging track around the perimeter of the grounds to provide the greater community with a badly needed safe area to use for exercise and recreation.

They have further plans for improvements to the club grounds, including the parking and training areas, hopefully, we will be in a position to raise sufficient funds to help us achieve this goal.

Éire Óg players of note over the years include Pat Doory Roscommon Full Back from 1984 until the mid-1990s, Cathy McCann Roscommon Ladies of the early 2000’s Niamh Ward Roscommon Ladies 2010s and Rebecca Finan of the present ladies’ team while the Roscommon Goalkeeper Colm Lavin and Roscommon’s Allstar nominee in 2019 Conor Cox are other Éire Óg players.

Lanigan-O’Keeffe finishes 22nd in Pentathlon World Cup Sofia

Ireland’s Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe stepped up his bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a respectable result in his first elite final in 13 months.

The Kilkenny pentathlete finished 22nd at UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia (I) to get back on track after a tough start to the Olympic season. So tight was the race that Lanigan-O’Keeffe finished only 53sec behind the winner, Korea’s Woongtae Jun, with his score of 1,404.

Though not quite reaching the heights of the bronze medal he won in Cairo in 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, the result was a big improvement on the 2021 season-opener in Budapest where he failed to reach the final.

The 29-year-old will have another opportunity next week, in the second half of a double-header in Sofia, to improve his standing in the UIPM Olympic World Rankings and push for a place at the Pentathlon World Cup Final in May.

After a solid swim – 2:04.04, the sixth-fastest time of the day – Lanigan-O’Keeffe struggled to find his rhythm in fencing. With only 14 victories from his 35 bouts, the two-time Olympian was ranked 32nd but showed his character to add three points in the bonus round and edge up the overall standings.

A typically composed performance in riding enabled Lanigan-O’Keeffe to make greater inroads on the leaderboard, and after dislodging just one obstacle for a score of 293 he earned a starting place of 21st in Laser Run.

In the final event, a time of 11:18.40 enabled Lanigan-O’Keeffe to just about maintain his position and he crossed the line in 22nd.

Irish team-mate Sive Brassil finished 27th in the women’s final on Friday, and the pair will be reunited with Natalya Coyle for Pentathlon World Cup Sofia (II) next week.

For live competition coverage visit UIPM TV, the UIPM website or download the “UIPM Central” app.

Full Video Replay – Connacht Eagles beat Leinster A

We have a full video replay of Connacht Eagles easily beating a young beat Leinster A side at the SportsGround

  • Connacht Eagles 38
  • Leinster A 27

    Colm Reilly, Abraham Papali’i, Australian Ben O’Donnell, and Diarmuid Kilgallen scored tries for Connacht in the first half. Cian Prendergast and Shane Jennings got the second-half tries.

Leinster try scorers were J Boyle twice, R Russell, A Abdaladze and D Sheehan.

CONNACHT EAGLES: O McNulty; P Sullivan, D Kilgallen, C Forde, B O’Donnell (S Jennings 72); C Fitzgerald, C Reilly (H Gilvary 77); M Burke (J Duggan 61) J Murphy (D Tierney-Martin 53), D Roberston-McCoy (C Kenny half-time); N Murray, C Prendergast; C Booth (D McCormack 75), O McCormack (D Boyle 60), A Papali’i.

LEINSTER A: C Cosgrove; N Comerford, M O’Reilly, J Osborne (M Kiely 75), R Russell; T Corkery, B Murphy (C Foley half-time); M Hanan (J Boyle 66), D Sheehan (J McKee 66), A Abdaladze (G McGrath 63); J McCarthy, A Soroka (A Coleman 61); L Barron (A Coleman 70), M Hernan, S O’Brien.

Cloth Cap could be set for Wind op after Grand National disappointment

Cloth Cap could be set for Wind op after Grand National disappointment after Tom Scudamore said he heard a gurgling noise.

Jonjo O’Neill on Cloth Cap (PU 28TH, 11/2 Fav) – “Tom (Scudamore) said he was going away grand and he just started gurgling a little bit and he did the right thing and pulled him up. He was having a great run and everything was going grand then he stopped. We will get him checked out but we will look at his wind. Tom just said he got slower and slower but he did the right thing.”

