Tokyo 2020 News - Paralympics

Five RTÉ Sports Awards nominations for Team Ireland

As 2021 draws to a close, so does the Irish sporting year, one... Read More

Legend McKillop Announces Retirement

Irish Paralympic legend Michael McKillop has today announced... Read More

Paralympic Silver Medallist Niamh McCarthy Announces Retirement

Niamh competed for Ireland at two Paralympic Games at Rio 2016... Read More

Katie-George Dunlevy to be Flag Bearer for Ireland

As Tokyo 2020 is drawing to a close it has today been announced... Read More

Monahan Brings Curtain Down on Tokyo 2020

After 12 days of competition and five years of preparation Team... Read More

O’Leary Narrowly Misses out on Medal

In a busy morning on the penultimate day of competition for Team... Read More

Gold Again for Katie George and Eve

Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal made it an incredible... Read More

O'Reilly Wins Brilliant Bronze for Team Ireland

IN SWELTERING heat and drenching humidity Gary O’Reilly secured... Read More

Swimmers Progress as Leonard Exits

After the excitement of Jason Smyth gold medal in the 100m yesterday... Read More

Smyth is the Paralympic Champion in Thriller

JASON Smyth cemented his place as the greatest sprinter in the... Read More

Turner Sets Another PB in Tokyo

Team Ireland’s brilliant form in the pool in Tokyo continued... Read More

Streimikyte Battles to 5th Place Finish

Greta Streimikyte, Ireland’s first athlete on the track, suffered ... Read More

Grimes Agonisingly Close to Podium

Ronan Grimes produced another Personal Best performance at the... Read More

Keane Strikes Gold for Ireland

After 13 years of hard work and 4 Paralympic Games it was a special... Read More

Every Athlete PB’s on Magic Morning

It was a morning to remember for Team Ireland at the Tokyo 2020... Read More

Judge Receives Walkover

Irish Class 3 Table Tennis player, Colin Judge, had been due... Read More

Turner and Ní Riain Show Form in Finals

Laois star Nicole Turner (19) lowered her personal best twice... Read More

Timothy Pride in PB Smashing Debut

Irish cyclist Richael Timothy launched Ireland’s Paralympics... Read More

Ireland's Paralympics Swimmers all Set Personal Bests

Ireland’s ultra-talented swimming team got their 2020 Paralympics... Read More

Debut’s and Personal Bests for Team Ireland on Day 1

It was a morning of debuts and personal bests for the first Team... Read More

RTÉ Sport announces biggest and best Paralympics coverage yet

RTÉ Sport today (Thursday 19 August, 2021) announced details... Read More

Orla Comerford

Orla started running with her club Raheny Shamrock when she was... Read More

Greta Streimikyte

Tokyo will be Greta’s second Paralympic Games. She made her international... Read More

Jason Smyth

Jason is the fastest Paralympian of all-time and still holds... Read More

Niamh McCarthy

Niamh was one of Ireland’s sensational ‘Rebel Treble’ of medal-winning... Read More

Jordan Lee

Jordan, who was born with a foreshortened left arm, was a sporting... Read More

Mary Fitzgerald

Mary first encountered throwing through an induction day with... Read More

Patrick Monahan

A car accident in 2007 left Pat in the National Rehabilitation... Read More

Team Ireland Departs for Paralympic Games

Team Ireland’s Para Athletics team assembled at Dublin Airport... Read More

Eight Athletes Named to Represent Ireland in Para Athletics

Paralympics Ireland have named a strong Para Athletics Team to... Read More

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy Age: 24 Hometown: lives in St Barnet, Mill Hill,... Read More

Kate Kerr Horan

Kate Kerr-Horan Age: 28 Hometown: Tinahely, Co Wicklow. Coach:... Read More

Rosemary Gaffney

Rosemary Gaffney Age: 62 Hometown: Clonmel, Co Tipperary. Coach:... Read More

Tamsin Addison

Tamsin Addison Age: 48 Hometown: Radnage, Buckinghamshire. Coach:... Read More

Nicole Turner

NICOLE TURNER Age: 19 Hometown:  Portarlington, Co Laois Coach:... Read More

Róisín Ní Ríain

  ROISIN NI RIAIN Hometown: Drombanna, Co Limerick. Coach:... Read More

Ellen Keane

ELLEN KEANE Age: 26 Hometown:  Clontarf, Dublin Coach: David... Read More

Patrick Flanagan

PATRICK FLANAGAN Hometown: Rosses Point, Co Sligo. Coach:... Read More

Colin Judge

Name: Colin Judge Sport: Table Tennis Hometown: Blackrock,... Read More

Phil Eaglesham

Name: Phil Eaglesham Sport: Shooting Hometown: Dungannon,... Read More

Britney Arendse

Name: Britney Arendse Sport: Powerlifting Hometown: Cavan Impairment:... Read More

