Irish Wheelchair Association - Sport
The Irish Paralympic team departs for the Paralympic Games in Rio, Brazil, from September 7th to 18th. IWA-Sport would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the IWA members, athletes, coaches and support staff on qualification and wishes them every success at the Games. IWA has a long and proud history of involvement in the
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We are delighted to to host a Para Sport Expo event on Friday the 22nd of July from 10am to 2pm at the Irish Wheelchair Association in Clontarf, Dublin. The event promises to be a great opportunity to learn about the different para sports in Ireland currently and how to get involved in them. There
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Irish Wheelchair Basketball senior squad set to depart for IWBF European B Championships. The Irish Senior Wheelchair Basketball team has been announced in advance of their participation in the European B Championships this coming July in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The tournament will feature ten teams including the hosts, who are, Lithuania, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, France
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This coming weekend, on Saturday May 16th, Gormanston College in Co Meath, will play host to the three Cup finals, which are played in honour of former members of the organisation. The Ger Larkin Cup will feature the two teams who finished at the base of the league table, Dundalk Ravens and Shannonside Stealers from
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IWA-Sport is delighted to introduce the sport of Wheelchair Gaelic Football to its members. Beginning on Sunday the 3rd of May, the game will be open to anyone with a physical disability and the main objective is fun and high scoring!! In brief, the game will be played indoors in a wheelchair, with 5 players
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We are delighted to announce the beginning of the athletics track and field season, with the launch of our 2015 Athletics Grand Prix. Jointly coordinated by IWA-Sport and CPSI the Athletics Grand Prix is a series of 7 competitions held all over the country from April to September. Athletes of all levels from beginner to
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The IWA-Sport AGM takes place at 2pm on February 28th in IWA, Clontarf. Members are invited to submit motions before the 31st of January. Agenda 2014 Minutes Standing orders Motions will be added if necessary after January 31st. All relevant paperwork below regarding the business of the AGM is available by clicking here>>
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IWA-Sport is delighted to launch its 2015 calendar of national events and competitions. 2015 promises to be a busy year with a number of our teams competing at World and European Championship level. We will also send a team to the IWAS World Junior Games in Holland once again. The 2015 calendar includes dates and
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On November 29th, IWA-Sport will host the first ever all female All Star Wheelchair Basketball match in IWA, Clontarf as part of a promotional event to promote our sports among female members. The aim of the event is to raise awareness of our sports amongst girls with a physical disability. On the day we will
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