Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland

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 for […]

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.

Ireland’s most prolific Paralympic athlete, Jason Smyth, was today forced to withdraw from the forthcoming IPC Athletics World Championships to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand from the 21st-30th January.

The Insititute of Technology Tralee in conjunction with the CARA National APA Centre Ltd and the Irish Sports Council is delighted to announce dates for the next (4th) National Adapted Physical Activity Conference.

At a meeting in Guangzhou, China, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board has voted to increase the number of sports at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to 22 with the addition of para-canoe and par-triathlon to the existing Sports Programme.

The Football Association of Ireland, through their Football For All programme has established a new supporters club in partnership with all disability governing bodies throughout the country.

Ireland’s Michael McKillop; a Beijing Paralympic Games gold medalist in the T37 800m, is currently training amongst a group of leading International athletes in South Africa ahead of the IPC Athletics World Championships, which get underway in Christchurch, New Zealand on January 30th 2011.