Paralympic High Performance Funding Welcomed
Paralympics Ireland has been allocated €450,000 in high performance operations and administration support as part of the package of high performance funding announced by Dr. Úna May from Sport Ireland and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin. This will see the level of funding allocated to Paralympics Ireland remain the […]
Patrick Monahan Wins Gold at Seville Marathon
Patrick Monahan retained his Seville Marathon title today by the narrowest of margins. He edged Jorge Madera Jimnez by only one second to take the top spot for the second year in a row. His time of 1:33.14 was just enough to claim the gold medal for 2023. It was a busy weekend at home […]
Silver Success for Nicole Turner in Melbourne
All three members of the Para swimming team were in the pool on the third and final day of the Citi Para Swimming World Series in Melbourne. Nicole Turner was busiest of the three swimmers competing in the 50m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley. An impressive 3:13.73 in the 200m Individual Medley final put […]
Finals for Turner and Keane on Day 2 in Australia
Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner were the two members of Team Ireland in action overnight at the Citi Para Swimming World Series event taking place in Melbourne, Australia. Both swimmers progressed through to the final of the 100m LC Meter Breaststroke Multi Class event. Ellen Keane produced a time of 1:24.82 in the final […]
Action Packed Weekend of Para Athletics Ahead
The 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships take place this weekend (February 18th & 19th) at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena. The stars of Irish athletics will descend upon the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena this weekend for what promises to be a thrilling two days of competition. This year’s championships will showcase some of […]
Irish Para Swimmers Set for Competition in Australia
The Citi Para World Series season begins tomorrow, February 17th in Melbourne where three of Ireland’s top Para Swimmers will be competing over the course of the next three days. Ellen Keane, Nicole Turner and Barry McClements all take to the water in a variety of different events. Tokyo gold medallist, Keane races […]
Guide Running Workshop Launch
Vision Sports Ireland and Athletics Ireland are proud to announce the launch of a Guide Running Workshop. The workshop has been developed to give runners the skills and confidence to guide an individual who is blind, or vision impaired. Workshops will be rolled out nationally over the coming years with the aim to create […]
Stephen McNamara to Become CEO
Stephen McNamara to Become CEO Stephen McNamara is to be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Paralympics Ireland following a rigorous and competitive recruitment process undertaken by Paralympics Ireland. Stephen joins Paralympics Ireland from the Irish Rugby Football Union, where he was Director of Communications from 2012. During his time with the IRFU, […]
Job Opportunities in Para Swimming
Paralympics Ireland, in conjunction with our recruitment partners, HAYS Ireland, are seeking two suitable candidates to fill two exciting roles with the Paralympics Ireland Para Swimming team. The two successful candidates will play vital roles in ensuring the continued success of Irish Para Swimmers at European, World and Paralympic Games. The two positions are Para […]
Blanchfield Appointed National Paracycling Coach
Cycling Ireland are delighted to confirm the appointment of Jamie Blanchfield as new National Paracycling Coach. Blanchfield will work closely with High Performance Director Iain Dyer and Head Coach Neill Delahaye in leading Ireland’s Paracycling programme for the 2024 Paralympic Games. Blanchfield founded a successful endurance sports coaching service and was head coach […]
IPC Extraordinary General Assembly
At an Extraordinary General Assembly in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday (16 November 2022), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) member organisations voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Russia and Belarus. The decision by IPC members to suspend NPC Russia and NPC Belarus stems from their inability to comply with their membership obligations under the […]
Grimes Smashes National Record
Grimes Smashes National Record to End his Paracycling Track World Championship Campaign on a High Ronan Grimes ends his Paracycling Track World Championship campaign with a new national record in the 1km time trial, smashing the record he set at the Paralympic Games. Chris Burns knocked a whole eight seconds off his PB as […]
