Gold for Ní Riain on Day Two of European Championships
Róisín Ní Riain was the only Irish swimmer in action at the European Championships today fresh from her silver medal success on day one. In a personal best swim Ní Riain powered home to win gold in the 100m breaststroke final. She finished the race in a time of 01:18.00 which was also a personal […]
Ní Riain Takes Silver in 100m Butterfly Final at European Championships
Róisín Ní Riain was the first of the Irish swimmers to get on the podium claiming the silver spot in her first final of the week. In a swim that was again agonisingly close to her personal best of 01:06:00, the Limerick swimmer finished the final in a time of 01:06.32. Speaking after the final […]
McKeever Sports Selected as Official Kit Supplier for Team Ireland in Paris 2024
McKeever Sports has been selected as the Official Kit Supplier for Team Ireland at the Paralympic and Olympic Games in Paris this summer. McKeever Sports, a leading provider of high-quality sports apparel, is proud to announce its partnership with Team Ireland as the official kit supplier for the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics. This collaboration represents a […]
Colin Judge in Action at the Costa Bravo Spanish Para Open
Colin Judge will compete this week at the Costa Bravo Spanish Para Open (March 11 – 14) hoping to solidify his world standings and his Paris qualification. Group Games/March 11th: 10:45 local Spanish time (13:50 Irish time) vs Gil-Martins table 1. *Won 3-0 14:50 local Spanish time (13:50 Irish time) vs Rodriguez on table 5. […]
Irish Team Named For 2024 Para-cycling Track World Championships
Cycling Ireland have announced the Irish team to compete in the 2024 Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio De Janeiro from March 20th-24th. A strong team of 11 riders will represent Ireland on the world stage following a successful 2023 World Championships, which saw Ireland bring home five bronze medals from Glasgow last August. And […]
Paralympics Ireland Celebrates 6 Months to Go, Confirming Eight New Slots for Paris
Paralympics Ireland confirmed eight new slots for the Paralympic Games today in the Para Equestrian and Para Swimming sport at an event to coincide with a major Paralympic milestone. Today marks six months to go to the Paralympic Games in Paris. Paralympics Ireland were joined by members of the Irish sporting community and the French […]
Double Gold for Ní Riain and Silver for Keane in Melbourne
Róisín Ní Riain and Ellen Keane set the tone for the Irish para swimming team at the Citi Para Swimming World Series in Melbourne with three medals between them on day 1 of the competition. Ni Riain struck gold twice in the 100m Backstroke (1:06.69) and the 100 Butterfly (1:06.36). Ellen Keane followed this up […]
Para Swim Team Ready to Compete at Citi Para Swimming World Series in Melbourne
The Citi Para Swimming World Series kicks off this weekend at the Melbourne Sports Centres (MSAC) which is hosting the competition for the fifth time. The meet will be run in conjunction with the 2024 Victorian Open LC Championships. Six members of the para swimming team have been training down under for the past two […]
Sport Ireland Announce Record investment of €25m in High Performance Sport for 2024
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, today announced a record annual sum of €25m to be invested through Sport Ireland in High Performance Sport in 2024. This is the highest ever level of investment into […]
Paralympic and Olympic Medals For Paris 2024 Revealed
Paris 2024 unveiled the medals for the Paralympic and Olympic Games on 8 February. For the first time in the history of the Games, each medal is decorated with a highly symbolic and priceless piece of metal – the original iron from the Eiffel Tower. By placing a piece of the French symbol at the […]
Jordan Lee Sets Indoor Personal Best at Athletics Ireland Indoor Games
Para athletics was out in full force this weekend at the Athletics Ireland Indoor Games in Dublin this weekend. Jordan Lee jumped to new heights setting a personal best by clearing 1.92. His performance also saw him reach the high performance standard for Paris 2024, an important step on his path to qualification for the […]
Irish Para Dressage Team in Competition in The Netherlands
Members of the Irish Para Dressage team are in Genemuiden, The Netherlands competing over the next few days in the hopes of qualifying their team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic games. First up on Dec 14th is Tokyo Paralympian Tamsin Addison who is competing at 1:40pm and 4:05pm. You can watch the competition live […]
