Aoife Casey
Rowing
BIOGRAPHY
Aoife started rowing with Skibbereen RC in 2009 and has a first-class degree in Medical and Health science from UCC. In 2019 she was fourth in the lightweight double (with Cliodhna Nolan) at the World U23s. She partnered Mags to European U23 silver in 2020 and they made their Olympic debut together at the Tokyo Games. They were bronze medallists at the 2022 Worlds and seventh at last year’s edition. So far this season they finished fifth at the second World Cup regatta in May.
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ROWERS OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT PARIS 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the rowing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A record number of crews has qualified for Team Ireland at these Games, with sixteen athletes to compete across seven boats. The rowing events occur in Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, to the southeast of [...]
Rowing Ireland bring two medals home from World Cup I, Varese.
Two medals are coming home to Ireland as racing finishes up here on Lago di Varese. Fiona Murtagh and Airfic Keogh are taking home the silver medals for the Women’s Pair. Up against reigning World Champions Veronique Meester and Ymkje Clevering of the Netherlands, the crew from Galway had a tough race ahead. Ireland were [...]
Team Ireland Name Rowing Team For World Cup I
Ireland have named their rowing team for the World Cup I event in Italy next month, as preparations go up a gear for the summer's Paris Games. The World Rowing Cups are an annual series of three regattas that lead in to the World Rowing Championships. World Cup I takes place from 12 to 14 [...]
CHILDREN NATIONWIDE TO JOIN OLYMPIANS ON ROAD TO PARIS
OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND LAUNCHES ROAD TO PARIS – THE OLYMPIC SCHOOLS CHALLENGE Schools nationwide are invited to join the Irish Olympic team on an interactive journey to the Olympic Games in Paris. The challenge is part of the OFI’s ‘Dare to Believe’ programme supported by PTSB Today the Olympic Federation of Ireland, together […]
TEAM IRELAND OLYMPIC BALL HONOURS EUROPEAN GAMES & AWARDS
Link to imagery HERE Athletes and performance enablers gather to celebrate Olympic sport in Ireland Last night, the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) hosted the Team Ireland Olympic Ball at the Mansion House in Dublin, to celebrate the achievements and contributions of members of the Irish Olympic family in 2023, as well as to [...]
Rowing Ireland Kickstart Olympic Year On The Paris 2024 Olympic Course
12 athletes across 6 boats qualified quota spots for Team Ireland at the recent World Rowing Championships which took place in Belgrade, Serbia in September. After a short break, Team Ireland rowers are back in training and leaving no stone unturned as they prepare for the Olympic Games in less than 275 days. Part-funded by [...]