Irish Wheelchair Association - Sport
6 strong Irish team set for the IPC Powerlifting European championships Ireland will send a team of six athletes to the IPC powerlifting Championships in Eger, Hungary, from the 24th to the 28th of November. The team comprises of a blend of experienced and new athletes. Reg Byrne will compete in his third Europeans, Chris
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Interested in refereeing in the Irish Wheelchair Basketball league? IWA-Sport is running a wheelchair basketball referees workshop on November 28th in Marist College, Athlone, County Westmeath. This workshop is suited to both new and experienced referees. Please refer to this flyer for more information.
IWA-Sport is delighted to host its first ever National Para Powerlifting Championships on Saturday the 24th of October, in the Elite Gym /Cork Weightlifting Club, Cork. Para Powerlifting has been steadily developing as a sport in Ireland in recent years. Roy Guerin was the sole Irish competitor at the London Paralympic Games and since then
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IWA are now seeking applications for the Fixed Term Part-Time (20 Hours per week) position of Sports Development Officer, in the South Eastern Region, covering counties Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Waterford (not exhaustive). For more information please refer to the job description. To apply please submit this application form, along with a recent CV and cover
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Irish Wheelchair Rugby team set to depart for IWRF European A Championships This Saturday the Irish Wheelchair Rugby squad will depart for the 2015 IWRF European A Wheelchair Rugby Championships. Ten players will make up the team, which will represent Ireland at the forthcoming Championships, to be held in Pajulahti, Finland from 13th – 20th
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IWA-Sport is proud to announce it will host the first ever Wheelchair Gaelic Football Finals, with support of the GAA, at its HQ in Clontarf, Dublin 3. Sitting proudly on the same weekend as the GAA’s annual showcase, the All Ireland Football Final, this will be a proud day for all involved. We are delighted
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Paralympics Ireland marks one year to go until the 2016 Paralympic Games Today marks exactly one year to go until the opening of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and Paralympics Ireland has commissioned a special video to celebrate the milestone; WATCH HERE! Around 4350 athletes from more than 160 countries are set to compete in
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Attention IWA-Sport Volunteers The Irish Sports Council has launched a programme of volunteer training opportunities for Autumn/Winter 2015 and all courses/seminars are live for registration. Training topics include, social media, event management, time management, meetings management, PR media management, finance fundamentals, good governance and fundraising. As part of the National Sport Education and Training Hub
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Irish Para Powerlifting is delighted to announce we will be hosting an International Paralympic Committee accredited Paralympic Powerlifting National Referee Course from October 22nd to 24th in Cork city. This course is suitable for anyone who has an interest in officiating in the sport of Para Powerlifting. Para Powerlifting is a developing sport in Ireland
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Irish Wheelchair Basketball squad set for European C Championships. The Irish Senior Wheelchair Basketball team departs for the European C Championships in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday the 5th of July. Together with Portugal, Greece, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Finland, Ireland will compete for one of two automatic qualification slots to the B European Championships
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