Tipperary rower Daire Lynch finishes fourth in European double sculls final

Daire Lynch just missed out on a medal at the European Rowing Championships held in Lake Bled in Slovenia.

The Clonmel rower teamed up with Philip Doyle in the men's double sculls, with the pair finishing fourth in the final.

Croatia hit the front through the first 500 metres, with Lynch and Doyle back in fifth place.

As the pace quickened, Doyle and Lynch's task became harder when they slipped back to sixth position.

They rallied around the 1,250 metres mark and moved into fourth but they couldn't pass third-placed Netherlands. 

Croatia won gold, with Italy taking the silver.