Dublin, 19th October 2015: President of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), Pat Hickey, announced today that Electric Ireland will sponsor Team Ireland for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The announcement was made in the company of Olympic Team Leaders Paul McGinley (Golf) and Kevin Ankrom (Athletics) and five 2016 Olympic hopefuls- Katie Taylor, Paddy […]
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The 8th Athletes Forum was held in Bratislava on 17th October. Our Athletes Commission Chairperson, Darren O’Neill (Boxing) represented the NOC of Ireland. Represetnatives from the top European athletes are gathered in the Slovakia capital city with a full days programme. EOC Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi opened the Forum proceedings that are conducted by Jean
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EOC President Patrick Hickey gives his keynote speech during the opening of the European Athletics Convention at the Movenpick Hotel on October 16, 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Pictured below: European Athletics President, Svein Arne Hansen (2nd L) welcomes International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (2nd R), International Association of Athletics Federations President Lord Sebastian Coe
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Pat Hickey, President European Olympic Committees attended the first meeting of the High-Level Group on Sport Diplomacy took place on the 8 October in Brussels. The group was set up by Commissioner Navracsics in order to assess the value of sport in EU external policies and in public diplomacy in general. 15 selected members with
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Representatives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kuwait Government and Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) met today at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to discuss a number of issues related to the legislation of sports in Kuwait. The IOC group included representatives from ASOIF, ANOC and the OCA, and was headed by IOC Delegate Member for
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Congratulations to Michael O’Reilly and Brendan Irvine who progressed at the World Championships in Doha last night but there was heartache for Dean Walsh. All three boxers were competing at the worlds for the first time, but at a competition that Billy Walsh ranks as the “hardest in the world”, it was a bitter blow for
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The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, have announced that Mr Kieran Mulvey is to be appointed as the Chairperson of the newly-established Sport Ireland. Sport Ireland, which is the new State Agency with responsibility for sport, arising from the
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The President of Armenian NOC Mr Gagik Tsarukyan was presented with a special trophy commissioned by the President, Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, President of ANOC and Pat Hickey, President of EOC presented the award on behalf of President Bach to Mr Gagik Tsarukyan for his services to Sport
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Pat Hickey is in Armenia for the celebrations of their 25th Anniversary. He is accompanied by President of ANOC, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and EOC Secretary General Raffaelle Pagnozzi. They had an official meeting with President of the National Olympic Committee Mr Gagik Tsarukyan. Today they will have the opening ceremony of the Regional
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A busy September came to an end for Ireland & South Dublin Taekwondo’s Jack Woolley with his final outing at the Russian Open World Taekwondo Federation [Olympic Style] ranking tournament in the Dinamo Krylaskoye Arena in Moscow. Before the event the team pairing of Jack & SDTKD Coach Niamh Buffini were enthused by the number
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Two-time Irish senior men’s figure skating champion Conor Stakelum made a very promising start to the 2015/2016 season when he competed over the weekend at the Nebelhorn Trophy 2015 in Oberstdorf, Germany. Stakelum, who in the last few months has moved to Dundee, Scotland on a permanent basis to train with Olympic coach Simon Briggs,
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Olympic Council of Ireland First Vice President William O’Brien attended a marketing seminar at IOC Headquarters in Lausanne on behalf of the Olympic Council of Ireland.
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