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Fun Run Series

UL Boathouse will host the fourth (and final) stage of the Limerick City Sports Partnership Summer Fun Run Series on Thursday 26th August. Participants are invited to walk, jog or race the 6k run. Even though this is the final stage all newcomers are welcome on the evening! To get to the Boathouse enter the main gates of UL, at the first roundabout take a left and at the next roundabout take a left again. There will be free parking available for all participants. Registration will begin at 6.30pm with the run starting at 7.30pm. Entry fee is 5 euro. The course will take you around both the north and south side of the UL campus with the River Shannon as the unifying focal point. There will be refreshments in the Boathouse cafe afterwards and race series teeshirts will be presented to everyone who has completed 3 of the 4 runs. You can email the Club for further details or contact the race organiser Rosemary Ryan on 0872586471. more >>>

Great Weekend at the Home Internationals

Following the success of the Championships, most of the squad took a break and enjoyed their win, but for three members of ULRC\'s men\'s squad, there was no rest. Andrew Hurley, Stephen Penny and Liam Rice jumped right into training for the Home Internationals Regatta, which is a regatta between Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, held in Cork this past weekend. It was a great honour for the boys, this being Andrew Hurley\'s first time representing Ireland and Rice and Penny\'s second time. The fruits of their labour paid off once again with a great result at the weekend. Andrew Hurley\'s boat came second in the Mens Lightweight Double Scull and Rice and Penny\'s boats, the Mens Under 23 Coxless Four and Mens 8+, were both won convincingly. This has been an incredibly successful month for the three, who were in both the winning Intermediate 4+ and 8+ and will spur on future successes for them in the sport. ULRC would like to thank the UL Students Union and the Sports Department for funding the levies for the three boys, all University of Limerick students. Without this help they might not have been able to participate in the Home Internationals. more >>>

Legendary Weekend for ULRC at National Championships

On an overcast weekend in July, months of training are put to the test as the Irish National Rowing Championships commence in Inniscara, Co. Cork. In less than seven minutes, down a six-lane, two thousand metre course is the one shot the University of Limerick Rowing Club has to fight for a chance for the All-Ireland Rowing Champs pot. For the rowers of ULRC, the countless hours on the rowing machines, 7 AM training times and the blistered hands from the innumerable time on the water culminate in this Championships weekend as their shot at glory in the Intermediate and Senior events. This marks the first year of ULRC under new Rowing Director James Mangan and ULRC has their sights set high. ULRC has only won a Championships title once outside of the novice grade, with Cathal Moynihan (ML4- Beijing \'08) and Paddy Quinn in the Inter 2- in 2005, but both squads this year are looking to change this. more >>>

Greenday

Three Club members have been selected to compete for Ireland at the Home Internationals to be held in Cork on the 24th of July. Andrew Hurley, Liam Rice and Stephen Penny were chosen on the basis of results in the singles and pairs races held at Dublin Metro Regatta last week. Andrew will pair up with local man Killian O Shea of St. Michaels in the Lightweight Doubles event while Liam and Stephen team up with Mark O Brian and David Power, also of St. Michaels to form the Under 23 Coxless Fours crew. more >>>

Water Pressure

Building on their success from the previous weeks Metropolitan Regatta in London the UL Inter squad won out at Dublin Metropolitan Regatta. The eight was raced late in the day over a shortened 1700m course, but conditions were ideal for the event. Under the new Grand League series the eight was racing against Muckross and NUIG who were battling it out for the senior title. While Muckross won outright the crew came home in good company alongside the NUIG eight and ahead of the other local crew St. Michaels. As the season intensifies this was a major test for the squad and sets them up nicely for their next race, the National Championships in Cork in five weeks time. more >>>

Let the Games begin

UL Boathouse proudly plays host to the 2010 Special Olympics Ireland Games. The Kayaking events take place on the River Shannon in UL, finishing at the rowing club pontoon. The competition takes place over three days culminating with the finals on Saturday 12th June. Keeping a close eye on the event is Matt English, CEO of Special Olympics Ireland (pictured centre) along with Nicola Stoddart and Margaret Sheedy, volunteers for the event. more >>>

London Prize

The annual pilgrimage to London paid off handsomely this year with a win for both the ladies and mens squads. On Saturday the ladies four won the Inter3 event in fine fashion. A stellar performance meant they were leading the other boats home as they pushed for the line. While on Sunday the men stepped up to the mark in the Inter1 event. Their row complemented the outcome of the womens race the previous evening by winning with a clear margin over their competitors. Other crews in this final included the mens squad second four and Cork BC. more >>>

March on...

