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Blind footballer Dave Clarke appointed British Paralympic Association CEO

Paralympic blind footballer Dave Clarke has been appointed as chief executive of the British Paralympic Association. Clarke, who competed at Atlanta 1996 in goalball, scored a record 128 goals in 144 appearances for England in blind football and ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:40

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Aileen McGlynn retires from cycling after career which saw her reach top

Record breaking Paralympic star Aileen McGlynn is set to retire from cycling after a career which saw her reach the top of the sport. The three-time Paralympic champion announced on Tuesday she would quit the sport, but said despite hanging up ...

17 Jan 2023 at 18:14

Sport

Richard Whitehead says Paralympians should be in the spotlight for longer

Two-time Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead believes disability is “lagging behind” other minority groups and needs more than just fleeting moments in the spotlight. With 99 days until the start of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, the ...

21 May 2024 at 15:24

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Nicole Turner – the Garryhinch woman who has excelled in Paralympics swimming

A REMARKABLE young woman, Nicole Turner will be competing in her second Paralympics when she travels to Tokyo after the middle of August. Now just nineteen years of age, Turner has developed into an outstanding Paralympics swimmer and she ...

21 Jul 2021 at 15:35

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James Nolan – Former Offaly Olympian who is now the Irish Paralympics head of athletics

FORMER Olympian James Nolan will be heading to Tokyo as the head of athletics for Paralympics Ireland. Screggan man Nolan was one of Ireland's best mid distance runners during a very successful running career in the 1990s and 2000s. Son ...

21 Jul 2021 at 15:38

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WATCH: Offaly has a Paralympic medalist as Turner claims silver medal

Offaly swimmer Nicole Turner has claimed a silver medal in the S6 50m Butterfly event at the Paralympics games in Tokyo. Swimming on Monday morning, Nicole, who lives in Garryhinch outside Portarlington, swam a fantastic time of 36.30 ...

30 Aug 2021 at 11:55

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Silver for Offaly swimmer at Paralympics

OFFALY swimmer Nicole Turner has captured a silver medal in the Paralympics in Tokyo. Turner, from Garryhinch, Portarlington, took silver in her favourite event, the S6 50 metre butterfly on Monday morning. She finished a brilliant ...

30 Aug 2021 at 12:28

Lifestyle

5 powerhouse sportswomen you need to know about

Following a monumental year for women’s football, England and Arsenal footballer Leah Williamson OBE is at the top of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour Power List. The newly announced list features 30 of the UK’s most outstanding women ...

28 Mar 2023 at 11:07

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UK Sport’s new sustainability targets vital to mitigate climate change – chief

UK Sport chief executive Sally Munday insists ambitious new sustainability targets set by her organisation are necessary to mitigate climate change, which she believes “threatens the existence of high-performance sport itself”. ...

28 Mar 2023 at 13:45

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Offaly's paralympian, author and artist, David Boland remembered

TULLAMORE lost one of its great characters last week with the death of the late David (Davie) Boland. Fondly known as Dibby, David, 59, from 54 Thornsberry Estate achieved success in a number of different fields despite having ...

08 Mar 2023 at 12:45

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On this day in 2014: Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans win historic gold medal

Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans won Great Britain’s first gold medal at the Winter Paralympics in this day in 2014. Two days after suffering the disappointment of finishing last in the downhill, Gallagher and guide ...

10 Mar 2023 at 06:00

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On this day in 2012: Teenager Jonnie Peacock wins Paralympic 100m gold in London

British teenager Jonnie Peacock was crowned the fastest amputee on earth when he claimed Paralympic gold in London on this day 11 years ago. Peacock upstaged Oscar Pistorius in the most eagerly-anticipated race of the ...

06 Sept 2023 at 06:00

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