Four Irish swimmers through to this evening’s finals at European Open Swim Championships
Four Irish swimmers have booked their spots in this evening’s finals on Day 3 of the IPC European Open Swim Championships in Funchal, Portugal. First into the pool for the Irish was 23-year-old James Scully in the 200m Freestyle S5 heat this morning where he finished in a time of 2.54.76 to book his spot […]
Ireland’s Nicole Turner wins European silver medal on Day Two of Championships
It was a big day today for 13-year-old Nicole Turner from Co. Laois as she secured her first major medal when she won silver in the 200m Individual Medley SM6 final this evening. The talented young star booked her spot in the final earlier today, after an incredible swim in the heats saw her achieve […]
Four Irish swimmers through to this evening's finals at IPC European Open Swim Championships
Five Irish swimmers were in action in the opening heats of this morning’s IPC European Open Swim Championships, with four of these achieving slots in this evening’s finals. First into the pool was Nicole Turner in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM6 heats. The Laois native swam a phenomenal six-second PB time of 3.18.79 to […]
IPC European Open Swim Championships Day 1 Round Up – Incredible swim from Ailbhe Kelly sees her claim yet another PB
Ireland’s Ailbhe Kelly was flying the tricolour high in Funchal, Portugal this evening as she took to the pool in the Women’s 100m Freestyle S8 final. The Castleknock star secured her place in the final earlier on this morning after swimming a Personal Best in the heats in a time of 1.19.03. While the rest […]
UPDATE: Ailbhe Kelly books spot in 100m Freestyle final at European Open Championships
The first day of the International Para European Open Swim Championships kicked off today in Funchal, Portugal. Four Irish swimmers were in action, with newcomer, Barry McClements taking to the pool first in the Men’s 50m Freestyle S9 heats. The talented 14-year-old, who was making his debut at this level, secured a fantastic Personal Best, finishing […]
“Success isn’t half as sweet if you’ve never experienced failure" – Swimmer Ellen Keane
There are many ways to describe dedication, but when it comes to Paralympic swimming, the only words you need to showcase hard work, commitment and a never-say-die attitude are two very simple ones: Ellen Keane. The talented swimmer made her debut at the age of just 13 when she competed for Ireland at the Paralympic […]
Under The Spotlight: "If you use every hour as best as you can, you have time for everything" – Luke Evans
As the countdown to Rio gets more intense, our new feature series will see us putting athletes, coaches and mentors ‘Under the Spotlight’ to find out how training, competitions and indeed, life in general is going. Recently, we caught up with swimmer James Scully, while this week, we spoke to 26-year-old football captain, Luke Evans, […]
Louise Heraghty joins ‘Team Paralympics Ireland’ for the VHI Mini-Marathon
We’re delighted to announce that Irish TV and Radio presenter, Louise Heraghty has joined ‘Team Paralympics Ireland’ for this year’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon. Now, we’re calling on all walkers, joggers and runners to join Louise and Irish Paralympic swim star, Ellen Keane, as part of Team PI on Bank Holiday Monday, June 6th, to help […]
Paralympics Ireland announces strong Irish team for pre-Paralympic Games tournament
Irish CP football team manager, Barry Ferguson, has today announced a strong squad to represent Ireland at the 2016 International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) pre-Paralympic tournament which will take place in Salou, Spain from April 30th to May 7th. The team for the tournament comprises of 14 talented footballers who will line out […]
Six-strong team to represent Ireland at IPC Swimming European Championships
Six extremely talented swimmers will take to the water in Funchal, Portugal, from May 1st to May 7th to represent Ireland at the IPC Swimming European Open Championships it was revealed today. The Irish team, which is sponsored by Allianz, is made up of World Championship bronze medallist and double Paralympian, Ellen Keane along with fellow […]
Applications now open for CARA's National Inclusion Awards
Applications are now open for CARA’s National Inclusion Awards which will take place on December 3rd. The awards recognize organisations that have contributed to giving people with disabilities ease of access to sport and physical activity and are run by CARA, an organisation that promotes awareness of and accessibility to sport and physical activity amongst […]
New dawn for Boccia in Ireland
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for Irish Boccia as Paralympics Ireland has agreed to assist in the creation of an independent national governing body for the sport in Ireland over the coming years, following the dissolution of Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland (CPSI) in 2015. While this project is being managed, Paralympics Ireland […]