The University of Limerick Rowing Club has seen an incredible level of activity since the winter with the Club competing in several events throughout the country and overseas. Towards the end of March the Club sent an Intermediate crew to London who put in a stellar performance competing with other crews at international level. While the Inter crew were abroad the rest of the Club travelled to Galway to compete in the Tribesmen Head of the River. Strong performances were put in by all crews across several disciplines including sculls, pairs and of course eights and fours. Of particular note was the mens Novice eight who made it into the national papers following an accident that resulted in a crewmember being thrown overboard... more >>>

Great Expectations

UL Rowing Club have started an eight week training programme in conjunction with Castletroy College to introduce transition year students to the sport of rowing. The session involves an introduction lesson in the indoor rowing tank followed by some water spins. The students are also given a few sessions on the ergometer, with a 500m erg test at the end of the eight weeks. It is hoped that the programme will spark an interest in the sport and that they will join one of the many clubs in Limerick. Castletroy College already has close links with Castleconnell Boat Club and at the end of the training each student will be given contact details for the club in Castleconnell as well as the other rowing clubs in Limerick. more >>>

World Ergathlon Champs

The University of Limerick played host to the first ever World Ergathlon Championships on Sunday 31st January. An ergathlon is an endurance event comprising of running and erging. The competition is a great motivation for individual athletes but also acts as a team building event. And it is highly entertaining for the spectators. Pictured is Ronan Long who, inspired by his older brother taking part in the event decided to row his own 2k and picked up a winning teeshirt for his troubles. On hand to present the prizes were Paul OConnell of Munster rugby and Sean Casey of the Irish rowing squad. Many thanks to all Club members who helped organise the event and who took part in the competition. more >>>

Flood relief

Over the exams and Christmas break there has been a flurry of activity at the boathouse. Though the flooding threatened to wash us all away, the training continued unabated and crews continue to progress at a breakneck speed. Between the deluge of water and freezing of the river, much of the training has been indoors. Fortunately, UL crews managed to get a break in the weather by heading into the city waters for a winters morning spin. more >>>

Back in the Day

The annual thinktank of UL Alumni rowers took place at the Boathouse on the 27th Dec. The objective was to gather up ex members who were home for Christmas and catch up with whats been going on, both on and off the water. The lads hit the water in an eight and did several trips. It wasnt long before the crew started arguing about the rate and balance...Ah yes, its just like it was back in the day...! more >>>

Winter Run Series

A new winter run series is being organised for Thursday evenings in the University of Limerick. The Rowing Club have arranged for the runs to begin at the Boathouse starting this Thursday 5 Nov and continuing for 12 weeks. The run will take place around the campus of UL starting with a distance of 5km and building up gradually as the weeks progress. Registration begins at 6.30 with the race starting at 7pm. more >>>

A Bridge Too Far

The task of out doing St. Michaels at their own Head race proved a bridge too far for UL this weekend. The event, taking place in OBriensbridge was a re-run of the cancelled event from earlier in the year, and it was well supported by local clubs. A perfect day on the water meant for some quality rowing and threw up some exciting racing. In the big one - Senior Eights - a local derby pitched UL up against the event organisers, St. Michaels. Both crews made the most of the excellent conditions and put in respectable times. UL finished in a time of 10.04, being pipped for the podium by the St. Michaels crew who finished their piece in 9.43 minutes. For UL, another interesting result, and one that will be referred to again and again over the quiet winter months was the light four completing their race 6 seconds ahead of the heavy four. more >>>

Power House

The University of Limerick were delighted to have the Minister for State Peter Power T.D. officially open Boathouse facility at the University of Limerick on Wednesday 30th September 2009. more >>>

The Domino Effect

From Orientation Week, to Recruitment night and right trough the month of September the club has had an open access policy for anyone to walk in and look around. This has created a domino effect, and given the coaching team a great selection of new athletes for crew selections this season. All of the club members efforts will culminate with the official opening of the Boathouse on Wednesday 30th September.To celebrate this momentous occasion, the University of Limerick Students Union have invited The Blizzards to the Boathouse for their first on-campus concert...!! Tickets for the gig are available from the Club, just drop a mail to irow@ul.ie more >>>

