Ronan Grimes Seals Emotional Individual Pursuit Bronze In UCI Cycling World Championships Opening Day
Ireland kicked off the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in style as Ronan Grimes sealed a bronze medal in the men’s C4 individual pursuit on Thursday, August 3rd. Thursday’s action signalled the first day of the championships proper following Para-cycling Track World Championships individual pursuit qualifying taking place on Wednesday, August 2nd. And […]
Ní Riain Strikes Gold in Manchester
Róisín Ní Riain has added to her medal tally at the Para Swimming World Championships by taking gold in the 100m Backstroke final this evening. In a personal best swim of 01:06:62 the Limerick swimmer edged out her competition by 0.09 of a second to be crowned world champion. Speaking after her gold medal swim […]
Fifth Place Finishes for Turner and McClements
Both Turner and McClements were in the pool for Team Ireland during this evening’s session of the Para Swimming World Championships. After strong starts both swimmers finished 5th in their respective finals. Speaking after her final Turner said, “To be honest I’m really happy with that, I got a bit too excited on the first […]
McClements Smashes Personal Best to Book Place in 100m Butterfly Final
Barry McClements was in the second member of Team Ireland to take to the pool at the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester this morning. McClements smashed his personal best posting a time of 01:01.39 in his 100m Butterfly heat with his 3rd place finish sending him through to this evening’s final at 7:23pm. His […]
Ní Riain Narrowly Misses Out on Another Podium Finish
Róisín Ní Riain was in the pool again yesterday evening for her second event, the 100m breaststroke final. The Limerick swimmer came agonisingly close to the podium again missing out on a bronze medal by .54 of a second. Speaking after her swim Róisín said, “It was okay. Obviously, I’m disappointed to miss out on […]
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 […]
Silver for Ní Riain and a Paris 2024 Slot Secured for Team Ireland
Róisín Ní Riain got Team Ireland’s Para Swimming World Championships off to a flying start by setting a new personal best, winning a silver medal, and securing a slot for at Paris 2024 for Team Ireland all in one go. Her time of 01:06.00 in the 100m Butterfly Final (S13) saw her shave over two […]
Irish Para Swimmers Begin their Quest to Secure Slots for Paris 2024
The 11th edition of the Para Swimming World Championships kicks off at the Manchester Aquatics Centre tomorrow, July 31st and will run until August 6th. Manchester 2023 will be the third time the World Championships have taken place in Great Britain following London in 2019 and Glasgow in 2015. The championships will be the first […]
Four Para Athletes to Compete at 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships
The 151st edition of the National Senior Track and Field Championships takes place at Morton Stadium this weekend (July 29th and 30th). There are four para-athletes including Paralympians Mary Fitzgerald and Greta Streimikyte who will be competing over the weekend. On Saturday Tokyo Paralympian Fitzgerald will be competing in the shot put. Fresh from his […]
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 […]
