A rising tide for rowing
With charismatic competitors, gender balance and the backing of big business, rowing could be a worthy and rewarding contender to boxing for fans and sponsors
The sport of rowing has a lot going for it in Ireland. We are an island nation, we value our waterways and we love it when a couple of lads with a twinkle in their eye go head-to-head with giants and come back with precious metal.
Last weekend in the Czech Republic, a glorious Sunday morning produced the kind of medal haul we could normally only dream about.
First, Mark O’Donovan and Shane ...