Pat O'Leary

Name: Patrick O’Leary Sport: Canoeing Hometown: Cork /... Read More

Kerrie Leonard

Name: Kerrie Leonard Sport: Archery Hometown: Culmullen,... Read More

Richael Timothy

Richael Timothy Age: 26 Hometown: Ballymore, Co Roscommon. Club:... Read More

Gary O'Reilly

Gary O’Reilly Age: 28 Hometown: Portlaoise, Co Laois. Cycling... Read More

Para Equestrian Team announced for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Paralympics Ireland have today officially announced the Para... Read More

7 Athletes Named on Team Ireland Para Cycling Squad

Paralympics Ireland have today announced the Para Cycling team... Read More

To Team Ireland, With Love - From Circle K

Circle K gives Irish public the opportunity to deliver messages... Read More

Team Ireland announced for 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships

The Irish team that will compete at the World Para Athletics... Read More

Paralympics Ireland 2021 Annual General Meeting

Paralympics Ireland last night elected Eimear Breathnach to the... Read More

Turner Wins Silver on Final Day

In the final day of the World Para Swimming European Open Championships,... Read More

Turner Claims Silver - Day 6 Recap

Nicole Turner has won her third medal of the week, as she finished... Read More

Ní Ríaín wins Bronze - Day 4 Recap

Róisín Ní Ríaín claimed her first medal at a major Para competition... Read More

Team Ireland Day 2 Recap - Madeira 2020

It was a busy day in the pool for Team Ireland at the World Para... Read More

Team Ireland announced for World Para Swimming European Championships

The Irish team that will compete at the World Para Swimming Open... Read More

Paralympics Ireland announce Neasa Russell as Sports Director

Paralympics Ireland have announced that Neasa Russell has been... Read More

Para Swimmers to feature at Irish National Team Trials

Irish Para Swimmers are set to feature at the 2021 Irish National... Read More

Look Back to Sydney 2000 with Mairead Berry and Bridie Lynch

It has been twenty years since the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games,... Read More

Paralympics Ireland AGM 2019 Goes Virtual

The Annual General Meeting for Paralympics Ireland took place... Read More

Paralympics Ireland Welcome Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games Postponement

The World Para Swimming European Championships that were due... Read More

6 Months to Go to Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

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Circle K are 'Here for Ireland'

Circle... Read More

Bronze for Keane and Ireland

Ellen... Read More

Turner Through to Final as McClements Narrowly Misses Out

Nicole... Read More

McCrystal Eyeing Gold at Para Cycling Track World Championships

 A... Read More

IPC Lift Russian Paralympic Suspension

The... Read More

Paralympics Ireland enter into Citi Partnership

IPC... Read More

Records Continue to Fall in Dublin

It... Read More

Scully and Turner reach Finals

Blanchardstown... Read More

Pundit Arena and Allianz Announce Unique Coverage of #Dublin2018

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Messett dreaming of medals in the Netherlands

Gary... Read More

Republic of Ireland CP Team Announced for CP Euros

The... Read More

Irish Swimmers Compete Well in Sheffield

All... Read More

Eoghan Clifford Announces Retirement

28th... Read More

Paralympics Ireland Strategic Plan Survey

Paralympics... Read More

Ireland Para Swim team grounded by Weather

The... Read More

Hayley Burke Selected as a Leader of the Future

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Monahan Shows Well in Dubai

Patrick... Read More

Paul Conneely Appointed to Paralympics Ireland Role

Paralympics Ireland have today announced that Paul Conneely has... Read More

Government Launch Healthy Ireland Campaign

The Government’s Healthy Ireland 2018 campaign was launched... Read More

Para Athletes Well Placed for 2018

Leevale... Read More

McKillop, Smyth, Dunlevy & McCrystal Nominated for RTE Sportsperson of the Year

It has been a great year for our Paralympians as they have continued... Read More

Lifetime best swim for McClements on opening night of World Series in Berlin

On the opening night of finals at the last World Para Swimming... Read More

Irish Paralympic team homecoming set for Dublin Airport tomorrow

Ireland’s... Read More

Why the F-Word means so much more in Paralympic sport

WHEN... Read More

Patrick Monahan finishes 16th in Marathon to round off successful Rio 2016 for Ireland

Ireland's... Read More

Bronze for Noelle Lenihan in Discus final brings Team Ireland’s medal tally to 11 at Rio 2016