Ireland’s Relay Teams Secure World Championship Qualification
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May 13, 2025
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Athletics
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It was a weekend to remember for Irish athletics as both the mixed and women’s 4x400m relay teams secured their places at the 2025 World Championships following impressive performances at the World Relays in Guangzhou, China. Saturday: Mixed Relay Books World Championship Place On Saturday, the Irish mixed 4x400m team delivered a great performance to clinch automatic qualification and book …
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Healy And O’Connor Lead Irish At World Indoor Championships
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March 20, 2025
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Athletics
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European indoor medallists Sarah Healy (3000m) and Kate O’Connor (Pentathlon) headline a six-strong Irish team which competes at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China this weekend (Friday March 21st – Sunday March 23rd). Over 550 athletes from 127 countries are entered in the global event, with eleven defending champions and 20 medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games set …
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Irish Swimmers Ready for 2025 Para Swimming World Series
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March 19, 2025
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Para Sport, Swimming
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Eight Irish swimmers are set to compete as the 2025 Para Swimming World Series heads to Barcelona for the first time, with four days of exciting competition from 20-23 March. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHXARdrtS5v/ This marks a historic new stop on the World Series calendar, and an eight strong Irish team will be among the athletes competing against the world’s best. Following successful …
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Sarah Healy Lowers Her Own National 1500m Indoor Record
Sarah Healy lowered her own national indoor 1500m record with a 4:01.62 at the Keely Klassic in Birmingham on Saturday, bettering her previous best of 4:03.83 which she set in February 2024. Healy crossed the finish-line in second place, following home her training partner Georgia Hunter Bell who clocked a winning time of 4:00.63. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGIc2-BI1c3/ Healy’s time ranks as third …
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Irish Paralympic Team Welcomed by President Higgins
The Irish Paralympic Team were welcomed today to Áras an Uachtarán by president, Michael D. Higgins and his wife, Sabina. The Paralympic team that represented Ireland at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games reassembled at the Áras at the request of the President to officially acknowledge the achievements of the Team in Paris throughout the Summer. Over 70 members of the …
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Olympic Hepathlete Kate O’Connor: “We’re not just training for one event, we have to try and be world class at seven”
23 year old Kate O’Connor made history in Paris this year as Team Ireland’s first heptathlete to compete at the Olympic Games, a sensational achievement that she hopes will have a long lasting impact. As she says herself, it’s a challenging discipline, not least for the very reason that the athletes involved are “not just training for one event”, but …
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Which Irish athletes are making their Olympic debuts in Paris?
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July 25, 2024
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Olympics
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Across the 133 person team that will represent Team Ireland at the Olympic Games this summer, 64 of them are women, and with new faces accompanying some familiar champions, you might just be wondering – Which Irish athletes are making their Olympic debuts in Paris? Boxing Daina Moorehouse – 50kg/Flyweight Jennifer Lehane – 54kg/Bantamweight Grainne Walsh – 63.5kg/Welterweight Canoeing Madison …
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TRACK CYCLING TEAM OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT PARIS 2024
Team Ireland Track Cycling Announcement –Historic first for Irish women’s team pursuit team named for Paris 2024 3 July 2024 The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the women’s track cycling team who will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. The Irish track cycling team has secured qualification in the Women’s Team Pursuit, the Women’s Omnium and …
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Ten Irish boxers named for Team Ireland at this summer’s Games in Paris 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the ten boxers who will compete for Team Ireland at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Ireland will field boxers in all female categories in the competition which takes place from the 27 July – 10 August 2024. The preliminary rounds of the boxing take place in the Arena Paris Nord, …
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Seven crews named for the rowing regatta at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris 2024
Photo credit: Sportsfile The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the rowing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A record number of crews has qualified for Team Ireland at these Games, with sixteen athletes to compete across seven boats. The rowing events occur in Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, to the southeast of the city, …
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