Next Level Fundraising Campaign Launched
PARALYMPICS IRELAND LAUNCHES NEW FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE ‘THE NEXT LEVEL’ The new campaign is calling on the public to help current and future Irish para-athletes to reach the next level Paralympics Ireland has launched a new fundraising campaign to help Irish para-athletes reach the next level. ‘The Next Level’ campaign, which was launched live […]
A different kind of memorable
NOT EVEN this pandemic’s total disruption of global sport has dimmed Jason Smyth’s desire to keep on breaking barriers and setting new records. The fastest Paralympian on the plant says that the postponement of the 2020 Games by 12 months hasn’t lessened his ambition in any way. Heading into the 16th year of his extraordinary […]
Paralympics Ireland Tokyo 2020 Webinar
Paralympics Ireland hosted a webinar, last Thursday 4th February, which provided key updates around the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to athletes, team leaders and support staff, all of whom are still in contention of qualifying for Tokyo 2020. The decision to host the webinar was made following a number of key updates from the Tokyo […]
Musical Stars in Historic Collaboration
International Collaboration Shines the Spotlight on Inclusion Through Music and Sport Irish and Japanese Artists Musicians Create Unique Tokyo 2020 Musical Collaboration Renowned artists from Ireland and Japan have come together to produce a commemorative piece of music to mark the participation of Team Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Ireland’s Donal […]
Paralympics Ireland Statement
Paralympics Ireland welcome the statement received from the International Paralympic Committee regarding the media speculation around the future of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. We are pleased to note that the statement confirmed that the games will go ahead as planned on August 24th. As a national Paralympic committee we trust that the International […]
New Board Members
Paralympics Ireland have today announced the appointments of Lisa Fallon and Damien O’Neill to the Board of the organisation. Lisa Fallon took up her position at the beginning of the year and will be using her expertise in high performance sport as part of her new role. Damien O’Neill joined the board in September where […]
Job Opportunity: Sports Director
Paralympics Ireland are inviting applications to the position of Sports Director with the organisation. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated, driven individual to play a key role in driving the future of Para Sport in Ireland, using their skills to work with multiple Sport’s National Governing Bodies (NGB’s) in support of elite athletes […]
Look Back to Sydney 2000 with Mairead Berry and Bridie Lynch
It has been twenty years since the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, Paralympics Ireland recently caught up with five time Paralympic medallist, Mairead Berry and Hall of Famer, Bridie Lynch. The former athletes sat down to talk about their contrasting experience of the Sydney Games and their amazing careers as athletes. Mairead Berry competed at her […]
Women in Sport Focus – Miriam Malone
Paralympics Ireland has produced a weekly Women in Sport Focus since the inaugural edition in July. Some of the best female Paralympians in the country have featured to date including Nicole Turner, Ellen Keane, Niamh McCarthy, Greta Streimikyte, Mary Fitzgerald, Orla Comerford, Richael Timothy, Katie-George Dunlevy, Eve McCrystal and Kerrie Leonard. This week’s Women in […]
Job Opportunity
Paralympics Ireland are delighted to offer one graduate the opportunity to work with us as part of the Aspire Graduate programme. The successful graduate will have the amazing opportunity to be an integral part of the Tokyo 2020 Operations team. They will be directly involved in the preparation of Team Ireland for the Tokyo games […]
IPC provides Accessibility Guide for Olympic and Paralympic organisers
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has recently published its Accessibility Guide, which supports the staging of Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as other events to promote inclusion. The guide is designed to assist Organising Committees and host city authorities in the successful planning and delivery of the Games. A combination of information, guidelines, recommendations, […]
Women In Sport Focus – Richael Timothy
Today we feature Para-Cyclist, Richael Timothy on this weeks Women In Sport Focus. Richael hasn’t been on the Para-Cycling seen all that long, she already has a World Championship medal, won in February of this year. She has previously represented her country in soccer and also a Gaelic footballer, playing as goalkeeper for her county, […]
