Albert Maher, who lost out on winning by two hundredths of a second last year, goes off second of the 525 listed entries for the London scullers head of the river between Mortlake and Putney tomorrow, writes Liam Gorman.

Other Irish entries include James Lyndsay-Finn, Noel Monahan, Gearoid Towey, Neal Byrne, and Susan O'Brien.

The Skibbereen head of the river on Sunday boasts an entry of 93 crews. Starting time is 3 o'clock.

Apologies to the Trinity women's novice eight, whose victory in the colours races last weekend was listed as a win for UCD.