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Minister Ring congratulates Irish gymnasts on qualifying for Olympic Games
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, today (Monday) congratulated Ellis O’Reilly on becoming the first ever Irish female gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games.
Minister Ring said: ‘I would like to congratulate Ellis on her wonderful performance at the gymnastics qualifier in Rio this morning and in the process becoming the first ever Irish female gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games’.
“It was the final qualifying event for the Games so it makes Ellis’ achievement all the more remarkable. It is a huge boost to Irish gymnastics and hopefully will inspire more girls to take up the sport and try to follow in Ellis’ footsteps.
“I am sure Ellis’ coach, Sam James, and everyone at the Europa Gymnastics Club in London and all her family and friends are immensely proud of her historic achievement.
“It was a fantastic weekend all round for Gymnastics Ireland with Kieran Behan also qualifying for Rio on Saturday and I would like to congratulate the CEO, Ciaran Gallagher, and everyone in the organisation on this success. It is a magnificent achievement for Gymnastics Ireland to have two gymnasts representing Ireland in Rio this summer.”