IN 2024, TEAM IRELAND CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF PARTICIPATION AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
Team Ireland’s centenary celebrations honour not only our athletes but ignite a spark of inspiration in the hearts of future generations. We pay tribute to the legacy of Irish Olympians, who have paved the way over the past century, acknowledging their dedication and achievements that have brought pride to our nation. By sharing their stories, we ensure their impact endures for generations to come.
100 YEARS MILESTONE STORIES
Laura Weber | Multidisciplinary Fashion Designer
Getting to know a three-time Irish Olympian, ahead of one of the biggest days in her life away from sporting arena, was the genesis for Irish fashion designer Laura Weber designing Team Irelandโs uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies in Paris 2024. Weber, a textile graduate from NCAD, first came to international prominence when [...]
The Design Story of Team Ireland’s Official Wear Collection
This summer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Team Ireland athletes will feature in LW Pearl formal wear in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The partnership will feature the best of Irish athletes in the best of Irish design, created and manufactured by New York based Dubliner, Laura Weber. Background Above all Laura wanted the […]
Unique Hard Court History | 100 Years Of Team Ireland
Two things resulted in Irelandโs only Olympic participation to date: the proximity of the London Olympics in 1948 and the founding of the Irish Amateur Basketball Asociation (ABAI) in 1945. The foreign game of basketball was primarily played by the army within Ireland up to the 1940s and the ABAI reasoned that Olympic participation would [...]
Team Ireland Celebrates Centenary at St. Patrick’s in Dublin
A global audience, plus half a million people in-person witnessed Ireland's Olympians as they celebrated Team Ireland's Centenary on St Patrick's Day. A showpiece of famous Olympians, Team Ireland mascots, colourful performers representing Olympic sports; and a full class of school children who have completed the Dare to Believe programme marched through the streets of [...]
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About last week ๐
36 Olympic and Paralympic athletes came together at Adidas Arena, Paris to launch the @adidas Paris 2024 kits ๐ฅ
Pretty special ๐
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Meet the artist behind our Dare to Believe Road to Paris map ๐ฉโ๐จ๐บ๏ธ
@bykathiburke is an artist, illustrator and author from Dunmore East in Co.Waterford! Kathi has been illustrating and designing non-fiction childrenโs books since 2015 on interesting topics with focus on Irish culture and historical figures ๐จ
Each Olympian has their own stop, where classes will unlock new videos and challenges along the way ๐ฅ A limited number of maps will be sent to each school that registers to the Road to Paris challenge! ๐๐ฒ in bio to register โ๏ธ
#TeamIreland | #DareToBelieve
Lara Gillespie on fire in Italy over the weekend ๐ค winning two stages back to back at the Giro Mediterraneoโผ๏ธ
Congratulations Lara & Happy Birthday! ๐
#TeamIreland | #ParisScholar
Showing up in style.
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As Adidas celebrates 100 years of understanding athletes, amongst the archive of products worn on the biggest global stage at the @adidas Paris 2024 kit launch was Olympic Champion Ronnie Delanyโs running shoes worn in Melbourne 1956 ๐ฅ
Passion. Drive. The fire within. Making history ๐
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A trip to ๐ฎ๐น for ๐ฅ๐ฅ and proud parents ๐ฅบ
A solid start to the season for @rowingireland at the World Cup I, Varese ๐ฎ๐น
Building from here ๐
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Jordan Conroy opens up in new @offtheball and @allianzireland Inner Drive series ๐ฃ๏ธ
Inner Drive is a multi platform, multi part series, hosted by the Off The Ball team, that chronicles the difficulties and resilience shown by some of the countryโs top athletes from Olympics, GAA, para-sport, soccer and more. Each story capturing the โInner Driveโ that allows athletes to reach their full potential.
#TeamIreland | #InnerDrive
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Thousands of children will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an Olympian environment at Sport Ireland Campus this summer, in the build up to Paris 2024 and during Team Irelandโs centenary celebration of participation at the Olympic Games ๐
The partnership of Allianz Insurance and Team Ireland with the Sport Ireland Campus Kidsโ Camps continues for 2024, sparking inspiration in the hearts of future generations to get active and stay active for life ๐ฝ๐๐คธโโ๏ธ๐ฅ
@sportireland @sportirelandcampus @allianzireland @phil_healy @jordan_conroy19
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Team Ireland x LW Pearl
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