Nicky Richards Takingrisks, (PU 17TH) “He went a circuit then pulled up. It’s a difficult start and we wanted to get up in the first quarter of them but we were playing catch up from the gate.
“Our race was over in the first part. He was getting no light and he didn’t get in any rhythm and he kept getting little knocks. His race was over in the first furlong. “I’m glad Sean (Quinlan) pulled him up. We will run him until Christmas next season and see if the first is still burning.”

Paul Nicholls Yala Enki (UR 20th)
“Yala Enki unseated and came down in the country. The horse seems fine but I’m not sure about Bryony.” Give Me A Copper (PU 29th) He said: “Give Me A Copper just plodded round and he gave Sean a nice round and the horse did what I thought he would do. He didn’t jump well enough but he ran okay.”

Nicky Henderson OK Corral (PU 21st) He said: “He baulked at the first and that was about the end of it. Derek (O’Connor) said he jumped the first brilliantly but just landed on a loose horse. He was totally on the backfoot from then.”

Lisa O’Neill =
Farclas (5th) – She said: “Farclas jumped and travelled really well and Jack (Kennedy) seemed happy with him. You need a lot of luck in a race like this so he ran a solid race.” Shattered Love (10th) – She said: “It was a bit of an unknown today and we didn’t know what would happen with her but she is a class filly. She ran okay.” Alpha Dea Obeaux (11th) – “Alpha Des Obeaux ran his race but was not good enough.” Milan Native (PU 29th) – “Jamie said he was unsure about off the fences and frightened himself a small bit.”

Video Highlights – Leinster Rugby defeat Exeter Chiefs from 14-0 down

Video Highlights of the Leinster Rugby come back from 14-0 down to defeat Heineken Champions Exeter Chiefs 34-22 in an entertaining clash at Sandy Park.

A brace from Jordan Larmour as well as a try from James Lowe and 17 points from the boot of Ross Byrne proved enough for the four-time winners to dethrone the defending champions who led 14-0 inside ten minutes through a pair of Tom O’Flaherty tries.

The first of them tries came from a stunning bit of individual play, beating the tackle of Hugo Keenan before slipping past three more Leinster defenders and scoring at the posts.

His second shortly followed as Henry Slade put Heineken Star of the Match Robbie Henshaw away before finding O’Flaherty and he fended off another tackle before running clear to the line.

Leinster responded on the 20-minute mark, as Keenan was tackled out wide by two Exeter players but freed his hands expertly to release Lowe on the sideline who could cut back inside and score.

Before half-time, the visitors were level when a line-out on the left allowed Leinster to stretch Exeter in defence, with Byrne attracting attention before the ball found Larmour who was quick enough to dive over in the corner.

Two Byrne penalties before the break left Leinster six points in front, before Exeter responded after the break with a powerful Dave Ewers driving maul and score to trim the gap to a single point.

The sides then traded three-pointers before Leinster took a grip on the match on the hour mark as Larmour managed to beat Stuart Hogg, ride the tackle of Sam Simmonds and dot down in emphatic fashion.

Leinster’s lead then was stretched out to 12 points as Byrne popped over a simple penalty, and despite Exeter pressure, the Irish province held on for a famous victory and a spot in the semi-finals.

Match Commentary
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REPLACEMENTOff: L. McGrathOn: H. O’Sullivan
79
REPLACEMENTOff: J. LoweOn: D. Kearney
79
Penalty R. Byrne
70
REPLACEMENTOff: R. KelleherOn: J. Tracy
70
REPLACEMENTOff: D. TonerOn: R. Molony
65
Penalty R. Byrne
63
REPLACEMENTOff: L. Cowan-DickieOn: J. Yeandle
60
REPLACEMENTOff: O. WoodburnOn: I. Whitten
57
REPLACEMENTOff: J. GrayOn: S. Skinner
57
REPLACEMENTOff: J. MaunderOn: S. Townsend
57
Missed Conversion R. Byrne
56
Try J. Larmour
55
REPLACEMENTOff: T. FurlongOn: A. Porter
51
REPLACEMENTOff: J. VermeulenOn: J. Kirsten
50
REPLACEMENTOff: S. FardyOn: R. Baird
50
REPLACEMENTOff: C. HealyOn: E. Byrne
50
REPLACEMENTOff: T. FrancisOn: H. Williams
50
REPLACEMENTOff: B. MoonOn: A. Hepburn
50
Penalty R. Byrne
47
Penalty J. Simmonds
43
Missed Conversion J. Simmonds
42
Try D. Ewers
40
Penalty R. Byrne
32
Penalty R. Byrne
29
Conversion R. Byrne
28
Try J. Larmour
27
REPLACEMENTOff: J. SextonOn: R. Byrne
18
Conversion J. Sexton
17
Try J. Lowe
9
Conversion J. Simmonds
7
Try T. O’Flaherty
3
Conversion J. Simmonds
2
Try T. O’Flaherty

