Tough group for Ireland CP Football team as they are drawn against Brazil, Ukraine and Great Britain for Rio 2016
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Ireland’s Cerebral Palsy football team was dealt a tough blow this evening as the official draw for the groups for this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio was made in Salou, Spain. The draw, which took place at the Pre-Paralympic Games tournament where Ireland are due to face the USA tomorrow morning (Saturday, May 7th), saw […]
Day 6 at European Championships sees yet more fantastic performances from Irish swimmers
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Irish Paralympic swimmers Nicole Turner and Ellen Keane were certainly flying the flag high for their country this evening as they took part in the finals of their events on Day 6 of the IPC European Open Swim Championships. Dubliner Keane was first to compete for Ireland just after 5pm this evening, when she hit […]
Three PBs for Ireland while Keane and Turner book their spots in this evening's finals
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Three Irish swimmers secured Personal Best times in the pool this morning during the heats at Day 6 of the IPC European Open Swim Championships, while Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner booked their slots in this evening’s finals. First into the water for Ireland was 14-year-old Barry McClements in Heat 1 of the Men’s 100m […]