James Scully Announces His Retirement
James Scully has today announced that he is retiring from Paralympic Swimming. James last represented Ireland at the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships that took place in the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre last August. James began his swimming career when he joined the National Aquatic Centre swim team in 2006. He finished in […]
O’Rourke Joins Paralympics Ireland
Paralympics Ireland have today announced the appointment of Trevor O’Rourke as their new Head of Commercial and Funding. Trevor has a wealth of experience having worked in sport since the mid 1980’s. Trevor was involved in some of the largest sports and entertainment sponsorships both nationally and internationally. Trevor is an expert in sport sponsorship, […]
Paralympics Ireland Welcome Sport Ireland Increased Investment in Sport
Sport Ireland announced their investment in Irish sport for 2019 which has seen an increase in investment in Irish sport to €31.8 million. High performance funding for Paralympics Ireland has increased from €665,000 in 2018 to €700,000 in 2019. Core funding for Paralympics Ireland also saw an increase from €397,500 to €400,000 in 2019. The […]
Para Swimming World Championships Statement
On Sunday, January 27th the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) stripped Malaysia as the host of the 2019 Para Swimming World Championships. IPC are currently looking for an alternative venue to host the championships. Paralympics Ireland supports the decision of the IPC to remove the World Para Swimming Championships from Malaysia. We look forward to the […]
Paralympics Ireland Seek Chief Medical Officer
Paralympics Ireland are inviting applications for the vital role of Chief Medical Officer. The post is offered on a fixed term part time basis 1 day per week until December 31st 2020 and will encompass the full Paralympic Games at Tokyo 2020. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated, driven individual to play a […]
Job Opportunity: Head of Commercial and Funding
As Head of Commercial & Funding you will work as a senior member of the management team for Paralympics Ireland and be responsible for the development and implementation of a funding plan for the organisation that will include the lead up to Tokyo 2020 as well as the future campaigns towards Paris 2024 and LA […]
Paralympics Ireland Seek Applications for Post of Chef de Mission
Applications are being sought for the position of Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020 with Paralympics Ireland. The Chef de Mission of the 2020 Irish Paralympic Team acts as the team leader as well as being responsible for the overall operational & logistical preparation and participation of Team Ireland in the lead up to and […]
Para Athletes Honoured
Irish Para Athletes were honoured at the end of season awards for both Swim Ireland and Cycling Ireland over the weekend. The Swim Ireland awards took place in Clare on Saturday night where the great of Irish swimming were recognised after a long and successful season. Amongst that number were the Irish Para Swimming squad […]
Paralympics Ireland CEO Added to 50 Most Influential Women List
Paralympics Ireland CEO, Miriam Malone, has been added to the list of the 50 Most Influential Women in Irish Sport today. The list is produced by influential Irish organisation, Sport for Business. The list, which has highlighted the contribution of women to Irish sport, was established in 2014 and is now in it’s 4th iteration. […]
Paralympics Ireland Welcome Increased Funding For Sport
Paralympics Ireland welcomes the increased funding announced for Irish sport by Minister Shane Ross and Minister Brendan Griffin yesterday. Sport plays a vital role in Irish society and this increase in funding will be very beneficial. Speaking about the increased government funding Paralympics Ireland CEO, Miriam Malone, said ‘The increase of 13% in investment […]
Monaghan is Great Scottish Run Champ
Patrick Monahan was the first racer home at the Great Scottish Run at the weekend as he produced a scintillating performance to win the 10k race in a time of 24:31, winning by nearly 4 minutes over Sam Kolek. What is most impressive about Monahan’s performance was that he finished 2 minutes faster than he […]
DIT Delivers for Dublin 2018 Classification Needs
Paralympics Ireland and the Dublin 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships LOC would like to thank the Centre for Eye Research Ireland and its staff who played a key role in the success of the Championships. Classification aims to determine which athletes are eligible to compete in para sport and to group eligible […]