AP McCoy and Paul Nicholls hail “absolutely brilliant” Rachael Blackmore

Grand National-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore’s achievement was hailed as “history in the making” by retired jockey Katie Walsh, who previously held the best record in the race.

Walsh finished third on the Ted Walsh-trained Seabass in 2012 and rode in the Grand National on a total of six occasions, completing the course on all but one of those outings.

She said: “It’s absolutely unbelievable. It really was a great result for racing – it was a great result all round. It was history in the making, very few people were there to see it but I was there! I’m delighted that I was lucky enough to be there to witness it and it really was absolutely brilliant.

“It is huge. It’s the first woman to win the National. It’s history, but I suppose this has been coming over time. There’s been more women riding in the National over the last couple of years.

“There were maybe two or three women riding in it and the rest were men so they were always outnumbered really, so it all happened today – it all worked, it all clicked.

“This is the most watched race in the world, there are people who are going to hear about this in all different parts of the world and it’s just brilliant for horseracing and I’m delighted for Rachael. She’s an inspiration to male and female jockeys and she’s inspiring. The result couldn’t have been any better.

“It’s just a great day and I just look at it like the way she’s looking at it, that it’s unbelievable and that she’s the person who won the Randox Grand National this year and it’s just a great result.

“It is history without doubt, but I don’t think this needed to happen to encourage women into sport or to show people on the outside that we’re level, because that’s been shown for the last decade I’d have thought.

“She’s a star. She’s so tactically aware, she’s as hard as nails both mentally and physically, she can take the ups and the downs and she deserves this. This isn’t just pot luck or a fluke, she’s worked hard to get this and she deserves it.”

Referring to her no longer being the best-placed woman in a Grand National, Walsh added: “I wasn’t bothered in the first place! It didn’t even enter my head in a million years, not at all. It was just a great result. That thought never crossed my mind to be honest with you. It didn’t cross my mind when I crossed the line on Seabass and it hasn’t crossed my mind since. I finished third but I didn’t win it and Rachael won it – and it’s all about winning at the end of the day.”

AP McCoy, who until today had ridden JP McManus’s only Grand National winner when triumphing on Don’t Push It in 2010, also praised Blackmore.

He said: “Look it’s a brilliant thing for horseracing that she’s won. She’s an amazing rider and she proved that at Cheltenham, but to win the biggest horse race in the world is great for the sport.

“It’s great for her but it’s brilliant for the sport as well. It gives every young girl hope of winning the biggest race in the world and winning any racing for that matter – she can do it all. It’s a brilliant achievement and JP will be delighted. To win this race is very special and for her to do it on one of his horses is great.”

Paul Nicholls, the 11-times Champion Trainer, hailed Blackmore’s achievement as “great for racing”.

He said: “It’s been a fantastic day. What a brilliant ride Rachael Blackmore gave that horse in the National – it’s great for racing.

“She’s had a fantastic year, is a brilliant rider who works for a brilliant trainer, and it’s positive publicity for racing, which is what we want. She’s a credit to the sport and a credit to herself.”

Aintree 2021 – FInal Leading Jockey and trainer standings

The Aintree festival didn’t see the domination of the Irish trainers and jockeys, we have the final Leading Jockey and trainer standings.

