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Sonia O'Sullivan visits Westport Athletics Club Olympic silver medallist Sonia O’Sullivan joined almost 500 school children at a special event hosted by Westport Athletics Club, supported by the Dare to Believe Programme, the Olympic Federation of Ireland schools programme sponsored by Allianz Ireland. Set against the stunning backdrop of Croagh Patrick and under bright blue [...]

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Over 12,000 Students Tune In for Inspiring Olympians Live Webinar

More than 12,000 students from across Ireland joined today’s Olympians Live webinar, delivered as part of the Dare to Believe programme, for a morning of inspiration, insight and interaction with some of Team Ireland’s top athletes. Hosted by Olympian Thomas Barr, the sessions, tailored for both primary and secondary school audiences, featured candid conversations with

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SONIA O’SULLIVAN INSPIRES AT WESTPORT AC EVENT SUPPORTED BY DARE TO BELIEVE

Team Ireland Olympic silver medallist Sonia O'Sullivan joined almost 500 schoolchildren at a special event hosted by Westport Athletics Club, supported by the Dare to Believe Programme, the Olympic Federation of Ireland schools programme sponsored by Allianz Ireland. Set against the stunning backdrop of Croagh Patrick and under bright blue skies, the newly opened track

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Olympians LIVE! with Olympian Grainne Walsh and Paralympian Tiarnán O’Donnell

Mark your calendars for Friday May 1st and join two of Ireland’s top athletes- Olympic boxer Grainne Walsh and Paralympic Rower Tiarnán O’Donnell. The two super star athletes will be in-studio to tell their inspiring stories, answer student questions, demo some baking skills and Olympic Movement breaks and share their pro-tips! Tiarnán O’Donnell will share

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Olympian Spotlight – Fionnuala McCormack

Few Irish athletes embody endurance, resilience, and sheer love of sport quite like Fionnuala McCormack. With a remarkable career spanning nearly two decades, she has represented Ireland at five Olympic Games—from Beijing 2008 right through to Paris 2024—and capped it all with her highest-ever global finish, 9th place at the 2025 World Championships. In this

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Celebrating the Olympic Spirit: the Irish Olympians’ Association BBQ

The Irish Olympic community came together in the courtyard of Olympic House on Sport Ireland Campus for the inaugural Olympic Day BBQ. The event brought together Olympians spanning six decades of Irish sporting excellence, along with their families, friends, and staff from the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) for an afternoon of connection, celebration, and

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School Honours McClenaghan and McKibbon with Commemorative Olympic Plaques

Olympians Rhys McClenaghan and Peter McKibbon have been honoured by their former secondary school with commemorative plaques. McClenaghan, who won gold in the men’s Pommel Horse at Paris 2024, and McKibbon, a member of Ireland’s men’s hockey team in Paris, both attended Regent House School in Newtownards as teenagers. It has recognised their Olympic achievements

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Olympian Spotlight – Julie Parkes & Carol-Ann Heavey

Swimmers Carol-Ann Heavey and Julie Parkes at Dublin airport before departing for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. More than 1,000 people have represented Ireland at the Olympic Games since our nation first participated in Paris 1924. In the second of an ongoing series exploring the personal stories of Ireland's Olympians, Julie Brown (nee

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100 YEARS OF TEAM IRELAND CELEBRATED AT CENTENARY OLYMPIC BALL

PHOTOS Last night, over 700 guests gathered for the special Team Ireland Centenary Olympic Ball, at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin. In 1924 the first team competed for Ireland at the Olympic Games in Paris, and throughout the evening athletes and performances spanning the one hundred years were celebrated.   The unique event was

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Sarah Lavin Visits Lisnagry National School in Limerick

Olympic hurdler visits her former school to inspire the next generation of athletes as part of the Dare to Believe Programme supported by PTSB. Team Ireland Olympian and PTSB ambassador, Sarah Lavin, visited her old primary school to inspire the next generation of children to pursue their athletic ambitions. Lavin took a break from her

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