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Meet Ireland's Paralympic team: the track and field athletes

Our athlete-by-athlete guide to the Rio Games begins today.

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Aug 29th 2016, 6:50 AM

# paralympics

Vogue is in hot water after using able-bodied actors for a 'Paralympics' photoshoot

The actors were Photoshopped to look like they had disabilities.

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Aug 27th 2016, 2:33 PM

# Rio 2016

'It goes without saying that going to the gala in Navan that day was the best decision of my life'

Swimmer James Scully is preparing for his second Paralympic Games having fallen in love with the sport by chance.

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Aug 27th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Rio 2016

'When you're lying in that bed in Dún Laoghaire, it's easy to think it's all over but it's far from it'

Twelve years after he was left paralysed, Westmeath para-cyclist Declan Slevin recounts the journey which has taken him to the Paralympic Games.

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Aug 26th 2016, 3:53 PM

# vogue brazil

Vogue is in hot water after using able-bodied actors for a 'Paralympics' photoshoot

The actors were Photoshopped to look like they had disabilities.

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Aug 26th 2016, 7:47 AM

# Rio 2016

Former Tipp minor hurler qualifies for Rio Paralympics after expulsion of Russian athletes

Ireland’s athletes depart for Rio this afternoon.

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Aug 25th 2016, 1:52 PM

# Rio 2016

Russia banned from Paralympic Games in Rio after losing appeal

There will be no Russian athletes at the 2016 Paralympic Games after CAS dismissed an appeal against their blanket ban from the IPC.

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Aug 23rd 2016, 12:23 PM

# road to rio diary

'15 days and counting! A few weeks ago I was nervous but now I can't wait to get to Rio'

Swimmer Ellen Keane is getting set for her third Paralympics – and there’s not long to go now.

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Aug 23rd 2016, 12:00 PM

# Cutbacks

Paralympics to go ahead despite major budget cuts

IPC president Philip Craven is confident of delivering a strong Paralympic Games despite a slash in the budget.

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Aug 19th 2016, 8:35 PM

# thrown out

Brazilian Paralympian kicked out of Games for doping

The International Paralympic Committee threw thrower Luciano dos Santos Pereira out after he tested positive for two banned substances.

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Aug 15th 2016, 4:19 PM

# Keep paddling

'You want to go to college in September? You'll be going back with no hair but don't worry about that.'

Pat O’Leary was diagnosed with cancer while preparing for his Leaving Cert. 20 years later his leg was amputated. Now he’s going to be Ireland’s first paracanoeist.

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Aug 2nd 2016, 5:13 PM

# Inspirational

Remarkable 'Blind Messi' desperate to add Rio gold to his collection

Silvio Velo, who recently became a grandfather, will captain Argentina’s visually-impaired football team at the Olympic Games.

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Jun 2nd 2016, 12:30 PM

# Inspirational

'Going to Rio would be an opportunity to say thank you to Ireland for accepting me'

Greta Streimikyte has rarely shared her story. By the end of the summer, you’re likely to know all about it.

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May 31st 2016, 8:00 AM

# heartless

Paralympian footballer has international caps stolen in home raid

Alan O’Hara represented Ireland over forty times between 2002 and 2008.

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Apr 26th 2016, 5:40 PM

# more than sport

We spent a day competing with some of Ireland's most inspiring athletes

Ahead of the Rio Paralympics, we headed down to Santry to try out some of the sports Ireland will be represented in this summer.

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Mar 26th 2016, 12:00 PM

# Doha 2015

Double Paralympic champion Jason Smyth gets massive boost ahead of tomorrow's World Championships

The Irish athlete has been reclassified.

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Oct 21st 2015, 12:53 PM

# Released

A 'broke and broken' Oscar Pistorius: From Olympic hero to jailed killer

From breaking records to prison to house arrest, the young life of the champion killer.

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Oct 17th 2015, 9:30 AM

# Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius parole review postponed for two weeks

The athlete had been due to leave prison in August to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest.

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Sep 19th 2015, 11:05 AM

# An Ras

'I went from just starting to ride a bike to the London Paralympics in two years'

Mullingar’s Damien Shaw talks his hopes for Rio 2016 and this year’s An Post Rás.

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Feb 1st 2015, 8:00 AM

# I'm a Celebrity

This Paralympian athlete is getting abuse because people think she's on I'm A Celebrity

Gemma Collis and Gemma Collins: similar, but very different.

