Kieran – Olympic Ireland

Rowing Ireland bring two medals home from World Cup I, Varese.

Two medals are coming home to Ireland as racing finishes up here on Lago di Varese. Fiona Murtagh and Airfic Keogh are taking home the silver medals for the Women’s Pair. Up against reigning World Champions Veronique Meester and Ymkje Clevering of the Netherlands, the crew from Galway had a tough race ahead. Ireland were [...]

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Laura Weber | Multidisciplinary Fashion Designer

100 Years Of Team Ireland, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Performance, Team Behind the Team / Kieran

Getting to know a three-time Irish Olympian, ahead of one of the biggest days in her life away from sporting arena, was the genesis for Irish fashion designer Laura Weber designing Team Ireland’s uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies in Paris 2024. Weber, a textile graduate from NCAD, first came to international prominence when

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Unique Hard Court History | 100 Years Of Team Ireland

100 Years Of Team Ireland, Basketball, News / Kieran

Two things resulted in Ireland’s only Olympic participation to date: the proximity of the London Olympics in 1948 and the founding of the Irish Amateur Basketball Asociation (ABAI) in 1945. The foreign game of basketball was primarily played by the army within Ireland up to the 1940s and the ABAI reasoned that Olympic participation would

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Strong Irish Team For World Cup Series in Palma de Mallorca

News, Sailing / Kieran

The 53rd edition of the Trofeo Princess Sofia is set to start today, Friday 29 March, with more than 800 boats and 1,100 sailors from 75 countries taking part in the Bay of Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The racing will run from April 1until April 6 and will feature Irish sailors aiming for the Paris,Olympic Games later in the summer

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Team Ireland Name Rowing Team For World Cup I

News, Rowing / Kieran

Ireland have named their rowing team for the World Cup I event in Italy next month, as preparations go up a gear for the summer's Paris Games. The World Rowing Cups are an annual series of three regattas that lead in to the World Rowing Championships. World Cup I takes place from 12 to 14

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Performance Round Up – March

Cycling, Equestrian, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Performance, Taekwondo / Kieran

Catch up on the latest results of Team Ireland athletes throughout the month of March. Jack Woolley Qualifies in Taekwondo For Paris 2024 Three years on from the delayed Tokyo Games, where he became Ireland’s first participant in any Olympic taekwondo event, Woolley has again sealed his place in the 58kg division. Jude Gallagher adds

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Team Ireland Celebrates Centenary at St. Patrick’s in Dublin

100 Years Of Team Ireland, News, Paris 2024 / Kieran

A global audience, plus half a million people in-person witnessed Ireland's Olympians as they celebrated Team Ireland's Centenary on St Patrick's Day. A showpiece of famous Olympians, Team Ireland mascots, colourful performers representing Olympic sports; and a full class of school children who have completed the Dare to Believe programme marched through the streets of

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Ireland Secure Silver And New Women’s Team Pursuit National Record At UCI Tissot Track Nations Cup

Cycling, News / Kieran

Ireland secured a silver medal and a new national record in the Women’s Team Pursuit after a successful opening day of the UCI Tissot Nations Cup Hong Kong on Friday, March 15th. In a very significant step towards securing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games later this year, Ireland picked up a silver medal

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The Team Behind The Team – Iain Dyer | High Performance Director Cycling Ireland

Cycling, Games, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Performance, Sochi 2014, Sports, Team Behind the Team / Kieran

Given that he has worked with some of the most successful track cyclists in Olympic history the source of Iain Dyer’s passion for bikes might surprise you. “I was one of those 12-13 year olds captivated by BMX in the early 1980s when it first exploded,” reveals the man who became Cycling Ireland’s High Performance

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Team Ireland Kickstart Centenary Celebrations at Trinity College Dublin

100 Years Of Team Ireland, Irish Olympians Association, News / Kieran

Yesterday, the Olympic Federation of Ireland brought together a number of Olympians to kickstart our centenary celebrations at Trinity College Dublin. Last night's function was the first in a series of events that Team Ireland has planned throughout our Centenary year to celebrate our Olympians, recognise their achievements and inspire the next generation of athletes to

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Official Opening of the Centre Culturel Irlandais 100 Year Exhibition

100 Years Of Team Ireland, News / Kieran

Yesterday marked the official opening of the Centre Culturel Irlandais (@cc_irlandais) 100 Years Exhibition of Team Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. ‘Just a few hundred metres from the Irish cultural centre, 130 years ago at the Sorbonne, Pierre de Coubertin worked to persuade the world to unite through sport. We need to celebrate

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King Of The Fling – Terry McHugh

100 Years Of Team Ireland, Athletics, Bobsleigh, News / Kieran

Terry McHugh is indelibly etched on Olympic history as the only Irish athlete to qualify for six Games thanks to his dual talents in javelin and bobsleigh. Born in Clonmel, he started athletics with Nenagh Olympic AC before his family moved to Meath and the 21-time national javelin champion still remains the only Irishman to

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