Australia was the destination for the 2000 Paralympic Games as Sydney hosted the first games of the new Millennium.
This was to be a memorable games for the Irish Boccia team thanks to a haul of 3 medals. Gabriel Shelly provided one of the great moments of the games as he claimed Gold in the Mixed Individual event and the duo of John Cronin and Margaret Grant added a Gold medal in the mixed pairs event. Dave Malone and Mairead Berry both delivered in the pool for the second games in a row thanks to a gold for Malone and two silvers and a bronze for Berry. Catherine Walsh also made her mark in the Women’s Pentathlon as she claimed a bronze medal, this began a brilliant Paralympic career for Walsh who went on to star across multiple disciplines.
| First Name | Surname | Medal | Sport | Event | Classification |
| Tom | Leahy | Gold | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw | F51 |
| Mary | Rice | Silver | Athletics | Women’s 400m | T34 |
| Catherine | Walsh | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s Pentathlon | P13 |
| Gabriel | Shelly | Gold | Boccia | Mixed Individual | BC1 |
| John | Cronin | Gold | Boccia | Mixed Pairs | BC3 |
| Margaret | Grant | Gold | Boccia | Mixed Pairs | BC3 |
| David | Malone | Gold | Swimming | Men’s 100m Backstroke | S8 |
| Mairead | Berry | Silver | Swimming | Women’s 50m Backstroke | S2 |
| Mairead | Berry | Gold | Swimming | Women’s 100m Freestyle | S2 |
| Mairead | Berry | Silver | Swimming | Women’s 50m Freestyle | S2 |
