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# Last Throw
Rio 2016 silver medallist Niamh McCarthy announces her retirement
Cork native was a two-time European champion in the F41 discus.
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Oct 28th 2021, 12:03 PM
# European Championships
Cork's Niamh McCarthy smashes European discus record to secure Ireland's sixth gold medal in Berlin
The 24-year-old Rio Paralympics silver-medalist twice broke the European record in the women’s F41 discus on Sunday.
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Aug 26th 2018, 4:57 PM
# Good Throw
Ireland scoops silver in the discus at the World Para Athletic Championships
Cork native Niamh McCarthy threw a distance of over 26m to win the silver medal.
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Jul 15th 2017, 1:23 PM
# money spinner
Cuban doper told to return Olympic medal but it looks like it's been sold on eBay
Yarelys Barrios won silver in Beijing but has tested positive for a banned substance following a retroactive drug test.
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Sep 1st 2016, 6:16 PM
# Medal Haul
Irish 15-year-old claims silver on Paralympic World Championships debut
Cork discus thrower Noelle Lenihan earned Team Ireland its fourth medal in Qatar today.
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Oct 26th 2015, 6:11 PM
# discus
Paralympics: O’Neill throws her way to silver medal
The Wexford woman threw a season’s best 5.66m in the discus to secure Ireland’s third silver of the Games.
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Sep 7th 2012, 3:30 PM
# Ig Nobel Prize
Wasabi, yawning, and needing to pee: the winners of the 2011 Ig Nobel prizes
The alternative annual prizes – honouring science that makes us laugh and think – are as off-the-wall as ever.
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Oct 5th 2011, 3:56 PM