Rio 2016

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Rory McIlroy declares he will play for Ireland at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016

Statement: Pat Hickey, President, Olympic Council of Ireland ” On behalf of Team Ireland, I am thrilled at the news that Rory will declare for Ireland for the Rio Games. His amazing sporting talent, brilliant personality and endless energy will give all our athletes a huge boost. He is an iconic figure in world sport

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Team Ireland Rio 2016

Kevin Kilty Team Ireland Chef de Mission will host a Team Leader Conference  on the 9th,10th October in Dublin, an important step in Team Ireland’s preparations for Rio. A major amount of work has already been completed by the OCI on behalf of the National Federations since the end of 2012 London Olympic  Games and excellent relationships have

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Team Ireland Chef de Mission visits the National Rowing Centre

Team Ireland Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty and OCI CEO Stephen Martin visited the National Rowing Centre in Cork to meet with High Performance Director Morten Espersen and Rowing Ireland CEO Hamish Adams. The visit coincided with a training session at the National Rowing Centre and it afforded the opportunity for Kevin and Stephen to

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OCI visits Rio

Our Chef de Mission – Kevin Kilty, CEO Stephen Martin and Medical – Dr. David Feagan are in Rio this week visiting venues and being updated by the Organising Committee for the Rio Games in 2016.   They visited the Olympic Village and development is well under way.  The distance between the Olympic Village and

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Rio 2016 visit

Kevin Kilty, Team Ireland’s Chef de Mission will attend the National Olympic Committee Open Days in Rio de Janeiro on 8-9 April 2014. He will be joined by Stephen Martin and Dr Dave Fegan. It will be an opportunity to check on progress in Rio, and engage with key staff from the Rio Organising Committee on

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