Plovdiv

6 results

Sanita Puspure, dual world champion in the single sculls: “I find [I have] a more efficient way to move the boat, which gives you a second every 500m which is four seconds over the 2,000 metres, which is a massive margin.” Photograph: Detlev Seyb/Inpho Games in Tokyo
Mature Puspure now delivering spectacularly on her early promise

“A mother, a wife, a rower, 2 x Olympian, 2 x World and European Champion. Proud to be wearing green vest.” As Twitter handles go it sums up Ireland’(...)

Agadir in Morocco is likely to feature very highly on many Irish traveller’s plans for 2019.
Thinking about a holiday in 2019? Here are 30 great ideas

As the new year starts in earnest and memories of Christmas fade, it is time to look to brighter, sunnier times ahead and share all the travel trends,(...)

Sanita Puspure celebrates winning the gold medal in Plovdiv. Photograph: Detlev Seyb/Inpho
Sanita Puspure perseveres through troubled waters

Along with the O’Donovan brothers and the Ireland team, Sanita Puspure is set to be given a public welcome this weekend in Cork. But behind the 36-yea(...)

Minister for Sport Shane Ross. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times.
‘Admin error’ blamed for gaffe in Shane Ross statement on medal win

A press release from Minister for Transport and Sport Shane Ross congratulating ‘Dominant Puspure’ rather than Sanita Puspure for her women’s rowing g(...)

Ireland’s lightweight pair have already qualified for their A Final on Saturday, and the lightweight double could make it three A Finals from three if they make it through their semi-final on Saturday.
Ireland qualify for ‘A’ final of lightweight quadruple sculls

Ireland qualified for the A Final of the lightweight quadruple sculls at the World Under-23 Championships in Plovdiv in a hot race – in every sense. (...)

Ireland have had an impressive start to the World Under-23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Fintan and Jake McCarthy’s world efforts show power of Skibbereen

Ireland’s Fintan and Jake McCarthy showed that that Skibbereen– and Ireland – have talent coming up fast to take on the mantle of the O’Donovans and (...)