Men's pair Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney have become the first Irish boat to reach an A final at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai.
The former Portora/Enniskillen RBC clubmates finished sixth in the final at the Paris Olympics and will have another shot at a medal after catching the Netherlands for third in their semi-final.
The New Zealand boat finished first in 06:25.89, followed by Spain 06:28.56 and Ireland in 06:29.99.
The Fermanagh men were sixth-fastest qualifiers for the final, which will be at 7.44am Irish time on Thursday (Live on RTÉ Player).
Galway woman Siobhan McCrohan, world champion in 2023 and a bronze medallist last year, finished third in her heat of the lightweight single sculls and progressed to the semi-finals, which take place at 3.37am on Thursday.
Her time of 7:36.98 was fifth-fastest of the 12 qualifiers.
Jake McCarthy - twin brother of double Olympic champion Fintan - was third in his lightweight men's single sculls heat.
Despite being pipped for the second automatic qualifying position by the host nation's Gu Jiantao, the Skibbereen man's time of 6:56.65 was third-fastest overall and enough for a spot in Thursday's second semi-final (3.49am).
The long-standing repechage system has been eliminated, meaning boats that do not progress are placed directly into B, C or D finals.
Women's pair Emily Hegarty and Aoife Casey just missed out on a semi-final place on Sunday and won their C final today.
Likewise, the men’s quad - Andrew Sheehan, Adam Murphy, Brian Colsh and Ronan Byrne - won their C final this morning.
Watch the Irish in action at the World Rowing Championships A finals on RTÉ Player, from 7am Thursday to Sunday