Final Standings 

Jockey                                   1st                         2nd                        3rd

  1. Harry Skelton                                    2                      3                      2
  2. Harry Cobden                        2                      1                       1
  3. Nico de Boinville                    2                      –                       1
  4. Jack Kennedy                         2                      –                       1
  5. Rachael Blackmore                2                      –                       1
  6. Tom O’Brien                           1                       –                       2
  7. Mark Walsh                            1                       –                       1
  8. James King                             1                       –                       –
  9. Joshua Moore                         1                       –                       –
  10. Kevin Sexton                          1                       –                       –
  11. Patrick Mullins                        1                       –                       –
  12. Derek Fox                               1                       –                       –
  13. Charlie Hammond                  1                       –                       –
  14. Ciaran Gethings                      1                       –                       –
  15. David Bass                              1                       –                       –
  16. Megan Nicholls                       1                       –                       –
  17. Brian Hughes                          –                       1                       1
  18. Brian Hayes                            –                       1                       –
  19. Tom Scudamore                    –                       1                       –
  20. Johnny Burke                         –                       2                      –
  21. James Bowen                         –                       1                       –
  22. Gina Andrews                         –                       1                       –
  23. Richie McLernon                    –                       1                       –
  24. Isabel Williams                        –                       1                       –
  25. Brendan Powell                      –                       1                       –
  26. Danny McMenamin                –                       1                       –
  27. Jack Tudor                             –                       1                       –
  28. Ben Jones                               –                       1                       –
  29. Max Kendrick                         –                       1                       –
  30. Charlie Deutsch                      –                       1                       –
  31. Aidan Coleman                       –                       1                       –
  32. Paddy Brennan                       –                       1                       –
  33. Jonjo O’Neill Jr                       –                       –                       2
  34. Kielan Woods                         –                       –                       1
  35. David Maxwell                                    –                       –                       1
  36. Jack Garrity                            –                       –                       1
  37. Tom Cannon                           –                       –                       1
  38. Gavin Sheehan                                   –                       –                       1
  39. Adrian Heskin                         –                       –                       1
  40. Hugh Morgan                         –                       –                       1
  41. Robbie Power                        –                       –                       1
  42. Sam Twiston-Davies              –                       –                       1

Leading Trainer Final Standings

  1. Paul Nicholls                         3                      1                      3
  2. Dan Skelton                            2                      3                      1
  3. Nicky Henderson                    2                      1                       1
  4. Denise Foster                         2                      –                       –
  5. Stuart Edmunds                     2                      –                       –
  6. Philip Hobbs                           1                       1                       2
  7. Henry de Bromhead              1                       1                       1
  8. Joe O’Shea                             1                       –                       –
  9. Gary Moore                            1                       –                       –
  10. Arthur Moore                         1                       –                       –
  11. Peter Fahey                            1                       –                       –
  12. Joseph O’Brien                       1                       –                       –
  13. Willie Mullins                           1                       –                       –
  14. Lucinda Russell                       1                       –                       –
  15. Kim Bailey                               1                       –                       –
  16. Donald McCain                       –                       1                       1
  17. Tom Lacey                             –                       1                       1
  18. Emmet Mullins                                    –                       1                       –
  19. David Pipe                              –                       1                       –
  20. Tom George                           –                       1                       –
  21. Tom Ellis                                 –                       1                       –
  22. Anthony Honeyball                –                       1                       –
  23. Evan Williams                         –                       1                       –
  24. Michael Scudamore               –                       1                       –
  25. Ann Hamilton                         –                       1                       –
  26. David Brace                            –                       1                       –
  27. Laura Morgan                         –                       1                       –
  28. Venetia Williams                    –                       1                       –
  29. Fergal O’Brien                        –                       1                       –
  30. Colin Tizzard                          –                       –                       3
  31. Alan King                                –                       –                       2
  32. Olly Murphy                            –                       –                       2
  33. Alex Hales                               –                       –                       1
  34. Jedd O’Keeffe                        –                       –                       1
  35. Nigel Twiston-Davies             –                       –                       1
  36. Ted Walsh                              –                       –                       1

Amazing Facts about the Most Popular Football Clubs

Football, also known as soccer, is a sport that connects all the people in the world. It is considered the best sport in the world with fans across many different countries.

It is a sport that is enjoyed by people from all walks of life regarding their age, class, region, status, gender or anything in that matter. Football is a simple yet exciting game that one can enjoy even if they don’t know the rules properly. 

True football fans are much more hyped about the League tournaments than any other football tournaments.  League is where the best of bests clash by forming teams, and all the fans are passionate about it. Tournaments like the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and Serie A are where the most popular clubs compete with each other. So, let us know a bit more about these football clubs from different leagues around the globe. 

