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Previous Crews: 1980-89

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1989: The National Championships. Winning Women’s Junior 18 eight from left, Barbara Geraghty (Coach), Deirdre Caden, Anna Bonner, Deirdre Darcy, Celest Auge, Riana Parsons, Shiela Auge, Moira Hall, Fiona Lawless, Bobby Platt (from Coleraine, representing the IARU at the presentation) and Ailbhe Thunder (cox).
1989: Cox Áilbhe Thunder dripping with glory -- possibly after the Jes had won the first ever Women's Junior 18 eight at the National Championships.

Ailbhe went on to cox the Irish Women's Junior fours (in 89 or 90) at the Homes in Strathclyde, Scotland. She was  the second Jes women's cox to make the Irish squad.

 

1989: Bow Orla McArdle, 2 Maeve Lohan, 3 Sarah Patching, 4 Helen Patching, 5 Siobhan Ward, 6 Marion Kelly, Bríd Ni Niocaill, Deidre Ryan (stk.) and Caroline Maloney (cox).
In 1989 the Galway regatta hosted the inaugural Womens Junior 18 eight championship. There were seven crews entered and The above is the 2nd placed crew (all under 16) who competed in a borrowed boat. Most of this crew continued on to win the WJ18 eights championship in 1990 and 1991. Four of the crew also won the WJ18 coxed four championship in 1991.  The crew were coached by Fr. Murt Curry S.J..

Thanks  to Redmond O'Brien for identifying this crew and supplying the details of some of it's achievements.
 

1989: WN8 Winners at Galway Head. From left, Helen Patching, Maeve Lohan, Sarah Patching, Bríd NicNiocaill, Deidre Ryan, Marian Kelly, Siobhan Ward, Orla McArdle, Caroline Maloney (cox), Fr. M. Curry S.J. (coach).
 

1989: Limerick regatta or Trinity? From left, Fiona Lawless, Deirdre D'Arcy, Riana Parsons, Ethna O'Regan and cox Miriam De Burca.
 

1989: The Jes Women's Junior A8 at Athlone: Back row from left, Moira Hall, Sheila Auge, Deirdre Caden, Riana Parsons, Deirdre D'Arcy, Barbara Geraghty (coach). Front row from left, Celeste Auge, Fiona lawless, Ailbhe Thunder and Anna Bonner.
 

1989: The Jes crew with medals after winning the Murphy’s Coxed four race. From left, bow Siobhan Ward, Marion Kelly, Bríd NicNiocaill, Deirdre Ryan (stroke) and Caroline Maloney (cox).
 

1988: Stroke Una NiCharra, Eithne O’Regan, Fiona Lawless, Gail Fitzpatrick, Deirdre D’Arcy, Anna Bonner, Riona Parsons, Celeste Auge and cox Deirdre Ryan, all holding trophies. Probably taken at Jes slip, either at Head of the River, or Galway Regatta. It is possibly the slip at Commercial regatta.
 

1988: A Jes Womens coxed four at Islandbridge. Deirdre Ryan (cox), Una NiCharra (stk), Gail Fitzpatrick, Fiona Lawless and Eithne O'Regan (bow). 
 

1988: Jes Women's Junior 8, Where? Back row from left, Moira Hall, Celeste Auge, Riana Parsons, Deirdre Caden, Fiona Lawless, Sheila Auge. Front row from left, Deirdre d'Arcy, Anna Bonnar, Miriam De Burca [cox] Ailbhe Thunder [cox] Ethna O Regan.
 
1988: The Jes Women's senior 8 at O'Briensbridge. From left, Fiona Lawless, Eithne O’Regan, Riona Parsons, Deirdre D’Arcy, Moira Hall, Deirdre Cadden, Celeste Auge and Anna Bonner, with Barbara Geraghty shaking hands.
 

The same crew with their trophies after the race.
 
1987: 3 members of the Women's Junior 8 crew: From left, Gail Fitzpatrick, Deirdre D'Arcy and Deirdre Ryan cox. Deirdre Ryan was the first girl from CIRC to represent Ireland at the Home Internationals  in Blessington in 1988.
 

