Day 5: Rowing Four Claim Bronze To Make History For Team Ireland

Ireland’s rowing four of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty won bronze for Ireland at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Ellen Walshe: Down To The Wire For Olympic Qualification

In early 2020, 18 year old Ellen Walshe etched her name into history books. She became the first Irish woman to break a minute for 100m butterfly in a long course pool. Shauna O’Brien’s record from 2015 was 1.00.21 and the new record now stands at 59.54. Walshe has broken a lot of records since then and aims to break …

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Day Two: Ireland Earn Crucial Victory In First Ever Olympic Match

The Irish Hockey team got off to a winning start in their Olympic hockey campaign with a win against South Africa.

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Day Two: Ellen Walshe Goes Close To Irish 100M Butterfly Record

Templeogue’s Ellen Walshe won her heat just outside the Irish senior record in the 100M butterfly.

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Meet The Contenders: Ellen Walshe

Ellen Walshe Ellen Walshe of Templeogue Swimming Club became the first Irish woman to break the one-minute barrier in the 100m butterfly, in January earlier this year.   The young Irish swimmer shaved almost a second off her own personal best from the 2019 Irish Open Swimming Championships to remove Shauna O’Brien’s 2015 time from the record books. Shauna O’Brien’s …

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