Friday 18 September 2020
The42 chats to directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about ‘Rising Phoenix’.
ParaCycling greats Eve McCrystal and Katie-George Dunlevy are enjoying living and training together.
Ellen Keane is adjusting to life without the Paralympics to look forward to in 2020.
Irish Para swimmer Nicole Turner on life in lockdown, plans after deferring her Leaving Cert and fundraising for an important cause.
Irish wheelchair racer, Paralympian and 2020 hopeful Patrick Monahan shares his story.
‘I didn’t just want to cycle around the place, I wanted to race.’
Nicole Turner on growing up with dwarfism and winning a bronze medal at the World Championships earlier this year.
Kerry native Jordan Lee is working towards qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Alex Lee lost his leg in a freak tackle three years ago. He talks to The42 about battling back to represent Ireland at elite level.
James Brown entered a not guilty plea at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
The former Tipp minor hurler on losing 90% of his vision at 19, his battle with alcohol and becoming a Paralympian.
‘One day I realised I didn’t want to hide my arm anymore. I didn’t want to be ashamed of my body. I wanted to embrace it,’ writes Paralympian Ellen Keane.
Still without a National Indoor Velodrome on these shores, Eve McCrystal continues to break boundaries alongside Katie-George Dunlevy.
Injury will keep McKillop out of European Championship action next week, but his influence will be a lasting one.
Ahead of next week’s European Championships, Jason Smyth discusses the pros and cons of being the fastest Paralympian on the planet.
It was a busy morning for Cork’s Sean O’Riordan.
Growing up with a disability, Ellen Keane felt insecure. Going to college she overcame that insecurity and is now reaching her full potential in the pool.
TheJournal.ie spoke to four Leaving Cert students in the countdown to the results.
Three years after two strangers took a leap of faith together, they made Irish Paralympic history in September.
Two of Ireland’s Paralympic athletes on not letting a disability define them and how they got tough in the face of adversity.
It’s onwards and upwards after Rio, but I’m going to enjoy myself first before resuming heavy training, writes medallist Ellen Keane.
Michael McKillop may have returned from Rio with another gold medal but it has been a difficult couple of months for the athlete.
The curtain was drawn on an unforgettable summer of sport in Rio last night.
21-year-old Ellen Keane came of age in Rio, but a Paralympic bronze is only the start.
Noelle Lenihan paid tribute to her father after winning Paralympic bronze.
Another stellar day for Ireland in Rio as two medals are added to the total.
Bahman Golbarnezhad was competing in his second Games.
Ireland have now won five cycling medals in Rio.
Olé olé olé olé.
The firm running the ‘clinic’ shipped 300 plastic feet and tonnes of other hardware to Rio.
The 21-year-old was happy to finish strongly.
Niamh McCarthy used Orla Barry’s silver-medal winning performance earlier in the day to spur her on to emulate the feat.
It wasn’t to be for the 36-year-old today.
Brooker paid tribute to former F1 driver Alex Zanardi, who won Paralympic silver on the anniversary of the horrific accident that saw him lose both legs.
She follows Orla Barry in claiming silver at the Olympic Stadium.
Nicole Turner was also in action this evening.
The Corkman made Paralympic history this week.
A brilliant performance from the 26-year-old.
Eoghan Clifford had been in pain days before his surge to Paralympic glory but he wasn’t going to let anything get in his way.
Two gold, one silver and one bronze made Wednesday an unforgettable day at the Paralympic Games.
