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Guest Blog: Sarah Kerrigan “IWAS World Junior Games”
On Saturday, 2nd August I, along with other members of the Irish team, anxiously yet eagerly departed from Dublin airport and headed towards London Heathrow to compete in the 10th IWAS (International...
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Mark Pollock: Defying all Odds
As the first blind person to reach the South Pole on foot, Mark Pollock knows a great deal about overcoming adversity. But when he lost the use of his legs following a freak accident in 2010, even he...
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Search Begins For the Next Generation of Irish Paralympic athletes
Just a few short weeks after the successes of London 2012, Irish Paralympic sport today opened its doors to prospective athletes at a Paralympics Talent Search Event, supported by Cadbury, held at...
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Mark Rohan wins Gold for Ireland
Mark Rohan, the 31 year old Westmeath hero, took home Ireland’s sixth gold medal yesterday in the Men’s H1 Individual Time Trial at Brands Hatch with an astounding time of 35:41.54, just 11 seconds...
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Team Ireland Home Coming London 2012 Paralympic Games
Home Coming Dublin Airport The team are due to fly back into Dublin airport aboard their CityJet flight AF5119 from London city and touch down on home soil just before 7pm today 10th September. Dublin...
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A Tall Ship With A Difference
Ever felt like leaving it all behind and having the wind in your hair, well now you can, everyone can. I’m sure you’ve heard the Tall Ships are in town. But did you know there’s a Tall Ship with a...
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Sports Challenge 2012
Half way through our Challenge we had met our goal of running, walking and cycling 1m for every person with a disability in Ireland – We were enjoying the Challenge so much that we decided to double...
View ArticleAn Elite Sporting Partnership
An elite sporting partnership has been announced between Paralympics Ireland and London Irish Rugby Club. London Irish is throwing its support behind Paralympics Ireland and Ireland’s Paralympic...
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“When Life hands you a wheelchair, find a skate-park.”
On a personal level it seems to me, that news reportage on disability issues is more often than not negative. It tends to highlight; problems, problems that aren’t being addressed and how people are...
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