Pat McDonagh
Bobsleigh & Skeleton,Rowing
BIOGRAPHY
Three time Olympian, Pat McDonagh is one of just three athletes to have represented Ireland at both a Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
He started out his Olympic career in rowing at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where he was part of the Men’s Coxed Fours. He competed in the same event again at Seoul 1988 before transitioning to Bobsleigh for the men’s two man at the 1992 Albertville Games. where he was also the flagbearer for Team Ireland.
WINTER OLYMPICS NEWS
NORWEGIAN GALWEGIAN OPENS CROSS COUNTRY WINTER OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN IN THE 10KM + 10KM SKIATHLON
Day Two – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Three-time Olympian, Thomas Maloney Westgård finished his first race of three at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, with a 35th place in the Men’s 10km + 10km Skiathlon in a time of 49.24.6. The Cross-Country skiing events take place in the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium [...]
CORMAC COMERFORD KICKS OFF IRISH ACTION IN BORMIO BECOMING IRELAND’S 34TH WINTER OLYMPIAN
Day One – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Dubliner Cormac Comerford launched Team Ireland’s Olympic campaign today, officially becoming Ireland’s 34th Winter Olympian as he competed in the Men’s Downhill at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Racing on the iconic Stelvio Slope, the Alpine skier recorded a time of 2:04.40 to finish [...]
TEAM IRELAND PREPARE FOR OPENING CEREMONY – RTÉ BROADCAST SCHEDULE REVEALED
Ireland to walk in three clusters in tonight’s celebration at Milano Cortina ‘26 The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games officially open tonight, with opening-day celebrations taking place across four clusters in northern Italy. Team Ireland will be represented by four athletes, all competing in snow sports. While the main Opening Ceremony is staged [...]
A History of Team Ireland at the Winter Olympic Games
Team Ireland made its Winter Olympic debut at the Albertville Games in 1992, entering two bobsleigh teams and marking the country’s first step onto the Winter Olympic stage. Summer Olympians Terry McHugh and Pat McDonagh finished 32nd in the two-man event, while Gerry Macken and Malachy Sheridan placed 38th in the same discipline. McHugh remains [...]
A Message from the Milano Cortina Chef de Mission – Nancy Chillingworth
The road to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games has been defined by exceptional standards and relentless ambition. Over recent seasons, Irish winter athletes have competed in some of the most demanding international environments in sport, raising the level of performance required simply to qualify for these Games. To stand on an Olympic [...]
Introducing… Ben Lynch (Freeski Halfpipe)
The youngest of four boys to Irish Dad Kevin and Mum Claire from South Africa, Ben spent his first couple of years in Dublin before the family emigrated to Canada. It was there where he learned to ski on Grouse Mountain close to their family home in Vancouver. His three brothers all skied and he [...]