Three Silver Medals for Keane, Ní Riain and Turner on Last Day of European Championships
The last day of the European Championships brought in three more medals for Ireland bringing the final haul to 12 overall, the most that Ireland has ever won at a single tournament. Ellen Keane was first up for Ireland on the last day of the Para Swimming European Championships. In a race that featured the […]
Ní Riain and Turner Add Two Bronze Medals to Ireland’s Tally at the European Championships
Ní Riain started off Friday evening in style adding a bronze medal to her collection. A time of 4:44.62 secured the Limerick swimmer her fourth medal of the championships. She has one event left tomorrow, the 200m IM. Speaking after her final Ní Riain said, “Yeah I’m happy that swim. It was definitely a tough […]
Gold for Turner and Bronze for Brady at the European Championships
In a race that went right down to the wire, Ireland emerged victorious with two medals from the 50m freestyle final. Nicole Turner touched the wall at the same time as her Swiss counterpart to claim joint gold, her second European medal this week. This is her first gold medal at a major championship. Speaking […]
Bronze Medal Success for Turner and McClements on Day 3 of European Championships
This evening was the busiest session of the European Championships so far for Ireland with four athletes in three finals. Nicole Turner was the first to medal, claiming bronze in her 200m IM final. Teammate Dearbhaile Brady was not far behind finishing fifth overall in the same event. Speaking after her final Nicole Turner said, […]
Gold for Ní Riain on Day Two of European Championships
Róisín Ní Riain was the only Irish swimmer in action at the European Championships today fresh from her silver medal success on day one. In a personal best swim Ní Riain powered home to win gold in the 100m breaststroke final. She finished the race in a time of 01:18.00 which was also a personal […]
Ní Riain Takes Silver in 100m Butterfly Final at European Championships
Róisín Ní Riain was the first of the Irish swimmers to get on the podium claiming the silver spot in her first final of the week. In a swim that was again agonisingly close to her personal best of 01:06:00, the Limerick swimmer finished the final in a time of 01:06.32. Speaking after the final […]
Irish Para Swimming Team Ready to Take the European Stage in Madeira
The Irish Para swimming team are ready to take to the pool in Madeira, Portugal where they will compete at the biggest Para swimming event of the year before the Paralympic Games in this August. The Madeira 2024 European Open Championships will be held from 21 to 27 April at the Funchal Olympic Pools Complex […]
McKeever Sports Selected as Official Kit Supplier for Team Ireland in Paris 2024
McKeever Sports has been selected as the Official Kit Supplier for Team Ireland at the Paralympic and Olympic Games in Paris this summer. McKeever Sports, a leading provider of high-quality sports apparel, is proud to announce its partnership with Team Ireland as the official kit supplier for the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics. This collaboration represents a […]
Sport Ireland Publishes 2023 Anti-Doping Review
Sport Ireland Anti-Doping has today published its Annual Report for 2023, during which a record number of tests were carried out. There were 1,826 samples collected in 2023, with 1,595 tests in total. One test encompasses all the samples that were collected for one athlete within that visit. To reflect the breadth of the programme […]
Two Debutants Named on Irish Para Swimming Team for European Championships
The Irish Para Swimming Team has been announced to represent Ireland at the Para Swimming European Championships from 21 to 27 April. Madeira, Portugal will host the European Championships for the third time in 2024 following successful editions in 2016 and 2021. The Championships will offer athletes and teams an important test ahead of the Paralympic […]
Sport Ireland Publish Guidance for Transgender and Non-Binary Inclusion in Sport
Sport Ireland has published a guidance document intended to provide information and insights to the Irish sport sector to assist with decision making and policy development for the inclusion of transgender and non-binary people in sport. The 22 page guidance document provides recommended steps and considerations when putting a policy in place for the participation […]
Research Opportunity with Paralympics Ireland
Paralympics Ireland is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for research collaboration. We are inviting interested parties to tender for a research project aimed at understanding the athlete and coach experience of Paralympic gateways and pathways in Ireland. The objective of this research project is to gain insights into the journey of athletes and coaches […]
