The event is being held in Germany.
Ireland will be competing at the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Germany for the first time this weekend.
The Chinese sport sees forty-foot paddling boats decorated with dragon designs and each vessel is carved with a dragon's head at the bow and a tail in the stern.
The Sport has become very popular in Ireland, with 19 clubs spread across the country.
Carlow Dragon Boat Club member Anita Comerford says it means everything to be part of the squad:
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