Men’s Irish Intermediate VIII Championship

Irish Intermediate VIII Championship, 1997 ~ On 18th July 1997 the Irish Intermediate Championships took place in glorious conditions at Farranwood, Cork. Club President John Mee and Club Captain Mick Kearney were among the large crowd who cheered on the Garda intermediate crew... Read More

Irish Intermediate VIII Championship, 1979 ~ On Saturday 16th June 1979, Garda beat UCD by one and a half lengths in the final of the Irish Intermediate VIII Championship at Athlone Regatta; Tribesmen were second and Commercial finished in third place. Unfortunately, UCG proved... Read More

Irish Intermediate VIII Championship, 1973 ~ On 23rd June 1973, we took to the water to compete in the Irish Junior VIII Championship. Having been unbeaten on Irish water all year, our optimism was rewarded when Tim Twomey steered the crew to a well earned victory over UCD. In... Read More

Irish Junior VIII Championship, 1972 ~ On 24th June 1972, the Irish Junior VIII Championship was held at Cork City Regatta. Garda won the VIIIs title, with UCD second and Trinity third. One hour later we went back on the water and won the ‘Leander Grand Challenge Cup’. The Cork... Read More

Irish Junior VIII Championship, 1969 ~ On 14th June 1969, seven crews lined up to compete for the Junior VIII Championship of Ireland at Waterford Regatta. Our unbeaten crew proved their worth as favourites, when coming from behind they rowed through a St. Michael’s crew, which... Read More

Irish Junior VIII Championship, 1967 ~ On 1st July 1967, after a relatively difficult semifinal against Neptune, Garda went on to a comfortable victory of two and a half lengths over Queen’s in the final on the Corrib at Galway Regatta. Unfortunately, Pat Ryan who had rowed with... Read More

Irish Junior VIII Championship, 1966 ~ On Friday 15th July 1966, Garda won the Junior VIII Championships at Cappoquin Regatta. The main opposition included Queen’s, St. Michael’s and UCD. Having progressed to the final we proved too strong for UCD’s challenge. Irish Junior VIII... Read More

Irish Junior VIII Championship, 1964 ~ On 13th June 1964, Garda raced for the Irish Junior VIII Championship at Belfast Regatta on the Lagan. After taking an early lead, we held on to the end to beat Queen’s by one and a half lengths. The Irish Times (15/6/64) reported: Garda... Read More

Irish Junior VIII Championship, 1963 ~ On Friday 19th July 1963, the race for the Irish Junior VIII Championship of Ireland took place at the 101stCappoquin Regatta. This was the first occasion that a Championship event took place on the River Blackwater. Out of a field of five... Read More