European Showjumping Championships The Irish Show Jumping team delivered an excellent performance to claim the silver medal in the team final of the FEI Jumping European Championship in Milano, Italy. Reflecting on his team's performance, Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping High Performance Director Blake said: “It’s a brilliant result, we’ve been so consistent all season – but I’m getting …

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World Cycling Championships It was a successful World Championships for Cycling Ireland – with the combined championships seeing Ireland represented in ten different events. During the second day of competition, the women’s team pursuit finished in 9th place. The team maintain a positive trajectory for Paris 2024 qualification with the top 10 ranked nations qualifying …

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Weekend Round Up: Gillespie is a double European Champion, O’Sullivan and Healy go 1-2 in Espoo, Fay becomes the fastest Irishman ever over 5000m, Coscoran lowers his 1500m National Record, Irish Sailors finish up at the Olympic Test Event in Marseille   It was a weekend marked by a long-awaited breakthrough, Gillespie having just been …

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  Team Ireland Make a Difference Golf Tournament Held at K-Club Fundraiser from event to positively impact athletes Yesterday, the Olympic Federation of Ireland hosted the second Make a Difference Golf Tournament at the K-Club in Co. Kildare. The aim of the event is to raise money for the Make a Difference Athletes’ Fund, from …

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Minister Byrne TD Opens New Building on Sport Ireland Campus in Preparation for Paris 2024   Sport Ireland and the Olympic Federation of Ireland have announced the opening of a new building on the Sport Ireland Campus, marking another milestone in both organisations’ preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. Minister for Sport and …

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IRISH badminton has made huge progress and Olympic history in the past 22 years and is now raising the bar further by targeting qualification for a first doubles’ partnership in 2024. Sonia McGinn was the sport’s Olympic ground breaker in 2000, the first Irish player to qualify for a Summer Games in Sydney. Three-time Olympian …

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James Edgar is a 23 year old from Lisburn who last year moved from 600th in the World rankings to just outside the top 100. Kickstarting his 2023 season, Edgar has been on an International podium in three out four races. Not bad for the beginning of May. However, it’s not just triathlon that Edgar …

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Team Ireland’s Tokyo Olympics Chef de Mission, Tricia Heberle has been appointed IABA High Performance Consultant. Arising from her Olympic Federation of Ireland role, Tricia joins IABA with a deep understanding of the Irish high performance system, and a wealth of experience in strategy, planning, logistics, coordination and communication. She joins IABA’s High Performance Unit …

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IT’S only 21 months since the 2020 Olympic welterweight bronze medal was placed around Aidan Walsh’s neck in Tokyo and it’s already looking the worse for wear but that’s exactly how he likes it. “The colour has already worn away in places because that many have held it,” he laughs. “It’s got a dent in …

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