Gold and Bronze for Team Ireland at Para Cycling World Championships
Irish women’s tandem bikes put in an exceptional performance to have two bikes win medals in the Women’s B Road Race at the 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Both Katie-George Dunlevy, piloted by Linda Kelly, and Josephine Healion, piloted by Eve McCrystal have demonstrated great form in recent weeks between […]
Tom Williamson Wins Bronze at Para Triathlon European Championships
Tom Williamson won bronze at the 2024 European Triathlon Championships this weekend in Vichy, France. His time of 00:57:06 saw him reach the podium in the PTS5 Men’s category. He was one of four Para athletes competing at the championships. Twins Chloe and Judith MacCombe were back in action fresh from their Paralympic debuts in […]
Dunlevy and Kelly Retain Their World Championship Title in Switzerland
Following their outstanding success at the recent Paralympic Games, Katie-George Dunlevy piloted by Linda Kelly have defended their World Championship title winning the Women’s B Individual Time Trial for the second year in a row at the World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Although there was a short turnaround between the Paralympic Games and these championships […]
Athletics Ireland to Host Second Para Athletics Development Day in Portlaoise
On Saturday 28th of September Athletics Ireland are hosting their second para-athletics development day in the VSI Athletics Hub in Portlaoise for athletes with amvision impairment or a physical disability. The junior session for athletes aged 8 -18 years will take place from 11am – 1pm and the senior session for athletes 19 + from […]
Bocquet Takes Stunning Second in Diamond League
2024 Paris Paralympian wasted no time in getting back out on track following her Paris 2024 adventure with a fantastic second placed finish at the latest Diamond League competition. Bocquet competed in the T54 800m at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting in Brussels where she produced a superb performance as she crossed […]
Fourth place and new PB for Britney Ardense in Para Powerlifting (up to 79kg)
It has been a long wait for Britney Ardense to wait for her moment of these Paralympics. She was the last of 35 Team Ireland athlete to compete, and she did not disappoint in the Para Powerlifting (up to 79kg) Final, coming fourth. Her fourth-place result surpassed her performance in Tokyo where she came seventh. The […]
Para Equestrian rider Sarah Slattery produces best score of her life in late call up to Final
Galway para equestrian rider Sarah Slattery produced a fairytale finish in the Chateau de Versailles after getting an 11th hour call-up to the Grade V Freestyle final and then producing the best score of her life to finish seventh. “Fairytale is literally the only word for it,” said the 34-year-old from Tynagh. “This is only […]
Personal Best for Barry McClements to come Fifth in 100m Butterfly S9 Final
This evening, Barry McClements brought the curtain down on a memorable two weeks of Para swimming at the La Défense Arena, as Team Ireland’s action in the pool came to an end at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Under head coach Kevin Anderson at National Centre Ulster, McClements entered tonight’s 100m Butterfly S9 Final as the […]
Medal haul continues for Katie George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly winning silver in Women’s B Road Race
Katie George Dunlevy’s medal haul continued today winning silver with pilot, Linda Kelly, in the Women’s B Road Race. Katie-George Dunlevy & pilot Linda Kelly held a narrow lead ahead of Great Britain’s Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl until the final lap, missing out on gold by just 3 seconds. “I wanted to win the gold […]
Fourth place for Róisín Ní Riain in 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final
Róisín Ní Riain brought her Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to a close with a fourth-place finish in the women’s 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final, finishing in a time of 1:19.16. Ní Riain started the race quickest, taking off the blocks first, she continued to battle through the water throughout the race taking the first 50-metres out […]
Róisín Ní Riain earns her place in the 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final
With silver and bronze medals in her back pocket, Róisín Ní Riain was donning the Irish swim cap once again this morning for the 100m Breaststroke SB13 Heat. The National Centre (Limerick) swimmer headed to the La Défense blocks with the third-fastest entry time, just behind Tokyo silver and bronze medallists Rebecca Redfern (Team […]
Katie George Dunlevy piloted by Linda Kelly strikes Gold in the Para Cycling road race B Time Trial
Katie George Dunlevy has struck gold in the Para Cycling road race, B Time Trial. Adding to her bronze medal, Katie George, piloted by Linda Kelly put in a fantastic stint on the bike, covering 28.3km in a time of 38.16.58. When asked could she put into words how she was feeling Katie George laughed and […]
