Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Fintan McCarthy, pictured, and Konan Pazzaia are safely through to the double sculls semis.James Crombie/INPHO Three Irish boats book final places on opening day of European Championships Izzy Clements, Jake McCarthy, and Mags Cremen and Zoe Hyde will all row for gold in Saturday’s A finals. 12.13pm, 29 May 2025 Share options OLYMPIC STAR FINTAN MCCARTHY opened his bid to become a three-time European rowing champion as he safely booked his place in the double sculls semi-finals with team-mate Konan Pazzaia. With regular partner Paul O’Donovan sitting out this week’s championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, McCarthy and Pazzaia finished second in Thursday morning’s heavyweight heat. Advertisement They’ll return to action on Friday morning when they will race in the first semi-final at 8.42am, where they’ll be up against reigning European and Olympic champions Andrei Cornea and Florian Enache of Romania. Meanwhile, three Irish boats will be going for gold on Saturday after they safely negotiated their opening races on Thursday morning. On her senior international debut, Izzy Clements ensured a strong lane draw for the final of the lightweight women’s single sculls as she finished second to Lara Tiefenthaler of Austria in the preliminary race. Jake McCarthy, twin brother of Fintan, was second behind Fabio Kress of Germany in his lightweight men’s single sculls heat, and will line up in lane five in Saturday’s final. And in the women’s double heats, Mags Cremen — who won individual lightweight silver at last year’s Europeans — and Zoe Hyde finished second behind familiar foes in Dimitra Kontou and Zoi Fitsiou of Greece to book their final place. Ross Corrigan and Daire Lynch will return to the water on Friday morning (8.32am) for the semi-finals of the men’s pair after qualifying from their heat in fourth place. Niall Kelly Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Three Irish boats book final places on opening day of European Championships”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Three Irish boats book final places on opening day of European Championships”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel. 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