Para Athletics Talent Search
Paralympics Ireland have today launched a new pilot Virtual Talent Search programme. The programme is specifically designed to guide potential athletes into the Para Athletics programme. The Virtual Talent search programme is introduced by 6 time Paralympic Champion Jason Smyth who demonstrates the specific movements necessary to obtain an initial assessment of a participants range […]
Ireland’s paracycling squad claim two European Championship titles
Ireland’s success in the paracycling scene continued as the squad secured two gold medals so far at European Paracycling Championships in upper Austria. Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly proved fastest in the tandem time trial while Ronan Grimes claimed his first international victory winning the MC4 time trial. Dunlevy and Kelly, a relatively new pairing […]
Keane to Link up with Team Ireland for World Championships
The five members of Team Ireland that will represent Ireland at the Para Swimming World Championships has been announced today. Ellen Keane, Nicole Turner, Barry McClements, Róisín Ní Riain and Amy Sheridan will be the five athletes that will chase world championships success for Team Ireland. The team will depart for a training camp on Tuesday, […]
Paralympics Ireland AGM 2022
Paralympics Ireland held their Annual General Meeting for 2022 at the Sport Ireland Sports HeadQuarters at Abbotstown on May 18th. The meeting, which was a hybrid event, marked the first time that delegates were able to attend in person since 2019. The AGM was chaired by president, Eimear Breathnach, who was chairing her first Annual […]
Para Cycling team bag 4 medals in the Paracycling Road World Cup
The Para Cycling team completed in the first round of the Paracycling Road World Cup in Ostend, Belgium last weekend, there was a strong contingent of riders from the Irish National squad and development squad supported by Cycling Ireland. Not only was it the first race of the season for many, it was also the […]
Sport Ireland High Performance Funding Announced
Paralympics Ireland has welcomed the announcement of the Sport Ireland High Performance Sport Investment 2022. The announcement has confirmed that Paralympics Ireland will receive €3,700,000 in high performance funding throughout the Paris cycle from 2021-2022. Today’s announcement also confirmed that Paralympics Ireland will receive €450,000 for High Performance Operations and Administration funding for 2022. The […]
Athletes Commission Appointed
Paralympics Ireland welcomes the newly appointed Athletes Commission who have been appointed this week and will now serve a new term that will conclude after the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Catherine Walsh has returned to the Athletes Commission and, after a vote from her commission colleagues she has returned as Chair of the commission and […]
Paralympians set to lead St Patrick’s Day Parades
Paralympians, Ellen Keane and Mary Fitzgerald have recently been announced as the grand marshals for the 2022 St. Patrick’s Day parades in Dublin and Kilkenny. Paralympic champion, Ellen Keane will lead the parade through Dublin city on Thursday, March 17, the Clontarf native will be joined by fellow Dubliner and Olympic boxing champion, Kellie Harrington. […]
PTSB are First Ever Title Sponsor
Permanent TSB announced as Title Sponsor for Irish Olympic and Irish Paralympic Teams for Paris 2024 Permanent TSB has been unveiled as the title sponsor for both the Irish Olympic and Irish Paralympic teams at the Paris 2024 Games taking place in July and August respectively. Permanent TSB is the first ever title sponsor to […]
Paralympics Ireland Statement
Paralympics Ireland welcomes the decision of the International Paralympic Committee to exclude athletes representing National Paralympic Committee’s from Russia and Belarus from the Winter Paralympic Games. Excluding any athlete from Paralympic competition is an extremely difficult decision to take at any time. We commend the governing board of the International Paralympic Committee for listening […]
Paralympics Ireland Statement
Paralympics Ireland stands united with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the European Paralympic Committee (EPC) in condemning the actions of the Russian government in Ukraine. We recognise that participation in the Paralympic Games is a matter for the IPC and the IPC Governing Board who are meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd March to discuss Russia’s invasion […]
Johnny Bridgeman RIP
The death has occurred of Johnny Bridgeman. Johnny was a much admired coach that was part of the Irish Paralympic Team that competed at four Paralympic Games. Johnny led the Irish Para Table Tennis teams that competed at the Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens Paralympic Games along with multiple European and World Games. The arrangements […]
