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75 boxers from 17 counties will compete for coveted Elite titles when the 2026 National Elite Championships begins on Friday at the home of Irish Boxing. Among the competitors are double Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington, Paris Olympians Daina Moorehouse, Jenny Lehane, Michaela Walsh, Jude Gallagher, Dean Clancy and Jack Marley – alongside Olympian and 2025 [...]

  As we come to the end of a remarkable year, I want to extend my sincere thanks to everyone across the Olympic community for your support in 2025. It has been a big year, marked by brilliant representation from our athletes across all sports. Their performances, resilience, and commitment continue to inspire the nation.

OFI Delegation visit to ISPO 2025  A small delegation of OFI and McKvr Sports staff, joined by Tokyo 2020 Olympian Nadia Power, staff travelled to Munich last week and attended ISPO, the world’s largest sports industry trade show showcasing new products, materials and innovations from global sportswear and equipment brands. The purpose of the visit

A new way for the global Irish community to support Team Ireland’s Olympic journey   The Olympic Federation of Ireland today announced the launch of the Team Ireland Foundation, a new philanthropic initiative designed to unite supporters at home and abroad behind Ireland’s Olympic ambition and to strengthen the pathway to world-class performance for athletes

The Olympic Federation of Ireland today announced the winners of the 2025 Team Ireland Olympic Sport Awards. The celebratory evening on 6 December saw Ireland’s best athletes swap their training kit for glad rags to mark an exceptional year in sport.   More than 500 people attended the event, which featured special performances by the

It was a great day for Gymnastics Ireland at the European Gymnastics Congress in Prague on Saturday 29th November with Cork woman Mairead Kavanagh being elected President of European Women's Gymnastics.  This is the first time that an Irish official has held the position on the influential Women's Technical Committee.     Gymnastics Ireland's Chief Executive

The Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission has launched a new “Athletes’ Voice” survey, designed to ensure that its plans and priorities for the year ahead are firmly guided by the needs and experiences of Ireland’s athletes.   Whether athletes are training, competing, resting, or transitioning, the Commission wants to understand the reality of their

The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) is delighted to announce the official release of the brand-new Dare to Believe song, created in collaboration with the hugely popular Kabin Crew rappers from Cork. The upbeat track, produced by Garry McCarthy (GMCBeats), is now available to listen to on Spotify HERE.     This original song was