PTSB Reveal Athlete Ambassadors for Paris 2024
Paralympic Silver Medallist Nicole Turner, Ronan Grimes, Britney Arendse and Jordan Lee are among the eleven athletes named by Paralympic and Olympic Team Ireland title sponsor PTSB as its new brand ambassadors for what will be a special year. PTSB announced its partnerships with the Olympic Federation of Ireland and Paralympics Ireland in March 2022, […]
Steven McGowan Wins Rowability Award at 2023 Rowing Ireland Awards
Para rower Steven McGowan picked up the Rowability Award at this year’s Rowing Ireland awards which took place on Saturday, November 19th. The Rowability Award recognises exceptional contributions to adaptive rowing and inclusion within Rowing Ireland. After taking up rowing less than two years ago Steven relocated to Cork to hone his craft with rowing […]
Paralympic Torch Relay Route Unveiled by Paris 2024
While the Olympic Flame will be extinguished at the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony on 11 August 2024, the Paralympic Flame will be lit a few days later in Stoke Mandeville, in order to launch the first Paralympic Flame Relay in the history of the Summer Games. Then, it will leave the historic birthplace of Paralympic sport […]
Bronze Medal Success for Judge at ITTF SQY French Para Open
Colin Judge and Paddy Vaughan were in action at the ITTF SQY French Para Open which took place on from 9th – 11th November. Both athletes compete in the men’s singles; Colin in class 3 and Paddy in class 7. Day one of the event saw the group matches take place. Paddy Vaughan lost his […]
Colin Judge in Action at ITTF SQY French Para Open 2023
Colin Judge has travelled to France to compete at the International SQY French Para Open. Play begins in the four day event today November 9th and runs until the 12th. He competes in the mens singles class 3. Judge begins his campaign with three group matches today. The Dublin man competed at the Tokyo […]
Sport Ireland Publishes Updated Women in Sport Policy
On Monday this week Sport Ireland announced the release of its updated Women in Sport Policy, building on its commitment to promote gender equality and empower women in the sports sector. Originally launched in March 2019, the policy aimed to enhance the involvement of women in sports and provide a roadmap for Sport Ireland’s initiatives […]
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly Presented With UCI Para-cycling World Cup Overall Winners Trophies
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly were presented with their UCI Para-cycling World Cup overall winners trophies on Saturday, November 4th. The women’s tandem duo were presented with the trophies at Paralympics Ireland’s ‘Perform At Paris’ Conference as excitement builds with less than one year to go until the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The trophies […]
Paralympics Ireland Perform at Paris Conference
Coinciding with 300 days to go Paralympics Ireland hosted ‘Perform at Paris’ an intensive two-day conference covering all aspects of Paris 2024 as the countdown to August 28th 2024 rolls on. Coaches and practitioners from different para sports gathered on Friday at the Herbert Park Hotel to participate in a ‘Team Behind the Team’ workshop. […]
IPC Classification Fundamentals Online Course
Are you interested in finding out more about how classification works? The International Paralympic Committee have created a free online course designed to educate those who complete it on the intricacies of classification. You can access the course here. Find out more about classification here. If you would like to contact Paralympics […]
Ní Riain Named Performance Para Swimmer of the Year
Limerick native Róisín Ní Riain was named Performance Para Swimmer of the Year at the 2023 Swim Ireland awards. Ní Riain had a stand out World Championships in Manchester this summer where she won a silver medal in the 100 Butterfly, followed up by a gold medal swim in the 100m Backstroke. These performances secured […]
300 Days To Go To Paris 2024
Today marks another milestone on our journey to the 2024 Paralympic Games. With 300 days to go to the Paralympics Ireland team are working hard to ensure that the team will be as prepared as possible to deliver their best performances yet come August 28th next year. Currently Team Ireland have qualified 7 slots for […]
Para Sport Round Up – October
Para Triathlon Irish para triathletes have been competing at Para Triathlon World Cup events in Malaga and Taranto. In Malaga there were three podium finishes and a strong 6th for the Irish contingent: 1st – Cassie Cava (PTS3) 01:21.49 2nd – Donnacha McCarthy & Sean Husband (PTVI) 01:02.19 3rd – Judith MacCombe & […]
