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Paul O'Donovan

Titles

 

2013 Mens University Senior 8+

University Championships
 

2013 Mens University Intermediate 8+

University Championships

International Representation

2013 World Rowing Cup II

Dorney Lake
 

2013 World Rowing U23 Championships

Linz

2014 European Rowing Championships

Belgrade

2014 World Rowing Championships

Amsterdam

2014 World Rowing Cup II

Aiguebelette

2014 World Rowing U23 Championships

Varese

2015 European Rowing Championships

Poznan

2015 World Rowing Championships

Aiguebelette

2015 World Rowing Cup III

Lucerne
 

2016 European Rowing Championships

Brandenburg
 

2016 Olympic Games

Rio de Janeiro
 

2016 World Rowing Championships

Rotterdam

2016 World Rowing Cup I

Varese

2016 World Rowing Cup II

Lucerne

2016 World Rowing Cup III

Poznan

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Paul O'Donovan with the 2017 'Dr. Tony O'Neill Sportsperson of the Year' award Paul and Gary O'Donovan with their Silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics
 

Paul O’Donovan and Martin Feeley honoured at 2017 UCD Sports Awards

Paul won the ‘Dr. Tony O’Neill Sportsperson of the Year’ award while Martin was presented with the inaugural Bank of Ireland ‘Graduate of the Year’ award.

May 19, 2017 More
 

UCD top the lightweight categories at IIRC 2017

Paul O’Donovan set a new Irish Lightweight record while Shane O’Connell also impressed to win the U23 Lightweight category.

January 23, 2017 More
 

UCD’s Olympian Homecoming

UCD hosted a homecoming event for Ireland’s Rio 2016 Olympic rowers in the Fitzgerald Debating Chamber on Friday 2nd September, in association with Old Collegians Boat Club and Rowing Ireland.

September 5, 2016 More
 

Paul O’Donovan is LM1x World Champion 2016

UCD Ad Astra student Paul O’Donovan topped off an outstanding season by winning the LM1x at the 2016 World Championships in Rotterdam, while UCD’s David O’Malley and Shane Mulvaney finished 4th in […]

August 28, 2016 More
 

Olympic Silver for the O’Donovan brothers

UCD Ad Astra student Paul O’Donovan and his brother Gary took Silver in the LM2x at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Claire Lambe and Sinead Jennings came 6th in their LW2x […]

August 12, 2016 More
 

4th places finishes for both Claire Lambe and Paul O’Donovan at Poznan World Cup

UCD alumni Claire Lambe and Sinead Lynch continued their recent improvement in a record breaking LW2x race while UCD Ad Astra student Paul O’Donovan and his brother Gary again showed their […]

June 20, 2016 More
 

Strong placings for Claire Lambe and Paul O’Donovan at Lucerne World Cup

UCD Ad Astra graduate Claire Lambe and current student Paul O’Donovan continued their preparations for the Rio Olympics with 7th and 4th place finishes respectively at the Rowing World Cup […]

May 31, 2016 More
 

O’Donovan brothers are European Champions

UCD Ad Astra student Paul O’Donovan and his brother Gary took gold in the LM2x at the 2016 European Rowing Championships in Brandenburg, Germany.

May 9, 2016 More
UCD Boat Club
is at UCD Astra Hall.

2 weeks ago

UCD Boat Club

We’re inviting everyone to the @ucdlbc and @ucdbc Club Night! Join us from 7pm on Sunday, June 7th in the UCD Astra Hall for a table quiz, prizes and more!We’ll be looking back on a successful year so far! Throughout the evening, enjoy a lively table quiz, food, drinks, and live music. All proceeds go towards supporting our athletes. Don’t miss out!🎟️ Tickets are on sale now through the link in our bio!#HonCollege #AdAstra

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UCD Boat Club

At the University Championships 2026, @ucdbc and @ucdlbc have won:– Senior Mixed 8+– Senior Men’s 8+– Novice Mixed 8+– Novice Men’s 8+On top of winning the first edition of both mixed events, UCDBC have also taken home the Wylie Cup for winning 2 of the 4 Men’s 8+ races. Big thanks to all volunteers whose support helped make this event possible. 🙏 #HonCollege #AdAstra #UniChamps2026

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UCD Boat Club
is at Lough Rynn, Leitrim Rowing Centre.

4 weeks ago

UCD Boat Club

University Championships 2026 is almost here. 🏆Racing is set for this Saturday, 18th of April in Lough Rynn, Leitrim. Due to weather conditions, only Eights will take to the water across the Senior, Inter, Club, Novice and Mixed categories. Both the Wylie Cup and Bank of Ireland Cup are still up for grabs. 💪 Best of luck to all UCD crews racing. #honcollege #AdAstra #unichamps2026

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UCD Boat Club
is at River Liffey.

1 month ago

UCD Boat Club

⏪ A quick look back into our Colours Weekend. #honcollege #AdAstra

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UCD Boat Club
is at Head of the River Race.

1 month ago

UCD Boat Club

On the 100th anniversary of the historic Head of the River Race (HoRR), UCDBC has won the Overseas Pennant for the fastest time from an overseas crew. 🏆🚩Amongst the 375 boats that participated UCDBC “A” had a starting number of #36 but finished 15 places higher at #21. UCDBC “B” on the other hand started off at #65 and finished 3 places higher at #62.With the challenging weekend now concluded, the boat club leaves behind the head season and switches focus to the upcoming regattas, starting with the University Championship in 3 weeks time.#HonCollege

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