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PTSB Announces 11 Team Ireland Ambassadors ahead of Paris 2024

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PTSB Announces 11 Team Ireland Ambassadors ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Olympic Champions Kellie Harrington, Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, as well as Paralympic Silver Medallist Nicole Turner, among the athletes named. As part of PTSB’s title sponsorship of Team Ireland, the bank is delighted to announce Kellie Harrington, Rhys McClenaghan, Paul …

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Irish Squash Names Team for World Championships

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Ireland will be represented by a strong team comprising an exciting mix of youth and experience at the 2023 WSF Men’s World Team Championships in Tauranga, New Zealand, from December 11th to 17th. Sam Buckley, Sean Conroy, Oisin Logan, and Michael Creaven have gained selection and look forward to testing themselves against the world’s top-ranked …

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GAMES National Action Day Launched

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GENDER BALANCE IN SPORTS LEADERSHIP, HIGH-PERFORMANCE COACHING AND VISIBILITY ADDRESSED IN OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND NATIONAL ACTION LAUNCH The Olympic Federation of Ireland today, 13 November 2023, held its Gender Equality National Action launch at the Sport Ireland Campus where it was joined by its member sports, by Sport Ireland, by participating Third level institutions …

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TEAM IRELAND OLYMPIC BALL HONOURS EUROPEAN GAMES & AWARDS

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Link to imagery HERE Athletes and performance enablers gather to celebrate Olympic sport in Ireland   Last night, the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) hosted the Team Ireland Olympic Ball at the Mansion House in Dublin, to celebrate the achievements and contributions of members of the Irish Olympic family in 2023, as well as to …

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TIPPERARY CRYSTAL ANNOUNCED AS OFFICIAL GIFTING SUPPLIER FOR TEAM IRELAND

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The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) today announced Tipperary as its official gifting supplier for Paris 2024. Formerly known as Tipperary Crystal, this agreement will see Team Ireland celebrate moments with Tipperary in the lead-up to next year’s Paris Olympic Games. View Tipperary Crystal website here.   Tipperary is rooted in Irish design, creating innovative …

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Olympic Movement Breaks Launched in Primary Schools Nationally

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Team Ireland athletes star as Olympic Movement Breaks is launched in primary schools nationally The Olympic Federation of Ireland and the Active School Flag programmes work together to get Irish primary school pupils more active Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne TD Launches Initiative The Minister of State for Sport and …

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Olympic Qualification opportunity in Portugal for Irish Sailors

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One nation place for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the Men’s Skiff event will be decided this week at the 49er European Championship in Portugal (Vilamoura, November 8th -n13th) where two Irish crews will be in action.   Robert Dickson (Howth Yacht Club) and Sean Waddilove (Skerries Sailing Club) missed qualification by one place at …

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Bernard Jackman Appointed Acting Head of Sport at HSI

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JACKMAN APPOINTED ACTING HEAD OF SPORT AT HSI  Former Ireland rugby international to oversee high performance programme in run-up to Paris Olympics Bernard Jackman has been appointed Acting Head of High Performance Sport at Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) in the lead-up to the Olympic Games in Paris. The former Ireland rugby union international, who won a …

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Browne wins Combat Games Gold

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This week the 3rd edition of the World Combat Games took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The World Combat Games are also proudly showcasing over 1,500 elite athletes from 120+ countries and 16 martial arts and combat sports: Aikido, Arm wrestling, Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Ju-Jitsu, Karate, Kendo, Muay Thai, Sambo, Savate, Sumo, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Wushu …

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Roisin McGettigan-Dumas Becomes President of the IOA, Olympic Champion Ronnie Delany Steps Down

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OLYMPIAN ROISIN MCGETTIGAN-DUMAS BECOMES THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE IRISH OLYMPIANS’ ASSOCIATION OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST RONNIE DELANY STEPS DOWN AND IS AWARDED THE IOA PRESIDENT EMERITUS TITLE   Olympic Champion Ronnie Delany has stepped down from his position as President of the Irish Olympians’ Association and the mantle will be passed to 2008 Team Ireland …

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