Fermoy’s Ellie O’Reilly and Gill McGirr made rowing history two weeks ago, becoming the first Irish girls’ pair to win gold at Belgium’s prestigious Coup de la Jeunesse regatta. Political indifference and bureaucratic bloody-mindedness may mean the death of their club. Stepping onto Fermoy Weir from the Triangle Field on the Blackwater’s north-western bank, the … Continue reading Fermoy’s Weir is washing away. Does that suit some?