 

Real Madrid FC

Real Madrid is one of the topmost clubs that has millions of fans across the world. They earned their place at the top and all of their achievements are there to prove it to anyone who says otherwise. The club was originally founded back in Spain in 1902 with the name Madrid Football Club. Later in 1920, King Alfonso XIII bestowed the club with the title “Real”; it translates to “Royal” in English. Since then and up until the present, they have won 34 La Liga titles, which is the highest number of titles won by any club. They also brought 19 Copa del Rey trophies, 13 European Championship Cups and 2 UFEA Cups to their name. 

Real Madrid is one of the biggest names in the Football universe. With over 250 million fans, they not only have the biggest fan followers among all clubs but also is the richest among all. Famous players like Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema, Rodrygo are part of this club. Cristiano Ronaldo was also a part of this club until he left to join Juventus in the summer of 2018. However, the fans will never forget this legend and his legacy will continue to inspire others throughout the time.

 

FC Barcelona

Barcelona is another name dominating the world of football. They go head to head with Real Madrid, and their rivalry is one that the fans crave the most. With 250 million followers by their side, Barcelona has its place fixed as one of the richest and best football clubs of all times. Barcelona has won their share of trophies, which includes the highest amount of Copa del Rey titles (30) any club has won. Along with that, they have also won 26 La Liga titles, 5 European Cups and 4 UFEA Cup Winners’ Cup. 

The football pioneer Joan Gapmer founded the club in 1989 along with eleven other football enthusiasts. In 1902, they won their first title, Copa Macaya and lost their first Copa del Rey title where they battled against Bizcaya and lost by 2-1. However, after that, they won the Copa del Rey title 8 times by 1928 and regained all the glory. Renowned players such as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, Ronaldinho, Neymar have been members of this club. Luis Suarez had to leave Barcelona later on and joined Atletico Madrid later on. Messi has been one of the top goal scorers of La Liga since 2016. With 23 goals this year, Messi holds the no. 1 place for the fifth consecutive time among the Spanish La Liga top goal scorers. 

 

Manchester United

One of the top dogs in the English Premier League, Manchester United places just after Real Madrid and Barcelona in terms of popularity. Not to be confused with Manchester City, Manchester United aka the ‘Red Devils’ has over 140 million fans all over the world. On average, they sold about 1.5 million Jerseys. To date, they have won 20 First Division/Premier League, 12 FA League, 5 League Cups and 3 UFEA Cup/Champion.

The club was initially founded in 1878  with the name Newton Heath L&YR Football Club. It was named as such because the players were workers of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. A local group of businessmen later took over the club and named it Manchester United in 1902. They won the English League title under Ernest Mangnall’s guidance in 1908. Infamous Cristiano Ronaldo was one of them from 2003 to 2009. David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimović and other star players were part of this team too. 

 

Bayern Munich

It’s hard not to talk about this club as it stands at the top of the world football rankings. Bayern Munich acquired all three major league titles, a feat accomplished by a few clubs only. They won 30 Bundesliga titles, 6 European Cup/Champions League, 1 UFEA Cup Winners’ Cup and 1 UFEA cup. They have an estimated 90 million fans around the world and they sold about 1 million Jerseys. 

Bayern Munich was founded back in 1900; however, their first national championship was in 1932. They were named the “Jew’s Club” and back in the days due to Nazism, they had to leave Germany. They got back to track with their winning of the DFB-Pokal in 1957. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mario Gómez, Philipp Lahm, Arjen Robben, Franck Ribéry, Thomas Müller and many other good players played for the Bayern Munich. 

 

Juventus

Followed by 100 million fans, Juventus is another well-known name in the world of football. Formerly known as Juve, this Italian club has earned a fair share of trophies in their name. The legendary Cristiano Ronaldo join this club after leaving Real Madrid. “Juventus” is an Italian word that means “Youth”. Natives gave the club many nicknames including “The Old Lady”, “The Girlfriend of Italy”, “The Zebras” etc. 

The club was founded on 1 November 1987. Some of its infamous players are David Trezeguet, Zinedine Zidane, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Alvaro Morata and recently Cristiano Ronaldo. They have Italian 30 Football Championship/Serie A, 14 Coppa Italia, 2 European Cup/Champions League, 1 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and 3 UEFA Cups in their name.

