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OFI UPDATES – DECEMBER

OFI Delegation visit to ISPO 2025  A small delegation of OFI and McKvr Sports staff, joined by Tokyo 2020 Olympian Nadia Power, staff travelled to Munich last week and attended ISPO, the world’s largest sports industry trade show showcasing new products, materials and innovations from global sportswear and equipment brands. The purpose of the visit

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The Power of Perseverance: How Cross-country skier Thomas Maloney Westgård pushed past expectations

IF ANYONE embodies the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s ‘Dare to Believe’ motto it is the country’s top cross-country skier and programme ambassador Thomas Maloney Westgård. It is 11 years since the 6’ 1” Norwegian-Irish skier first represented Ireland and since then he has shot up through the ranks of the world’s toughest endurance athletes to

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TEAM IRELAND LAUNCHES NEW PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT IRELAND’S OLYMPIC AMBITION

A new way for the global Irish community to support Team Ireland’s Olympic journey   The Olympic Federation of Ireland today announced the launch of the Team Ireland Foundation, a new philanthropic initiative designed to unite supporters at home and abroad behind Ireland’s Olympic ambition and to strengthen the pathway to world-class performance for athletes

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GYMNASTICS IRELAND’S MAIREAD KAVANAGH ELECTED PRESIDENT OF WOMEN’S EUROPEAN GYMNASTICS

It was a great day for Gymnastics Ireland at the European Gymnastics Congress in Prague on Saturday 29th November with Cork woman Mairead Kavanagh being elected President of European Women's Gymnastics.  This is the first time that an Irish official has held the position on the influential Women's Technical Committee.     Gymnastics Ireland's Chief Executive

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Athletes’ Commission Launches New “Athletes’ Voice” Survey to Shape 2025 Priorities

The Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission has launched a new “Athletes’ Voice” survey, designed to ensure that its plans and priorities for the year ahead are firmly guided by the needs and experiences of Ireland’s athletes.   Whether athletes are training, competing, resting, or transitioning, the Commission wants to understand the reality of their

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DARE TO BELIEVE SONG GOES LIVE AS PART OF NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEAM IRELAND AND KABIN CREW

The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) is delighted to announce the official release of the brand-new Dare to Believe song, created in collaboration with the hugely popular Kabin Crew rappers from Cork. The upbeat track, produced by Garry McCarthy (GMCBeats), is now available to listen to on Spotify HERE.     This original song was

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Olympic flame lit in Ancient Olympia as Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay begins

The Olympic flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games was lit today in Ancient Olympia, the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games. The ceremony marks the beginning of the flame’s journey towards Italy, where it will arrive on 4 December to travel across the country on its way to the Opening Ceremony on

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