Team O Sullivan

Following the AGM held on the 20th April 2009 the Club has a new committee selected for this season. Responsibility for the recruitment and retention of new members now lies with the O Sullivans, Alice in charge of the women and Brendan in charge of the men. And they have been working hard all summer! This year the Club will be featured as part of the college Orientation Week for first years as well as the usual recruitment night. There is also an ongoing awareness campaign culminating with the Boathouse opening on the 30th of September. The Club is always looking at new ways of promoting the sport on campus and this year we launch a video presentation around campus to give students an idea of the facilities in the new boathouse and what it is like rowing in UL. You can also view it on the website www.boathouse.ie more >>>

Worlds End

There was disappointment for the Irish squads at the World Rowing Championships held in Poznan in Poland this year as the crews missed out on a place in the finals. Amy Judge of UL Rowing Club earned a green jersey as coxswain in the legs, trunk and arms mixed coxed four. Her crew produced excellent rows in the heats and repechage but just missed out on a spot in the A Final by one place. They will now race in the B Final on Friday. The crew consists of Sarah Caffrey, Kevin du Toit, Shane Ryan and Emer Patten and is coached by James Mangan of Castleconnell. Pictured is Sarah Caffrey, stroke with Amy in the coxes seat. more >>>

Boathouse Opening

All past and present members are welcome to attend the official boathouse opening on Wed 3oth Sept between 12 and 5pm. Details of the event will be posted closer to the date. more >>>

Certain Outcome

It was a collegiate affair for the big boat races at the National Rowing Championships this weekend with Queens University poised to take all the headlines. In the 'prix de l'Arc' event, Mens Senior Eights, it was high quality racing where NUIG left it until very late before stealing the prize from the northern students. On paper this really was Galways to lose. The college squad had the experience of Olympic squad members in their boat and had been through a very successful season. However, once the crews left the stake boats the script had to be ripped up. more >>>

De rigueur

To strip the boats for the National Championships is de rigueur...! Helping out is Colm Holmes whos mum Eliza is racing in Cork this weekend. The womens squad will be competing in the Inter Eights and Fours. For the mens squad there are four scullers entered in the Inter 1X as well as two doubles and a coxed four. The lads will also attempt to bring home ULs first senior title with entries in the Senior Quads and Fours. The Club would like to thank the coaches for getting us this far and wish the best of luck to all the rowers competing this weekend. more >>>

Loading for London

The upcoming event for UL Rowing Club takes place across the Irish sea in Eton, London. The Clubs three squads will be entering in a range of events from the big boats right down to single sculls. The womens squad has entered their eight to compete on both days of the London Metro Regatta. Meanwhile the senior men complete in the quads event and the novice men compete in the eights and fours. There are also plenty of individuals competing in the mens sculls events across all grades. As a prelude to the ultimate race of the season the Irish Rowing Championships - this event will be seen as the litmus test for squads performing against top competition from all over the UK. The venue is Dorney Lake in Eton which is where the Olympics will be held in 2012. This is the third year UL has competed in London and the logistics are proving as challenging as ever to that extent the rowing club is delighted to maintain their partnership with Syncreon who are handling the transportation of the boats to and from London. more >>>

Duck and cover

Ducks numbered 1 to 350 were released on campus today to take on the rapids of the Millstream. There were a number of casualties at the first waterfall but the majority got through to the main stretch where they build up speed and made a dash for the line. The winning duck home, number 11, was sponsored by Linda Sheehan which earned her e150. Second place home was Liz Dunbar and third was Eileen O Dwyer. Well done to all those who collected the sponsorship and to all the ducks for making it home safe and sound...! more >>>

Annual Feast

UL Rowing Club annual dinner takes place on Saturday 16th May at 7.30 in The George Hotel, O Connell Street. Alumni members are welcome to join this years crew and catch up with the Club news. For more information you can mail the Club on: irow@ul.ie. Tickets on sale e20. more >>>

King of the Castle

Andrew Hurley won Inter sculls in Castlewellen this weekend. The Varsities/Queens event saw some great racing but the gold medals were hard to come by. Andrews race was one of the last events of the weekend but was well worth waiting for! Other noteworthy results were a win for the Inter Men in the quad, and a second place for Adrian O\'Donoghue in the novice sculls. The novice mens squad didnt feature in the eights events but faired better in the four by making the finals on both days. For the womens squad a smaller entry meant there were few opportunities to shine. It was however a welcome chance for coxswain Liahna Gonda-King to prove her skills in charge of the girls. Pictured is Andrew picking up his medal from the winners podium. more >>>

