Para Athletes Have Busy Weekend
It’s a busy weekend of action for the Irish Para Athletic team who are competing both nationally and internationally this weekend. The bulk of the action will happen in Santry where the AI Games will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday. The Irish para athletes competing in Santry will include Jason Smyth who competes […]
McVeigh Impresses in Dublin
Niall McVeigh has shaken off a serious injury to return and show some great form at the Forza Irish Open that is taking place currently at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena. We chatted to Niall after he narrowly lost out to the World Number #3; Chu from Hong Kong. Niall talked to us about […]
Positive Para Swimming Performances from Berlin
The Irish Para Swimming team have had an encouraging experience to date from the Para Swimimng World Series Meeting taking place currently in Berlin. Three Irish swimmers progressed from their heats yesterday morning through to the evenings finals sessions. Ailbhe Kelly reached the C Final of the 200m Freestyle final with Nicole Turner and Ellen […]
Para Athletics Team Ready to Perform in Italy
Grosseto in Italy will play host to Team Ireland and a host of international Para Athletics stars as the Italian event of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Circuit is hosted in the venue for the third consecutive year. A strong Irish team has made the journey to Italy where they have been preparing for the […]
Vacancy: Paralympics Ireland Performance Operations Manager
Paralympics Ireland are seeking a new Performance Operations Manager to become an integral part of the team leading to Tokyo 2020 and beyond. The role involves delivery of the following three key areas of Paralympic Ireland’s Strategy: – · Performance Support (Quadrennial & Performance Plans) · Management and Coordination of Paralympics Ireland Sports Science & […]
Judge Takes Bronze on the Double
Ireland’s Para Table tennis star, Colin Judge, produced his best tournament of the year to date as he claimed bronze medals in both the singles and team events at the Para Polish Open at the weekend. Former European champion, Judge, had been reclassified last year moving him into a very competitive grouping. Initially it has […]
Paralympics Ireland Newsletter Launched
Paralympics Ireland have launched a new newsletter; Success Takes More, that is now available to download by clicking HERE The newsletter will be released every month and will have all of the news and information from Irish Paralympic Sport. In this edition we have news from the launch of the new Paralympics Ireland strategic plan, […]
Paralympics Ireland AGM 2018
The Board of Paralympics Ireland at the 2018 AGM Paralympics Ireland AGM 2018 The Annual General Meeting of Paralympics Ireland took place at the Sport Ireland National Sports Head Quarters on May 17th. The meeting was addressed by president, John Fulham, CEO Miriam Malone, Treasure, Tony Dignam along with a well received update from the preparations for Tokyo […]
Katie George and Eve Win Gold for Ireland
Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal maintained their dominance on the road as they produced two stunning performances to win gold on the double at the Para Cycling World Cup in Ostend. The double world champions were determined to put down a marker for the remainder of the season especially as they look forward to […]
ParaCycling Teams compete in Italy and Belgium
The Cycling Ireland Irish Paracycling team are currently competing in Corridonia at the first of two Paracycling World Cup events in the space of a week. A strong team of Declan Slevin, Ronan Grimes, Peter Ryan & Anthony Walsh, Damien Vereker & Marcin Mijayski, Richael Timothy and Gary O’Reilly are currently competing in Italy where […]
GOLD FOR LAZZARI AT ITU MULTISPORT WORLD CHAMPS
Ireland has a new world champion, after Tojo Lazzari won gold in the PTS4 category at the Duathlon World Championships in Spain on Sunday. Lazzari’s win was the first of three medals won by Triathlon Ireland’s paratriathlon squad over the weekend with Donnacha McCarthy and Leo Hynes also on the podium. Lazzari’s win was his […]
Arendse Breaks her own World Record
Ireland’s young Powerlifting star, Britney Arendse has continued to make her mark in Power Lifting in 2019 as she has broken her own Junior World Record yesterday. Britney has been improving continually throughout 2019 and she maintained that trajectory at the Hungarian World Cup over the weekend. Ardense broke her own 73kg Junior World Record […]
