Chris Burns Sets New National Record
Chris Burns has set a new national record on his way to qualifying for the 1km time trial later this evening. After his record-breaking performance yesterday in the flying 200 metre event, Burns has continued his World Championship campaign in great form today knocking an impressive two seconds off the national record. Burns covered […]
Grimes clinches Silver at Paracycling Track World Championships
Ronan Grimes has secured Ireland’s first medal of the Paracycling Track World Championships in Paris winning silver in the individual pursuit as the squad recorded four new national records. Ronan Grimes rode an impressive heat in the individual pursuit in the afternoon against World Record holder, Jozef Metelka of Slovakia. His time of […]
Aer Lingus Proud Partner Airline to Paralympics Ireland
Aer Lingus to proudly support Paralympic Team Ireland as they both prepare for and compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Aer Lingus was today announced as the Official Airline of Paralympics Ireland and will support Team Ireland as they prepare for and compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The two-year […]
Job Opportunity: Chief Executive Officer, Paralympics Ireland
Paralympics Ireland is the National Paralympic Committee for Ireland, recognised by the International Paralympic Committee and is responsible for preparing and managing the Irish team at the Paralympic Games, which are held every four years. It achieves this through partnership with member National Governing Bodies of Sport, Government, business, supporting bodies and the community. […]
Sport Institute Partnership Announced
Paralympics Ireland and The Sport Ireland Institute Announce Performance Support Partnership to Paris 2024 22.09.2022 Paralympics Ireland and the Sport Ireland Institute have today confirmed a new partnership that sees the Sport Ireland Institute appointed as the Official Performance Support Partner to Team Ireland. Paris 2024 Paralympic Games hopefuls will benefit from the world […]
Cycling Ireland National Paralympic Coach
Cycling Ireland is recruiting for the position of National Paralympic Coach to work within the High Performance Unit (HPU) to lead the Para team to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games and beyond. Role The successful candidate will work with the High-Performance Director (HPD) and Head Coach (HC) in the delivery and strategic leadership […]
Glory for Team Ireland in Canada
On the final day of competition at the Para-Cycling Road World Championships Ireland secured two gold medals and a bronze in the road races, adding to the silver and bronze that they won in the time trial earlier in the competition. In the women’s tandem road race, Ireland took an impressive claimed two spots […]
Team Ireland Competing at World Championships
Ireland’s Para-Cycling squad will also be competing this week in the Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau, Canada from 11-14 August. The squad are coming off the back of a highly successful World Cup last weekend where the squad won gold and silver in the women’s tandem category in both the road race and time […]
Para Cyclists in Form for Worlds
Dunlevy and McCrystal claim overall win at the UCI Para-Cycling World Cup Ireland’s para-cycling squad on form for the Para-Cycling Road World Championships Ireland’s para-cycling squad took a fantastic one-two at the Para-Cycling Road World Cup in Québec, Canada in the women’s tandem time-trial and road races over the weekend. Katie-George Dunlevy with pilot […]
Paralympics Ireland Radio Show Available as a Podcast on Spotify
Paralympics Ireland have partnered with Dublin City FM 103.2 to produce ‘The Next Level, the Irish Paralympic Show. An all new, Paralympic focused, radio show that is transmitted live on the station every Wednesday at 7pm and which is co-hosted by Derek Kinnevey and two time Paralympian, James Scully. The show is now also available […]
Condolences on Death of Former Prime Minister Abe
Paralympics Ireland would like to send our condolences to the people of Japan following the sudden and shocking death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Mr. Abe was instrumental in Japan hosting the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and was a key figure in ensuring that the Games were able to go ahead through his […]
Team Ireland Enjoy European Para Youth Games
Ireland were represented in two sports at the recent European youth Paralympic Games. Two table tennis players were joined by the Wheelchair Basketball squad in Pajulahti in Finland to compete against the best young Para Athletes on the continent. Sean Geoghegan and Jude Shelton were the two table tennis athletes that competed for Team Ireland […]