Charity Rag Week

The Rowing Club were on campus during rag week to help with the fundraising efforts for the Student Union charities. Students were invited to take part in a 500m ergometer race with the fastest times earning 50 euro. With a large turn out the Club managed to pick up a few new members. Congratulations to Caroline Ahern (pictured) and to John Bulger for their gallant efforts! more >>>

Paddy Dooley - RIP

As the Club begins to ramp up for regatta season we take the time to remember a good comrade of the Club - Paddy Dooley - who passed away in December 2008. Many of the newer members of the Club will not have met Paddy in person but he has been a great support for the Club in the past and especially for the students who received the Rowing Club Scholarship named after Paddy. For sure, his name will live on as future students continue to benefit from the scholarship award, set up by the Dooley family. But for now, we take the time to remember a good friend who will be sorely missed by all who came across Paddy through UL Rowing Club. Indeed, his contribution to sport in Limerick was very considerable and he will greatly missed by all involved in rowing. more >>>

Fourth Year of Rowing Scholarship

The fourth recipient of the rowing scholarship is Liam Rice from the inter mens squad. Liam rowed with Fermoy Rowing Club as a junior before coming to UL. He is the second year of a BE in Mechanical Engineering. Last season, Liam was part of the senior quad which finished second at the National Championships. As part of the mens squad - under the stewardship of Eugene OBrien - he has a bright future in both sweep rowing and sculling and this scholarship should help him achieve his goals. Pictured is Liam receiving the cheque from Paddy Dooley at a reception in Plassey House. more >>>

ULRC 2nd at National Indoors

Congratulations to Alice O Sullivan who placed 2nd at the Indoor Rowing Championships last weekend. Competing in the U23 category Alice finished in a PB time of 7.24. Well done also to Marie O Neill who recently moved to Cork from Limerick. Rowing for Cork BC Marie came an impressive 3rd in the Open category not far behind top Irish International Caroline Ryan. more >>>

Paddy Dooley Rowing Scholarship Deadline Approaching

UL Rowing Club would like to remind students that the closing date for applications for the \'Paddy Dooley Rowing Scholarship\' closes in two weeks time (1st Nov). Full details are available in the scholarships section of the website. more >>>

Race Day this Saturday.

The clubs first race day will take place this Saturday Oct 11th. The races will involve mixed teams of girls, guys, newbies and inters in coxed 8 boats. All members are encouraged to come down to the boathouse for 10.30am. The racing is sure to be exciting and a great day is garanteed! A BBQ has been arranged for after. There is a minimal cost of 5euro for the day which includes the BBQ. more >>>

Return of the iPods

The iPods are back on campus for the Rowing Club table quiz which takes place on Wednesday the 1st of October. ULRC has teamed up with Smyths Toys again for their annual table quiz with a first prize of four iPods. Its a superhero and comic book theme and kicks off in the Arena Sports Bar at 8pm. The quiz as proved extremely popular over the years so get your team in early, we are giving free passes to The Lodge for the first 50 students! more >>>

Light relief

It was well publicised that the Irish boats had been given difficult draws in their respective heats in the opening of the Beijing Olympic Rowing Regatta. But with the heavyweight four putting in a serious performance to go straight through to their semi finals the spirit in the camp must have been high. However the lightweight crew of Cathal Moynihan, Gearoid Towey, Richard Archibald and Paul Griffin just missed out on the direct route with a scramble to the line in an extremely close finish with France and Poland, while Germany won in a time of 5.50. The repechage brought some light relief as the lads put in a confident row and secured a spot in the semi finals. more >>>

Sponsored Row Winners

Alice OSullivan, UL Rowing Club PRO with Sharon Waldron and Peter McCarthy, winners of the iPods, celebrating the success of the recent sponsored row fundraising efforts. ULRC are grateful to Smyths for their continued support in sponsoring the prizes. more >>>

Two National Titles for UL

The University of Limerick Rowing Club finished its racing season with impressive performances at the National Rowing Championships in Cork last weekend. The event held at the National Rowing Centre, Iniscarra Lake saw outgoing Club Captain, Andrew Hurley take the title of National Champion for the Mens Novice Single Sculling event. The womens novice crew (Megan White, Aileen Marron, Rachel Meehan, Alice O Sullivan and coxswain Cora Conneely) had an outstanding race, and with a 9.6 second lead over their nearest rivals UCD, took the Novice Coxed 4 title. more >>>

