Paralympics Ireland welcomes increased State funding
Minister of State for Sport, Michael Ring, TD, today announced a €27 million investment in sports grants for 2016. With the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held later this year in Rio, High Performance Sport was one of the main areas that was addressed, with Paralympics Ireland receiving €1,280,000 – an increase in funding […]
Women's Tandem close to medal on final day of Paracycling World Championships in Switzerland
Ireland’s Katie-George Dunlevy and sighted pilot Eve McCrystal missed out on bronze by the narrowest of margins in the Women’s Tandem Road Race at the Paracycling World Road Championships in Notwil, Switzerland, on Saturday (August 1st). Last year’s silver medallists went to the finish line with the Netherlands pairing of Odette Van Deudekom and Kim […]
Clifford finishes Paracycling World Road Championships in style taking victory in the MC3 Time Trial
Ireland’s Eoghan Clifford has taken victory in the MC3 Time Trial at the Paracycling World Road Championships in Notwil, Switzerland. The Galway-native won the hilly, 31km test by 48 seconds from Germany’s Steffen Warias to defend the title he won at the first attempt in Greenville, South Carolina last year. Clifford led throughout the two […]
Clifford takes Gold at the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships
Some great results on the first day of the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships yesterday A ninth place finish for Colin Lynch in the MC2 Time Trial, fifth place finish for Katie George Dunleavy & Pilot Eve McCrystal in the WB Time Trial and of course the fantastic Gold place finish for Eoghan Clifford in […]
Irish Paracycling Squad head to World Championships in Switzerland
The Irish team for the Paracycling World Road Championships heads to Switzerland this week buoyed with confidence after a successful World Road Cup campaign.
