News and Events
Glory for IBS Athletes at Paralympic World Cup
Irish Blind Sports Paralympic sprinter Jason Smyth, from Eglinton in Northern Ireland, broke his own 100m world record in his first competitive start of the season on May 11th, recording a time of 10.85 seconds.
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Irish Swimming Star heading for Beijing
Irish Blind Sports swimmer Stephen Campbell has qualified for the Paralympics in Beijing (September 7th to 17th 2008) and will be competing in the following: 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke.
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Running, Jumping & Throwing at Athletics Training Weekend in Cork
Irish Blind Sports held a very successful Athletics training weekend in Cork last weekend, led by IBS Athletics Coordinator, Daragh McDaid.
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Football news (Futsal)
A friendly match has been arranged by Robert Moore on Saturday the 26th of April against Eircom League Futsal champions 2008 St Patricks Athletic.
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40 sign up for blind football (futsal) seminars in Hereford, England
Forty coaches and referees representing four countries – England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – will gather this weekend in Hereford, England, for blind futsal seminars held as part of the UEFA-funded IBSA Futsal Development Project Europe.
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Athletics Training Weekend - Cork
Fun weekend for people of all levels and abilities – try out a new event!
If you would like to join us on our training weekend in Cork, please download and fill out the form below.
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Newlands Invitational Golf Competition
The invitational outing to Newlands in Clondalkin, Golf Competition took place on Thursday 6th March.
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Mise Eire on fire! New name & new look for Bray bowling group
The Bray bowlers have chosen the name ‘Mise Eire’ for their club.
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Irish Open Chess Tournament 2008
This event will be held in the Marine Hotel, Sutton Cross, Dublin, from Friday October 10 to Monday October 13, 2008.
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Blind Sports Athletes receive Government Grants for Elite Athletes
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Appointment of Sports Inclusion Development Officers
Sports Inclusion Development Officers have been appointed across Ireland with a specific goal of enabling people with disabilities to participate in sport and leisure activities.
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May Games coming soon…
Preparations are underway for the 28th Annual May Games, set to take place Saturday, May 10th, 2008
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Two
IBS Tandems on target to
qualify for Beijing 2008
Ireland have been awarded
four tandem cycling “slots” for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.
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IBSA
Europe Conference
IBSA Europe held its first
conference for many years earlier last month in the Lordos Beach Hotel, Larnaca,
Cyprus, through the generosity of The Pancyprian Organisation of the Blind.
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IBS
Footballers impress in Turkey
The Irish Blind Sports
partially sighted football team performed beyond all expectations at the IBSA
European Football Championships in Turkey last week.
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Irish
Blind sports holds its first ever Sport Award Night December 3rd, 2007 at
the Temple Bar Hotel.
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2008
Paralympic Cycling Ireland selection trials
2008 Paralympic Cycling
Ireland selection trials 10th to 13th January Newport Velodrome Wales. Anyone
interested should contact Denis Toomey 087-2533630 or dmtoomey@marathonoil.com
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Update
on Footballers in Turkey
Ireland 0-2 Belarus (The
players did extremely well against superb opposition and this result will
help their goal difference)
Ireland 2-2 France (This game represented a missed opportunity...
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Footballers
Prepare for Turkey
This weekend will mark
the last training session for the IBS footballers before the International
Blind Sports (IBSA) European Football Championships in Turkey.
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Irish
Tandem Cyclists wrap up competition in Columbia
“As the squad head
back home to Ireland they can justifiably be proud of a very fine achievement
which has not been seen in Irish cycling terms since Mark Scanlon’s
Under 23 World Championship win..."
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Tandem
Cyclists Win Bronze medals in Columbia
The Irish Paralympic Cycling
squad got off to a great start at the Para-Cycling Pan-American Open Championships
in Colombia with the tandem duo of Michael Delaney and David Peelo winning
Irelands first ever International Paralympic Cycling Medal.
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Older News Items
John
Davis R.I.P.
In recognition John Davis'
tremendous contribution to so many people - and to celebrate his life –
a memorial Mass is being held on Tuesday, 6th November at 7.30pm in the Church
of St.
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Irish
Blind Swimmer wins Silver Medal at International Blind Sports World Games
Congratulations to Irish
Swimmer, Stephen Campbell who won the Silver Medal in the final of the 200
metres individual medley at the International Blind Sports (IBSA) World Games
in Brazil.
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Tyrone Swimmer to represent Ireland at International Blind Sports World Games in Brazil
Thursday 26th July 2007
Tyrone Swimmer, Stephen
Campbell will represent Ireland at the International Blind Sports (IBSA) World
Games in Brazil from 1st-6th August 2007. This is the first World Games for
Stephen, who is aged 21 and from Cookstown, Co. Tyrone.
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