Admirable performance at Athlone

A clear marker was set at this weekends Athlone Regatta where UL crews demonstrated their strong potential for this season. The most significant result was the newly formed UL Garda boat which won the Senior coxed fours in commendable fashion. Glorious weather made for some excellent racing at this well organised event. Numerous entries across all grades produced a full day of competition starting early in the morning, with races coming down the course every 5 minutes right up until 8pm a sign of the enthusiasm of Clubs to get some racing in before next months Irish Championships. more >>>

London Weekend

UL Rowing Club benefitted from some strong racing this June bank holiday weekend at the London Metropolitan Regatta. The mens and womens squads were up against crews from all over England and further afield. The novice mens squad gave a sterling performance in Saturdays Senior III coxed fours where the 19 entries were whittled down to a two boat race between UL and Edinburgh University. While the final outcome was a win for the Scottish lads the Limerick crew, coxed by Katie Walsh certainly gained invaluable racing experience. more >>>

Date at Dorney

For the second year running, the University of Limerick Rowing Club will travel to London to participate in the Metropolitan Regatta. The event guarantees strong competition and will take place at Dorney Lake in Eton, which will play host to the 2012 Olympic Games. ULRC will be represented by a number of squads including both men and women novice and intermediate crews and mens senior crew. more >>>

Limerick Regatta 2008

It was a surprisingly warm day that greeted ULRC on Saturday 3rd May as they rigged up their boats for the regatta. With crews in numerous events, mens and womens, the club had a packed trailer, which in itself is a sign of excellent development for the club. The 2007/08 season has been hampered thus far by winds, blowing out several Head and Regatta races, so it was good to dust of the cobwebs on the racing legs and take up an oar... more >>>

Goose gone wild...

Congratulations to former UL rower Cathal Moynihan and the Irish Lightweight Four on winning gold at Peidiluco Regatta in Italy (13th April). The LM4- overcame the Italians, who were bronze medallists at the 2007 World Championships to claim victory. Garth Young, Chairman of the IRC described the win as a \"fantastic performance by the lightweight four demonstrating impressive strength and maturity\". Best of Luck to Cathal and the Irish squad for the upcoming World Cup series. more >>>

Latest Recipient of Scholarship

Ciaran Brady has been selected by UL Rowing Club as this year\'s recipient of the \'Paddy Dooley\' Rowing Scholarship. Ciaran is in his first year of a degree in education and has a promising rowing career ahead of him. As a junior he rowed with Offaly Rowing Club and picked up many accolades under the stewardship of Frank Durkin. Recent successes include the Junior Quad at the National Championships and representing Ireland at the Coupe last year. more >>>

UL Rowing Club ready for the New Semester

Its been a tough winter season in training so far for the crews of UL Rowing Club, but efforts in the gym begin to pay off. The new facilitys provided by the newly built on campus boathouse are really beging to get the best out of our crews even now so early in the season. more >>>

Marie 2nd at Indoors

Congratulations to Marie O Neill who placed 2nd at the Indoor Rowing Championships. This is Maries second year in a row coming second in the Womens Open Hwt category. This year she was surpassed again by Helen Walsh of UCD more >>>

Quiz + Raffle

One of the surprise entries in this years table quiz was a team from the Irish squad. Although their general knowledge on the topics was a little lacking they did contribute on the night by selecting the winners of the raffle. Pictured is Cathal Moynihan with MC for the night Eamonn Joyce. more >>>

Here we go...

The Rowing Club are at it again! After the success of last years table quiz they have teamed up with Smyths Toys to bring the iPods back to UL. This years table quiz takes place in the Sports Bar on Tuesday evening the 30th October. Each table has a team of four and first prize is four iPod shuffles. The theme of this years quiz will be Simpson\'s/Family Guy. The Club is also running a monster raffle with prize winners being announced on the night. Its all part of a huge effort to raise funds for the club to meet its rapid expansion. more >>>

Beginner Rowing

All beginners are invited to our state of the art boathouse on Thursday the 13th Sep where members of the club will show you around the boathouse and will also give everyone a go in our indoor rowing tank where you will learn the basics of rowing. On Saturday and Sunday at 10am you will once again be given a chance to use the rowing tank as well as going out for a spin in the water in one of ouor boats where you can put this practice into good use!! more >>>

Finishing Touches

UL Rowing Club is without doubt the fastest growing club on the Shannon. With the near completion of the on-campus boathouse facility we are looking forward to a period of phenomenal growth. The accomplishments achieved to date are due to the steadfast work done by the Club committee and members, the backing from the University and the successful partnership with local businesses - but ultimately success is determined by the amount of support from the coaches. more >>>

