Wesley Bourke and Donal Macintyre (IRL) on the 2nd run of the World Cup race 1 at Nottingham, May 2005 (photograph PS)

Wesley Bourke and Donal McIntyre (IRL) on the first run of the World Cup 1 sprint race at Nottingham, May 2005 (Photograph MC)

Tadhg McIntyre (IRL) on the first run of the World Cup 1 sprint race at Nottingham, May 2005 (Photograph MC)

Tadhg Macintyre (IRL) on the 2nd run of the World Cup race 1 at Nottingham, May 2005 (photograph PS)

Wesley Bourke and Donal Macintyre (IRL) on run 1 of the World Cup Race 1 at Nottingham, May 2005 (Photograph PS)

Tadhg MacIntyre (IRL) on run 1 of the World Cup Race 1 at Nottingham, May 2005 (Photograph PS)

The Irish World Cup team of Jim Morrisey, Tadgh MacIntyre, Fergus Cooper, Tina Kelly, Gary Mawer, Sean Cahill along with the chief executive of Chorus, Phil Freeman.

Tadhg Macintyre (IRL), World Cup Race 3 (Sprint), River Shannon, Ireland, May 2005

Wesley Bourke and Donal Macintyre (IRL), World Cup Race 3 (Sprint), River Shannon, Ireland, May 2005

Tadhg Macintyre (IRL), 1st run, World Cup race 5, River Tryweryn, Bala, Wales, May 2005

Tadhg Macintyre (IRL), 2nd run, World Cup race 5, River Tryweryn, Bala, Wales, May 2005