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. […]
Cycling Ireland Announces Team For Paracycling Track World Championships
Cycling Ireland have announced their team for the UCI Paracycling Track World Championships which take place next month from October 20th to October 23rd. A team of nine Irish athletes will compete in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Paris in what is their last major competition goal for 2022. Tokyo Paralympics silver medallists Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal will […]
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 […]
World Wheelchair Rugby European Qualification Championship – Group Stage Wrap Up
After two days of competition and some thrilling close encounters, Team Ireland have completed the group stages of their European Championship Qualification campaign at Skien Sports and Activity Park, Moflatvegen, Norway. In their opening game on Thursday, a strong Finnish side emerged winners after a powerful comeback from Ireland in the second half. Today Team […]
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 […]
Ruth Nic Aoidh Appointed as Interim CEO
Paralympics Ireland have confirmed the appointment of Ruth Nic Aoidh as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Paralympics Ireland. Ruth brings a wealth of leadership and sports experience through her 13 years with McLaren in the United Kingdom where she most recently was the Executive Director responsible for Procurement, Commercial, Legal and Government Affairs and Company […]
Paralympics Ireland Statement
The Board of Paralympics Ireland wishes to announce that after five and a half years at the helm, our CEO, Miriam Malone, will leave the organisation. We would like to sincerely thank Miriam for her hard work and energy over the period of her leadership that guided the organisation through the European Para Swimming Championships in […]
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 […]
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 […]