Green Jersey

Two members of UL Rowing Club represented Ireland at the Home Internationals Regatta this year Marie O'Neill and Fionnuala Crowe. The girls raced in the pairs and eights race finishing second to England in both races. The Irish women's squad was under the supervision of ULRC coach Peter Neville. Congratulations to Marie and Fionnuala on earning their 'jersey'. more >>>

Calm after the storm

The National Championships have come and gone and for many it was a weekend of disappointment as those elusive Pots managed to escape us again. The news for Limerick was all about the St.Michaels/Shannon crew winning the Senior Eights, and fair play to all involved. On the women's side the St. Michaels scullers managed to clean up in their events. It was a tremendous effort and the rewards are great. And so they should be...when you narrowly miss out on a Championship win you do feel gutted. For ULRC there was a second, third and fourth place spot in highly competitive races. more >>>

New boat arrives

The University of Limerick Rowing Club is delighted to welcome on board its latest sponsor Ulster Bank. The women's squad have taken delivery of their newest boat, a Vespoli eight, thanks to the support from Ulster Bank. The boat has been named Enable VIII after an internal competition amongst Ulster Bank staff to come up with a suitable name for the new boat. more >>>

Win at Windsor...!

The men's squad of UL Rowing Club gained their first significant victory in the campaign towards the Irish National Championships. The Novice four proved themselves in the Senior III grade at London Metro Regatta this weekend as they cruised to success by beating crews from all over the UK and Europe in a grade above theirs. The four qualified through a demanding round of heats as the entry of 21 crew boats were narrowed down to five for the final. more >>>

Destination London

The promise of intense competition has impelled UL Rowing Club to enter London Metro regatta taking place this bank holiday weekend. Dorney Lake home of the 2006 World Rowing Championships is the location for the regatta, close to Windsor. The Club is sending over both its men's and women's squads to race against top crews from all over the UK. more >>>

Limerick - the local regatta

While there was a large entry for this years Limerick Regatta the events of the day we dominated by the sculling classes. For ULRC all the action was in the sweep fours. The Tecnomen picked up another win for the Novice men who beat local rivals Shannon and also came second in the Inter fours. For the Novice women a race in the grade above them showed a strong performance but the crew was not able to overcome the NUIG girls - however it was the UL Inter four that won out on the day, beating NUIG into second. more >>>

Rowing Scholarship Award

The latest recipient of the UL 'Paddy Dooley' rowing scholarship is Andrew Hurley. Andy joined ULRC last September and is rowing with the Novice Squad. The picture shows Andy receiving a cheque for EUR4,000 from Mr. Dooley. The scholarship award was recently adjusted to allow any student members of ULRC apply. The timing has also been adjusted so that future payments will be made at the start of the academic year. The closing date for future years will be 1st November. Full details of the award are outlined under the link 'Scholarships'. more >>>

Northern Exposure

The trip to Northern Ireland for the Intervarsities/Queens regatta saw some encouraging performances but ultimately raised more questions than answers. The Intervarsities saw wins for Cian Egan in the Novice sculls and Siobhan McCrohan in the Senior sculls. Siobhan then doubled up with Sarah Cadogan to win the Senior 2x. However the success in the smaller boats did not carry through to the bigger ones. more >>>

A Clean Sweep...

The recent trip to Galway proved a successful event as ULRC picked up wins for both the senior womens and novice mens squads. While the opportunity for competitions had been quite limited this season Tribesmen Head gave a good indication of the form this year. In the Mens novice eights UL pick up a win with just half a second to spare from the next crew Trinity. more >>>

Neptune Head of the River

The rescheduled Neptune Head of the River took place on Saturday the 10th Feb and saw the first chance for ULRC to compete this season. For the squads travelling to Blessington the weekend did pay its dividends! The Senior Women put in two excellent times in the competitive fours category. The Novice women took part in their first competition and the Novice men managed to pick up a pendant having completed the course in a time of 14.18. more >>>

Training Camp

Although Limerick Head was cancelled the rowers still made the trip to Castleconnell and enjoyed a weekend of intensive training. Crews that hit the water included the womens inter eight. The training camp also saw the first outing of the womens novice four which is entered in the upcoming Neptune Head taking place in Blessington, Co. Wicklow on Feb 10th. more >>>

New Approach for UL Rowing Scholarship

UL Rowing Club has amended the 'Paddy Dooley' Rowing Scholarship to provide members with an alternative to the initial scholarship programme. There is now a single scholarship each year to the value of EUR 4,000. more >>>

Pack it up, pack it in....

