Para Sport Round Up – October
Para Triathlon Irish para triathletes have been competing at Para Triathlon World Cup events in Malaga and Taranto. In Malaga there were three podium finishes and a strong 6th for the Irish contingent: 1st – Cassie Cava (PTS3) 01:21.49 2nd – Donnacha McCarthy & Sean Husband (PTVI) 01:02.19 3rd – Judith MacCombe & […]
O’ Brien and McGowan Begin Their Bid for Paris at 2023 Rowing World Championships
The 2023 World Rowing Championships began yesterday in Belgrade, Serbia and run from September 3rd to September 10th. This is the first opportunity for the Irish rowers to gain quota spots for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Katie O’ Brien and Steven McGowan will begin their qualification campaign for Paris tomorrow, Tuesday, when they take […]
Dunlevy and Kelly Crowned World Champs
Katie George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly are world champions after they stormed to gold in the Women’s B Time Trial at the Para-cycling World Championships in Dumfries on Thursday, August 10th. In a successful day for Ireland at the UCI Cycling World Championships, the tandem duos victory was underlined by several top ten performances – […]
Positive Day On Track For Ireland At UCI Cycling World Championships
Ireland enjoyed a largely positive day in the UCI World Championships on Monday, August 7th, as the majority of the action saw the focus firmly on the track in Glasgow. There were encouraging performances for Chris Burns, Richael Timothy and men’s tandem duo Martin Gordon and Eoin Mullen in the Para-cycling Track World Championships while Alice Sharpe and Lara […]
Ireland Compete at First Ever European Championships
For the first time an Irish team will compete at the European Para Championships taking place in Rotterdam throughout the next two weeks. Paralympian, Padraic Moran, will be the first of the Irish to compete as he continues his quest for vital ranking points towards Paris 2024. Moran will be the only athlete to taste […]
Katie George Dunlevy And Eve McCrystal Deliver Bronze
Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal delivered Ireland’s second medal of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships on Friday, August 4th. The women’s tandem pair took victory in the bronze medal ride against France, leading from the opening time split to take a resounding win. Reunited on the track after missing the 2022 […]
Paralympics Ireland Seek Sponsorship Executive
Paralympics Ireland are seeking to employ a Sponsorship Executive to work with the Corporate Affairs team. The primary function and key responsibilities will be in the Corporate Affairs (Commercial) department which will involve working with the fantastic partners of Paralympics Ireland to deliver best in class sponsorship activations in the run up to and throughout […]
Para Cycling Road World Champs Team Announced
Ireland Para-cycling Road Team Announced For 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Cycling Ireland are delighted to announce the Irish Para-cycling Road Team that will compete in the UCI Cycling World Championships. After several members of the team compete in the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Glasgow, they’ll head south to Dumfries where all […]
Team Ireland Announced for Road Worlds
Ireland Track Teams Announced For 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Cycling Ireland are proud to announce the Irish track teams that will compete at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow and Scotland. The special multi-discipline World Championships will be held from August 3rd to 13th across a number of venues around […]
Successful First Season for PTSB NextGen
The PTSB NextGen progamme recently welcomed the final participants in the first season of the programme that aims to help people to Discover their Paralympic Potential. The campaign saw Paralympics Ireland take Paralympic Sport into communities around the country as our road show brought us to Galway, Cork and Lisburn before completing our tour in […]
Paralympics Ireland Statement
Paralympics Ireland Call for Solution to Inaccessibility Issue at Exhibition on Life of Paralympian Kay McShane. Paralympics Ireland today urge Spike Island Development Company to work with all stakeholders to find a solution to the accessibility issues that will prevent wheelchair users from visiting an exhibition on the life of Paralympic medallist Kay McShane, […]
Paralympics Ireland and permanent tsb Launch NextGen
Paralympics Ireland and title Sponsor, permanent tbs, have today launched the permanent tsb NextGen athlete recruitment campaign which will take place across four venues, in Galway, Cork, Belfast and Dublin to provide those with a disability the opportunity to discover Para sport. Paralympic Sport is the pinnacle of a sporting career in disability sports. However, […]
