Paralympics Ireland Host Partners Day
Partners of Paralympics Ireland join Ronan Grimes (Cycling) and Patrick Monahan (Athletics) on Paralympics Ireland Partners Day. To celebrate the 6 Months to Go to Tokyo 2020 Milestone Paralympics Ireland hosted a brilliant partners day with the sponsors and partners of Paralympics Ireland. Partners including Allianz, Circle K, Citi, FloGas and Toyota joined Crowley Millar, […]
Significant Results for Judge and Power Lifters
It was a good weekend for Irish Para Athletes as they chase qualification for the 2020 Paralympic Games. Colin Judge had a brilliant result in the Polish Open as he emerged from the event as champion in both the singles and doubles event. The three person Irish Team that competed at the Power Lifting World […]
Wait Over for Power Lifters
Britney Arendse Competes for Ireland Manchester will be the venue for the season opener for the trio of Irish Para Power Lifters that will be competing in the World Cup event that could be a vital competition on their journey through to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Britney Arendse, Nicola Dore and Oscar Hancock will […]
Cyclists Deliver World Championship Glory
Team Ireland competed against the World at the weekend when the Irish Para Cycling team took to the track at the UCI Para Cycling World Championships in Canada. The Irish team would have hoped for a positive performance at the championships but they delivered in spectacular fashion as three new World Championships medals were claimed […]
Marren Announces Retirement
Amy Marren Announces Retirement Irish Para Swimmer, Amy Marren, has today announced her retirement from Para Swimming. Amy, who joined the Irish team in 2019, competed at the World Para Swimming Championships in London as part of Team Ireland. Amy’s involvement at the championships were impacted heavily by an injury to her shoulder but she […]
Dunlevy and McCrystal win Silver at Para-cycling World Championships
Image by Robert Jones National Record crushed in Tandem Pursuit qualification IRELAND’S Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal have won Silver in the Women’s Tandem Pursuit Race at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Milton, Canada. Dunlevy and McCrystal rode 3:27.358 to break their own National Record by over 3 seconds and qualify for […]
Judge to Face Egyptian Trial
Colin Judge will begin his push for Paralympic Games qualification this weekend when the Para table tennis star competes in the Egypt Para Open. Colin faces a race against time as his March 31st qualification deadline looms large. In the intervening period Colin will compete in 4/5 events during this time where he will be […]
Pat McLoughlin RIP
The death recently occurred of Pat McLoughlin. Pat represented Ireland at two Paralympic Games in 1984 at Stoke Mandeville/New York and at the Paralympic Games held in Barcelona in 1992. Pat competed in the AR2 classification and reached the last 16 in 1992. Pat will be sadly missed by his partner, Marie, his family and […]
11 riders set to represent Ireland at the UCI Paracycling Track World Championships
Cycling Ireland has named a sizable squad to compete at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Milton, Canada from January 30th to February 2nd. Eleven riders will compete across 18 races in what promises to be a thrilling encounter on the boards. Ireland’s paracycling squad have prepared diligently through track focused training camps in […]
Paralympics Ireland Welcome Announcement of Sport Ireland Investment
Paralympics Ireland have today welcomed the announcement of the Sport Ireland Investment for 2020. Paralympics Ireland have received €700,000 in high performance funding and a further €400,000 in High Performance Operations and Administration funding along with Special Project Funding of €200,000. This vital finding will help Paralympics Ireland continue to put in place the best […]
Orla Barry Announces Her Retirement
Double Paralympic medallist, Orla Barry, has today announced her retirement from Paralympic sport. Barry, who represented Ireland at 3 Paralympic Games in the F57 Discus, is a former World Record holder in the event and she retires having won 9 medals at major events throughout her 13 year career as a high performance para athlete. […]
IPC Responds to Decision of WADA regarding Russian Federation
The International Paralympic Committee have issued a statement regarding the WADA decision regarding the suspension of Russian athletes from competition up to 2022 and including the 2020 Paralympic and Olympic Games. Read the full statement below: The IPC acknowledges today’s decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee. Those responsible for the manipulation […]
