Paralympic and Olympic Medals For Paris 2024 Revealed
Paris 2024 unveiled the medals for the Paralympic and Olympic Games on 8 February. For the first time in the history of the Games, each medal is decorated with a highly symbolic and priceless piece of metal – the original iron from the Eiffel Tower. By placing a piece of the French symbol at the […]
Jason Smyth Stuns Judges and Audiences With Powerful Performance on Dancing With the Stars
Jason Smyth and his professional partner Karen Byrne stunned audiences and the judges with their contemporary ballroom dance on Sunday’s episode of Dancing With the Stars. The performance was specially curated to show the audiences at home how Jason’s sees the world, highlighting Stargardts disease and educating Ireland in the process. The dance gave the […]
Para-Athletics to Host Webinar Series – “What is….Para-Athletics”
Athletics Ireland, in association with Paralympics Ireland and Offaly Sport Partnership, are hosting a 5-part webinar series on all things Para-Athletics. The webinars will take place every second Wednesday from 7-8pm starting on 31 January 2024. Para-Athletics is in a period of growth in Ireland, and the focus of the webinars is to inform and […]
Inaugural Para-Athletics Festival Held Alongside The Diversity Games in Athlone
Last week saw the launch of the inaugural para-athletics festival alongside the Diversity Games as part of a new competition concept known as Future Stars. The Technological University of the Shannon Athlone hosted the event which included two days of indoor competition for primary and secondary pupils and saw the inclusion of para-athletes for the […]
Jason Smyth inducted into RTÉ Sport Hall of Fame
The “Fastest Paralympian on the Planet” Jason Smyth was inducted into RTE’s Sport Hall of Fame, an honor that was announced at the 2023 RTE’s Sport Awards in December. Smyth retired in March 2023 having never lost a competitive Para Athletics event throughout his entire career, winning six Paralympic gold medals, 8 Gold medals at […]
PhD Opportunity with Para-Athletics Ireland
Para-Athletics Ireland are excited to announce a collaborative PhD opportunity in conjunction with researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) and Para-Athletics Ireland. The project will be well suited to a student interested in gaining experience working with athletes and support staff in applied sporting environments, as it will involve domestic travel for data collection. The successful […]
Jason Smyth Announced as Celebrity Contestant for Dancing with the Stars 2024!
Retired Paralympian Jason Smyth has been announced as the 11th celebrity contestant for the 2024 season of RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars. Smyth will be trading his sprint spikes for dancing shoes as he will attempt to add the glitterball trophy to his already impressive collection of 21 gold medals over his 18 year career […]
Róisín Ní Riain Nominated for RTÉ Young Sportsperson of the Year
The six person shortlist for the RTÉ Young Sportsperson of the Year has been revealed and Limerick para swimmer Róisín Ní Riain is one of the nominees for 2023. Ní Riain won gold and silver at this years Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester, qualifying a Paris 2024 slot for Team Ireland in the process. […]
Double Gold for Turner and Registe in Vancouver
There was great success for the para swimming team in at Ken Demchuk Invitational in Canada with two of our athletes winning two gold medals each along. Paralympian Nicole Turner swam to first place in the 5om fly and the 200m Individual Medley. Newcomer to the team Deaton Registe produced some great performances to take […]
Join Paralympics Ireland’s Audit and Risk Committee – Be a Guardian of Excellence!
Paralympics Ireland, the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for Ireland, is seeking a dedicated individual to join our dynamic Audit and Risk Committee. Recognised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), we proudly manage and prepare the Irish team for the prestigious Paralympic Games every four years, aligning with the Olympic Games. As we adhere to the […]
National Para Powerlifting Championships Return to Clontarf
The National Para Powerlifting Championships return to IWA-Sport Centre on Saturday, November 18th. Para powerlifters from around the country will be competing, while also featuring athletes in competition for the first time since the World Championships in Dubai. Toyko Paralympian and Paris 2024 hopeful Britney Arendse will be in action at 11am in the 73kg […]
Ní Riain Named Performance Para Swimmer of the Year
Limerick native Róisín Ní Riain was named Performance Para Swimmer of the Year at the 2023 Swim Ireland awards. Ní Riain had a stand out World Championships in Manchester this summer where she won a silver medal in the 100 Butterfly, followed up by a gold medal swim in the 100m Backstroke. These performances secured […]
