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I can compete with these people" "Gymnast James Hickey talks belonging on the world stage
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (549+ words) It has been an amazing start to the year for 18-year-old Irish gymnast James Hickey. The Phoenix gymnastics club member would have been forgiven for taking time to adjust to senior competition, but he has made a flying start. Hickey…...
Aspire Gymnastics Academy enjoys international success
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (298+ words) Aaron Byrne and T. J. Fenlon, gold medal winners in the Senior men's pair. Aspire Gymnastics Academy athletes in action in Portugal. The Aspire Gymnastics Academy team after finishing third in the Senior category. Aoibhe Ormonde and Emma Gaffney, silver medal winners…...
Superb Kerry gymnasts win incredible haul of medals at national competition
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) The talented Emma Quirke performing a routine on floor at the National Series Championships. Izzy Harpur from Ballymac with her medal haul. Level 5 floor champion Emma Quirke. Level 1 champion Grace O'Donoghue. Outstanding Kerry gymnasts amazed judges to win more than…...
I didn't think I would get this far' " Singer Tol" Makay on preparing for DWTS grand final
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (628+ words) Singer-songwriter Tol" Makay said it would be "unreal" to win the Glitterball trophy, as she did not think she "would get this far" in the competition. The RT" Dancing with the Stars finalist, who described the dance show as a…...
Sophie sparkles and Kent soars at National Indoor Championships
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (664+ words) New Ross-born Olympian Sophie Becker was one of the star attractions at last weekend's 123. ie National Senior Indoor Championships in Abbotstown. The Raheny Shamrocks athlete took the decision to move down to the 200 metres as opposed to going with the…...
Wexford woman honoured by Gymnastics Ireland for five decades of service to the sport
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (403+ words) Marie Baker (centre) pictured with her daughter Aimi and son Gavin after being presented with the Unsung Hero Award at the Gymnastics Ireland Awards. Over five decades, Wexford woman Marie Baker has made an outstanding contribution to the world of…...
Parents of Olympian Annalise Murphy granted leave to take judicial review over order to demolish sheds
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) The parents of Olympic medal winner Annalise Murphy have won a preliminary court battle in their long-running planning dispute over the unauthorised building of two large sheds, one with a bedroom, on shores of Lough Ree. Parents of Olympian Annalise…...
Ireland's Alex Dunne opens up on online abuse after entering mid-season break on top of F2 championship standings
11+ mon, 19+ hour ago (472+ words) Ireland's Alex Dunne has entered the mid-season break on top of the Formula 2 standings after securing a fifth-place finish in Sunday's feature race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to put he cap on another successful weekend. Dunne lined up eighth…...
Bit humbling going from the Olympics to being the very worst player on a team that has 14-year-old girls on it
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (763+ words) Olympic relay swimmer Erin Riordan didn't ignore her most notable skill when figuring out what new sport to take up after her retirement from elite swimming following the Paris Games. She narrowed her options to two sports: triathlon or water…...