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
National Swimming Championships
Sycerika McMahon who confirmed that she will be heading to Texas next year on a scholarship, kicked off the final day of action at the Carlton Irish National Swimming Championships putting a sixth national title to her name. McMahon (2:15.60) finished behind Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (2:11.84) in the Women’s 200m …
Former Olympic medallist Tony ‘Socks’ Byrne has died at the age of 82.
Tony Byrne, who boxed out of the Tredagh BC in Drogheda, won lightweight bronze at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne after losing out to Harry Kurschat of United Germany on a split decision in the semi-finals. A few months after that defeat, Byrne beat Great Britain’s Dick McTaggart, who beat …
John Somers Payne RIP
John Somers Payne a double Olympian of Cork Harbour sailing, died yesterday, aged 87. Payne, a member of a well-known Munster sailing family, represented Ireland in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne and four years later in Rome, competing in the Finn single-handed dinghy. Somers was an inspiration to us all …
Irish athletes in Penn Relay
The Penn Relays will play host to the 14th edition of USA vs. The World relays on Saturday, April 27th. There is a high quality Irish team set to compete in the Penn Relays in the exciting men’s Distance Medley Relay (DMR) event. The Irish DMR team consists of Olympian …
ICPSA host technical course for coaches
Twenty coaches from Ireland and Great Britain attended the 10th D course for Regional Coaches hosted by the Irish Clay Pigeon Shooting Association in Dublin, Ireland. Olympic Council of Ireland Executive Committee member Mr. Kevin Kilty conducted the course at the request of the International Shooting Sport Federation where …
Badminton success at Dutch Open
In the Mixed doubles the Irish number one pairing of Chloe and Sam Magee kicked of their campaign with a three set Victory over the Swiss pairing of Anthony Dumartheray and Sabrina Jaquet winning 21-12 21-23 21-16. In the round of 16 they faced a much tougher ask as they …
Keane’s World Cup Silver
Bryan Keane claimed his first World Cup podium in Ishigaki, Japan despite crashing on the bike while fellow Irishman Conor Murphy also hit the tarmac but got back up to finish 14th. The podium finish was just deserts for Keane who suffered bad luck last weekend at the Auckland World …
Irishman Conor Grassick gets gold at the Belgian open
Source: Irish Taekwondo Union Success for Irishman Conor Grassick at the A Class Belgian International Open Ireland’s WTF Olympic Taekwondo player Conor Grassick brought home Gold from the A Class Belgian Open last weekend having beaten 6 international athletes throughout the day. Grassick, who fights in the Senior Male -63kg …
National Endurance Coach
Athletics Ireland has formally named Chris Jones, the highly respected former Performance Director at Triathlon Ireland as their new National Endurance Coach — a new position at AAI. Athletics Ireland High Performance Director Kevin Ankrom said “We had a wide pool of outstanding applicants for the position and we are …
Rugby Sevens 2016
A total of 12 countries are due to compete in the Rio 2016 rugby seven’s tournament, which will mark the return of rugby to the Olympic programme for the first time since Paris 1924, when the full 15-a-side game was played, with the United States emerging as the winners. Whilst the …
London 2012