Three-time Olympic medalist and former World Champion Carmelita Jeter will compete in the AIT International Arena Grand Prix on 18 February. The American sprinter will run in the 60m event. Jeter, the second-fastest woman of all time, joins Asafa Powell and Mutaz Barshim in what is building up to be a star-studded evening in the midlands venue. Currently Jeter […]
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The Irish light-heavy and lightweight will be in action over six, three minute AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) rounds in Sofia and Astana. Joyce (2-0-1) meets Russian lightweight Dmitry Polyansky in Astana and Ward (2-0-1) faces Bulgarian light-heavy Spas Genov in Sofia. Tonight’s fights will decide who the Irish pair meet in their next two APB bouts,
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The Irish men’s team are currently in South Africa preparing for the first of their Olympic qualifiers and are ranked 15th in the world. The South African men, who are ranked two places above Ireland at 13, have in the first two matches drawn and lost 5-4 to Ireland. The first Olympic hurdle for Ireland men begins on
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Ireland’s Enda Bolger competed in the men’s slalom event today at the 2015 EWYOF in Malbun, Liechtenstein. He put in a very solid performance over the two runs finishing well inside the top half of the field. On a very difficult course thirty four skiers including Ireland’s Ben Anselmi and Gary Skinner did not finish
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Tess Arbez broke new ground today for Snowsports in Ireland. Following on from Seamus O’Connor’s top ten place at the recent Snowboard World Championships, Tess finished 20th overall in Ladies Slalom with an overall time of 1.57.33 and +8.15 behind winner. Its another breakthrough and a credit to the support given to young winter sports men
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Congratulations to Enda Bolger completed the European Youth men’s giant slalom on a very demanding course finishing 68 of 110 on the start list. Chef de Mission Anne O’Connor said “The team are highly motivated to finish as high as they can against the more established nations in Europe. They are doing a great job in promoting
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Tess Arbez will be competing today in the giant slalom after finishing in the top 35 of 95 on the start list in slalom on Monday. Her target today is to finish in the top 30. Team Ireland Chef de Mission Anne O’Connor said “The team are motivated and are competing well against the top
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, Sweden from the 18th February – 1st March 2015. Jan Rossiter and Dominic McAleenan have been selected by Snowsports Association of Ireland. Rossiter competed for Ireland in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT Team Ireland: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun,
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The IABA have released their preview for the 2015 National Elite Championship Finals – Friday, 23rdJanuary 2014 K.O @7.30pm -in the National Stadium, Dublin. IABA Preview The stage is set for Ireland’s most prestigious amateur boxing event of the year, the 2015 National Elite Championship Finals which are set to take place
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Seamus O’Connor reflects on his superb performances at the 2015 World Snowboarding Championship. O’Connor produced the best slopestyle performance of his career in the semi-finals and in doing so qualified with the second highest score, 90.33, for the final. On reflection today he said, ” I was really happy with how I rode in the slopestyle qualifiers; being able to
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Conor Lyne will be back in action for Ireland at the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail and Beaver Creek from 4th – 16th February 2015 will showcase over 700 athletes from more than 70 nations. He will be joined by talented young skiers Maxime Arbez and Pat McMillan. These World Championships represent the largest and most
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Ireland’s Seamus O’Connor has made a major breakthrough by finishing in the top 10 of the 2015 Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle World Championships in Kreischberg (AUT) this morning. O’Connor is coached by New Zealander Sam Wilkinson and since Sochi 2014 they have been working on a number of new routines. In the semi finals O’Connor produced the best
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