“It took me between the ages of 11 and 19 to decide that I wanted to be as happy and confident outside the pool as I am inside the pool.” Ellen Keane doesn’t often think about the moment she won the Gold Medal for Team Ireland in the Women’s 100m Breastroke during the 2020 Paralympics. Instead, […]
3 years ago
Fair play, ladies. Gold medal winners from both the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Kellie Harrington and Ellen Keane are joining Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day parade as Grand Marshalls. Boxer Kellie and swimmer Ellen both represented Team Ireland in Tokyo last year, with Kellie winning gold in the Women’s lightweight division at the Olympics and […]
4 years ago
They’ve done it! Team Ireland are on an upward spiral and to add to their incredible wins over the last week, they’ve bagged another gold. Paracyclists Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal have won gold at the Fuji International Speedway in Tokyo in the Women’s B Time Trial. The duo won with a time of 47:32.07, […]
4 years ago
Smashing it. It isn’t news that Team Ireland has been absolutely crushing it over in Tokyo at this year’s Paralympics, and their winning streak is only getting better. Ireland’s Katie-George and Eve McCrystal have won silver medals in the 3000m Individual Pursuit this morning. The girls still have two more events coming up but this […]
4 years ago
We’re only a few days in but Ireland’s Paralympians are competing excellently on the world stage. The Paralympics got underway earlier this week and Team Ireland have already set new personal bests, national records, multiple finals and a gold medal victory. Yesterday saw the tricolour raised in Tokyo as Ellen Keane was presented with the […]
4 years ago
A massive congratulations to her! Irish Paralympian Róisín Ní Riain finished in 6th place in the SB13 100m backstroke final at the games in Tokyo this morning. The Limerick swimmer, who made her debut yesterday, delivered an impressive time of 1:08:06, a brand new personal best for the rising star. She was less than .1 […]
4 years ago