In the annals of Irish sport, their names will echo an eternity: 17 boxers who, between them, have won more than half the medals in Irish Olympic history. Some are names everyone will know – Katie, Conlan, Carruth – while others had their time and did their thing more than half a century ago, their […]
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Lifelong Tales of Olympic Experience by Ian O’Riordan (Irish Times Sport) Sayonara – only instead of the farewell blessing to what should have been the end of 2020 Tokyo Olympics this weekend, it is the wishful thinking that hope and reason can rhyme by this time next year. What lifelong tales of experience may yet
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We are sad to learn of the passing of double Olympian Harry Perry who competed in boxing at the Olympic Games in 1956 and 1960. Harry was one of the most prominent boxers of the time, and his loss will be felt across the Irish boxing and Olympic community. Olympic Champion and President of the
Wednesday 23rd December 2020 9.30 pm on TG4 Every four years the Olympic Games showcase the best athletes in the world. They represent hope, endurance, strength and pride, and allow small nations to compete side by side with the world’s most powerful. Laochra Thar Lear (Heroes Abroad) celebrates Ireland’s significant Olympic achievements in the first
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The Olympic Federation of Ireland and the Irish Olympians Association are saddened to learn of the passing of 1980 Olympian, Pat Hooper. Pat competed in the marathon in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, alongside his brother Dick Hooper. As well as being an incredible athlete, Pat was also a lifelong friend of athletics, having played
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TEAM IRELAND GOES BEHIND THE DREAMS FOR OLYMPIC DAY 2020 What’s behind your Olympic dream. That’s the question that the Olympic Federation of Ireland are asking athletes today, in celebration of Olympic Day (23 June). Behind every athlete there is a story. There’s that moment when the seed of belief was sown, that moment
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On the opening evening of the EOC Athlete’s Forum last week, the Irish Olympians Association took the opportunity to honour a select number of Irish Olympians as representatives of the Irish Olympic movement, with athletes spanning the generations and representing an array of sports. The recognition event was the brains of President of the Irish
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Athletes’ Commission Representatives from Europe Gather in Ireland Irish Olympians Recognised on Opening Day of the Forum This weekend the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s Athletes’ Commission host 100 delegates at the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Athlete’s Forum in Dublin. Athletes’ Commissions representatives and Olympians are attending the three day conference, where topical issues will
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Last week legends of World Athletics gathered at an event in Monaco to celebrate the achievements of some of the world’s best runners in the mile including Ireland’s 1956 Olympic 1500m champion Ronnie Delany and former world 5000m champion and world indoor record holder Eamonn Coghlan, as well as eight of the last 10 living
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President of the Irish Olympians Association and Olympic Gold Medallist Ronnie Delany was presented with the OLY pin by CEO of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, Peter Sherrard at the Olympic Federation of Ireland Headquarters in Howth last Tuesday. Delany was accompanied by three time Olympian and Treasurer of the Irish Olympians Association John Bouchier
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This weekend Ireland’s top athletes will be competing at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, with the long term focus being on next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. Thanks to our friends in Athletics Ireland – here is a brief summary of Irish athletics at the Olympic Games, along with a nod to
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Representing the Irish Olympians at the recent World Olympian’s Forum in Lausanne was Olympian John Bouchier Hayes (Fencing, 1964, 1968, 1972), who detailed how the event unfolded. The three day event featured workshops held under the theme of “Olympians for Life,” with 150 participants gathering from 107 National Olympians Associations. Opening Address The opening address
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