1987: From left, Fiona Lawless, Gail Fitzpatrick, Deirdre Ryan (cox), Una Ni Charra and Eithne O’Regan.
 

1987: Jes winning crew with Colgan Cup taken outside Bish Club house. From left, Derek Fernandes, Peter Doyle, Emmet O'Donnell, Stephen Mangan, Cox Albert O'Flaherty and Coach Tony Freeney.
 

1987: Trinity Regatta. Named rowers are 5 Stephen Mangan, 6 Peter Doyle, 7 Derek Fernandes and stroke Emmet O'Donnell.
 

1987: Neptune Regatta. Mark Coffey (bow), David Lenihan, Damien McGrath, Colm O'Suilleabháin and Michael Finlan (cox).
 

1987: The Galway Head. The Jes four (far boat) are, from left, Mark Coffey (bow), David Lenihan, Damien McGrath, Colm O'Suilleabháin (stroke) and Michael Finlan (cox).
 

1986: Jes senior crew at O'Briensbridge. Back row from left, Rev. Eddie Diffely S.J., Noel Hume, Alan O'Sullivan, Billy Lawless (coach), Joe Ryan, Paul Lawless (coach), Gearoid Mitchell (Misty) and Ross O'Connor. Front row from left, Conal MacNicholl, John Mangan, Roy O’Hanlon (cox) and John Murray.

Joe Ryan was  the second from CIRC to represent Ireland at the Junior World Championships in MJ8+ in Cologne, Germany in 1987.

 
1986: A winning Jes 8. From left, Noel Hume (Coach), Deirdre Cadden, Deirdre D'Arcy, Anna Bonner, Aisling O'Hanlon, Deirdre Ryan (cox), Riona Parsons, Una NiCharra, GailFitzpatrick, Fiona Lawless, Gearoid Misteal (Coach) and Fr M Curry S.J.
 
1985: A Jes crew. Stroke Barry Griffin, 3 Adrian Mohr, 2 A.J. Cahill and bow Fergal Lawless. The cox on the slip is Paul Graham.
 
 
1984: Men’s First VIII with trophies. Standing from left, Kennedy O'Brien SJ (Coaching assistant), Adrian Mohr, Philip Kennedy,Tony Flavin, A.J. Cahill, Aidan Clifford, Peter Osborne and Fr. Eddie Diffley SJ (President). Kneeling, Fergal Lawless, Patrick. O ’Malley (cox) and Perace Lynch.

A.J. Cahill was the the first rower from CIRC to represent Ireland at the  Junior World Champioships in the Men's Junior 18 eight -- held in Branderberg, Germany in 1985.

 

1984: Part of Jes second 8, from left Ross O'Connor, Joe Ryan, Maurice Moran, Brendan McDonagh and Conal MacNicholl.
 

1984: The Jes Cadet Crew. Back row from left, David Flavin, John Hynes, K Cierans, Joe Duignan. Front row, Rodney White, Ian Lamb, Noel O'Kennedy and Robert O' Boyle. Information provided by the rowing pair Kennedy and Redmond O'Brien.
 

1984: Part of a Jes Mens Junior 16 eight at the Old Castle on the Corrib. 2 Brendan McDonagh, 3 Maurice Moran, 4 Joe Ryan, 5 Ross O’Connor and 6 Noel Hume.
 
1981: The Jes eight before their departure to Henley. From left, Rev. Eddie Diffley, Eoin McCambridge, Eoin O'Donnellan, Bernard Woesten, Sean O'Connell, Rory Griffin, Peter Mohr, Redmond O'Brien, John O'Neill, John Berveridge and in front, Sean Carney (cox).
 

1981: Bow-Eoin O'Donnellan, 2-Bernard Woston, 3-Sean O'Connell, Stroke John Beveridge (coach) and coxed by Sean Carney. We thank Rory Griffin for the details.
 

 

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