The Para Perspective Returns for Series Two
The Para Perspective Returns for Series Two with Richael Timothy Paralympics Ireland is delighted to launch the second series of The Para Perspective, the official Paralympics Ireland podcast proudly supported by Deloitte. Following the launch of the podcast in 2025, The Para Perspective returns for a new six part series, bringing listeners behind the scenes […]
Ní Riain Leads Ten Strong Irish Team to Para Swimming Europeans
Ní Riain to Lead Ten-Strong Irish Team to World Para Swimming European Championships; Six Championship Debutants Included Two-time Paralympic medallist Róisín Ní Riain will lead a ten-strong Irish team to the World Para Swimming European Championships in Kocaeli, Türkiye, from 7-12 September. The squad combines proven international performers with emerging talent, with six swimmers set […]
Two Years to Go to the LA28 Paralympic Games
The Games will take place from 15 to 27 August 2028 and will be the first Paralympic Games hosted in Los Angeles. Around 4,480 athletes are expected to compete in 560 medal events across 23 sports. Paralympics Ireland is marking the milestone on the ground in California, with a team currently in Downey for an […]
Barry McClements Claims Commonwealth Silver in Glasgow
Barry McClements produced a lifetime best performance to win silver for Team Northern Ireland in the Men’s 100m Backstroke S9 at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Competing at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre on Sunday evening, McClements touched the wall in 1:03.68 to secure the second Commonwealth Games medal of his career. The Newtownards swimmer […]
Twelve Irish Athletes Chasing World Championship Medals in Huntsville
Twelve Irish athletes will head to Huntsville, Alabama, for the 2026 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships this September. Reigning World Champion tandem pairing Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly will once again look to defend their road race and time trial World Championship titles. The pair have enjoyed incredible success in recent years, claiming the […]
Paralympics Ireland Awarded €30,000 Through Women in Sport Programme
Paralympics Ireland has been awarded €30,000 under the 2026 Women in Sport Programme, as part of a €4 million Government investment in women and girls across Irish sport. The funding was announced by Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, and Minister for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue. The €4 million allocation matches […]
Comerford and Sutton to Lead Irish Entry in Women’s Para 100m at Morton Games
Orla Comerford and Lana Sutton will lead the Irish interest in a major international Women’s Mixed Classification Para 100m at the Morton Games on Friday, 10 July. Sponsored by Allianz, the race is being introduced to the Morton Games programme for the first time and will bring two of Ireland’s leading Para sprinters together with […]
Men’s Mixed Classification Para 100m Race Series Set for Cork and Morton Finale
The 2026 Men’s Mixed Classification Para 100m Race Series reaches its final stages this week, with Race 3 taking place at Cork City Sports on Wednesday, 8 July, before the series concludes at Morton Games on Friday, 10 July. The Morton Games race will act as the Series Final, where the overall 2026 race series […]
Aspire Programme Continues with Fifth Weekend at University of Limerick
The Paralympics Ireland Aspire Programme, supported by Deloitte, continued this weekend as athletes gathered at the University of Limerick for the second camp of the 2026 programme. The Aspire Programme supports emerging Para athletes as they progress through the performance pathway, providing access to expert support, structured learning and opportunities to connect with other athletes […]
Williamson Takes Silver in Montreal
Ireland’s paratriathlon team continued a strong run of international performances at the World Triathlon Para Series in Montreal, with Tom Williamson taking silver in the Men’s PTS5 race and the MacCombe sisters both recording top six finishes in the Women’s PTVI category. The event came just two weeks after the European Championships in Tarragona and […]
Strategic Transition of Para Sports to National Governing Bodies
Paralympics Ireland today confirms that the transition of the governance and administration of three para sports to their respective National Governing Bodies: Para Swimming to Swim Ireland, Para Athletics to Athletics Ireland, and Boccia to the Irish Wheelchair Association will be completed on 1st August when Para Athletics transitions to Athletics Ireland. During this three-year […]
British & Irish Para Badminton International Brings World Class Field to Dublin
Some of the world’s leading Para badminton players will arrive in Dublin this week as the British & Irish Para Badminton International 2026 takes place at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena from Wednesday, 24 June to Sunday, 28 June. The tournament is a BWF Para Badminton International Level 1 event on the BWF Para Badminton World […]
