Natalya Coyle and Eanna Bailey made history in the US on Sunday where they won Ireland’s first medal at a World Cup competition. The pair claimed silver in the mixed relay event of the modern pentathlon in Palm Springs, California. Both athletes produced an excellent display in the fencing to score 31 victories and 21 […]
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Athletics Ireland have selected eleven athletes for the European Indoor Track and Field Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden due to take place from the 1st-3rd of March. Kevin Ankrom Athletics Ireland High Performance Director commented, “We definitely have the opportunity to win medals with the profile of performers competing in their respective events–Brian Gregan
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Martyn Irvine grabbed what is only Ireland’s second World Championship track title in history with a scintillating display in the velodrome in Minsk, Belarus. The 27-year-old rider from Newtownards attacked 10 laps from the end of the 60 lap, 15 kilometre scratch race, got a gap and then held off those chasing frantically behind. He
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Irish swimmers will take to the pool this weekend (Friday to Sunday) for the first National Competition of 2013. The Dave McCullagh Memorial Meet, which is taking place at the University Arena, Limerick, is the first chance of qualification for swimmers for European and World Championships coming up this Summer. The FINA Swimming World Championships
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Athletes Pre Selected for European Indoor Championships: Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers AC) Coach: John Shields Brian currently lies top of the 2013 European Indoor rankings in the 400m with his time of 46.07 which he set at the Athletics Ireland Open Games on January 27th. He continued his good form with a significant
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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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Annalise Murphy’s outstanding fourth-place finish in the Laser Radial at London 2012 was rewarded again today (Monday) with the Irish Sailor of the Year prize by Afloat magazine. Last August Ireland’s best Olympic sailing result in 30 years in any class was watched by countless numbers of TV viewers across Ireland and beyond.
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Ireland has started their European mixed team championships with a 4-1 victory over a strong Finland line up. Ireland had a number of good wins in the opening match including Scott Evans Irish number one beating one of Europe’s best players in Ville Lang. Lang is ranked 10 places higher at 46 on the world
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Statement from Pat Hickey, President of the Olympic Council of Ireland “On behalf of her fellow athletes, colleagues and friends in the Olympic Movement, I send Olive every good wish on her retirement from competitive sport. Olive always embodied the true Olympic spirit with her race walking performances, her uplifting, smiling personality, and her positive
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Pentathlon Ireland secured three top ten finishes at the Hungarian Indoor competition this weekend with Natalya Coyle narrowly missing out on the medals by finishing 4th, Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe in 5th and Eanna Bailey in 9th. Further success was achieved by the High Performance Programme’s Development athletes with Kate Coleman Lenehan 17th, Sive Brassil 19th, Naomi
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In the 2013 Irish Nationals Men’s Singles final, Olympian Scott Evans beat Tony Stephenson 21-17 21-8. Fellow Olympian Chloe Magee followed beating Sinead Chambers 21-10 21-12. Inspired by the Olympians the under 15 National Championships running alongside the seniors saw Dublin’s Sam McKay beat Ulster’s Chin Nam Soong 21-9, 21-6 and Munster’s Moya Ryan beat
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Double Olympian Scott Evans hopes to add to his collection of seven Irish titles when he plays in the Irish National Badminton Championships in Lisburn this weekend. Evans is in confident form after winning the men’s singles title at the Cyprus International in Nicosia last week. He has a tough match against Leinster champion Owen
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