Christmas shoppers at Dunnes Stores were assisted with their bag packing by members of UL Rowing Club this weekend. The impromptu fund raising opportunity saw the Club members rally together to make it a highly successful event for the Club both in terms of money raised and increasing the profile of the Club in the local community. more >>>

You're our Number 1...!

Congratulations to Marie O'Neill who came second in the erg champs last week, with a time of 7:15! She got beaten by Helen Walsh of UCD/Ireland fame (who won in 7:09), but came in ahead of the rest of the competition. more >>>

Irelands premier rowing facility

Construction has begun on the country's first indoor rowing facility which is to be built at the University of Limerick at a cost of over 4m. The state-of-the-art Rowing Boathouse will be located on the shore of the River Shannon on the UL campus and has been largely funded by the university's students. more >>>

Winner Alright...!

Congratulations to the winning team of the ULRC Table Quiz. Lisa, Lenny, Bart and Ralph each won an Apple iPod nano. The top prize was kindly sponsored by Smyths Toy Stores. more >>>

Full House

With over 250 competitors packed into the Sports Bar the ULRC Table Quiz was a phenomenal success. The event ran smoothly thanks to the trojan work from our MC for the evening Brian O'Shaugnessy and quiz master Eamon Joyce. As well as the main sponsors we also got prizes from the Club members so many thanks to Caroline + Ger and Peter Nevile. more >>>

Monster raffle...!

As well as 'The Simpsons' table quiz we are also having a "Monster raffle" next Tuesday. We are delighted to let you know that we are offering a weekend break for 2 in one of the finest hotels in the Irish capital, the five star Radisson SAS St. Helen's Hotel, Dublin. more >>>

Exam Stress...?

Don't worry, this is one test you're sure to pass...! The Table Quiz is taking place on Tuesday the 14th of Nov. at 8pm in the Arena/Sports Bar. Theme of the quiz is something you've studied all your life...The Simpsons! more >>>

Neptune Head

On November 11th we have our first race this season - Neptune Head. While it will just be the experienced crews that are travelling to Blessington we still have a large entry including the Mens Novice Eight. more >>>

All Members Swim Test

Swim test takes place on Tuesday morning (24th) at 8am in the Arena. more >>>

New Rowers in Training

All new rowers are welcome to come along to training sessions this week or any other.Tuesday 6pm at the Arena for a run and Friday 6pm at the Arena for Cals.Details for Sat/Sun to follow.People of any experience welcome. more >>>

Rowing Schedule Week 1

UL Rowing Club Beginners Rowing Schedule Week 1Thursday Run Meet at the Arena Reception at 6.00pm All welcomeFriday Aerobic Workout Meet at the Arena Reception at 6.00pm All welcomeSaturday Rowing Meet at the Arena Reception at 10.00am All welcome more >>>

September 2006

ULRC would like to extend the warmest of welcomes to all the new students enrolling this semester. You are about to begin some of the most enriching years of your life. As we all know, its intimidating starting off new, but if you're active, sporty and are looking for something a little different, pop on by the Rowing Club stand at Freshers Week. We will have members there explaining what exactly is involved and you'll be surprised how easy it is to catch 'the bug'. There are no requirements, save that you can stay afloat for a few mins and after a session or two, you'll be surprised how much you want more. The rowing club caters for all levels of the sport, from novices to seniors, and if you have rowed before, then we'd love to hear from you, exchange a few stories and so on, so if you're fun or quiet, active or lazy, big or small, girl or boy or any other adjective you can think of, call up to us and give one of the fastest growing sports in Ireland a go. more >>>

Intervarsities and Limerick Regatta

On Friday April 14th, the annual University Rowing Championships were hosted by the University of Limerick Rowing Club on the regatta course in O'Brien's Bridge. The event, sponsored by Waterways Ireland saw large entries from all of Ireland's main rowing universities, as well as smaller representations from a large number of other colleges. The main prizes up for grabs every year at these championships are the Wylie Cup and the Bank of Ireland Trophy, awarded for the men's eights and women's fours respectively. The trophies were clinched by the men's eight from NUIG and the UCD women's four, both reigning national senior champions and favourites for the events. more >>>

The Paddy Dooley Rowing Scholarship

The Paddy Dooley Rowing Scholarship was established this year through the generosity of the Dooley family, to honour their father who captained the Irish Olympic Eight in the 1948 Olympics in London. On Wednesday April 12th, the scholarship was awarded for the first time to mature student Caroline MacManus (pictured right) from Rhebogue. Caroline, a first year physiotherapy student also works in the NCTC. She was awarded the scholarship based on her academic and rowing achievements which include two National Championship titles. more >>>

