Following the success of last year’s event, The Ski Club are delighted to again host World Snow Day in conjunction with the S.A.I and F.I.S. World Snow Day begins at 13.30 on Sunday 20th January. Attractions at the Club will include a Freestyle Airbag, Tubing, and a specially-imported Norwegian Ski Hill. There will also be […]
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This Saturday’s 36th IAAF Antrim International Cross-Country meeting in Greenmount takes place in conjunction with the NI & Ulster Senior Cross Country Championships on Saturday, 12th of January. Double European Cross Country Champion Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) will look to defend the title she won so impressively twelve months ago. Leading the challenge will be European
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Smith announces ‘Electric Ireland’ Senior Women’s Squad New Irish Women’s coach Darren Smith has today announced his first Senior Women’s Squad for the upcoming training camp in Valencia, Spain . Smith’s squad will train under the new coach from the 2nd – 11th February 2013 and will also play three friendly games vs. Spain
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Swim Ireland, in conjunction with the University of Limerick, have appointed Lars Humer as the new Head Coach at the High Performance Centre at the University Arena. Humer will take up his new position on Monday next 14th January 2013. Originally from New Zealand, where he competed as a swimmer before becoming a coach, Humer
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Ex-pro player and Olympian Tom Reidy is the new high performance director of Badminton Ireland. The appointment follows a decision by Badminton Ireland to strengthen its high performance team after the London Olympics where, for a second, time, two Irish players had qualified. Reidy, originally from Adare, Co Limerick, played for the USA
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Double European Cross Country Champion Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) produced a remarkable performance to win the 2013 Great Edinburgh Cross Country on Saturday, 5th of January. The Wicklow athlete was part of strong European Team that also included Irish team mate Linda Byrne (Dundrum South Dublin AC). From the offset Britton positioned herself at
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John Joe Nevin, Olympic silver medallist and three reigning European Champions will box for the British Lionhearts in its next home fixture against the USA Knockouts at York Hall in London on Thursday 17 January 2013 as the team looks to extend its unbeaten home record in the World Series of Boxing to three wins
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The Irish Hockey Association have been formally notified that Senior International players David Ames (pictured) and Ian Sloan have declared to play for England & Great Britain and as result have withdrawn themselves from selection for the Ireland Senior Men’s Team. Both players are currently based in England and have indicated that they foresee their
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Double European Cross Country Champion Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) is set to compete in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country this Saturday, the 5th of January. The Wicklow athlete will aim to repeat her winning performance from last year’s race and get her 2013 campaign off to a victorious start. Speaking before the race
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Irish Swimmer Melanie Nocher has retired from international competition. Melanie competed for Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympics 2001 , and the Olympic Games 2008, and 2012. The Olympic Council wish Melanie every success in the future.
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Horse Sport Ireland today celebrated their outstanding equestrian year with an Awards ceremony at Croke Park. Cian O’Connor re-lived his medal winning performance in London by jumping a replica fence on the pitch of Croke Park. Cian received an Award for his outstanding performance, along with Ireland’s Paralympic Equestrian Team. Ireland’s eventing
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Chris Jones is the man who has helped enable Fionnuala Britton to be the first woman ever to win back-to-back European Cross Country titles, and the marathon is already ear-marked as Britton’s ultimate distance. Following her recent success he said “I’ve no doubt she’d run a very, very fast half marathon right now,” he says, “and
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