Double Gold for Turner and Registe in Vancouver
There was great success for the para swimming team in at Ken Demchuk Invitational in Canada with two of our athletes winning two gold medals each along. Paralympian Nicole Turner swam to first place in the 5om fly and the 200m Individual Medley. Newcomer to the team Deaton Registe produced some great performances to take […]
Colin Judge Earns ITTF Para Table Tennis Top 10 Ranking
The latest ITTF Para Table Tennis Rankings were published last week with great news for Colin Judge who is currently in the top 10. He finishes the year ranked 9th in the world and 4th in Europe in men’s class 3. These rankings are crucial as the top 14 in the world will be those […]
Para Swim Team in Action at Ken Demchuk Invitational in Canada
Four members of the Irish Para swim team are in action this weekend at the Ken Demchuk Invitational in Vancouver, Canada. Nicole Turner, Dearbhaile Brady, Deaton Registe and Amy Sheridan will all be competing to solidify their world rankings which are crucial for qualification for Paris 2024. Day 1 sees all the female swimmers of […]
PTSB Reveal Athlete Ambassadors for Paris 2024
Paralympic Silver Medallist Nicole Turner, Ronan Grimes, Britney Arendse and Jordan Lee are among the eleven athletes named by Paralympic and Olympic Team Ireland title sponsor PTSB as its new brand ambassadors for what will be a special year. PTSB announced its partnerships with the Olympic Federation of Ireland and Paralympics Ireland in March 2022, […]
Steven McGowan Wins Rowability Award at 2023 Rowing Ireland Awards
Para rower Steven McGowan picked up the Rowability Award at this year’s Rowing Ireland awards which took place on Saturday, November 19th. The Rowability Award recognises exceptional contributions to adaptive rowing and inclusion within Rowing Ireland. After taking up rowing less than two years ago Steven relocated to Cork to hone his craft with rowing […]
High Performance Sport Community Gather for Sport Ireland Institute’s HPX 2023
Over 220 delegates gathered at Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort, Blessington, for HPX 2023 Paris Ready Conference, Sport Ireland Institute’s flagship professional development and learning event for high performance professionals who will impact Team Ireland’s performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games. This biannual event is organised to bring the CEO’s, Performance Directors, […]
Paralympic Torch Relay Route Unveiled by Paris 2024
While the Olympic Flame will be extinguished at the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony on 11 August 2024, the Paralympic Flame will be lit a few days later in Stoke Mandeville, in order to launch the first Paralympic Flame Relay in the history of the Summer Games. Then, it will leave the historic birthplace of Paralympic sport […]
Bronze Medal Success for Judge at ITTF SQY French Para Open
Colin Judge and Paddy Vaughan were in action at the ITTF SQY French Para Open which took place on from 9th – 11th November. Both athletes compete in the men’s singles; Colin in class 3 and Paddy in class 7. Day one of the event saw the group matches take place. Paddy Vaughan lost his […]
Colin Judge in Action at ITTF SQY French Para Open 2023
Colin Judge has travelled to France to compete at the International SQY French Para Open. Play begins in the four day event today November 9th and runs until the 12th. He competes in the mens singles class 3. Judge begins his campaign with three group matches today. The Dublin man competed at the Tokyo […]
Paralympics Ireland Perform at Paris Conference
Coinciding with 300 days to go Paralympics Ireland hosted ‘Perform at Paris’ an intensive two-day conference covering all aspects of Paris 2024 as the countdown to August 28th 2024 rolls on. Coaches and practitioners from different para sports gathered on Friday at the Herbert Park Hotel to participate in a ‘Team Behind the Team’ workshop. […]
300 Days To Go To Paris 2024
Today marks another milestone on our journey to the 2024 Paralympic Games. With 300 days to go to the Paralympics Ireland team are working hard to ensure that the team will be as prepared as possible to deliver their best performances yet come August 28th next year. Currently Team Ireland have qualified 7 slots for […]
Paris 2024 Announces Marathon and Cycling Road Racing Courses for the Paralympics
Paris 2024 has revealed the routes for the Paralympic marathon and the Paralympic cycling road races, which will be a testament to the beauty of the “City of Light”. For the marathon, taking place on 8 September 2024 (last day of the Paralympic Games), the 42,195 km route will have two major sections. One will […]
