Cronin makes boccia last 16
Johnny Cronin has won his Paralympic BC3 mixed individual boccia seeding match to reach the last 16; however, Tom Leahy and Roberta Connolly have bowed out of the BC2 event at the ExCel Arena.
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Ireland lose to Korea and Brazil in boccia
The Irish boccia BC1-2 team has lost to Korea and Brazil, ending their participation in the event.
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Padraic Moran
Padraic Moran discusses competing for Ireland in boccia at London 2012
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Gabriel Shelly
Gabriel Shelly: BC1/BC2 mixed team
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Padraic Moran
Padraic Moran: BC1/BC2 team
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Bobbie Connolly
Bobbie Connolly: BC2 mixed individual, BC1/2 team
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Johnny Cronin
Johnny Cronin: BC3 individual
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Tom Leahy
Tom Leahy: BC2 mixed individual, BC1/BC1 team
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Moran takes gold in Boccia World Championships
Ireland's Pádraic Moran has sensationally won a gold medal at the Boccia World Championships in Lisbon.
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Shelly claims bronze in Beijing
Ireland's Gay Shelly sensationally won an individual bronze medal in the Boccia competition (BC1 class) at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games this morning.
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Paralympics - Day Three round-up
On a day that will be remembered at these Games for the bronze medal winning performance of Gabriel Shelly in the individual Boccia competition, Ireland's other Paralympians were not to be outdone setting new Irish records in the veldrome, and the Water Cube.
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Paralympics - Day Two round-up
There were contrasting emotions in Beijing today as Gabriel Shelly advanced to the Boccia semi-finals, while Padraic Moran was cruelly beaten after a tie break.
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Syndey champion Shelley bows out
Boccia gold medallist Gay Shelly, despite defeating four-time Paralympian Peter Pearse of Great Britain 7-3, is out of the C1 Individual competition at Athens' Ano Liossia Hall, in what was a disappointing day in all for the Iirsh team.
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Boccia squad harbour medal hopes
Four of Ireland's six-strong Boccia squad in action at the Athens' Ano Liossia Hall are still in the hunt for individual medals following the second day of competition.
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Paralympics: Irish Boccia pair win fourth Irish gold
Johnny Cronin and Maggie Grant are the latest Irish heroes at the Paralympics in Sydney, following their victory in the pairs section of the Boccia competition.
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Paralympics: Irish win double gold
Ireland have won two gold medals at the Paralympics in Sydney today after Gabriel Shelly won gold in the boccia and Tom Leahy's silver medal was upgraded to gold.