While the schedules will change a little as we get closer to the Games, the overall look of Team Ireland at the Games will see most of the competition in the first half of the Games for Irish athletes – with five of the six athletes competing in the first week! Noting all the times […]
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Last week we officially launched the OFI Dare to Believe Road to Beijing, inviting school children around the country to join us on an interactive journey to Beijing, celebrating winter sports, Team Ireland and the Chinese culture along the way. One of the goals of Road to Beijing is to get children active in a
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Elite riders prepare for European and World Championships In a significant development for competitive cycling in Ireland, Cycling Ireland is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicolas Roche as Director Sportif for the Cycling Ireland Senior Road Program. The role will include preparation of athletes and attendance at the European Championships in August and the
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Six Irish Athletes Set to Compete in Beijing 2022 Team Announced in Association with Deloitte, Proud Partner to Team Ireland Team Ireland has officially named the team that will compete in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in just over ten days. Six athletes have been named and they will compete throughout the Games which
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IRISH cross-country skier Thomas Maloney Westgaard admits that, in some ways, his life has been unaffected by the global pandemic. “As an endurance athlete you’re nearly always paranoid about your health. If you’re in good shape but get a cold in this game it will take weeks before you’re back on track so you’re always
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SEAMUS O’Connor may only be 24 but the halfpipe snowboarder is already a two-time Olympian and the eminence gris of Irish snow sports. Raised in California, with paternal grandparents from Drogheda and Dublin, he made history in Sochi eight years ago when he wasn’t just Ireland’s first Olympic snowboarder but also, aged 16, the youngest
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Welcome to the first Performance Update of 2022. The team are already in Year 2 of a compressed Olympic cycle leading to Paris 2024 (with the sailing taking place in Marseille). Quick recap – Finishing 2021 in style 2021 ended on a high with Finn Lynch winning Silver at the Laser World Championships in Barcelona
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A SPECIAL childhood memory and the introduction of his sport into the Winter Olympics meant Brendan ‘Bubba’ Newby (25) achieved his childhood dream in PyeongChang four years ago. “My dad took me to a couple of the events at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City and since then I always wanted to be an
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ALEC Scott’s Irish grandad Thomas taught him many invaluable life lessons and sport skills except in the one in which he now excels. “My grandpa is honestly the fittest man I know. He was born in Dublin but grew up in Belfast and moved to Australia when he was around 21. “Right into his 80s
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Most ‘holiday’ skiers prefer groomed slopes and get the collywobbles at the sight of the ‘bumps.’ When you enter a slope with bumps or ‘moguls’, turns come thick and fast and you pick up speed swiftly with little room to control it. If your technique is poor there is usually only one way it ends
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Eve McMahon of Howth has finished in 4th place in the Women’s ILCA6 (Laser Radial) at the Youth Sailing World Championships in Mussanah, Oman. A 3rd, 6th and 8th place in the final three races secured Eve’s 4th place in the fleet of 46. Her result rounds off a highly successful year of competition, winning
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The Bull Run /Walk is an annual fundraising event and is suitable for all the family. The Irish Amateur Wrestling Association along with Dollymount Sea Scouts are once again delighted to announce our St Stephen’s Day Annual Fun Run/ Walk 26th December 2021 on the Bull Island Dollymount, Dublin. This event is suitable for all
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