# paralympics
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This year
2024
THE MORNING LEAD
Ireland to spend thousands on air-con for Olympians after Paris bans A/C to meet climate goals
Paris organisers had said they would not provide air-conditioning as part of a pledge to make the 2024 games environmentally friendly.
Mairead Maguire
16 Feb
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Interview
Paralympics and pain: ‘I'd missed the funeral of my coach… It was incredibly upsetting'
24 Jan
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All time
Condemnation
'Bullsh**' - Decision to allow Russian athletes at Paralympics draws backlash
2 Mar 2022
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Inspiring
'I showed him my medal and as I was walking away, he said, 'I want to be like Nicole one day''
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13 Oct 2021
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speaking up
'My lane has been given to lessons at times when I go training' - Paralympic champion Keane
15 Sep 2021
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Interview
'An itch is still there' - Four-time Paralympic gold medalist McKillop not ready to retire yet
10 Sep 2021
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So Close
Paralympic Breakfast: Pat O'Leary narrowly misses out on medal in blanket finish
4 Sep 2021
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Michael McKillop
'The one thing I have left to prove to myself is that I can be back on that podium again'
3 Sep 2021
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Tokyo
Paralympic Breakfast: Pat O'Leary paddles on as Patrick Flanagan takes the stage
2 Sep 2021
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more in the tank
'I feel there is potential for me to run faster' - Smyth not ruling out return for Paris 2024
31 Aug 2021
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paralympics
'I don’t think it should be put up on any other pedestal. It’s just sport'
31 Aug 2021
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Gold Rush
Superb Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal storm to time trial gold
31 Aug 2021
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Life of Reilly
Paralympic Breakfast: hand-cyclist Gary O'Reilly clinches bronze for Team Ireland
31 Aug 2021
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Take a Bow
'The best day of my life' - Nicole Turner jubilant after Paralympics success
30 Aug 2021
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Update
Paralympic Breakfast: Three Team Ireland swimmers reach finals as archer Kerrie Leonard bows out
30 Aug 2021
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next gen
Róisin Ní Riain claims another PB to finish fifth in 400m freestyle final
27 Aug 2021
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Golden Girl
'I just knew I was capable of doing something great' - Ellen Keane's nerveless gold medal performance in Tokyo
26 Aug 2021
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Golden Girl
Ellen Keane storms to gold to seal Ireland's first medal of Paralympic Games
26 Aug 2021
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Strong start
Paralympic Breakfast: Plenty of PBs as Keane and Ní Riain reach finals in the pool
26 Aug 2021
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team ireland
Promising start as Nicole Turner seals personal best time in 50m Freestyle final
25 Aug 2021
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day 1
Paralympic Breakfast: Great morning in the pool for Ireland with Turner and Ní Riain into finals
25 Aug 2021
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Honour
Paralympic debutants Lee and Arendse to carry Irish flag at Tokyo opening ceremony
23 Aug 2021
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understanding
Paralympic sport must make classification system clearer for growing audience - Johnson
12 Aug 2021
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Goldsmyth
'If it was any other sport, you’d be shouting, singing, and dancing about it constantly. But it's Para sport'
5 Jul 2021
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Podium Place
Kilkenny’s Mary Fitzgerald wins European bronze with best display to date
2 Jun 2021
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High hopes
Irish Para high jumper Jordan Lee on clearing the obstacles of the past year
28 May 2021
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Paralympic Flame
'People probably look at it that it's about participation more than elite sport, but it's definitely not the case'
25 Apr 2021
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No Limits
'It made me realise that for all those things I couldn't do, there was a lot that I could do'
27 Mar 2021
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the next level
'We all dream of medals' - from Mizen to Malin charity cycle to the verge of Tokyo qualification
23 Mar 2021
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Turner's Cross
'Swimming isn’t going to last forever. I want to excel in my sport' - deferring the Leaving Cert twice for Tokyo
3 Mar 2021
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Good Talks
'People assume females are the ones with body image problems. Guys go through the same thing'
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3 Feb 2021
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