Ireland’s crews delivered a series of standout performances at the 2025 Home International Rowing Regatta, which took place this weekend at Dorney Lake. Facing top opposition from England, Scotland, and Wales, the Irish team demonstrated depth, consistency, and technical ability across junior, U23, senior, para, and sprint events.

With several first-place finishes and strong placings throughout the schedule, the regatta highlighted the depth of talent across rowing in Ireland, and the success of its development pathways.

First Place Finishes
Junior Women’s Single Scull (A): Tara Payne
Junior Women’s Single Scull (B): Isabella Monahan
Junior Women’s Double Scull: Rachel Fuller & Gaby Nagle
Junior Women’s Coxed Four: Annabelle O’Sullivan, Isabelle Neff, Katie Rice, Brigid Mahon, cox: Luke Fitzgerald
Junior Women’s Quad Scull: Isabella Monahan, Rachel Fuller, Gaby Nagle, Tara Payne
Junior Men’s Quad Scull: Sean Harte, Michael Dukes, Art Thornbury, Rory Keeley

Second Place Finishes
Junior Men’s Double Scull: Art Thornbury & Rory Keeley
Junior Men’s Coxless Four: Artur Sioda, Donnacha Donnelly, Harry Murphy, Fionn Mowlds
Junior Women’s Pair: Ava Buckley & Roisin Manning
Junior Men’s Pair: Cian Kinsella & Matei Ventuneac
Men’s Pair: Ethan O’Neill & Sean Morris
Under 23 Women’s Single Scull: Anna Brennan
Men’s Single Scull: Andrew O’Connor
Women’s Coxed Four: Aine Gaffney, Aine O’Mahony, Sibeal Ní Fhlaithbheartaigh, Emma Fagan, cox: Rose O’Callaghan
Junior Women’s Eight: Isabelle Neff, Annabelle O’Sullivan, Meabh Kelly, Amy Roberts, Katie Rice, Brigid Mahon, Ava Buckley, Roisin Manning, cox: Luke Fitzgerald
Junior Men’s Eight: Artur Sioda, Donnacha Donnelly, Harry Murphy, Fionn Mowlds, Joseph Hedges, Diarmuid Murphy, Jack Mannion, Eoghan O’Connell, cox: Luke Ferguson
Women’s Quad Scull Sprint: Amy Barrett, Sarah Walsh, Niamh Kilgannon, Anna Brennan
Men’s Quad Scull Sprint: Aaron Hurley, Andrew O’Connor, Daniel Butler, Rian Claffey
Men’s Eight Sprint: Ethan O’Neill, Sean Morris, Zach Meegan, Daniel Daly, Adam Grace, Cathal Monaghan, James Murphy, Rory Buckley, cox: Noah Giltinan

Third Place Finishes

JM1x A: Michael Dukes
MU23 1x: Rian Claffey
W1x: Niamh Kilgannon
M2x: Aaron Hurley
W2-: Orla Gaffney & Tara Long
JM4+: Joseph Hedges, Diarmuid Murphy, Jack Mannion, Eoghan O’Connell, cox: Luke Ferguson
W4x: Amy Barrett, Sarah Walsh, Niamh Kilgannon, Anna Brennan
M4x: Aaron Hurley, Andrew O’Connor, Daniel Butler, Rian Claffey
PR3 Mix 2x: Nathan Guerin & Ella Keady
PR3 Mix 2x Sprint: Nathan Guerin & Ella Keady
JM4x- Sprint: Harte, Dukes, Thornbury, Keeley
JW4-: Meabh Kelly, Amy Roberts, Emily McIntee, Juliette Ferte
JW8+ Sprint: Neff, O’Sullivan, McIntee, Ferte, Rice, Mahon, Buckley, Manning, cox: Fitzgerald
JM8+ Sprint: Kinsella, Ventuneac, Murphy, Mowlds, Hedges, D. Murphy, Mannion, O’Connell, cox: L
Ferguson

Other Finishes
W2x: Sarah Walsh & Amy Barret
W4-: Louise Forrester, Ayla O’Neill, Amilia McAleer, Alyssa Mannix
M4-: Zach Meegan, Stephen Quinn, Liam Walter, Daniel Daly
W8+: Gaffney, O’Mahony, Ní Fhlaithbheartaigh, Fagan, Forrester, O’Neill, McAleer, Mannix, cox: O’Callaghan
M8+: Meegan, Daly, Walter, Quinn, Grace, Monaghan, Murphy, Giltinan
W8+ Sprint: Aine Gaffney, Aine O’Mahony, Orla Gaffney, Tara Long, Louise Forrester, Ayla O’Neill, Amilia McAleer, Alyssa Mannix, cox: Rose O’Callaghan

Official Results: Home International Rowing Regatta 2025

A special thank you to the volunteers, team managers, and support personnel who made this weekend possible for our crews. Your dedication, organisation, and behind-the-scenes work ensured athletes could focus on their racing, and your contribution was essential to a successful and memorable regatta.