Oliver Dingley
Diving
BIOGRAPHY
Oliver, whose grandmother hails from Spike Island in Cork, was Ireland’s first Olympic diver in 68 years in Rio 2016 where he finished eighth with his PB of 442.90 points. In 2018 he was eighth at the European Championships and seventh at the World Cup in China. In May 2021 he qualified for his second Olympics by making the semi-finals of the World Cup in Tokyo. He is a student of film and broadcasting at DIT.
TEAM IRELAND NEWS
TEAM IRELAND SUPPORT TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR THE EYOF IN SKOPJE THIS MONTH
The Olympic Federation of Ireland is pleased to confirm the performance support service team that will travel with Team Ireland to the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje this July. Continuing the important partnership with the Sport Ireland Institute, the EYOF support team will be led by Julianne Ryan, who will serve as Head [...]
TEAM IRELAND SELECTS THIRTY-FIVE ATHLETES ACROSS EIGHT SPORTS TO COMPETE AT THE EYOF IN SKOPJE
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has today named thirty-five athletes who will compete across eight sports in the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) taking place later this month. The EYOF is the largest European multi-sport event for young athletes aged 14-17, typically held every two years. This year it takes place in Skopje, North [...]
Team Ireland EYOF Medallists 1991 – 2024
In the 24 years of Team Ireland competing at the European Youth Olympic Festival – Ireland has had significant success. There have been 72 medals won by Irish athletes in that time, and the most successful Games for Team Ireland was in Tibilisi in 2015, with a total of ten medals being spread across athletics [...]
In The News – July 7th
Equestrian – Spruce Meadows, Canada Daniel Coyle Won the $1 million ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, producing two flawless rounds with Incredible and winning the jump-off in 35.21 seconds. He edged out USA’s Kyle King by just 0.08 seconds to take his first-ever 5★ Grand Prix win at Spruce Meadows. “It only took 10 years,” Coyle [...]
From EYOF to the Giro – Darren Rafferty’s cycling journey
Darren Rafferty’s cycling journey began with Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2019, and just six years later he’s riding Grand Tours and chasing podiums on the world stage. IRISH cycling has had a few famous dynasties to date and the Rafferty family from Tyrone will surely follow them if [...]
PERFORMANCE ROUND UP – June 2025
Catch up on the latest results of Team Ireland athletes throughout the month of June: Rowing Fiona Murtagh took silver in the Women’s Single Sculls - European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia won bronze in the Men’s Double Sculls — McCarthy’s first openweight medal and Pazzaia’s first senior championship podium. [...]