Tribesman Head of the River

St. Patrick's Weekend saw rowing crews from all over the country battling it out at Tribesman Head of the River. The 4.5 km stretch of river from Lough Corrib to Galway City is a challenging row at the best of times, but rough water and a strong headwind combined to make conditions very difficult for all crews on the water. more >>>

St Michael's Head of the River

St Michael's Head of the River which took place on January 28th marked another successful outing for UL Rowing Club. First out onto the 3km course was the women's intermediate crew competing in the Women's Senior Eights event. Their strong row proved ultimately to be the fastest of the day as they took home their first pennant of the New Year. more >>>

Another Chance to Apply for First Ever UL Rowing Scholarship

The Admissions office in UL have decided to reopen applications for the first ever UL Rowing scholarship generously sponsored by the Dooley family. This scholarship is open to all first year students in UL who are actively rowing or coxing. Full details are in the scholarship link on the left. The deadline for receipt of applications in UL Admissions office is Friday 10th February so you need to be fast. Please contact Daire Cronin at 086 8216774 for application forms and further details. more >>>

ULRC Honoured by City Hall

ULRC were honoured by the Mayor of Limerick, Councillor Diarmuid Scully, with a Mayoral Reception in City Hall on Friday November 18th, to acknowledge the multiple wins at last season's National Championships, Henley Royal Regatta and the Homes International Regatta. Present was UL President Professor Roger Downer who praised all those involved in the club whose hard work has led to success both on the water and off, having built the club up from a handful of in the mid 90's to approximately 40 competing members in 2005. more >>>

Bright Start for UL Rowers

The 2005/2006 season has started off brightly for ULRC with some early victories recorded in the first competitions of the new year. more >>>

New Recruits

We would like to welcome all our new recruits who have joined in the last few days. For anyone who missed official sign up days, feel free to come along to any training sessions, see the Learn to Row section in the menu on your left. more >>>

Championship Success 2005

The 2005 Rowing Championships proved to be the most successful for UL Rowing Club to date, each squad having won a national title. Conditions were ideal for the IARU's showpiece event and the sun-baked spectators witnessed some excellent racing. more >>>

UL Rowers rig up for "The Champs"

This weekend the crews of the UL Rowing Club will travel to the National Rowing Centre, Cork in an attempt to prove that they are worthy of calling themselves the Champions of Ireland in their respective categories. more >>>

UL Rowing Club Table Quiz 2005

UL Rowing Club are holding a table quiz on Thursday the 23rd June at 8pm in the UL Arena Sports Bar. There will be fantastic prizes on offer for the best teams along with spot prizes on the night and raffle draw. more >>>

UL Rowing Club compete at Ghent 2005

UL goes to Ghent International Regatta for the first time. more >>>

UL Rowing Club announce new rowing scholarship

The University of Limerick Rowing Club is delighted to announce its first rowing scholarship. The Paddy Dooley Rowing Scholarship has been established through the generosity of the Dooley family. The family, who are from Limerick, decided to establish the scholarship in honour of their father, who captained the Irish Olympic eight, in the 1948 Olympic Games in London. more >>>

St Michaels Head '05: The Foggy One

Saturday the 5th began with a heavy fog that blanketed the River Shannon for most of the morning. Conditions were deemed unsuitable for the early morning and the St Michaels Head of the River 2005 was delayed until the sun cleared the river. After two hours, the crews were raring to go, indeed anxious for a break from the training routine. It was refreshing to take to the water and square off against the rest of the country's rowing clubs. more >>>

Putting on the Pounds: ULRC Dinner

Last sat, the 4th of December saw ULRC descend on Milanos for it annual club dinner. The food was hot, the wine was flowing as was the wit of certain individuals. We were delighted to have representatives from St. Michaels RC, Limerick BC and Athlunkard BC. Contrary to popular club rumour there was no fixing of the club draw, the winner of the Olympic One-Piece being Daire Cronin of the Intermediate Mens Crew. more >>>

Two Women's National Titles for ULRC

Setting out with success and heart ache from last years National Championships fresh in their minds, this years championsips were to be another huge success for this young club. In only our fifth year at the national championships, the ULRC Women's Squad completed the Novice double to win the clubs, and Limericks, first women's Novice National Titles. more >>>

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