Huge congratulations to our PULL LIKE A DOG AT PUCK competition winners!
Puck Fair Festival – Raffle Winners
Killorglin Rowing Club Puck Fair Raffle
Firstly, big thank you to all of you who supported the club over the Puck Fair festival! We were delighted with the response to our ‘Pull Like a Dog at Puck’ competition and the raffle itself, which was supported by local businesses and Club members with 16 raffle prizes donated in total!
A special thank you goes to Mrs. Jackie O’Connor – the owner of the wonderful Rumours Bistro in Glenbeigh for kindly allowing us to use her premises on the Square in Killorglin. The location and the premises itself made a huge difference to our collection. The premises are currently for sale/let, for anyone thinking of starting a business or relocating to Killorglin.
Secondly, well done to our raffle winners as well as our rowing competitors, who placed on top of the board and pulled the fastest score over the 250m in respective categories.
Finally, we hope that you all enjoyed the three days of Puck as much as we did and we hope to see you all again next year, with more prizes to be won!
Again, on behalf of all at Killorglin Rowing Club – thank you!
The winners of the raffle are:
- Susan Godwin – Nespresso Coffee Machine sponsored by Topline Boyles, Killorglin
- Aiman Sheehan – Hamper sponsored by Houlihan Buses
- Patricia Foley – Hamper sponsored by O’Donoghue Electrical
- Sylvia Damper –Hamper sponsored by The Invite Hub
- Paul O’Sullivan – Bottle of Dingle Vodka – Dingle Distillery
- Paudie O’Connor – Bottle of Dingle Gin – Dingle Distillery
- Margarete Hicky – Set of two towels by Linen Mills
- Gladis O’Sullivan –Vichy cosmetics sponsoder by Mulvihills Pharmacy Killorglin
- Shane McElroy – Fuel Voucher sponsored by SPAR Express, Killorglin
- Aidan O’Shea – Signed copy of ‘Beyond the limits’ adventure book by Ranulph Fiennes
- Tadeusz – Signed copy of ‘Beyond the limits’ adventure book by Ranulph Fiennes
- Nick Bentens – Signed copy of ‘Beyond the limits’ adventure book by Ranulph Fiennes
- Brendan McGovern – Signed copy of ‘Beyond the limits’ adventure book by Ranulph Fiennes
- William Mangan – Signed copy of ‘Beyond the limits’ adventure book by Ranulph Fiennes
- Aidan Clifford – Voucher to The Boatyard Restaurant in Dingle sponsored by The Boatyard Restaurant.
- Pat Curran – Voucher to The Hair Studio salon, Killorglin sponsored by The Hair Studio.
Congratulation to our lucky winners and thank you for purchasing the raffle lines at our Puck Fair collection. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Learn to Row Camps
Great NEWS!
Avail of an opportunity to learn how to row in a premier rowing Club in Co. Kerry!
Killorglin Rowing Club is delighted to announce two Learn to Row camps scheduled for the following dates:
Monday, the 31st of July to Wednesday, the 2nd of August @10am-2pm each day and Monday, the 7th to Wednesday, the 9th of August @3pm-7pm each day.
Spread the word, share the poster and don’t miss an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of our recent World, European and Olympic rowing medallists including our own World Coastal Rowing Champion – Monika Dukarska.
Camp for adults will take place in late August.
To book a place please e-mail: killorglinrowingclub@gmail.com or text 087-0611824.
Applications close Friday, the 28th of July & 4th of August. Places are limited.
National Rowing Championships 2017
Congratulations to all our rowers who performed so well. It was a hard fought championship, and the weather was also difficult and played its part. We had one win and a 2nd placing in total.
Results:
Our most senior competitor and our youngest competitor, both doing us proud.
- Jessica Lee won in the Women’s Masters Single final. A wonderful win for the club, well done Jessica we are very proud of you.
- Then our most junior competitor Airida Mateviciute came 2nd in her final. Well done Airida a wonderful success for your 1st year in rowing. Great things to come.
- Alanna Dolan in the WJ 15 singles narrowly missed out on 3rd place, well done Alanna.
- James McCarthy finished 3rd in his semi-final heat just barely missing out on a place in the final, with only two going forward to the final.
- Rhiannon ODonoghue, Molly OGrady, Orla McCarthy, Anna Tyther and Mara Treacy competed in the Women’s Junior 16 quad race, only two crews from each race of 6 qualify for the final in the afternoon. It was a tough field with 18 entries in total and little separating the crews.
- Also, well done to Eimear ODonovan who made the semi final in the Women’s Club Single. Eimear gave her all in the Semi but missed out narrowly on top 3 finish to progress further.
World Cup Rowing III Lucerne, Switzerland
World Cup Rowing III Lucerne, Switzerland
Best of luck to Monika Dukarska for the World Cup Rowing III in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Monika is racing at 10:25 (Irish time) in Heat 3 of the Women’s Single Sculls against Austria, Latvia and Brazil with top 3 qualifying for the Quarterfinals in the afternoon. There are 25 entries in this event.
You can follow Monika’s race on Tracker on www.worldrowing.com.
Good luck!
Fermoy Regatta 2017 – Report
Congratulations to all KRC athletes on their performances at Fermoy Regatta last weekend. In particular, well done to all medals winners who progressed through their respective race stages – heats, and semi’s to win the finals.
First win of the day went to our Women Junior12 sculler, Airida Mateviciute.
The Women’s Junior 16 quad of Anna Griffin, Katie Boyle, Molly O’Grady and Rhiannon ODonogue coxed by Alanna Dolan were also victorious.
James McCarthy bagged himself a win in the Men’s Junior18A Single Sculls event.
Eimear O’Donovan came out on top in the Women’s Novice Sculls.
Our next event is the National Rowing Championships, which are held in the National Rowing Centre in Inniscarra, Co. Cork on the 14th-16th of July. So lots of serious training to be done in the meantime.
Monika selected to row for Ireland at World Cup III
Monika Dukarska has been selected to represent Ireland at the World Cup III in Lucerne in Switzerland in the single sculls event!
Monika will travel to Lucerne to partake in the last World Cup series which takes place on the 7th to 9th July.
Best of luck to Monika and her coach Michael Fleming Jnr and well done to both of you on a superb World Cup II campaign last weekend.
http://www.rowingireland.ie/team-announced-for-world-rowing-cup-iii-lucerne-switzerland/
