Weekend Round Up: Gillespie is a double European Champion, O’Sullivan and Healy go 1-2 in Espoo, Fay becomes the fastest Irishman ever over 5000m, Coscoran lowers his 1500m National Record, Irish Sailors finish up at the Olympic Test Event in Marseille It was a weekend marked by a long-awaited breakthrough, Gillespie having just been […]
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The Olympic Federation of Ireland has today named forty-two athletes who will compete across five sports in the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) taking place later this month. The EYOF is the largest European multi-sport event for young athletes between the ages of 14 and 17 and generally occurs every two years. This year
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Rugby Sevens win gold and secure Olympic qualification for Paris The Irish Men’s Rugby Sevens team have tonight beaten Great Britain 26-12 to win gold, and secure all important Olympic qualification, at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. RUGBY SEVENS The Ireland Men’s Rugby Sevens side, have secured qualification for their second consecutive Olympic Games,
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Irish rugby sevens team open with a big win over hosts Poland Dean Clancy wins lightweight bout to advance to quarter final Diver Clare Cryan through to final in 3M Springboard Three Irish feature in Modern Pentathlon fence, swim and laser run On the sixth day of the European Games the Irish Men’s Rugby
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IRELAND’S SARAH LAVIN WINS EUROPEAN GAMES ATHLETICS BRONZE A full three days after she raced Limerick’s Sarah Lavin has won Ireland’s second medal of these European Games. The Permanent TSB Flagbearer for Team Ireland claimed bronze in the 100m Hurdles after the completion of the event today in the three divisions that form part of the European Athletics
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European Games – Day Five of Action for Team Ireland On day five at the European Games in Krakow, Poland, Irish eyes were fixed on three sports; Boxing, Diving and Shooting. Irish fighters Jenny Lehane, Michaela Walsh, and Kelyn Cassidy all won their opening bouts at these European Games, each progressing to the last
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Jack Woolley guaranteed medal and through to the final in Taekwondo. Winning start for Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington. On day four at the European Games, Team Ireland’s Jack Woolley has guaranteed himself either a silver or gold medal at these Games. Woolley started the day in winning ways defeating his Swedish opponent to advance to the quarter
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Tomorrow, 23 June, athletes around the world will be celebrating Olympic Day. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Move’ with a general call to action to encourage people to move for 30 minutes a day. This year Team Ireland has teamed up with Tokyo Olympian Greg O’Shea to create a workout, through his BETTR with Greg
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The third day of action at the European Games, saw Team Ireland emerge victorious in the Division 3 category in the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland. The athletics programme takes the format of the European Team Championships, and Team Ireland set out with a goal of topping the table, in order to move back to
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The second day of action at the European Games, saw Team Ireland move into the lead of Division 3 in the Athletics programme. The event that takes the format of the European Team Championships. Also competing were the Women’s Double in Padel, who bowed out to the seeded German pairing, after an impressive battle. BMX
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Olympic Bronze Medallist in Boxing, Jim McCourt dies The Olympic Federation of Ireland is sad to learn of the passing of Tokyo 1964 Olympic Medallist, Jim McCourt. The Belfast boxer was one of 18 boxers to win an Olympic medal for Ireland and was the only Irish medallist at the Olympic Games in Tokyo
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The competition kicked off at the European Games in Krakow, Poland today, with athletics being the sole sport on the programme on the first day. Doubling up as the European Team Championships, Team Ireland’s 44-strong athletics team are competing in the event with the main objective of moving out of Division 3. Between the 20th of June
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