Paralympics Ireland Sponsors Nominated for Prestigious ESA Awards
A number of Paralympics Ireland sponsors have been shortlisted for the 2025 European Sponsorship Association Awards. PTSB, Allianz and Aer Lingus have been nominated across seven categories including a nod for PTSB and Allianz in Best Sport Sponsorship. The European Sponsorship Association Awards (ESA Awards) is the perfect showcase for best in class campaigns that cover the […]
Paralympics Ireland Celebrates Paris 2024 at Awards Gala
Team Ireland gathered once again in the RDS for the Paralympics Ireland Paris 2024 Ball, celebrating the outstanding achievements and contributions of all those involved in the success of the Paralympic Games this summer. Over 250 guests including Minister of State at the Department of Sport Thomas Byrne, family, and friends attended on the night […]
Fourth place and new PB for Britney Ardense in Para Powerlifting (up to 79kg)
It has been a long wait for Britney Ardense to wait for her moment of these Paralympics. She was the last of 35 Team Ireland athlete to compete, and she did not disappoint in the Para Powerlifting (up to 79kg) Final, coming fourth. Her fourth-place result surpassed her performance in Tokyo where she came seventh. The […]
Para Equestrian rider Sarah Slattery produces best score of her life in late call up to Final
Galway para equestrian rider Sarah Slattery produced a fairytale finish in the Chateau de Versailles after getting an 11th hour call-up to the Grade V Freestyle final and then producing the best score of her life to finish seventh. “Fairytale is literally the only word for it,” said the 34-year-old from Tynagh. “This is only […]
Personal Best for Barry McClements to come Fifth in 100m Butterfly S9 Final
This evening, Barry McClements brought the curtain down on a memorable two weeks of Para swimming at the La Défense Arena, as Team Ireland’s action in the pool came to an end at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Under head coach Kevin Anderson at National Centre Ulster, McClements entered tonight’s 100m Butterfly S9 Final as the […]
Medal haul continues for Katie George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly winning silver in Women’s B Road Race
Katie George Dunlevy’s medal haul continued today winning silver with pilot, Linda Kelly, in the Women’s B Road Race. Katie-George Dunlevy & pilot Linda Kelly held a narrow lead ahead of Great Britain’s Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl until the final lap, missing out on gold by just 3 seconds. “I wanted to win the gold […]
Fourth place for Róisín Ní Riain in 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final
Róisín Ní Riain brought her Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to a close with a fourth-place finish in the women’s 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final, finishing in a time of 1:19.16. Ní Riain started the race quickest, taking off the blocks first, she continued to battle through the water throughout the race taking the first 50-metres out […]
Róisín Ní Riain earns her place in the 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final
With silver and bronze medals in her back pocket, Róisín Ní Riain was donning the Irish swim cap once again this morning for the 100m Breaststroke SB13 Heat. The National Centre (Limerick) swimmer headed to the La Défense blocks with the third-fastest entry time, just behind Tokyo silver and bronze medallists Rebecca Redfern (Team […]
Katie George Dunlevy piloted by Linda Kelly strikes Gold in the Para Cycling road race B Time Trial
Katie George Dunlevy has struck gold in the Para Cycling road race, B Time Trial. Adding to her bronze medal, Katie George, piloted by Linda Kelly put in a fantastic stint on the bike, covering 28.3km in a time of 38.16.58. When asked could she put into words how she was feeling Katie George laughed and […]
Five Team Ireland athletes qualify for Finals in bumper morning of competition
Five Team Ireland athletes across Para Swimming and Para Athletics have qualified for Finals. In the pool Barry McClements was in action in the S9 100m Backstroke Heat and got Team Ireland to a great start with a fourth-place finish in a time of 1.05.35 and qualifying for the final. His final takes place this […]
New Lifetime best and 6th place finish for Deaten Registe in SB14 100m Breaststroke Final
This evening in Paris, Deaten Registe competed on the Paralympic Games final stage for the first time in his career, finishing in sixth in the world, setting a new lifetime best of 1:07.82 in the SB14 100m Breaststroke Final. The Lisburn City swimmer, who’s first outing on the international scene came just last April, showed […]
Sixth and eighth place for MacCombe sisters in PTVI Para Triathlon
On day five of competition, in the PTVI Para Triathlon, Team Ireland athletes put on an impressive display with sisters Chloe and Judith MacCombe, along with their guides Catherine Sands and Eimear Nicholls coming in sixth and eighth place respectively. Chloe MacCombe guided by Catherine Sands put in a determined performance to secure 6th place […]
