The Olympic Council of Ireland have been informed of the death on Thursday 14 August of Ernest ” Square ” Mc Cartney selected for the 1948 Olympic Games (Wellington Swimming Club member). Square, as he was commonly known, received a special award from the OCI prior to the London Olympics to mark his selection for the London games of […]
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It is with sad regret that the death has occurred of Denis Sugrue, UCD and Old Collegians Boat Clubs and cox of the 1948 Ireland Olympic VIII. This was Ireland’s first international rowing crew. Denis and his wife Helen were your guests at the OCI Olympic lunch at Farmleigh in 2013. The OCI will represented
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It was with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Olympian Harry Boland on Wednesday December 18th. Introduced to the sport by the legendary Fr Horan, Harry Boland went to on become a member of the Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame and among other achievements, played in the 1948 Olympic Games for the Irish
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The death has taken place in Garden City, New York of Irish Olympian Cummin Clancy who hailed from Oughterard, Co. Galway. His funeral will take place in St. Joseph’s Church, Franklin Ave., Garden City on Wednesday next (Feb 20). A member of An Garda Siochana, he was the Irish champion discus thrower many times and,
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Irish Olympian boxer and former Ulster and Irish Featherweight champion, who boxed out of Belfast Star ABC, passed away peacefully in a Seattle hospital on November 25, 2012. Born and reared in Rockdale Street, on Belfast’s Falls Road, he joined the Star Club to be coached by legendary Belfast fight trainer Akkie Kelly. Smyth won the
The eleven surviving members of the Irish team that competed 64 years ago in the London Olympic Games of 1948 were honoured at a celebratory luncheon today – March 9th organised by the Olympic Council of Ireland. The luncheon, held in Farmleigh House, was attended by six of the team and the other five were
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Excellent progress on the preparation of the OCI’s official history is reported by author Dr. Tom Hunt.
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The President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr. Jacques Rogge was in Dublin today (May 20) where he unveiled a commemorative bronze bust of the former IOC President, Lord Killanin, at the headquarters of the Olympic Council of Ireland in Howth.
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Speech by Pat Hickey : I am very proud to be here in the Royal Hospital on this very special night – a night that celebrates the momentous achievements of a proud and honourable Irishman – a man whose sporting success stands head and shoulders over anything else achieved in Irish sport in the past half century.
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Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Cllr. Catherine Byrne has conferred the Honorary Freedom of Dublin on Olympic Gold Medallist and President of the Irish Olympians Association, Ronnie Delany and Rock Star turned Humanitarian, Bob Geldof last Sunday, 5th March. The City Council voted unanimously to grant both Ronnie and Bob this honour in light the outstanding contribution each has made in their respective spheres in athletics and humanitarianism.
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