Sports
Introduction to Boxing
Boxing is one of the most illustrious and historic sports in the Olympic Games. Men have sparred in competition since 5000BC in the Middle East, while boxing was one of the key events in the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece. For contact details of Irish Amateur Boxing Association please click Full story
Irish duo set for World Triathlon Series
Top Irish triathletes Aileen Reid and Bryan Keane are set to race the Yokohama leg of the World Triathlon Series this weekend. In previous years the Yokohama course has been infamous for its hot and humid conditions however this weekend may suit the Irish competitors with temperatures set to …
Barry Murphy leads Tri-Nations Team
Barry Murphy will lead an 18 strong team of swimmers at the Celtic Tri Nations Meet this weekend. The annual event pits top swimmers from Ireland, Scotland and Wales against each other with the 3 Nations all vying for the Celtic Tri Nations Championship Title. The event will be hosted …
European Rowing Team Selected
John Keohane has been selected on to the Ireland team for the European Championships. The Lee Valley man was the fastest man home in the Irish trials on Saturday and will compete for Ireland in Seville in four weeks’ time. Sanita Puspure is selected in the women’s single scull; Claire Lambe in …
European Race Walking Team
The European Race Walking Cup will take place on May 19th in Dudince, Slovakia. Athletics Ireland are sending a team of seven walkers to the event. Robert Heffernan (Togher AC ),who placed fourth in the 2012 Olympics, will be looking to better his season’s best time of 1:21:59 which he set …
Esperson casts net wider
Morten Espersen Irish Rowing High Performance Director will attend this weekend’s Irish trials at the National Rowing Centre. Esperson’s is keen to widen the base of the sport and building international crews with an eye to Rio 2016. More than 120 junior athletes will trial this weekend with hopes of places from …
Badminton Horse Trials
A total of eight Irish riders will compete at the world famous Badminton Horse Trials in England, which get underway this morning (Friday). In addition, some 27 of the 85 starters are Irish bred horses, representing countries such as the UK, the USA and New Zealand. The UK Olympic medallist Zara Phillips, …
Evans faces top seed at Danish Open
Ireland’s No 1 Scott Evans has a tough assignment against top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the quarter-finals of the Danish Open Evans, who is seeded fifth for the tournament, beat two other Danish players to make the last eight. He dropped the opening set of his first round …
Peters eyes Sochi 2014
Irish National Ice Skating Champion Clara Peters visited the Olympic Council offices today. Clara began skating internationally for Ireland in the 2008/9 season and has represented Ireland at European and World Championships since 2008. She has steadily improved her World Championship ranking from 54th in 2008/9 to 29th in 2012/13. …
Irish boxers prepare for European’s
Ireland will meet France over two legs at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork and the National Stadium in Dublin on May 3rd and 5th next. The Ireland (male) London 2012 squad of John Joe Nevin, Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan, Darren O’Neill and Adam Nolan and current European champion Joe …
National Ice Skating Championships
The very best in Irish figure skating talent was displayed at the Dundonald International Ice Bowl in Belfast on Sunday (28 April) for the Irish National Figure Skating Championships 2013. It was an early start for skaters, judges and coaches as the Championships were held between 6am – 8am. Senior, Junior and …
London 2012