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Jack Fairclough Sets New Irish Record and Makes History at ISSF World Cup in Cyprus

News, Shooting /
Jack Fairclough Sets New Irish Record and Makes History at ISSF World Cup in Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus — Jack Fairclough has delivered a landmark performance for Irish shooting sport at the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Nicosia, Cyprus, setting a new Irish record in Men’s Olympic Skeet with a remarkable score of 122 out of 125 [...]

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Sarah Healy reflects on the milestone moment of winning her first senior medal

Athletics, News /
SARAH Healy is not remotely prone to hubris or hyperbole so when she describes winning 3000m gold at this year’s European Indoor Championships as a ‘milestone’ it is clear just how pivotal a moment it was. The double European youth champion (2018) and European Junior and U23 silver medallist continued to lower her PBs and

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ATHLETICS IRELAND ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS

Athletics, headline, News /
Paris 2024 Olympic Finalists in Women's 4 x 400m to travel Athletics Ireland have announced a 14-strong team ahead of the upcoming World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China on Saturday May 10th and Sunday May 11th.   Women’s, men’s and mixed 4x400m relay teams will travel to the championships aiming to seal all-important qualification for

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Team Ireland Weekend Highlights, April 12–13, 2025

Athletics, Badminton, Cycling, Golf, News, Swimming /
From Augusta to Dublin, Belgium to the Basque Country, Irish athletes produced standout performances across a range of Olympic sports this weekend.    Rory McIlroy Completes Career Grand Slam  Rory McIlroy delivered a defining moment for Irish sport this weekend, winning the 2025 Masters Tournament and becoming just the sixth golfer in history — and

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Olympic Champion Rhys McClenaghan Inspires Students on Return to His Old School

Gymnastics, Hockey, News /
Olympic Champion and Dare to Believe ambassador Rhys McClenaghan revisits his school Olympic Champion on the pommel horse (gymnastics), Rhys McClenaghan, returned to his former school this week, bringing with him not only his Olympic gold medal but also an inspiring message of resilience and perseverance. As an ambassador for the Dare to Believe Olympic

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School Honours McClenaghan and McKibbon with Commemorative Olympic Plaques

Gymnastics, Hockey, Irish Olympians Association, News /
Olympians Rhys McClenaghan and Peter McKibbon have been honoured by their former secondary school with commemorative plaques. McClenaghan, who won gold in the men’s Pommel Horse at Paris 2024, and McKibbon, a member of Ireland’s men’s hockey team in Paris, both attended Regent House School in Newtownards as teenagers. It has recognised their Olympic achievements

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Top Results from the Weekend

Athletics, Badminton, News, Snowsports, Swimming /
9 March 2025; Sarah Healy of Ireland celebrates winning gold in the women's 3000m final on day four of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile A Golden Weekend for Team Ireland! A massive congratulations to our athletes on their incredible performances over the weekend!

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SONIA’S OLYMPIC ODYSSEY

Athletics /
New Documentary Film Celebrating Sonia O’Sullivan’s Legacy on International Women’s Day In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, we proudly present ‘Sonia’s Olympic Odyssey’, a new documentary film honouring the inspiring career and legacy of Sonia O’Sullivan, who won an Olympic silver medal in the 5000m at Sydney 2000. The film follows O’Sullivan’s

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IOC grants provisional recognition to World Boxing

Boxing, LA 2028, LA2028, News /
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally recognised World Boxing (WB) as the International Federation (IF) within the Olympic Movement governing the sport of boxing at world level, during a remote meeting held today. Following an assessment of the situation of World Boxing, it was noted that, among the criteria for recognition that

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TOP THIRTY FOR JULIA DEAKINS IN THE GIANT SLALOM AT THE EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL

News, Snowsports, Youth Games /
Alpine Skier impresses in opening event at EYOF in Bakuriani   On the second day of action for Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Bakuriani, Georgia, Alpine Skier Julia Deakins made an impressive start to her campaign, finishing 28th in the Girls Giant Slalom. Ireland's sole competitor of the day delivered

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Soucisse and Firus fly the flag for Ireland at ISU European Figure Skating Champs

Ice Skating /
  Carolane Soucisse (29) and Shane Firus (30) fly the flag for Ireland again this year at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships which are being held this week (29 January to 2 February) in Tallinn, Estonia. This will be the second outing for the ice dance duo at Europeans. Last year in Kaunas, Lithuania, they

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