IPC Website Revamp
The International Paralympics Committee are embarking on a full revamp of their website and they need the help of para-athletes. Please follow this link to their survey and help the governing body for Paralympic Games to make their website the best resource that it possibly can be. Click HERE to fill out the survey
Comerford Gets 2018 off to Promising Start
Orla Comerford, who was one of the Irish stars at the Rio Paralympic Games, had her first event of 2018 and it was a promising beginning to her year as she produced two strong performances. Orla began her 2018 indoor season with two solid performances, running 8.05 for 60m and 26.62 for 200m at the […]
2018 Athletes Commission Unveiled
The first meeting of the newly appointed Athletes Commission tool place on Saturday as the 7 person commission to represent Para Athletes came together for the first time at the National Sports Campus. Para Cyclist, Eoghan Clifford, was selected as the new chairperson for the commission succeeding the outgoing chair, James McCarthy. Former chairperson, […]
Important Weekend out of the Pool for Para Swimmers
Paralympics Ireland will host an important information and training session for our Para Swimmers at the National Sports Campus this weekend. Important information around the new classification protocols will be on the agenda along with an exciting research project from renowned biomechanist Carl Payton that could be a help improve the performances of our athletes. […]
Monahan Shows Well in Dubai
Patrick Monahan was in action this morning at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. Patrick will be pleased with his performance having missed a block of training in the build up to the marathon as he finished in a time of 1:33:10 It could have been even better for Patrick who was send the wrong […]
Ryan and Coleman Secure London Invite
T12 athlete Declan Ryan and his guide Kevin Coleman have been awarded a direct athlete invite to compete at the London city Marathon on April 22nd 2018 by World Para Athletics. The London event is part of the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup. Speaking about the opportunity Declan said “I am very excited […]
Paul Conneely Appointed to Paralympics Ireland Role
Paralympics Ireland have today announced that Paul Conneely has been appointed to the role of Lead Physiotherapist and Medical Services Co-Ordinator. In his new role Paul will be responsible for the co-ordination of athlete medical services, he will also be the lead physiotherapist as well as providing physiotherapy clinical support to elite para athletes. […]
Frances O'Sullivan White RIP
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former Irish Paralympian Frances O’Sullivan White. Frances (73) represented Ireland in Table Tennis at four separate Paralympic Games beginning 50 years ago in 1968 in Tel Aviv. Frances claimed two medals in Israel including an individual silver medal and a Bronze medal in […]
Government Launch Healthy Ireland Campaign
The Government’s Healthy Ireland 2018 campaign was launched by the Taoiseach in Croke Park last Saturday. This campaign builds on the major, collaborative, cross-governmental work done as part of the Healthy Ireland initiative with the intention of promoting citizen engagement – focusing on three key areas: physical activity, healthy eating and mental wellbeing. An national radio […]
CP Football Team Host Trials Nationwide
The Football Association of Ireland are holding four trials in the coming months in a bid to find the next crop of stars for the Republic of Ireland Cerebral Palsy team ahead of this summer’s European Championships in the Netherlands. Manager Paul Breen will assess a new group of players in a bid to […]
Para Athletes Well Placed for 2018
Leevale AC’s new High Performance Centre in Cork was the location for 2017’s final Para-Athletics Throws squad day on Saturday December 9th. National coach, Dave Sweeney and Strength and Conditioning lead at the Irish Institute of Sport, Eamon Flanagan, worked with athletes to put the finishing touches to a very productive Autumn training period for […]
McKillop, Smyth, Dunlevy & McCrystal Nominated for RTE Sportsperson of the Year
It has been a great year for our Paralympians as they have continued to achieve on the biggest of stages. Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop both returned from the World Championships in London with a pair of gold medals each, a feat that was replicated by the tandem duo of Katie George Dunlevy and Even […]
