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Rhys McClenaghan Qualifies for Pommel Horse Final at World Gymnastics Championships

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Team Ireland’s McClenaghan has qualified for the pommel horse final in first place after hitting a smashing score of 15.233 at the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool. Teammates Dominick Cunningham, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer concluded their all-around and apparatus qualifiers today with Cunningham’s best score of 13.800 on Floor ranking 38th in All-Around. […]

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World Gymnastics Championships – Team Announcement and How to Follow

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Gymnastics Ireland have selected six athletes to compete at this weekends Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, the competition runs from the 29th of October to the 6th of November. SENIOR WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTS Emma Slevin Halle Hilton SENIOR MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTS Rhys McClenaghan Dominick Cunningham Eamon Montgomery Ewan McAteer How to watch and follow

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KELLIE HARRINGTON AMONG FIVE IRISH WOMEN THROUGH TO THE FINAL OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ON A HISTORIC DAY

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Five Irish boxers Kellie Harrington, Amy Broadhurst, Tina Desmond and Caitlin Fryers and Aoife O’Rourke are through to tomorrow’s gold medal contests at the European Elite women’s championships in Budva, Montenegro. Earlier, there was disappointment for Tokyo Olympian and Commonwealth Games featherweight champion Michaela Walsh, who lost on a split decision to her long-time nemesis

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Team Ireland at the Women’s European Boxing Championships: Six Bronze Medals Secured with possible silver and gold

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Amy Broadhurst, Christina Desmond, Michaela Walsh, Shannon Sweeney, Kellie Harrington and Caitlin Fryers have all won their quarter-final bouts meaning Team Ireland have secured at least 6 Bronze medals and a chance at winning silver or gold in Montenegro. Broadhurst, moved into the light welterweight semi-finals with a victory over her Serbia’s Milena Malovic, she

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Ireland Conclude Track World Championships With Busy Final Day in Paris

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Ireland concluded their Track World Championships on Saturday in a busy day of racing as Kelly Murphy broke the Women’s Individual Pursuit National Record.  Murphy finished 7th in the Individual Pursuit Qualifying with an impressive time, while Orla Walsh raced in the Women’s 500m TT Qualifying and the duo of Mia Griffin and Alice contested the Women’s Madison

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Lara Gillespie Hopes to Build on Performance after 17th Place Finish in Women’s Scratch Race at Track World Championships

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Lara Gillepsie has finished 17th in the 10km Women’s Scratch Race at the Track World Championships in Paris this evening.  The Team Ireland rider was amongst the leading riders with less than ten laps to go and finished in the bunch after a strong ride.   After a cagey start, the pace kicked into gear in the final ten laps as riders battled for

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Ireland Narrowly Miss Out in Women’s Team Pursuit Qualification at World Track Championships

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Ireland have narrowly missed out on qualification for the first round of the Women’s Team Pursuit after recording a strong time of 4.19.934 at the Track World Championships in Paris.  The team of Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy enjoyed a fast start and were placed third in the live rankings in the 1000m and 2000m splits.  And in a final

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OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND HOSTS INAUGURAL GOLF TOURNAMENT TO SUPPORT THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE ATHLETES’ FUND

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Funds raised through the Make A Difference Athletes’ Fund will be distributed directly as athlete grants The Olympic Federation of Ireland is today hosting an inaugural golf tournament at the K Club in Co. Kildare, to raise money for the Make A Difference Athletes’ Fund.  Monies raised will be distributed directly back to the athletes

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McClenaghan & Montgomery strike Gold at Gymnastics World Cup in Paris!

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​25th Sep 2022, Paris; Irish international gymnasts Rhys McClenaghan and Eamon Montgomery have each won gold in today’s apparatus finals at the 2022 Paris World Cup, with both improving on their scores from qualifications. Competing in the Accor Arena, the Paris 2024 Olympic venue for gymnastics,  McClenaghan scored a huge 15.100 on Pommel while Montgomery hit an excellent

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