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Coxswains wanted

  Commercial are seeking coxes for the 2014/2015 season.   At Commercial, the cox does much more than steering & coordinating the power and rhythm of the rowers.  The cox is also an organiser, the motivator, the cheerleader & the drill sergeant. https://www.commercialrc.ie/coxing-at-commercial/ If you think you have these leadership attributes, […]


Medals Galore !!

At the Coupe de Jeunesse in France this weekend, Commercial’s own Eimear Lambe and her doubles partner Jasmine English stormed through the field to claim the bronze medal behind Italy and Switzerland.  Eimear is the rising star of Commercial and indeed of Irish rowing.       At the Euro Masters […]


Well done to all at the Champs !

Commercial won four events in the 2014 Champs. A big congratulations to the following crews: – Mens senior quad Womens junior 15 quad Mens junior 16 quad Mens junior 16 single scull (Ryan Baskerville)   Men’s Senior Squad The highly experienced quad comprised Con Collis, Sean Jacob, Albert Maher and […]


End-Of-Season Party: 27th July

  The committee of Commercial Rowing Club invite you to join us in celebrating the end of yet another eventful and quite successful regatta season!  We’re planning to have a few quiet drinks in The Riverview Bar upstairs from on Sunday, 27th July from 8 till late . All pints […]


World Masters’ Tour to Australia

  Attention: rowers who may be coming to Australia in October….. Robyn Donovan is a Masters Rower and is organizing a tour for other Masters Rowers who intend visiting Australia for the World Masters’ Regatta in Ballarat.   As well as rowing with two clubs in Queensland, the  tour includes […]


Athlone Regatta Success

Saturday saw yet another successful outing for Commercial Rowing Club at Athlone Regatta in Coosan Point. Congratulations to the Men’s Veteran squad, who won the 8+ in a composite crew together with Belfast and Galway.  The Men’s Veteran 1X was won with some style by Dennis Crowley.  Dennis has more than a nodding acquaintance with […]


Eimear Lambe selected for Youth Olympics

Congratulations to Commercial’s own Eimear Lambe, who has been selected to represent Ireland in the Junior Women’s Single Scull at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. She will join the Irish team in Nanjing, China, from 16th to 28th August 2014 for the Games.   More info at http://www.rowingireland.ie/youth-olympic-games-team-announcement/   The Youth […]


Tom Kelly selected for World Cup

Tom Kelly returns to the Irish team for the first time in 2014.  Tom has been selected to compete in the Men’s Arms and Shoulders Single Scull, a Paralympic discipline at Lake Aiguebelette, France from 20-22 June 2014.  He competed in the same event at the 2013 World Cup 2, where […]


Open Day – Junior Boys 14th & 15th June

By popular demand, Commercial Rowing Club will again be hosting an open day for new recruits (Junior Boys) on Saturday and Sunday 14/15 June 2014, We are looking for boys in the age-group of 13-15 who are interested in joining our structured programme. We kick off again at 13:00 with a tour of our […]


Commercial Athletes selected for Ireland Team

Rowing Ireland has selected six Commercial athletes to represent Ireland at the Home Internationals (Iniscarra lake, Cork, 26th July 2014).  Congratulations to Aisling Rodger (Junior sculling), Caragh Edwards (Double and Quad), Martina Bracken, Anne O’Leary, Edel Garry and Carmel Kelly (coxed four). As was widely expected, Rowing Ireland has also […]


Carlow Regatta Success !

  With just 40 days remaining to the National Championships, Commercial Rowing Club clocked up many promising victories over the weekend at Carlow regatta: –   Mens Alan’s Commercial ‘A’ Junior 15 quadscull won their event.  The crew was stroked by Peter Guillispi ,3 James O’Neill, 2 Cian Lynch, bow Michael […]