Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Róisín Ní Ríain of Ireland with her bronze medal from the Women’s 100m Butterfly S13 during day one of the 2025 Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.

Ní Riain found redemption in butterfly medal at Worlds

Róisín Ní Riain says her World Championship medal-winning performance in the S13 100m butterfly has given her a sense of "redemption" and will be a focus going forward.

Swimming • 09 Oct

25 September 2025; Dearbhaile Brady of Ireland after winning bronze in the Women’s 50m Freestyle S6 during day five of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

World bronze for Brady in Singapore

Dearbhaile Brady has won freestyle bronze at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.

Swimming • 25 Sep

24 September 2025; Róisín Ní Ríain of team Ireland competes in the Women’s 100m Backstroke S13 final during day four of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

Ní Riain makes it a hat-trick at World Championships

Róisín Ní Riain has made it a hat-trick of medals at the World Para Swimming Championships by claiming silver in the 100m backstroke S13 final.

Swimming • 25 Sep

An elated Ellen Keane after she claimed the silver medal

Keane and Turner medal in Madeira

Ellen Keane showed all of her experience to stage a dramatic comeback over the final 50 metres of her SB8 100m breaststroke final to clinch a silver medal in a thrilling World Para Swimming Championships final.

Swimming • 18 Jun 22

Barry McClements is in the pool for his final on Friday evening

Turner, McClements & Ní Riain set for World finals

Barry McClements and Nicole Turner both progressed comfortably to their respective finals after competing in their heats this morning at the World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira.

Swimming • 17 Jun 22

Turner & McClements ease into World C'ship finals

Paralympians Nicole Turner and Barry McClements eased through their heats at the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships on Tuesday morning.

Swimming • 14 Jun 22

Updated Ní Riain wins 100m butterfly bronze in Madeira

Róisín Ní Riain secured an impressive bronze in the 100m S13 butterfly final at the World Para Swimming Championships.

Swimming • 12 Jun 22

Bronze for Róisín Ní Ríaín at World Para Swimming

Róisín Ní Ríaín claimed a bronze medal at a major Para competition in the S13 100m backstroke on day four of the World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, which is the second medal of the week for Team Ireland.

Swimming • 19 May 21

McClements just misses out on final place in London

Barry McClements was the only Irish athlete in action during the heats on day five of the World Para Swimming Championships at the London Aquatic Centre and just missed out on a final place.

Swimming • 13 Sep 19

Malaysia stripped of World Para C'ships over Israel ban

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships after the country banned Israeli athletes from participating.

Swimming • 27 Jan 19

World Para Swimming Championships