Skerries Rowing Club

We are pumped for tomorrow!❤️

Race day incoming 🚣‍♂️🔥

The second regatta of the season is here and we’re looking forward to another brilliant day on the water at Dalkey Regatta. Best of luck to all crews racing — see you on the start line!

Check out today’s race order below 👇

Dalkey Rowing Club

May 29th 2026 NEWS The Wig for Washing-up in Schull Film fest 3,9 News Briefs 5 Skerries Wild Bee Fest 7 Trishaw wedding ride 8 Skerries Trad sessions 9 Sister Brid Kenny's 104th Birthday 21 COVER STORY Sunshine Celebration for Cian Rooney-Fitzgerald 10-12 FEATURES Track and Field Community Games results 4,22,29....

Skerries Rowing Club are now proud ambassadors for the RNLI! This is some important info for all rowers out there.

Remember, if you're struggling in the water:

1. Tilt your head back, submerging your ears.
2. Relax and try to control your breathing.
3. Move your hands and legs to help you stay afloat.
4. Your legs may sink but that's okay👍 Everyone floats differently.
5. Find your float by practicing at a supervised location.

IN AN EMERGENCY CALL 999 OR 112 FOR THE COAST GUARD.

More info at rnli.org/Float

Beautiful evening tonight -flat as a lake. This public relations officer is jealous she didn't get to row😔

To many more evenings like this.

Today was a sad but heartfelt day for our club as we paid a beautiful tribute to our courageous member Cian Rooney-Fitzgerald who passed away after a brave battle. At the tender age of 17, he left this world far too soon, but he left a positive mark in so many ways in his short life. This afternoon, current and past club members, parents, and led by his friends in his U18 crew, brought three skiffs to the beach in Skerries to acknowledge Cian.

The boats headed out onto the water led by current and past U18 boys crews, and Cian’s friends to raise oars for one last time to remember a club member, a son, a brother, and a friend.

As the air horn sounded, oar blades were raised on sea and on shore to remember  the laughs, the rows, and the friendship shared with Cian.

He would have loved to have been in the middle of it all. We remember him well with his long flowing locks and his tireless ambition to row hard with his crew and to excel on the water. We applauded his life and the mark he has left on us all. We think especially of his mother, Linda, brother, Sean, and his father, Dell, at this time.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. He was and always will be our beautiful long blonde haired boy, row hard lad!

💙💛💙❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💙💛💙

Our u14s and u16s admiring the pirate ship (lol) + inter men dead after training🤣

Getting excited for Dalkey now, and our own regatta soon after!🥳💛💙

What a great first regatta you guys!!!!💙💛

Huge thank you to .michaels_rowing for hosting such a nice day!🥰

Well done to all the crews that took part, especially the first timers!! I hope you enjoyed the regatta initiation🤣 + a special well done to the u14 boys for earning Skerries our first medal of the season🥳🥉

Thank you to all the supporters who came down too, and a special shoutout to our mascot, Pickles, who came out to defend his title of best mascot from last season😆

Until Dalkey!

(+ we hope you're all getting excited for Skerries on June 6th too👀)

We're looking forward to it! Good luck with the prep, you guys!🥰

🔥 THE WAIT IS OVER 🔥

The first regatta of the 2026 season is here — and the East Coast is ready to go to war on the water. 🌊🚣

📍 St Michael’s Rowing Club Regatta
📅 Sunday 17th May 2026
⏰ First race: 9:30AM

From Novice to Senior.
From U12s to Masters.
One course. One goal. Pure competition.

Every stroke counts.
Every second matters.
Every crew chasing the same thing — the win.

Who’s opening the season strong? 👀

Exciting rowing season ahead of us!!🤩

We are pleased to announce that the date for our annual Round Rockabill Row has been confirmed to be Saturday August 29th! Save the date! This challenging 15km offshore row is open to coxed boats around the country. Do you have what it takes to brave the rock?



+ the ECRC regattas are starting soon! Skerries will be hosting ours on June 6th.

See you in Dun Laoighre next weekend!🥰

What a fantastic turnout to our fundraising pub quiz, and such tight competition! Congrats to one of our winners on slide 4!😜

Thank you to all the members, friends, local businesses, and crews for participating, for donating raffle prizes, and for making the night so fun. Thank you to Joe Mays and our quiz masters Paul and Moya Gorey for hosting us, as well as the fantastic organisers Annamaria, Méabh, and Paula❤️❤️❤️

Here's to the next one!💛💙

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On TONIGHT Skerries Rowing Club pub quiz