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Nov 17th 2014, 8:18 AM

# ruled out

Pistorius banned from defending Paralympic gold medals in Rio in 2016

Pistorius won sprint gold medals at three Paralympic Games as well as competing in the 2012 London Olympics.

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Oct 21st 2014, 11:37 AM

# Mine's A Double

It's gold again for unstoppable Jason Smyth at the European Paralympics

“Delighted” Orla Barry takes discus silver on another medal-heavy day for Ireland in Swansea.

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Aug 21st 2014, 5:47 PM

# ipc european champs

Jason Smyth wins European Paralympic 100m gold

There was also success for another Irish sprinter.

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Aug 19th 2014, 4:20 PM

# speed king

Jason Smyth taken aback by classification change, but still aiming for the top at IPC Championships

“Since the last time I was classified my eyesight has got worse which is never what you want to hear.”

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Aug 18th 2014, 3:25 PM

# Interview

Intense competition in the blood for 17-year-old O'Brien, but she's missing one ingredient for Rio 2016

‘You have to teach your brain to keep going when your brain says stop’.

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Aug 4th 2014, 3:00 PM

# you decide

Poll: Who should be the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year?

A galaxy of stars are up for the most prestigious award in Irish sports tonight.

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Dec 21st 2013, 8:30 AM

# Sports Star

Former hurler aiming to feature in Paralympics after suffering sight loss

Peter Ryan was diagnosed at 19 with a rare genetic disorder that resulted in sight loss.

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Nov 19th 2013, 5:25 PM

# crutches ftw

Halloween costumes? Paralympian Josh Sundquist has them nailed

‘When life hands you lemons, make awesome Halloween costumes.’

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Oct 28th 2013, 8:59 AM

# Backroom

Mark Rohan 'surprised' by Flanagan's Westmeath axe

Paralympic champion will be not be involved with Westmeath next season so that he can concentrate on qualifying for Rio.

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Sep 20th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Olympic Spirit

Irish showjumping mourns the loss of two fierce competitors

Damien Gardiner and Joan Salmon represented Ireland at the Atlanta Olympics and Paralympics in 1996.

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Sep 15th 2013, 6:50 PM

# South Africa

Oscar Pistorius murder trial set for 3 March 2014

The 26-year-old Paralympian is accused of shooting dead his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day this year.

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Aug 19th 2013, 9:15 AM

# Rio 2016

Paralympic changes are bad news for Smyth and McKillop

The double champions in London will be unable to defend their 200 and 800 metre titles respectively.

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Jul 30th 2013, 8:13 PM

# Double Up

Jason Smyth clinches double with 100m gold at world championships

A storming run of 10.61 seconds gave the Paralympic Champion 100m Gold.

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Jul 25th 2013, 6:23 PM

# Gold Rush

Here's how Michael McKillop and Jason Smyth won World Championship gold yesterday

The Irish pair were in blistering form in Lyon.

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Jul 22nd 2013, 11:30 AM

# speed king

Jason Smyth adds world champion to his CV with record equalling time

The Derry sprinter came close to breaking his own PB over 200 metres in Lyon today.

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Jul 21st 2013, 4:46 PM

# world champ

McKillop smashes his own record to claim 800m gold

Antrim’s Paralympic hero dominated the field and beat his own personal best time in Lyon this afternoon.

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Jul 21st 2013, 3:29 PM

# gold standard

VIDEO: Road to Rio 2016 begins in the swimming pool for Irish hero

Darragh McDonald is striving to replicate the Gold Medal he won in London last year.

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Jun 19th 2013, 9:29 PM

# Motivate

Paralympic hero Mark Rohan inspiring Westmeath footballers

Manager Pat Flanagan has heaped praise on Rohan, who won two gold medals last year in London.

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Apr 25th 2013, 7:30 AM

# ignored

Ireland's Jason Smyth, the world's fastest Paralympian, left baffled by London snub

Despite being one of the London Games’ most outstanding performers, he’s not on the bill for the anniversary event.

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Apr 24th 2013, 1:05 PM

# Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius hits out at disrespectful fans' Reeva Steenkamp comments

The Blade Runner is said to be furious when told about a group of fans on Twitter calling themselves the ‘Pistorians’.

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Apr 11th 2013, 4:25 PM