UK Masters Crew from Walton Rowing Club from Walton on Thames, racing under the Rosie Hackett Bridge.

The 71st Dublin Head of the River took place on the Liffey on Saturday 7th of March. We would like to congratulate DUBC who won the Head in a time of 14 minutes and 7 seconds. Full results of the Head can be viewed by clicking here for times listed by pennant and here for results listed by overall times.

We welcomed a visiting Masters crew from Walton Rowing Club, the first overseas crew to compete in Dublin Head for some years.

We would like to thank Councillor Mannix Flynn for starting the race. Councillor Flynn is pictured below with Murrough O’Brien, President of Old Collegians Boat Club.

crews assembling for the start of the 70th Dublin Head of the River Race

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Oisín Quinn joined us at the Boardwalk on Bachelor’s Walk, to start the 70th Dublin Head of the River Race on the river Liffey.

This year saw a record 42 boats competing, with crews from all across the country coming to compete.

The 70th Head of the River pennant was shared by Commercial Rowing Club and Dublin University Boat Club, with both crews finishing in a time of 11 mins 39 seconds.

Lord Mayor Oisin Quinn pictured with James Kelly of the Old Collegians committee

The winners of each of the categories, in order of completion time, were as follows;

Men’s Senior 8 Commercial RC / Dublin University Boat Club 11:39
Men’s Inter 8 Dublin University Boat Club 12:28
Men’s Masters 8 Commercial RC 13:25
Men’s Novice 8 Queens University Belfast Boat Club 13:35
Women’s Senior 8 UCD BC 14:31
Men’s Senior 4 Commercial RC 4X+ 15.00
Men’s Inter 4 Garda Boat Club 15:04
Men’s Junior 8 Blackrock College Rowing Club Jun 15:07
Women’s Inter 8 UCD BC 15:55
Women’s Junior 8 Commercial RC 16: 44
Women’s Novice 8 Garda Boat Club 17:11
Women’s Senior 4 Dublin University Ladies Boat Club (time only) 18: 55
Women’s Inter 4 Commercial RC

To download the full results,click here

And they’re off!

Lord Mayor Andrew Montague starting the 68th Dublin Head of the River Race, on Saturday 24th March, accompained by Pat McBride and John Walsh.

This year’s Dublin Head was a great success. As well as crews from all our neighouring clubs in Islandbridge, we were delighted to welcome crews coming from  Belfast Boat Cub, Shannon Rowing Club, Queens University, St. Michael’s Rowing Club & University of Limerick. Great also to see Blackrock College entering two junior crews, one of which took a ‘little dip’ down at the island to cool down after the race.

As is customary, the race was started by the Lord Mayor Andrew Montague, with the assistance of Bill Powderly and his team from the Civil Defence. Men’s Senior VIIIs was won by UCDBC, closely followed by St. Michael’s Rowing Club, and then by a Neptune / Carlow RC composite. Women’s Senior VIIIs was won by a St. Michaels / University of Limerick composite, with wins at various other categories for DUBC (winning Men’s Intermediate VIII and Men’s Novice VIII), Commercial Rowing Club (Men’s Junior 8 and Men’s Senior IV), DULBC (Women’s Intermediate VIII) and Shannon Rowing Club (Women’s Novice VIII).

To download a PDF of result & times, click here for results by category, and here for results sorted by time.

To see photographs of the event, click here

Thank you! :  Old Collegians would like to thank all the clubs who attended, and everyone who volunteered their time and energy to make make event such a success. Thank you also to the Lord Mayor, and to Bill Powderly and his team from the Civil Defence. We hope to see you all again next year!

Leo Gibson oversees the weir operation with military precision