President Launches Search for 600 Volunteers
Over 600 volunteers are being sought to work at the Dublin 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships which are being held at the National Aquatic Centre in Blanchardstown next August from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th. A broad range of volunteers will be needed to ensure that the Championships run smoothly and will […]
Paralympics Ireland Athletes Commission Applications Sought
The Paralympics Ireland Athletes Commission is welcoming applications from our current and former Paralympians to become members of the commission. Our Paralympians have a wealth of experience and knowledge that can be a huge asset to Paralympics Ireland and to future representatives of Team Ireland. The Athletes Commission gives our Paralympic stars an opportunity to […]
Dunlevy, McCrystal and Rohan all Honoured at Cycling Ireland Awards
It was a fantastic night for our Paralympians at the Cycling Ireland Awards held in Santry on Saturday last. Ireland’s World Champion duo of Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal were selected for the Outstanding Achievement Awards and Mark Rohan was added to the Hall of Fame. Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal were […]
Toyota Becomes Official Partner of Paralympics Ireland
Toyota Becomes Official Partner of Paralympics Ireland Toyota extends its global partnership with the IPC (International Paralympics Committee) to become Official Mobility Partner to Paralympics Ireland 23rd November, 2017 – Toyota Ireland has announced a new partnership with Paralympics Ireland that sees Ireland’s favourite car brand become an Official Partner to Paralympics Ireland […]
Streimikyte Helps DCU to 2nd
Paralympian, Greta Streimikyte, had a very encouraging end to her 2017 season as she helped bring her DCU team to a strong 2nd placed finish in the IUAA Road Relays held at Maynooth today. This event is used by all top athletes in Ireland to asses how the winter base period is going. This […]
National Classifiers Forum
On Saturday, November 17th, Paralympics Ireland will host a unique event at the National Sports Campus when we welcome classifiers from right across the country and from all sports for the National Classifiers Forum. Classification of athletes is one of the most important functions carried out in Para Sports and yet our national classifiers […]
Significant Progress for Boccia
The past few weeks have been extremely positive for Boccia Ireland, who have achieved two major milestones. At the end of October, two classifiers attended a BISFed Classification Course in Portugal. Both Ana Maia (medical) & Lisa Callaghan (technical) passed with flying colours and became our first officially certified National Classifiers. Congratulations to them both! Ana and Lisa at […]
PARALYMPICS IRELAND SEEK LEAD PHYSIOTHERAPIST AND MEDICAL SERVICES COORDINATOR
This is an opportunity for a highly motivated, driven individual to play a key role within a multi-sport environment, to use their skills to support elite athletes with a disability, to lead up to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020 and beyond. The Paralympics Ireland Lead Physiotherapist will be responsible for 1. Coordination and Management […]
Eaglesham & Baldwin Continue Improvement
Sean Baldwin and Philip Eaglesham were both back in action today at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Bangkok. Sean produced a strong performance to finish in 10th place in the 10M Air Rifle Standing event and Philip had a 13th place finish in the 50M Rifle Prone Mixed event. There is a rest […]
Shooters Competing in Bangkok
Irish shooting duo; Sean Baldwin and Philip Eaglesham, are both in competition at the Bangkok World Shooting Para Sport World Cup over the next 4 days. Both men have high hopes of performing well and have already shown some good form in their first events. Sean Baldwin was the first to compete at 9:30am […]
Monahan Retains Dublin Marathon Crown
Kildare Paralympian, Patrick Monahan, showed great determination to retain his Dublin City Marathon title despite some injury problems. Monahan Crosses the Line to Win the 2017 Dublin City Marathon Monahan, who finished 16th in the Marathon at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, completed the Dublin Marathon in 1:49 in Merrion Square on Sunday as […]
Dunlevy Honoured at UCI Awards
Ireland’s double Para Cycling World Champions, Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal, were honoured this week a the UCI Cycling Gala which was held in Guilin, China. This was the third UCI Cycling Gala which honours the greatest achievements in road cycling. Amongst a galaxy of international cycling stars was our own Katie-George Dunlevy who, […]
