News
AIBA World Women’s Championships
Ireland’s three-strong team fly out to China this morning ahead of the seventh AIBA World Women’s Championships and only Olympic qualifier for female boxers. Ceire Smith, Katie Taylor and Sinead Kavanagh will represent Ireland in the three Olympic weight categories of flyweight, lightweight and middleweight. The women’s world championships, which …
Olympic Torch Relay
The Olympic torchbearers will be announced on 9th May – Here are the key links to information on the Torch Relay from the IOC and LOCOG websites:- Link to the IOC website factsheet: http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/The_Olympic_Torch_relay.pdf Torchbearers, Route, Torch History and tradition, News, Photos, Videos, Presenting Partners http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/ Olympic Torch Relay …
Olympic Schools Pack
Free Interactive Lesson Plan to Schools to encourage pupils to get involved in the excitement of the forthcoming games. A reminder that our educational resources are available through Prim-Ed. They have provided the You Tube Clip of Sonia O’Sullivan talking through the worksheet and about her role at the games. …
Cuddihy achieves Olympic Standard
Joanne Cuddihy of Kilkenny City Harriers has achieved the Olympic qualification time in the 400m at the Shizuoka International Track and Field Meet in Japan last night. The Kilkenny woman ran 51.45 in wet conditions to win the race. This brings the total qualifiers in Athletics to 17. Cuddihy will …
OCI meet LOCOG
The OCI met with LOCOG officials in London, May 2nd, for their Pre Delelgation Meeting (DRM) following a series of preparation meetings with National Federation Performance leaders last week. The Pre-DRM is an important step in the preparation of National Olympic Committee delegations for the London 2012 Olympic Games.Through this meeting the OCI and LOCOG will …
Britton makes 10,000 OQS
Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) achieved the Olympic A standard, clocking a time of 31:29.22 for the 10,000m at the 2012 Payton Jordon Cardinal Invitational on Sunday, 29th of April. Britton ran strongly throughout the race and battled all the way to the line to claim third place, just ahead of …
Kearney secures place
Subject to official confirmation early next week, Lisa Kearney has qualified for the London 2012 Games. Following a long and tough qualification process, Lisa & her coach Ciaran Ward have been duly rewarded with an Olympic place this summer. The Irish Judo Association said ” we’d like extend their best wishes …
Tri-Nations Swimming
Sycerika McMahon narrowly missed out on qualifying for the London Olympics on the opening day of competition at the Celtic Tri-Nations at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. The two-time European junior gold medallist set a new Irish record in the 100 metres breaststroke, clocking a time of 1:08.79. The …
Aer Lingus Joins Team Ireland as Air Travel Partner
The Irish team’s preparation for the London Olympics have received a major boost with the news that Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus has become a sponsor of the team and is now its official air travel partner. This news has been widely welcomed and shows the level of national support …
Morrison’s Silver in Japan
Aileen Morrison has further cemented her reputation as one of triathlons top international competitors with a 2nd place finish at the Ishigaki ITU World Cup in Japan this morning. The Derry native was feeling optimistic coming into the race and had a focus on putting a solid performance together in …
Modern Pentathlon Rankings
After four world cup competitions spanning the globe, Ireland have three athletes ranked in the top 50 in the World. Natlaya Coyle leads the way in 23rd on the women’s standings, while Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe is close behind in 25th and Eanna Bailey in 48th in the Men’s rankings. Coyle made …
London 2012