Junior Team Update –23rd June 2015

Updates regarding coxing, coaching and squad locations in red below. All squads will aim to commence training together on the Tuesday evening after the Irish Championships. Each coach will publish more detailed timetables and speak to each squad at the championships.

Congratulations to all rowers, coxes and coaches on your selection to the Junior Home International Team, many of you for the first time. It is a great honour to be selected to represent your country and we know that you will do so with pride and total commitment.

Home International, Strathclyde Watersports Centre, Scotland, Saturday 25th July 2015

Rowers listed below have been selected from performances at the Easter trial.

Home International junior crews will go into training camp for 8 daysfrom Tuesday eveningafter the Irish Championships. Furtherdetails for the regatta including boat transport arrangements, travel and accommodation will be communicated by the Team Manager, Lisa O’Callaghan.

Note: Final crew line ups will be decided by the coach of each crew.

Please refer to the note on the Rowing Ireland website regarding levies for all competitions which must be paid directly to the RI office.

Junior Men Sweep Team;

Coach: John Walsh from St Josephs,

Training Location: St Josephs RC, Galway.

Cox: Darragh O’Donovan – St Josephs,

Euan GeblerPortora BC

Sam ArmstrongPortora BC

Ryan BallantinePortora BC

James FosterPortora BC

Ruairi BrowneSt Michaels RC

Sam BolgerSt Michaels RC

Aaron ChristieBann RC

Timothy DavidsonBann RC

Keith RussellSt Josephs RC

Oisin CusackSt Josephs RC

Junior Men Sculling Team;

Coach: Ray Morrison from Fermoy RC,

Training Location: NRC Cork.

Stephen O’Sullivan Shandon BC

Sean LonerganClonmel RC

Gavin MorrisonFermoy RC

Oisin NolanCarlow RC

Aidan MurrayBelfast BC

Dylan MitchellBann RC

Darragh LarkinLee RC

Junior Women Sweep team;

Coach: Katie Cromie (travelling) from Portora BC and Dave Ewart – Portora.

Training Location: Portora BC.

Cox: Chloe McClean from Portora,

Niamh CaseySkibbereen RC

Ellen McCarthy Skibbereen RC

Rebecca MeenaghBann RC

Katie ShirlowBann RC

Alice BeacomPortora BC

Mia Jane ElliottPortora BC

Willow LittlewoodLee RC

Maedbh HeaneyLee RC

Sophie O'DolanPortora BC

Lydia MulliganPortora BC

Junior Women sculling team;

Coach: Neil Creedon (travelling) from Lee RC and Stuart Davis of Lee RC,

Training location: Lee RC and NRC.

Sarah MurphySt Michaels RC

Fiona ChestnuttBann RC

Claire SynnottLee RC

Louise O' SullivanSkibbereen RC

Hannah ScottBann RC

Brega MullanBann RC

Margaret CreminLee RC

Congratulations and best of luck to everyone. Gaining selection is the first step, all crews will come together, prepare professionally and be ready to deliver their top performance in Scotland.

Pat McInerney

Junior Team