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Inver Colpa Rowing Club Drogheda was established in 2011 after a successful charity row from the Isle of Man that year.

The club has since then been affiliated to the Irish Coastal Rowing Federation and has grown in size and experience ever since.

The name Inver Colpa derives from ancient Irish folklore and language. ‘Inver’ being the anglicised version of the Gaelic word Inbhear, meaning inlet, while ‘Colpa’ derives from Colpa of the Sword who was an ancient swordsman son of the Milesian’s.  He was drowned at Mornington trying to land his boat and is buried in the ringfort behind the old church in Colpe.

The four founding members of the club are Martin Murphy, Stuart Heslin, Dessie McDonald and Robert Finglas.

The club’s sponsors are:

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Inver Colpa Rowing Club is based in the Boyne Fishermans Rescue and Recovery Service on the Marsh Road, Drogheda.  The club have recently received planning permission for a new boathouse in an adjacent site and hope to begin the site clearance in late 2024.

Contact – secretary@invercolpa.ie or 089 4209258 for more information.

 

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Southgate Shopping Centre come on board as sponsor

Inver Colpa Rowing Club are delighted to announce that Southgate Shopping Centre have come on board as a new main sponsor for 2025! Pictured at the sponsorship cheque handover is L-R James McKevitt, Club Chairperson, Darragh Farrell, Club Treasurer, Niamh Cardiff, Marketing Manager Southgate Shopping Centre and Orla O’Connor, Club Secretary. The club & its members extend a …

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Cheque presented to RNLI & Boyne Fishermens River Rescue after successful ‘Row the Boyne’ rowing challenge

Members of the club recently presented a cheque for an amazing 2,915 euro to representatives of the Boyne Fishermens Rescue & Recovery Service and Clogherhead RNLI following the ‘Row the Boyne’ Rowing Challenge that took place in Scotch Hall Shopping Centre on Sat 14th Dec 2024. Representing the RNLI are Padraig Rath, Brian O Shiel, …

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Club Members feature in new radio documentary about the River Boyne

St Stephen’s Day saw the broadcast of a new radio documentary ‘Stories from the Boyne’  all about the River Boyne from Mornington to the Mary McAleese Bridge on LMFM Radio.  Featuring club members James, Darragh, Fiona, Sarah and Cox Gerry, along with members of the Boyne Fishermens River Rescue, the documentary can be heard here.