Men’s Irish Senior Pair Championship

On 16th July 1988, a record entry of two hundred and forty-six crews took part in the Irish National Championships at Blessington Lakes. Unfortunately, we were not in a position to field a senior crew for the VIIIs event. In the elite double scull, Pat and Ted Ryan were pitted... Read More

National Championships ~ On 14th July 1984, the Irish Senior Championships took place at Metropolitan Regatta at Blessington Lakes, Wicklow. Tom Malone and Frank Moore teamed up in a double scull, having struggled all year to find consistency, they ‘pulled it out of the bag’ on... Read More

On 17th July 1982 the National Championship took place at the 106th Metropolitan Regatta at Blessington Lakes, Wicklow. Christy O’Brien and Willie Ryan teamed up to win the Double Scull title. Irish Senior Double Scull Champions, 1982 Bow     Willie Ryan Str.      Chris... Read More

On 18th July 1981, the Irish Senior Championship took place at Inniscarra in Cork. The only victory this year came in the coxless pairs where Willie Ryan and Denis Murphy were unbeatable. Irish Senior Coxless Pair Champions, 1981 Bow     Willie Ryan Str.      Denis Murphy Coa... Read More

On 15th July 1978, the Irish Senior Championships took place at the 102nd Metropolitan Regatta, on Blessington Lakes. An unusually dry spell of weather lead to a water shortage that saw the six lane course reduced to 1,800 metres. Christy O’Brien and Willie Ryan put in another... Read More

On 16th July 1977, the Irish Senior Championships took place at the 101st Metropolitan Regatta, Blessington. Garda completed a clean sweeep of the senior events when Christy O’Brien and Willie Ryan teamed up to win the coxless pairs by a distance from Lady Victoria with... Read More