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Rowing together for a Wild Atlantic Way weekend
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ALL eyes may have been on the Olympics at the weekend as high winds meant Sunday’s rowing events were postponed at the Lagoa Stadium in Rio, but conditions were perfect in Kerry as members of Portmagee Rowing Club got some training in ahead of the All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships.
The eagerly anticipated championships will take place at The Lakeside Centre, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, this weekend. Donegal Bay Rowing Club is hosting the event, as 2700 rowers will descent on the magnificent Wild Atlantic ways oldest town in Ireland.
Donegal town will also be celebrating its inaugural Donegal Bay Maritime Festival.
More than 500 rowing crews from Cork, Kerry, Wexford, Wicklow, Dublin, Antrim, Belfast, Donegal, will each be competing for medals and a trophies, in the most coveted of rowing championships.
The opening ceremony and association awards will take place in Surfers Bar at the Sandhouse Hotel, Rossnowlagh, at 7.30pm on the Friday evening.
Leading adventurer, endurance athlete and mountaineer Jason Black will be the guest speaker.
Event PRO Mary B Teahan, said: “It is so fantastic to see a new club like Donegal Bay Rowing Club, hosting this years event. Competitors from along our Wild Atlantic Way from Cork to Donegal, from Wexford to Antrim will be participating in this year’s championships.”
The type of boat used in the Coastal Rowing Championships is called a “one design”.
Above: Members of Portmagee Rowing Club, Co Kerry, training for The All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships which will be hosted by Donegal Bay Rowing Club, at The Lakeside Centre, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, this weekend, Friday, August 12, to Sunday, August 16; stroke, David Hussey, Fergus Keating, Madie Taylor and Thomas Hussey. PICTURE: VALERIE O'SULLIVAN
Ade Desbrow wins Killarney Camera Club final seasonal competition
Killarney Camera Club member Ade Desbrow has secured first place in the Unrestricted Category of the club’s final competition of the season.
His winning photograph, titled ‘Submerged Flowers’, took the top spot in the Open Print Competition.
The Open Print Competition serves as a special highlight of the club calendar, encouraging members to print their photos and bring them to life. Presenting an image as a physical print offers a completely different experience from viewing a digital file on a screen, allowing the detail, texture, and craftsmanship of the printed photograph to create a new appreciation of the work.
Shronedraugh songwriter Gersemi Witch is set to release her second single, titled ‘The Hawthorn and the Hearth’, on Friday, July 17.
Living in the shadow of the Paps of Anu, the local artist draws her musical inspiration directly from the Kerry landscape, regional folklore, and ancestral traditions. Her work blends contemporary songwriting with themes of local mythology, belonging, and connection to place.
The upcoming release, put out under her own label Gersemi Wearth Witch Records, is described as an atmospheric Irish neo-folk ballad. The track is inspired by the traditional symbolism of the hawthorn tree and the hearthfire, exploring how modern music can connect with ancient land and traditions.
The new single follows her previous release, ‘Beyond Knee-Bent Pews’, which is currently available to stream.
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