Orla Barry Announces Her Retirement
Double Paralympic medallist, Orla Barry, has today announced her retirement from Paralympic sport. Barry, who represented Ireland at 3 Paralympic Games in the F57 Discus, is a former World Record holder in the event and she retires having won 9 medals at major events throughout her 13 year career as a high performance para athlete. […]
Barry Finishes 7th in the World
An incredible level of competition left Orla Barry with a mountain to climb before her first throw as the athlete that immediately preceded her, Nassima Saifi, broke the 4 year old World Record twice in her 6 throws. The best of Orla’s 6 efforts in the Discus, 27:46m, meant that she finished seventh overall and […]
Team Ireland to Depart for World Para Athletics Championships
The 11 person strong Para Athletics team will depart tomorrow morning from Dublin Airport as they travel to Dubai to compete in the World Para Athletics Championships which, for the Irish team, will get underway on Thursday, November 7th. Places at Tokyo 2020 are at stake in Dubai as athletes that finish in the Top […]
McKillop Makes Return as Lee Makes History
Paralympics Ireland have today announced the 11 person team that will represent Ireland at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai from November 7th to November 15th. Michael McKillop will make his much anticipated return to a major championships for the first time since his World Para Athletics Championships gold medal win in London in […]
Team Ireland Come to Paris
A 10 person Irish team are currently in Paris competing at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix event. The event will see the Irish athletes competing against world class competition as they continue their preparations for the World Championships in November. The event will see Michael McKillop make a welcome return to international competition when […]
Para Athletes Have Busy Weekend
It’s a busy weekend of action for the Irish Para Athletic team who are competing both nationally and internationally this weekend. The bulk of the action will happen in Santry where the AI Games will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday. The Irish para athletes competing in Santry will include Jason Smyth who competes […]
Para Athletics Team Ready to Perform in Italy
Grosseto in Italy will play host to Team Ireland and a host of international Para Athletics stars as the Italian event of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Circuit is hosted in the venue for the third consecutive year. A strong Irish team has made the journey to Italy where they have been preparing for the […]
Comerford Doubles up in Berlin
Orla Comerford has secured her second medal of the World Para Athletics Championships after a battling performance in the T13 100m final. Comerford held off the challenge of Engelleiter of Germany to claim the bronze medal right on the finish line. Comerford came into the race in relaxed form after winning her first medal of […]
Lee Helps Irish End Week on a High
It was a positive weekend for the Irish Para athletes as they recorded positive results in a number of events. Jason Smyth got his season off to a flyer as he raced through the streets of Manchester in the rarely run 150m event to win his race in a time of 15:82. Elsewhere, Patrick O’Leary […]
Irish Para Athletes Prepare for World Para Athletics Grand Prix
An eight person team has arrived at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix event in Rieti in Italy. Paul Keoghan, Greta Streimikyte, David Leavy, Niamh McCarthy, Orla Barry, Orla Comerford, Noelle Lenihan and Jordan Lee will represent Ireland at the grand prix that is being held at the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi. Team Ireland’s first competitor […]
21 Para Athletes Benefit From Sport Ireland Carding Scheme
Para Athletes were well represented in the Sport Ireland Carding Scheme announcements with 21 athletes receiving varying levels of funding. Para Cycling duo of Eve McCrystal and Katie George Dunlevy along with Para Athletes; Jason Smyth, Michael McKillop, Niamh McCarthy, Noelle Lenihan and Orla Barry joined Para Swimmer, Ellen Keane in being named as Podium level […]
Orla Barry upgraded to World Championship silver medal
Ireland’s Orla Barry has been upgraded to a silver medal from the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha last year the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed this morning. Orla, who originally took bronze in the F57 Discus final last October, will now have a World Championship silver medal to add to her collection following […]
