Ireland’s largest-ever team to compete at Olympic Games Team Ireland backed by major State funding of €89m for Paris Cycle State funding represents substantial increase on Tokyo Cycle Minister for Tourism, Cultures, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne TD, … [Read more...] about Ministers Martin and Byrne wish Irish Olympians success in Paris
Irish Olympians
Few Irish people realise just how hard it is to become an Olympian
11,239 athletes from an estimated world population of 7.4 billion are currently converging on Rio to compete in the 311 events that make up the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. However, research has found that few Irish people (14%) are aware of just how difficult it is to become an Olympian with only a fraction of the world’s population (0.0001%) ever earning the right to represent … [Read more...] about Few Irish people realise just how hard it is to become an Olympian
Listen to our Olympians Spotify Playlist to Unlock your Power Within
Electric Ireland, proud sponsor of Team Ireland for the Rio Olympics has teamed up with our Olympians from a variety of sports to share their ultimate Spotify playlists to get you motivated at the gym or on a run! Music has been shown to be a great training aid; to help you relax post work-out, focus in training or get in the zone pre-competition. The Olympians’ playlists … [Read more...] about Listen to our Olympians Spotify Playlist to Unlock your Power Within