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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Join thousands of other Olympians who have already signed up for OLY. World Olympians Association (WOA) presented the landmark initiative and awarded the first OLY certificate to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach – the first Olympian to officially receive the initials – WOA President Joël Bouzou invited all Olympians around the world to sign-up to use “OLY” after
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The Olympic Council of Ireland celebration of the contribution of Irish women to the Olympic Movement in Ireland was held on Wednesday evening 8th March as part of its contribution to International Women’s Day. Following opening remarks by OCI President Sarah Keane, Evanne Ni Chuilinn hosted two panels of athletes and sports administrators. The Olympic
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The GAA Museum today opened a new exhibition, “Ireland’s Olympians” which celebrates the nation’s Olympic medalists, with a special emphasis on medal winners from 1924 when Ireland first competed as an independent nation. Given its historical connection with athletics, and with the Rio Games less than 100 days away, it is fitting that the GAA
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On Tuesday, 16th February, 2016 Morgan McElligott of the 1948 Olympic Eight sadly passed away. Sadly missed by his loving wife Rena, daughters Aedamar, Melisa, Miranda and Sharon, sister, sons-in-law Christian, John, David and Vincent, grandchildren Christophe, Jacques, Charles, Georgina and Meaghan, in-laws, nephews, nieces, relatives and many friends. Rest in Peace Requiem Mass on
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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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