16/04/2010 - Details of Castleconnell Boat Club Summer Camps announced
Click here for more information

15/04/2010 The adaptive regatta website has been launched today. www.adaptive-sprints.com

29/03/2010 Junior Rowing Schedule & Calender until end of May, Click here

22/03/2010 AIB Better Ireland Awards - Adaptive Rowing Programme wins!

AIB Castletroy
€5,000 - St Vincent's School
€3,000 - Adaptive Rowing Programme
€2,000 - Share A Dream Foundation

Download the Better Ireland Programme 2009 winners here.

15/02/2010 Please spread the word - Castleconnell 10K Road race and walk - 28th Feb

 


 
















For more information goto

www.castleconnell10k.com

15/02/2010 World indoor title for Shane Ryan and bronze for Aron O'Dowd

Below are 2 pics from the Concept2 website - Shane won the hammer and Aron came 3rd.  The LTA category was split into 3 - VI visually impaired, PD physically disabled and ID intellectually disabled
 
Results from the LTA VI race - rowing over 1000m
 
placelast_namefirst_nameaffiliationfinal_time
1 Ryan Shane Castleconnell Boat Club 03:08.1
2 Frost Kevin Ottowa Rowing Club 03:24.3
3 O'Dowd Aron Castleconnell Boat Club 03:30.4
4 O'Dowd Stephen Castleconnell Boat Club 03:45.1

 

 

 

More info go to:
http://www.concept2.com/us/racing/crashb/

 

17/12/2009 A rowing coach has been named as the first winner of the 'Contribution to Sports Award'
(Press Release)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07/12/2009 Training Times:

As we wait for the flood waters to recede and make the club safe and clean, training will continue in the University of Limerick Boat Club.
 
The Juniors train Mon 7th,Tuesday 8th,Wednesday 9th ,and Thursday10th.
 
The Novice Juniors train Tuesday 8th and Thursday 10th.
 
UL club is open all day- we have been allocated a time slot between 4 O Clock and 6  0 Clock every day.

 

24/11/2009 Flooding Pictures








Castleconnell BC had notable wins at British Indoor Rowing Championships this past weekend, Adrain Sheehan won a bronze medal in the Junior U18 lt men's category. Adrain is only 16 and is the youngest competitor in the medals in this event. Shane Ryan won a Silver Medal in the Adaptive event

12/09/2009 Shane accepting the President's medal on behalf of the Adaptive LTA4+ team


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15/08/2009 Entries for the Castleconnell Sprint Triathlon are now closed

22/07/2009 Entries for The Castleconnell Sprint Triathlon are still open

21/06/2009 Results from Munich

Well done to both crews in Munich, the LTAMix4+ crew of Emer PATTEN(b) , Shane RYAN(2) , Kevin du TOIT(3) , Sarah CAFFREY(s) and Laura PURDY(c) taking home a bronze medal, and the TAMix2x  crew of Vincent CULHANE(b)and Karen CROMIE(s) coming sixth in the A final.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


17/06/2009 Castleconnell Crews in Munich
Best of Luck to the two Castleconnell crews representing Ireland at the second world cup race in munich, racing in the TAMix2x and the LTAMix4+
Results will be published here, more details can be found on the world rowing site.
Heats are at 19:00 on Thursday
Semi-finals at 18:30 on Friday
Finals at 17:00 on Saturday

17/06/2009 Castleconnell Sprint Regatta
Thanks to all who helped to support our regatta, a great day of racing was had by all.

19/03/2009 Poker Night
A third night of fundraising and entertainment was had by all who attended the texas holdem in the Castle Oaks. This event is growing and looks like being a regular fundraiser. (Click here for Results)

01/03/2009 Auction
Well done to all who supported our auction on Sunday, 1st of March in the Castle Oaks hotel. In particular congratulations to Dave O'Hore who did a great job as auctioneer and Rory Corbett who pulled the whole event together.

19-21/03/2009 Bagpacking
Our second instalment of bagpacking took place in the Parkway Shopping centre. Great work was done by all who participated coining up another 2 grand, in particular Sue Lanham who pulled the event together.

30/01/2009 European Indoors
We secured 2 bronze medals at the european indoors in Rome. Shane Ryan in the mens adaptive behind Italy and Poland. Joe Cunningham in mens 30-39 behind 2 Germans. Aron O'Dowd recorded a PB finishing 8th in the mens adaptive. Well done.

30/01/2009 Rowing for women with disabilities
We are having an open day on Sunday, February 1st, 2pm-4pm at the club.

30/01/2009 Auction
Auction has been rescheduled to March 1st, Castle Oaks Hotel. (confirmed)

19/01/2009 IARU Registration
Important. All regatta/head entries can only be made using the online system, i.e. you must be registered with the IARU. Registration is 50 euro for seniors and 20 euro for juniors (born 1991 or later). Thus, anyone wishing to compete at St Michaels HOR must pay registration before this wednesday when entries close. Money can be collected by any club official.

16/01/2009 Parents Night
We are having our Parents Night next Wednesday, 21st of January at 8:30pm in the Shannon Inn. All juniors should be represented by one parent.

07/01/2009 Scull For Sale
Fergal O'Connor is selling his Scull, (80-85kg) with stroke
coach, back stays and roof cradle.
Please contact Fergal on 087 6983500 for more info.

05/01/2009 Mini Marathon Results
Click here for results
Click here for Photos

17/12/2008 Auction cancelledAs a mark of respect to the death of Paddy Dooley, the auction has been posponed till january.

12/12/2008 The Late Paddy DooleyOur Vice President and former Olympic rower, Paddy Dooley sadly passed away after a brief illness. A key official of the club and the driving force behind the recent extension. On the morning of his stroke he was down at the boathouse having a meeting to seek funds for the club. He was an inspiration to all who knew him. Ar dheis De to raibh a anam.

13/12/2008 Poker nightA night of fundraising and entertainment was had by all who attended the texas holdem in the Castle Oaks. Top prize of 200 euro was won by Cathal Corbett. More poker nights are planned for the new year.

01/12/2008 Muckross HORWell done to our mens senior 4+ who won their event. Solid performances from mj18 4x- 2nd, mj16 1x (Eoghan O'Connor) 2nd, mj15 1x (Adrian Sheehan) 2nd and wj15 2x 4th.

23/11/2008 Irish IndoorsWell done to Joe Cunningham who picked up a bronze in the mens open event.

20/11/2008 News articles This week's Leader and Post have articles and photos of the adaptive wins and record from Birmingham.

15/11/2008 Neptune HORThe season started well for our experienced crews. Looks like we'll have a strong men's junior 4x, senior 4+ and underage scullers for the season ahead. Head Coach James Mangan commented "We can be very competitive".

01/11/2008 RowathonWell done to all who participated in the rowathon in Limerick. Over 1000 euro was raised. A special thanks to Ruairi Corbett who let us use his shop front.

26/10/2008 Double gold and recordCongratulations to Shane Ryan and Aron O'Dowd who both won gold medals at the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham. Shane won the mens Open LTA event (2000m) in 6:57, while clubmate Stephen O'Dowd finished 7th. Young Aron won the mens junior LTA event (1000m) in 3:38 smashing the previous record by an amazing 32 seconds. Roll on London Paralympics 2012.

21/10/2008 BagpackingWell done to all who bagpacked in Dunnes Stores, Childers Road. Over 1900 euro was raised over the two days. In particular, well done to Sue Lanham and Mary McMullen for organising the two days.