European Rowing Results – Four Irish Crews into A Finals

European Rowing Results – It was a good day for Ireland with four of the eight crews are into A Finals.

Ireland had eight crews competing at the 2021 European Rowing Championships in Varese on Day One. Four of the Irish Crews qualified for their A Finals, three crews moved to the A/B Semi-Final and one to the C/D Semi-Final.

The Women’s Pair of Monika Dukarska and Aileen Crowley finished second in their heat. The Irish crew beat the boats from Czech Republic and Denmark. The Romanian boat took first place in the heat. The Romanian and Irish Crews advance directly to the A Final on Sunday morning. Monika and Aileen finished with a time of 07:22.04

The Irish Men’s Double of Philip Doyle and Ronan Byrne finished second in their heat. Ronan and Phil were racing against crews from Croatia, Russia, Romania, Italy and Moldova. The Russian won the heat after leading from the start. Ronan and Phil almost caught the Russian boat but the Russians held on at the end. Ronan and Phil finished with a time of 06:17.96.

Phil and Ronan went on to compete in the Repechage with crews from Moldova, Finland, Serie and Hungary. The Irish crew finished second with a time of 06:36:00 and will compete in the A/B Semi-Final on Saturday.

Lydia Heaphy won her heat in the Lightweight Women’s Single Scull Heat after an excellent performance against strong crews. Lydia beat out crews from Romania, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Italy to win the Heat. Lydia held the lead from the start and finished with a time of 07:50.15. Lydia will now race in the A Final on Sunday.

Gary O’Donovan finished second in the Lightweight Men’s Single Scull Heat. Gary finished behind the German boat and finished ahead of crews from Belgium, Slovenia and Bulgaria. Gary was second throughout the race and made a sprint at the end to catch Joachim Agne in the German boat but just missed out on taking first. Gary finished with a time of 07:07.23 and goes straight to the A Final on Sunday.

The Women’s Four of Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe, Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh won their Heat with the quickest qualifying time in the Women’s Four category. The Irish crew beat crews from Russia, Ukraine, Italy, France and Germany. Emily, Eimear, Aifric and Fiona finished with a time of 06:36.98 and they have progressed straight to the A Final on Sunday.

Daire Lynch finished fifth in the Men’s Single Scull Heat. Daire faced competitors from Norway, Great Britain, Spain, Hungary and Israel. Kjetil Borch from Norway won the heat with Britain and Spain taking second and third. Daire finished with a racing time of 08:14.87 and moved to the Men’s Single Scull Repechage later in the day.

Daire raced later in the day in the Repechage. Daire finished fourth after competing with boats from the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belarus and Moldova. Daire finished with a time of 07:19.01 and will race in Saturday’s C/D Semi-Final.

The Lightweight Women’s Double of Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen finished second in their heat. They finished second behind the crew from the Netherlands and were comfortably ahead of the chasing pack. Aoife and Margaret finished with a time of 07:56:00 and progressed to the A/B Semi Final on Saturday.

The final heat of the day for Irish crews saw the current World Champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy compete in the Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls. Paul and Fintan won their heat with a dominant performance ahead of the crews from Ukraine, Spain and Estonia. Paul and Fintan finished with a time of 06:54.75 which was the quickest time across the three Lightweight Men’s Double Heats. They will now race in the A/B Semi-Final on Saturday.

Saturday Racing Times (IST)

09:37/09:44 – LW2x – Aoife Casey & Margaret Cremen – A/B Semi-Final

09:51/09:58 – LM2x – Paul O’Donovan & Fintan McCarthy – A/B Semi-Final

11:35/11:42 – M2x – Phil Doyle & Ronan Byrne – A/B Semi-Final

13:27/13:34 – M1x – Daire Lynch – C/D Semi-Final

Sunday Racing Times (IST) – confirmed so far

09:51 – LW1 Lydia Heaphy – A FINAL

10:06 – LM1x – Gary O’Donovan – A FINAL

11:21 – W2- Monika Dukarska & Aileen Crowley – A FINAL

12:21 – W4- Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe, Aifric Keogh & Fiona Murtagh – A FINAL

RTÉ Coverage

RTE will be covering Saturday and Sunday of the racing and will have a highlight show on the Sunday evening.

  • Saturday – RTÉ Player
  • Sunday – RTÉ Player
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