Relay Around The World – Terre de Jeux 2024
500 Days before the Olympic Games | 533 before the Paralympic Games Today with 500/533 days to go before the Olympic and Paralympic Games the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, French embassies and the overseas French territories bearing the ‘Terre de Jeux 2024’ label invited the world to take part in a […]
Sport Ireland Unveils “Her Moves” Campaign for Teenage Girls on International Women’s Day.
Paralympics Ireland were delighted to be in attendance at the launch of Sport Ireland’s newest campaign Her Moves which was created to inspire teenage girls to become more active across all sports. The ambitious initiative aims to target those who are not active participants or at risk of dropping out, helping them reengage and redefine […]
Inaugural Pathway to Paris Workshop
Paralympics Ireland hosted its first “Pathway to Paris” workshop on Saturday, February 25th in collaboration with the Sport Ireland Institute welcoming over 40 athletes, coaches, performance support practitioners and support staff both in person and online. The workshop, which is the first in a series, placed a strong emphasis on creating an environment where people […]
Paralympic High Performance Funding Welcomed
Paralympics Ireland has been allocated €450,000 in high performance operations and administration support as part of the package of high performance funding announced by Dr. Úna May from Sport Ireland and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin. This will see the level of funding allocated to Paralympics Ireland remain the […]
Patrick Monahan Wins Gold at Seville Marathon
Patrick Monahan retained his Seville Marathon title today by the narrowest of margins. He edged Jorge Madera Jimnez by only one second to take the top spot for the second year in a row. His time of 1:33.14 was just enough to claim the gold medal for 2023. It was a busy weekend at home […]
Silver Success for Nicole Turner in Melbourne
All three members of the Para swimming team were in the pool on the third and final day of the Citi Para Swimming World Series in Melbourne. Nicole Turner was busiest of the three swimmers competing in the 50m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley. An impressive 3:13.73 in the 200m Individual Medley final put […]
Finals for Turner and Keane on Day 2 in Australia
Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner were the two members of Team Ireland in action overnight at the Citi Para Swimming World Series event taking place in Melbourne, Australia. Both swimmers progressed through to the final of the 100m LC Meter Breaststroke Multi Class event. Ellen Keane produced a time of 1:24.82 in the final […]
Action Packed Weekend of Para Athletics Ahead
The 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships take place this weekend (February 18th & 19th) at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena. The stars of Irish athletics will descend upon the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena this weekend for what promises to be a thrilling two days of competition. This year’s championships will showcase some of […]
Irish Para Swimmers Set for Competition in Australia
The Citi Para World Series season begins tomorrow, February 17th in Melbourne where three of Ireland’s top Para Swimmers will be competing over the course of the next three days. Ellen Keane, Nicole Turner and Barry McClements all take to the water in a variety of different events. Tokyo gold medallist, Keane races […]
Guide Running Workshop Launch
Vision Sports Ireland and Athletics Ireland are proud to announce the launch of a Guide Running Workshop. The workshop has been developed to give runners the skills and confidence to guide an individual who is blind, or vision impaired. Workshops will be rolled out nationally over the coming years with the aim to create […]
Stephen McNamara to Become CEO
Stephen McNamara to Become CEO Stephen McNamara is to be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Paralympics Ireland following a rigorous and competitive recruitment process undertaken by Paralympics Ireland. Stephen joins Paralympics Ireland from the Irish Rugby Football Union, where he was Director of Communications from 2012. During his time with the IRFU, […]
Research Shows Two-Thirds of Para Athletes Have Made Financial Sacrifices to Achieve Sporting Goals
Irish Para Athletes represent their country with pride all around the globe. They are elite, high- performers that dedicate themselves to producing their best performances when it matters most. Para Athletes sacrifice much in their pursuit of their goals as findings from the recent survey produced by Hays Ireland illustrate. Half (48%) of Para […]
