Wheelchair Travel and Sports Rehabilitation Ireland to Supply Essential Equipment to Team Ireland
Paralympics Ireland have today announced that Wheelchair Travel and Sports Rehabilitation have become the Official Supplier of Medical and Sports Rehabilitation Products to Paralympics Ireland. Paralympic hopeful Patrick Flanagan joined representatives of Paralympics Ireland and Wheelchair Travel and Sports Rehabilitation, to announce a new partnership between the two organisations, that will include the Tokyo 2020 […]
Kelly Announces Retirement at World Para Swimming Allianz Championships
Team Ireland were represented by three swimmers in the heats of the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships in London this morning as Patrick Flanagan, Ailbhe Kelly and Jonathan McGrath competed at the London Aquatics Centre today. After her race in the 400m Freestyle, Ailbhe Kelly went on to announce her retirement from Para Swimming. […]
5th for Flanagan and O’Riordan as Marren Withdraws
Patrick Flanagan was the first Irish competitor in the pool today at the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships in the Heat of the S6 400m Freestyle event. A fast start to the race from his competitors meant Patrick was always struggling to make up lost ground. His finishing time of 5:39:13 was just 0.8 outside […]
Marren to make Irish Debut as Team Ireland Revealed
Paralympics Ireland Sign Agreement to Wear Under Armour Kit The Irish team that will compete at the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships in London this September was named today at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre. The 8 person team will be the first Irish paralympic team to compete in the new Under Armour […]
Positive Para Swimming Performances from Berlin
The Irish Para Swimming team have had an encouraging experience to date from the Para Swimimng World Series Meeting taking place currently in Berlin. Three Irish swimmers progressed from their heats yesterday morning through to the evenings finals sessions. Ailbhe Kelly reached the C Final of the 200m Freestyle final with Nicole Turner and Ellen […]
An Taoiseach Officially Launches Dublin 2018
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, welcomed Irish Para Athletes, Ailbhe Kelly and Patrick Flanagan to Government Buildings on Monday to officially launch the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships. Councillor Nial Ring, Lord Mayor of Dublin City Council was also in attendance along with representatives of championship sponsors, Allianz Ireland and host partners; Sport Ireland, Swim […]
Paralympics Ireland Announce Team Ireland for European Para Swimming and Athletics Championships
Paralympics Ireland Announce Team Ireland for European Para Swimming and Athletics Championships Swords Castle was the venue today as Paralympics Ireland announced the Irish Teams that will represent Ireland at the European Para Athletics and Para Swimming Championships this August. This August, for the first time ever, Ireland will host a major International […]
Team Ireland Hopefuls on Trail of European Qualification
An Irish team of 8 swimmers has arrived in Sheffield ahead of the British Para Swimming International meet. This event represents the last opportunity for Irish swimmers to reach the minimum qualification standards ahead of the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships that are set to be hosted in Dublin this August. The 8 […]
Ireland Para Swim team grounded by Weather
The 3 person Irish Para Swimming team were forced to cancel their participation at the World Series Event in Copenhagen after their planes were grounded by the so-called ‘Beast for the East.’ The trio of Ailbhe Kelly, Patrick Flanagan and Jonathan McGrath were due to compete this week but, as the weather rolled in, they […]
ANOTHER LIFETIME BEST FOR BARRY MCCLEMENTS TO END PARA SWIMMING WORLD SERIES
Irish teenager Barry McClement’s lifetime best swim in the C final of the 100m Backstroke was the highlight for the Irish on the final day of competition at the Para Swimming World Series in Berlin. The fifteen year old, who swims out of the Ards club in Co. Down initially set a new best time […]
MORE PERSONAL BESTS FOR IRISH AT PARA SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The good form of the Irish team continued on the penultimate day of the Para Swimming World Series meet in Berlin. In this morning’s heats Ards teenager Barry McClements was just outside his best time placing fourteenth of the ninety-one swimmers in the 400mFreestyle heats. He touched in a time of 4:33.20 which was […]
Top ten finishes on final day of ParaSwimming World Series in Sheffield
Teenage swimmers Nicole Turner and Barry McClements concluded the third leg of the Para Swimming World Series for the Irish team, with a sixth and seventh place finish in their respective 400m Freestyle finals this evening in Sheffield. Fourteen-year-old Turner who won a bronze medal in the 50m Butterfly final last night raced solidly […]
