Two para-swimmers are the first Irish athletes to be indirectly affected by the coronavirus after the cancellation of a competition they were due to attend in northern Italy this week.

"I am getting married next year. We are building a house and I just qualified as a teacher... I am not prepared to make those sacrifices anymore."

“I achieved everything that I set out to achieve when I first started competing as a 14-year-old and I have some amazing memories.”

Niamh McCarthy secured Ireland’s first medal at this year’s World Para Athletics Championships yesterday, winning bronze in the discus.

When Peter Ryan lost 90% of his vision in his early 20s, his readjustment was emotionally painful, but maturing, says Helen O’Callaghan

Paralympic gold medallist Kelly Gallagher swapped her skis for a hurley as she joined a wheelchair hurling project in Mid Ulster.

Jason Smyth and Greta Streimikyte have won gold medals for Ireland on the second day of the World ParaAthletics European Championship in Berlin.

Convicted murderer and former Paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius, has been injured in a prison brawl in the South African prison where he is currently serving a 13-year jail term for the murder of his girlfriend.

Paralympian Orla Barry is already targeting Toyko gold after being honoured in Cork for her silver medal in the F57 discus in Rio.

Cork’s Orla Barry found silver lining with her second-place finish in the F57 discus throw in Rio today, having overcome a plague of doubts which had threatened to derail her medal chances earlier in the week, writes Cathal Dennehy.

When it was over, Pat O’Leary strapped back on his left leg and walked off down the pontoon in Rio de Janeiro’s spectacular Lagoa Stadium to find his family.

"I was just freaking out. I just kept telling myself: 'keep long and strong, don't panic'."

Ireland's cyclists have won an incredible two gold medals in the past hour at the Rio Paralympics.

Not many finalists would admit their dislike of an event they happen to have a special ability for…

With the exception of Michael McKillop’s glorious gold medal, yesterday proved a disappointing day for much of the Paralympic team in Rio.

"They are still sticking to their story. Whether we believe it is a question mark and we are looking into it."

“We’re disappointed. We were aiming to get a personal best today but it wasn’t good enough on the day.”

“He is a truly inspirational figure.”

Despite being the youngest member of the Irish team, Nicole Turner certainly didn’t perform like a novice on her Paralympic debut yesterday. The 14-year-old swimmer from Portarlington was reflecting with pride last night after reaching the final of the S6 women’s 50m butterfly final.

Ireland's second medal has arrived at the Rio Paralympics only hours after the first.

The 14-year-old swimmer certainly didn’t perform like a novice on her Paralympic debut.

Some reflection of the road disability sport has still to travel in Brazil was clearly seen in the Deodora Stadium in Rio yesterday.

Jason Smyth has his won his 100m T13 Heat in a time of 10.76, booking a place in tomorrow’s final.

Paralympic debuts can a nerve-wracking experience at the best of times, but to do it at the age of 21, running from the front with a visual impairment, must make it all the more terrifying.