Tuesday 16th October 2012
Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring today attended the opening of Ireland’s first Padel court in Rockbrook Park Secondary School Rathfarnham. Described as a scaled down version of tennis, and as Ireland’s newest sport, Padel is...
Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring has urged anyone interested in the Gathering Ireland 2013 to head along to one of the last three Town Hall meetings being held over the next two weeks in Mayo, Limerick and Kerry...
Thursday 11th October 2012
Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring is visiting Leeds and Birmingham this week to promote the Gathering Ireland 2013, the year-long festival of festivals taking place next year. This latest visit follows highly successful trips to Manchester and...
Friday 7th September 2012
World champion hand-cyclist Mark Rohan became a double gold Paralympic medallist at Brands Hatch, London this morning. Mark triumphed in the individual Road Race H1 cementing his place as World Champion and Paralympic champion....
Tuesday 4th September 2012
Helen Kearney is celebrating her third medal win this evening following an inspired performance on her horse 'Mister Cool' at the Paralympic Individual...
Following his remarkable success in the 800m on Saturday night Michael McKillop has further added to his gold medal glory this evening by cruising...
Saturday 1st September 2012
Although he entered the games as strong favourite, Michael McKillop still managed to surpass all expectations tonight by breaking the world record and achieving a Paralympic gold medal with a remarkable display in the Men’s T37 800m athletics final in London...
Ireland basks in further Paralympic glory tonight, as Jason Smyth confirmed his place as the fastest Paralympic athlete in the world when he achieved gold in the T13 100m final of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Jason already holds two Paralympic gold medals...
Ministers Varadkar Ring have commended Irish Paralympian Darragh McDonald, on achieving a gold medal following a stunning victory in the Men’s 400m Freestyle Final at London’s Aquatic Centre this afternoon. Speaking after the event Minister Varadkar said...
Friday 24th August 2012
Michael Ring, Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, has extended his congratulations to The Irish Bridge Open team who achieved fourth place in the World Mind Sports Championship in Lille, France this week...
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