London 2012
Dublin City Council presented with Torch
The Lord Mayor, Naoise Ó Muirí was presented by our President Pat Hickey with an Olympic Torch at City Hall in Dublin yesterday for their tremendous assistance during the visit of the Torch on 6th June to Dublin. Pat Hickey advised that “The welcome that Dubliners gave to the arrival of …
Olympic Debrief Report Published
The 2012 Olympic Games debrief documents report a marked improvement in the performance of the Irish team over recent Games and a general consensus that the management of performance sport has progressed substantially since 2008. The Debrief was prepared by UK-based consultants Knight Kavanagh Page on behalf of the Irish …
Electric Ireland wins two awards for Team Ireland sponsorship
ELECTRIC IRELAND WINS TWO AWARDS AT THE IRISH SPONSORSHIP AWARDS BEST SPORTS SPONSOSHSIP & BEST USE OF TV Electric Ireland was awarded ‘Best Sports Sponsorship’’ and ‘Best Use of TV’ for its sponsorship of Team Ireland for the London Olympics 2012 at the inaugural Irish Sponsorship Awards …
London 2012 Games highlights
London 2012 video highlights available from the IOC website on http://www.olympic.org/videos
Dealing with the post Games period
The Institute of Sport has initiated their post-Games support process through the Institute’s Athlete Performance Transition Programme. Through the London 2012 Technical Group partnership with the OCI, the programme was available in the Olympic Village for those who wished to have an initial debriefing prior to returning home. It works …
Team Ireland
Team Ireland produced its best results since the Melbourne Games in 1956. Many agencies are involved behind the scenes all trying to assist the National Federations , there athletes and support staff in their quest to be the best they can at European , World and Olympic Level. Ireland finished …
Nevin v Campbell at 20.45pm
Britain’s Luke Campbell and Ireland’s John Joe Nevin will resume one of the most intense and engrossing rivalries in amateur boxing today when they fight for Olympic bantamweight gold at ExCel arena. The pair have set up a showdown that had seemed likely since the 56kg draw was made. Nevin won …
Heffernan “gutted” with 4th place
Robert Heffernan of Togher Athletic Club delivered a stunningly brilliant performance in London this morning when finishing fourth in the men’s 50km Olympic Race Walk in 3:37.54, a time that shattered his own Irish record. The race was won by Sergey Kirdyapkin of Russia in 3:35.59, an Olympic record and …
Jezierski wins C1 200m final
Andrzej Jezierski won the C1 200m B final at London 2012, leaving him in ninth position overall at the Games. Jerzierski won the final in a time of 44.041, ahead of Vadim Menkov of Uzbekistan in 44.168. Attila Vajda of Hugary was third. There are no medals on offer for …
P and G celebrate Olympic Success
Team Ireland’s Katie Taylor, who won a gold medal for boxing in the women’s light 60kg division, with her mother Bridget, at a celebration for Katie Taylor on behalf of P&G London. P and G along with the Olympic Council of Ireland and Electric Ireland have invested in the athlete …
Season’s best for relay team
A season’s best time of 3:30.55 was not enough to advance the Irish women’s 4 X 400m Relay Team into the Olympic final and the Irish quartet of Marian Heffernan, Joanne Cuddihy, Jessie Barr and Michelle Carey finished sixth of eight countries in the second of two qualifying rounds won …
London 2012