Tokyo 2020 News

Job Opportunities in Para Swimming

Paralympics Ireland, in conjunction with our recruitment partners,... Read More

Blanchfield Appointed National Paracycling Coach

Cycling Ireland are delighted to confirm the appointment of Jamie... Read More

IPC Extraordinary General Assembly

At an Extraordinary General Assembly in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday... Read More

Grimes Smashes National Record

Grimes Smashes National Record to End his Paracycling Track World... Read More

Chris Burns Sets New National Record

Chris Burns has set a new national record on his way to qualifying... Read More

Grimes clinches Silver at Paracycling Track World Championships

  Ronan Grimes has secured Ireland’s first medal of the... Read More

Aer Lingus Proud Partner Airline to Paralympics Ireland

  Aer Lingus to proudly support Paralympic Team Ireland... Read More

Job Opportunity: Chief Executive Officer, Paralympics Ireland

Paralympics Ireland is the National Paralympic Committee for... Read More

Sport Institute Partnership Announced

Paralympics Ireland and The Sport Ireland Institute Announce... Read More

Cycling Ireland National Paralympic Coach

Cycling Ireland is recruiting for the position of National Paralympic... Read More

Glory for Team Ireland in Canada

On the final day of competition at the Para-Cycling Road World... Read More

Team Ireland Competing at World Championships

Ireland’s Para-Cycling squad will also be competing this week... Read More

Para Cyclists in Form for Worlds

Dunlevy and McCrystal claim overall win at the UCI Para-Cycling... Read More

Paralympics Ireland Radio Show Available as a Podcast on Spotify

Paralympics Ireland have partnered with Dublin City FM 103.2... Read More

Condolences on Death of Former Prime Minister Abe

Paralympics Ireland would like to send our condolences to the... Read More

Team Ireland Enjoy European Para Youth Games

Ireland were represented in two sports at the recent European... Read More

Introducing the Irish Paralympic Show

Paralympics Ireland and Dublin City FM are coming together to... Read More

Job Opportunity: Performance Operations Manager

We are seeking an experienced Performance Operations Manager... Read More

Turner Makes it Five for Ireland

Nicole Turner ended the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships... Read More

Ní Riain Loses Out Narrowly

Róisín Ní Riain lost out by the narrowest of margins in a breath... Read More

Keane Wins Silver for Ireland

Ellen Keane showed all of her experience to stage a dramatic... Read More

Turner, McClements and Ní Riain Set for Finals

Barry McClements and Nicole Turner both progressed comfortably... Read More

Job Opportunity: Paralympic Pathway Lead

Paralympics Ireland are hiring a new Paralympic Pathway Lead.... Read More

Turner and McClements Show Grit in Finals

Nicole Turner competed in her second final of the week after... Read More

Turner and McClements Safely Through to Finals

Nicole Turner joined her Team Ireland teammate, Barry McClements,... Read More

Double Delight for Bronze Medallist, Róisín Ní Riain

  17 year... Read More

Turner Wins Second Bronze for Ireland

Paralympic silver medallist Nicole Turner has returned to the... Read More

Turner and McClements Through to Finals

Paralympic Silver medalist Nicole Turner showed no signs of rustiness... Read More

Fourth Place for Ní Riain on Day 2

Limerick’s Róisín... Read More

Ní Riain Wins Brilliant Bronze

  Ireland’s... Read More

Team Ireland Ready for Para Swimming World Championships

The five person Team Ireland are in Madeira and ready to compete... Read More

Job Opportunity- Communications and Commercial Executive

This is an exciting time for Paralympics Ireland as they look... Read More

Para Athletics Talent Search

Paralympics Ireland have today launched a new pilot Virtual Talent... Read More

Keane to Link up with Team Ireland for World Championships

Paralympics Ireland AGM 2022

Paralympics Ireland held their Annual General Meeting for 2022... Read More

Para Cycling team bag 4 medals in the Paracycling Road World Cup

The Para Cycling team completed in the first round of the Paracycling... Read More

Paralympians set to lead St Patrick's Day Parades

Paralympians, Ellen Keane and Mary Fitzgerald have recently been... Read More

PTSB are First Ever Title Sponsor

Permanent TSB announced as Title Sponsor for Irish Olympic and... Read More

Paralympics Ireland Statement

Paralympics Ireland stands united with the International Paralympic... Read More

Johnny Bridgeman RIP

The death has occurred of Johnny Bridgeman. Johnny was a much... Read More

Athletes Commission Applications

Paralympics Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from... Read More

Team Ireland Honoured

The team that represented Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic... Read More

Paralympics Ireland set to host Tokyo 2020 Awards for Team Ireland

The team that represented Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic... Read More

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

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