Get ▁Row ing . ▁ ▁National ▁Row ing ▁Centre ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Row ing ▁Centre ▁( N RC ) ▁in ▁Far ran ▁Wood , ▁C ork ▁is ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Row ing ▁Ireland ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Performance ▁team . ▁The ▁Centre ▁has ▁an ▁eight - lane ▁Alb ano ▁course ▁and ▁hosts ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reg att as ▁and ▁the ▁Championship ▁Reg atta ▁each ▁year . ▁Every ▁four ▁years ▁it ▁hosts ▁the ▁Home ▁International ▁Reg atta . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁hosted ▁the ▁Coupe ▁de ▁la ▁Je un esse ▁ ▁It ▁successfully ▁hosted ▁the ▁event ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Irish ▁Championships ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁as ▁the ▁Irish ▁Am ateur ▁Row ing ▁Union , ▁the ▁association ▁hosted ▁its ▁first ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁AG M , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁February , ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁a ▁cup ▁be ▁purchased ▁for ▁£ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Union ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁for ▁annual ▁competition ▁amongst ▁senior ▁e ights . ▁This ▁would ▁in ▁time ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Big ▁Pot ". ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁Senior ▁e ights ▁championship ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Metropolitan ▁Reg atta ▁in ▁R ings end ▁on ▁the ▁Lower ▁L iff ey ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁City ▁of ▁Der ry ▁Bo ating ▁Club ▁were ▁the ▁w inners . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