Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland

Catherine Wayland secured Ireland’s second gold medal of the IPC Athletics World Championships when she took top spot in the F51 Discuss in Christchurch, New Zealand today.

Ireland’s Garrett Culliton and Ray O’Dwyer have been encouraged by their respective performances at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand and will now focus on qualification for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The Paralympic Council of Ireland, the body responsible for the development of elite Paralympic Sport in Ireland and the management of Irish representative teams at Paralympic Games and World Championships, has relaunched today asParalympics Ireland at an event held at Bewley’s Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland.

What is it? – The programme gives players with disabilities between the age of 6 and 14 years the opportunity to get regular football training and competition through a local community club in their area.

by Paralympic Council of Ireland on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 5:18pm The Irish Team of 8 athletes and 7 support staff, led by James Nolan, are now en route to Christchurch New Zealand to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships.  A noisy bunch in an otherwise eerily quiet Terminal 2 of dublin Airport gathered [...]

ISH paralympic team manager James Nolan is predicting a return of at least two medals from the IPC world championships, which take place in Christchurch from January 21-30.

This year Operation Transformation is teaming up with the Irish Sports Council to organise a number of special nationwide sporting events. Get your family out and active this year at one – or all! – of the following days of activity.