Seven Medals for Irish Para Cyclists at European Road Championships
Irish Para cyclists had a phenomenal weekend in Italy, winning seven medals at the 2026 UEC Para Cycling European Road Championships in Maniago and Montereale Valcellina. Twelve athletes represented Ireland across the three days of competition, with the squad made up of Paralympians, established international riders and athletes making their European Championship debut. Ireland finished […]
History Made as Ireland’s First Paralympic Universal Relay Team Makes Debut
Ireland’s first Universal 4x100m Relay team recorded a time of 48.99 seconds at the Dublin Graded Meet at DSD Track on 13 June 2026. The team featured Paralympic bronze medallist and double world champion Orla Comerford, T64 sprinter Alex Lee, Para Athletics Academy athlete Charlie Byrne and Paris 2024 Paralympian Shauna Bocquet. Guided and supported […]
Dunlevy and Kelly add European Championship to their tally
Reigning World Champions Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly have added another European Championship title to their tally this afternoon in Maniago, Italy. The pair finished first in the Time-Trial event, just 0.75 seconds ahead of bikes from GB and Italy respectively. Irish pair Sinead Greenan and Alice Sharpe put on another strong showing in their first […]
Comerford and Sutton Set to Compete at Oslo Diamond League
Orla Comerford and Lana Sutton will compete at the Oslo Diamond League this evening, with both Irish sprinters named in the Women’s Para 100m at the Bislett Games. The race is scheduled for approximately 6.25pm Irish time and will see Comerford and Sutton line up against a strong international field at the Bislett Stadium, one […]
Strong Irish Team Set for European Triathlon Para Championships in Tarragona
Ireland will be represented by a seven strong team at the 2026 Europe Triathlon Para Championships in Tarragona, Spain, on Sunday, 14 June. The championships form part of the wider Europe Triathlon Championships programme, with some of Europe’s leading Para triathletes set to compete for continental titles. Tom Williamson will lead the Irish challenge in […]
Irish Para Cyclists Set for European Road Championships in Italy
A strong Irish team will return to international competition this week as elite and development Para-cyclists travel to Maniago and Montereale Valcellina, Italy, for the 2026 UEC Para-cycling Road European Championships. Racing gets underway in northern Italy on Friday, June 12th with the Individual Time Trials, followed by road racing on Saturday, June 13th and […]
World Bicycle Day 2026
June 3rd marks World Bicycle Day, a global celebration of the bicycle and its impact on health, inclusion, sustainability and opportunity. Recognised by the United Nations, World Bicycle Day highlights the bicycle as a simple, affordable, reliable and sustainable means of transport. It also recognises the role cycling can play in supporting physical and mental […]
Greta Streimikyte Claims Victory at 2026 Women’s Mini Marathon
World champion and three-time Paralympian Greta Streimikyte claimed victory in the VI 10K category at the 2026 Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin, crossing the line first in 35:57. Representing UCD A.C., Streimikyte led the category on a record-breaking day for the event, with 30,000 participants taking to the streets of Dublin for one of the […]
PI Performance Analyst Niamh O’Brien Recognised at ISESA Conference
Paralympics Ireland Performance Analyst Niamh O’Brien was recognised at the Irish Sport and Exercise Sciences Association Conference in Athlone, where she received the award for best postgraduate research poster presentation. The ISESA Conference brings together students, researchers, academics, practitioners and professionals from across the sport and exercise sciences community in Ireland. The 2026 event took […]
Roland Garros Moment Shows Inclusion Belongs in the Main Draw
At Roland Garros 2026, during a men’s main draw night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier, two young wheelchair users were part of the player walk on ahead of Arthur Rinderknech’s match against Matteo Berrettini. It was a brief moment, but an important one, because it placed wheelchair user visibility within the everyday setting of a major […]
Kerrie Leonard Completes Landmark IPC Programme
Kerrie Leonard has become the first Irish Paralympian to complete the International Paralympic Committee’s Para Athlete Professionals training course. The programme was launched by the International Paralympic Committee as part of its Sport for Mobility Programme, a four-year initiative designed to support Paralympians as they prepare for the next stage of their professional lives beyond […]
Barry McClements Named on Team NI Swimming Squad for 2026 Commonwealth Games
Paralympian Barry McClements has been named on the Team NI swimming squad for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. McClements, who represented Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, returns to the Commonwealth Games stage having made history at Birmingham 2022, where he won bronze in the S9 100m backstroke. That result marked […]
