5th for Flanagan and O’Riordan as Marren Withdraws
Patrick Flanagan was the first Irish competitor in the pool today at the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships in the Heat of the S6 400m Freestyle event. A fast start to the race from his competitors meant Patrick was always struggling to make up lost ground. His finishing time of 5:39:13 was just 0.8 outside […]
Cycling Ireland has confirmed the squad of 11 riders who will represent Ireland at the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships
Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal will compete in both the road and time trial events at the UCI Paracycling World Championships in Emmen, the Netherlands from September 12 – 15. The duo completed a historic double-double at the 2018 World Championships where they claimed the rainbow jersey in both the road and time […]
Team Ireland Come to Paris
A 10 person Irish team are currently in Paris competing at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix event. The event will see the Irish athletes competing against world class competition as they continue their preparations for the World Championships in November. The event will see Michael McKillop make a welcome return to international competition when […]
O’Leary Secures Tokyo 2020 Slot for Ireland
Galway based athlete, Pat O’Leary, has secured a slot for Team Ireland at the Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games. O’Leary secured the slot overnight after a brilliant fifth placed at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. Pat, who races in the Va’a Para canoe qualified for the VL3 Men’s 200m by winning his semi final in […]
Opportunity for Throws Coach
Paralympics Ireland have begun the recruitment process for a new Throws coach. The coach will be an essential member of the Paralympics Ireland team that will compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and will particularly closely with the successful Paralympics Ireland throws athletes. The job holder will act as the technical expert in throws […]
Grimes is Best of Irish at Para Cycling World Cup
It was a long trip to Canada for the Irish Para Cycling team as they competed in the UCI Paracycling Road World Cup at Baie Comeau. A strong Irish team competed at the event including Declan Slevin, Ronan Grimes, Chris Burns, Gary O’Reilly and the tandem duo of Damien Vereker and Paul Forristal. It was […]
Irish Team Set to Depart for Para Cycling World Cup in Canada
The Irish Team will depart tomorrow for the Para Cycling World Cup in Canada. The 6 person team will be gaining some extra preparation for the Road World Championships that take place in September. The team that is competing over the course of the weekend includes Declan Slevin, Ronan Grimes, Chris Burns, Damien Vereker & […]
Irish Athletes Turn Heads at World Junior Championships
Irish duo of Cathal Ryan and Shauna Bocquet have been making a name for themselves at the World Para Athletics World Junior Championships in Switzerland this week. Shauna started her championships with a great Personal Best in the 400m as she pushed a 64:33. Shauna then went on to have a brilliant performance in the […]
Marren to make Irish Debut as Team Ireland Revealed
Paralympics Ireland Sign Agreement to Wear Under Armour Kit The Irish team that will compete at the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships in London this September was named today at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre. The 8 person team will be the first Irish paralympic team to compete in the new Under Armour […]
Britney Arendse Upgraded
Britney Arendse has received a timely boost in her preparations for the World Para Powerlifting championships in Nur Saltan this week after receiving a medal upgrade from the Asia Oceania Championships. Britney, who did finish fourth in the Asia Oceania championships last year has been upgraded to a bronze medal after Haifa Alnaqbi was eliminated […]
Circle K announces partnership with Paralympics Ireland
Circle K announces partnership with Paralympics Ireland Ireland’s largest forecourt retailer to fuel athletes on the road to Tokyo 2020 Circle K has today announced a new partnership with Paralympics Ireland which will see Ireland’s largest forecourt retailer become the Official Fuel and Convenience Partner to the Irish Paralympic Team as they continue their preparations […]
Team Ireland Hope to Make History
The first ever European Youth Paralympic Games will take place this weekend in Finland where Ireland will be represented in two sports. Cathal Ryan will compete in the athletics competition and he will be joined by the Irish Wheelchair Basketball team who will hope to make history over the weekend. To see the schedule for […]
