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Ireland’s Swimming Pools Receive Part Of $2.5m Job Stimulus Package

Ireland’s government has approved a jobs stimulus package aimed at benefitting the tourism, culture, sports and Gaeltacht sectors due to the pandemic.

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Danielle Hill Back To Breaking Records 17 Months After Traumatic Injury (Video)

Ireland’s Danielle Hill has broken 15 national records since April this year. After a freak injury last July, she has bounced back in spectacular fashion.

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Ireland Putting An Increased Focus On Relays In The Lead-Up To 2020

Swim Ireland will be putting an increased focus on relays as they hope to field their first ever Olympic relay in 2020.

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Doyle Becomes First Irish Swimmer to Book a Ticket to Rio

Fiona Doyle posted a 1:07.67 in the semi-final of the 100 breaststroke at the World University Games becoming the first Irish swimmer to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games…

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Fiona Doyle Breaks 100m Breaststroke Irish National Record

Fiona Doyle made an absolute statement this morning at the 2015 CIS Championships with a wicked fast 1:05.95 100m breaststroke to break the Irish short course national record in the event.

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Think morning workouts are cold? Try Swimming the Bering Strait. Ireland’s Moore Reports

This past summer a group of 66 swimmers completed the amazing feat of swimming across the Bering Strait from Russia…

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Czechs Get First Ever Relay Medal; Lotte Friis Looks Strong in Nice Training

There were some very exciting happenings on the first day of competition at the 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships….

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Two National Records Go Down on Final Day at Irish Olympic Trials

On the final day of the 2012 Irish Olympic Trials were without the country’s four biggest-name swimmers. Barry Murphy and…

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14-Year Old Lithuanian Goes Startling Time in 100 Breaststroke at British Trials

During today’s British Finals of the 2012 British Gas Olympic Trials, six Olympic roster spots were handed out. But what…

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Two National Records Go Down on Day 3 at Irish Olympic Trials

Headed into day three of the 2012 Irish Olympic Trials, the first two National Records went down in Friday’s morning…

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