Neptune Rowing Club, founded in 1908, is located on the River Liffey at Islandbridge, Dublin. It is one of the largest clubs in Ireland, steeped in history and is housed in a new boathouse that was opened in March 2010 by then-President of Ireland Mary McAleese.
The club is a member of the Dublin Metropolitan group of clubs which operates a boat house on the reservoir in Blessington - therefore the club's rowers train at both Islandbridge and Blessington. The Dublin Metropolitan Regatta is also hosted here each year.
Neptune has a strong history in competitive rowing - it has accumulated 152 National Championship titles since 1914, and has won a number of Henley Regatta events including the Diamond Sculls, Britannia 4, Ladies Plate 8, Thames Cup 8 and Prince of Wales 4x (composite with Commercial RC).
Throughout the eighties and nineties, Neptune managed to almost totally dominate senior men's rowing in Ireland. During this period, Neptune were also prominent on Ireland's International rowing scene, with a large majority of international oarsmen being Neptune men.
Sean Drea won the Diamond Sculls for three consecutive years: 1973, 1974, 1975. Neptune won its first crew event in 1982 in the Britannia Challenge Cup for coxed fours.
In the final of the 1986 Ladies Plate, Neptune beat Harvard University. The crew was Gerry Murphy (bow), Gerry Macken (2), Frank Moore (3), Alan Thomas (4), Pat McDonagh (5), Phillip Browne (6), Eunan Dolan (7), Jim Cassidy (stroke) & Gerry O'Brien (cox). The crew was coached by Con Cronin, Joe Moroney & Liam Perdiasatt.
In the 1996 Thames Cup final, Neptune beat Wallingford A. The crew was Aidan McMahon (bow), Jason Connolly (2), Tommy Colsh (3), Albert Maher (4), Kevin Lynch (5), Jim Cassidy (6), Gary O'Neill (7), Colm O'Rourke (stroke) & Brendan Farrell (cox) with Peter Buckley as coach.
Neil Casey of Neptune won the Prince of Wales quadruple sculls in a composite crew with Commercial Rowing Club in 2005.
More recently Neptune had further success at Henley in the Henley Women's Regatta of 2010 with a convincing win for the Elite Pair, beating Oxford University by two lengths in the final.
The club currently has a very large and active group of members competing at all levels and across age groups, from novices to internationals competing for Ireland.
A 'Learn To Row' programme is taught at Neptune Rowing Club and participants can graduate from the programme into our competitive Novice Squad. The club also boasts a considerable number of Masters athletes (age 28-70) who compete in Ireland and individuals also represent Ireland at the World Masters Championships.
All these are Neptune Irish Championships Titles (152 titles since 1914)
2016 Men's Novice Quad, Women's Novice Quad 2010 Women's Senior Pair2007 Women's Senior Double Scull, Women's Senior 8+ ( composite with Waterford & Muckross )2006 Men's Junior Scull, Men's Junior Double Scull, Women's Intermediate 8+, Women's Junior Scull and Women's Junior Double Scull2005 Men's Intermediate 4+, Men's Junior 18 Double Scull, Women's Novice Scull2004 Seniors: Women's FourIntermediates: Women's Eight, Women's FourJuniors: Men's Scull2003 Juniors: Men's Quad, Men Pair, Men's Double ScullNovices: Women's Eight2002 Juniors: Men's Eight, Men's Four, Men's Pair. Seniors: Men's Quad (composite)2001 Seniors: Men's Eight, Women Eight, Women's Four, Men's Quad, Men's Single, Men's Coxless Four, Men's Pair, Men's Double Scull, Men's Lightweight ScullIntermediates: Men's EightJuniors: Men's Eight2000 Seniors: Women's Four, Men's Double ScullIntermediates: Women's Eight, Women's SingleJuniors: Men's Eight1999 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men Four, Men Quad, Men Single, Men's coxless Four, Men's PairIntermediates: Women's Eight, Women's Four, Men's Single1998 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men's Four, Men's Single, Men's Coxless Four, Men Pair, Men's Double ScullNovices: Men's FourJuniors: Men's Double Scull1997 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men's Four, Men's Quad, Men's Single, Men's Coxless Four, Men's Pair, Men's Double ScullIntermediates: Men's Pair, Men's SingleNovices: Men's Eight, Men's Four1996 Seniors: Men's EightNovices: Women's SingleJuniors: Men's Quad, Women's Pair, Women's Double Scull1995 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men Coxless Four, Men's Pair, Men's Double Scull1994 Seniors: Men's Coxless Four, Men's PairIntermediates: Men's Eight1993 Seniors: Men's Four, Men's Coxless FourNovices: Women's FourJuniors: Men's Single, Men's Double Scull1992 Seniors: Men Eight, Men's Four, Men coxless Four, Men's Lightweight ScullJuniors: Men's Double Scull1991 Seniors: Men's Four, Men's Lightweight ScullJuniors: Men's Eight1990 Seniors: Men's EightJuniors: Men's Eight1989 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men's PairJuniors: Men's Double Scull1988 Seniors: Men's Four, Men's PairIntermediates: Men's Single1987 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men's Four, Men Pair1986 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men's Four, Men PairJuniors: Men Pair, Men Double Scull1985 Seniors: Men's Eight, Men's Four, Men's PairIntermediates: Men's Four1984 Seniors: Men's Eight1983 Intermediates: Men's Four1982 Seniors: Men's PairNovices: Men's Eight, Men's FourJuniors: Men's Single, Men's Four, Men's Pair, Men's Double Scull1981 Seniors: Men's FourIntermediates: Men's EightJuniors: Men's Eight, Men Four, Men's Double Scull1980 Seniors: Men's EightJuniors: Men's Double Scull: Jerome Hurley and John Moloco1979 Seniors: Men's Double ScullJuniors: Men's Four, Men's Pair1977 Intermediates: Men's Eight, Men's FourNovices: Men's Eight1976 Juniors: Men's Four1975 Intermediates: Men's Four1974 Novices: Men's Eight1972 Novices: Men's Eight1971 Intermediates: Men's Eight, Men's Four1970 Seniors: Men's Eight1975 Juniors: Men's Single1963 Intermediates: Men's Four1947 Novices: Men's Eight1944 Intermediates: Men's Eight1934 Seniors: Men's EightIntermediates: Men's Eight1914 Seniors: Men's Eight