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Team Ireland Name Rowing Team For World Cup I

Ireland have named their rowing team for the World Cup I event in Italy next month, as preparations go up a gear for the summer's Paris Games. The World Rowing Cups are an annual series of three regattas that lead in to the World Rowing Championships. World Cup I takes place from 12 to 14 [...]

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Performance Round Up – March

Cycling, Equestrian, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Performance, Taekwondo / Kieran

Catch up on the latest results of Team Ireland athletes throughout the month of March. Jack Woolley Qualifies in Taekwondo For Paris 2024 Three years on from the delayed Tokyo Games, where he became Ireland’s first participant in any Olympic taekwondo event, Woolley has again sealed his place in the 58kg division. Jude Gallagher adds

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Sarah Lavin Visits Lisnagry National School in Limerick

Athletics, Dare to Believe, News / Kevin

Olympic hurdler visits her former school to inspire the next generation of athletes as part of the Dare to Believe Programme supported by PTSB. Team Ireland Olympian and PTSB ambassador, Sarah Lavin, visited her old primary school to inspire the next generation of children to pursue their athletic ambitions. Lavin took a break from her

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Ireland Secure Silver And New Women’s Team Pursuit National Record At UCI Tissot Track Nations Cup

Cycling, News / Kieran

Ireland secured a silver medal and a new national record in the Women’s Team Pursuit after a successful opening day of the UCI Tissot Nations Cup Hong Kong on Friday, March 15th. In a very significant step towards securing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games later this year, Ireland picked up a silver medal

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The Team Behind The Team – Iain Dyer | High Performance Director Cycling Ireland

Cycling, Games, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Performance, Sochi 2014, Sports, Team Behind the Team / Kieran

Given that he has worked with some of the most successful track cyclists in Olympic history the source of Iain Dyer’s passion for bikes might surprise you. “I was one of those 12-13 year olds captivated by BMX in the early 1980s when it first exploded,” reveals the man who became Cycling Ireland’s High Performance

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King Of The Fling – Terry McHugh

100 Years Of Team Ireland, Athletics, Bobsleigh, News / Kieran

Terry McHugh is indelibly etched on Olympic history as the only Irish athlete to qualify for six Games thanks to his dual talents in javelin and bobsleigh. Born in Clonmel, he started athletics with Nenagh Olympic AC before his family moved to Meath and the 21-time national javelin champion still remains the only Irishman to

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A RALLYING FORCE IN RACQUET SPORTS | Chloe Magee

100 Years Of Team Ireland, Badminton, News / Kieran

Irish badminton has a relatively short but rich Olympic history and women have played a really seminal role in it. Sonia McGinn, a 26-year-old from Howth, was the first player to ever qualify when she competed in Sydney 2000 and she also had a female coach (Mary Dinan). Then came Chloe Magee who was only

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Celebrating International Women’s Day | Ciara Mageean

Athletics, News / Kieran

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Weekend Recap | Rugby, Athletics, Show Jumping

Athletics, Equestrian, News, Paris 2024, Rugby, Summer Games / Kieran

Ireland dominate to win fifth Wellington CSIO4* Nations Cup The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team won a fifth CSIO4* Wellington International Nations Cup after an utterly dominant performance at the Florida venue overnight. Michael Blake’s team of Darragh Kenny on Eddy Blue, David O’Brien on El Balou Old, Shane Sweetnam on RR Combella and

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Women’s Hockey Head Coach Sean Dancer Steps Away

Hockey, News, Team Behind the Team / Heather

Ireland Head Coach Sean Dancer has decided to step-away from the Senior Women’s Hockey programme. It comes just over a month after the team narrowly failed to qualify for Paris 2024, losing to GB in Valencia at the Olympic Qualifiers in January. Dancer joined as Head Coach in May 2019 having moved from his role as

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CHILDREN NATIONWIDE TO JOIN OLYMPIANS ON ROAD TO PARIS

Athletics, Boxing, Gymnastics, News, Paris 2024, Rowing, Rugby / Heather

OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND LAUNCHES ROAD TO PARIS – THE OLYMPIC SCHOOLS CHALLENGE Schools nationwide are invited to join the Irish Olympic team on an interactive journey to the Olympic Games in Paris. The challenge is part of the OFI’s ‘Dare to Believe’ programme supported by PTSB Today the Olympic Federation of Ireland, together

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Upcoming Athletics Events

Athletics, News / Heather

Event Location Date Athletes How to follow World Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 01.03.2024-03.03.2024 Sarah Lavin (60m Hurdles), Sarah Healy (1500m), Israel Olatunde (60m), Sharlene Mawdsley (400m), Women’s 4x400m Relay Virgin Media TV, Releases from AI after every session, video interviews on social European Throwing Cup Leira, Portugal 09.03.2024-10.03.2024 Likely to feature Eric Favors (Shot Put)

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