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We are delighted to announce Michelle McDonagh as August Volunteer of the Month!

Michelle has been an outstanding member of Shannon Rowing Club since she started rowing at a young age. She has held a number of roles in Shannon Rowing Club including Captain and Secretary. She has volunteered as Volunteer Manager for the Irish Championships for a number of years and has an incredible way of dealing with all the volunteers and organising them in a manner which only supports the events.

Michelle’s unwavering enthusiasm and willingness to go above and beyond her duties have not gone unnoticed. Her passion for the event and her dedication to supporting both participants and fellow volunteers have significantly contributed to the overall positive atmosphere and success of the Irish Championships.

Michelle has consistently demonstrated remarkable leadership and organizational skills in her role. She has been instrumental in coordinating and managing volunteers effectively and ensuring the smooth operation of the Irish Championships. Her ability to handle various responsibilities, manage teams, and resolve challenges has been crucial in making the event a success year after year.

The organising committee for the Rowing Ireland 1K classic event to be held on Saturday the 16th September at the NRC Cork urgently requires Launch Drivers for this important event.

Launch Drivers play a vital role in ensuring the fair and safe running of our events. If you have experience launch driving there is a role for you at this event. We appreciate it is a huge commitment for all of you, but also know that these events simply do not happen without your continued and loyal support to clubs and Rowing Ireland. 

If you have any spare time to assist on Saturday please contact Michelle at champs-vm@rowingireland.ie

A reminder to all clubs of the Home International selection strategy 2023. Home International Levies for competing athletes must be paid before Thursday 20th July at 5pm. Any unpaid levies after Thursday 20th July may result in athletes being withdrawn from the Home International Regatta on the 22nd July.

Any Athletes or Clubs struggling to get levies paid on time need to contact Strategicbusiness@rowingireland.ie before Thursday 20th July

Levies can be paid by using the online payment system under the “Other Payments” link at the end of
the Rowing Ireland website. Specify “Home International Levy”.

Any Issues please contact the Team Manager at mikemcdonagh2009@gmail.com

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After a few weeks of trial cancellations Rowing Ireland is delighted to announce the Team for the Home International Regatta taking place in Lough Rinn Co. Leitrim on Saturday the 22nd July.

Congratulations to all coaches, rowers, coxes, parents and club supporters involved.

Information regarding training camps and travel arrangements will be disseminated shortly.

Huge thanks to all the volunteers who contributed to running a safe and successful trial.

Note: The Homes Para team will be selected at the National Championships this weekend.

It you have any queries in the meantime please contact the team manager at mike.mcdonagh2009@gmail.com 

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After carefully looking at all the weather models and discussing Sunday morning weather conditions with local and HP coaches we are going to move forward with Sunday Mornings Home International Trial.

We have a window of decent weather from 9am until 12pm Sunday morning with a crosswind of 13 to 17kph. The Trial will consist of one 2k race only in the format of timed heats. After all the timed heats are raced the Team Manager will announce the selected athletes via the website Monday morning 10th July.

The Updated Draw can be found here, please note the earlier start time of 9.45am https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/175dhPspXJWtSCpc9VsGsrhDV2cnRn0Ao/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115432476262233368838&rtpof=true&sd=true

As always we are unable to control the weather, at the moment we have a window of good weather but this is constantly changing. If the weather takes a drastic turn for the worse we may have to cancel at short notice as the safety of all our athletes is paramount.

We are hoping to pick the strongest team possible to represent our Country at this years Home International Regatta in Lough Rinn, we ask all Coaches and athletes to please work with us to ensure this happens. Sunday morning we will need launch drivers, umpires, starters, finishers and stakeboat personnel for the 2 hours, if you are available to help please come forward and let us know Sunday.

Any queries or questions on the above please contact Team Manager Mike McDonagh at mikemcdonagh2009@gmail.com

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