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2021 REWIND: Fiancée of Portlaoise Paralympian star blown away by local Laois support

The fiancée of the latest Laois Paralympian hero has said they have been blown away by the support they have received, both in the lead up to the games in Tokyo and since Portlaoise man Gary O'Reilly won a bronze medal in the Cycling H5 Time Trial ...

27 Dec 2021 at 10:23

Sport

PROFILE: Nicole Turner – the Portarlington woman who has excelled in Paralympics swimming

A REMARKABLE young woman, Nicole Turner will be competing in her second Paralympics when she travels to Tokyo after the middle of August. Now just nineteen years of age, Turner has developed into an outstanding Paralympics swimmer and she ...

28 Jul 2021 at 08:59

Laois Sport

WATCH: Portarlington has a Paralympic medalist as Turner claims silver medal

Portarlington's Nicole Turner has claimed a silver medal in the S6 50m Butterfly event at the Paralympics games in Tokyo. Swimming on Monday morning, Turner swam a fantastic time of 36.30 seconds to claim her first Paralympic medal. It ...

30 Aug 2021 at 11:15

Laois Sport

WATCH: Laois swimmer through to final at Paralympics in Tokyo

Portarlington swimmer Nicole Turner is through to the final of the S6 50m freestyle at the Paralympics in Tokyo. Nicole, who lives in Garryhinch near Portarlington, swam a personal best time of 35.47 seconds to qualify for the final ...

25 Aug 2021 at 10:30

Laois Sport

IN PICTURES: Nicole Turner records personal best in Paralymic final in Tokyo

'To get to a Paralympics Games is amazing - to swim PBs in finals is the dream' Nicole Turner reflects on a new PB as she finished 8th in her S6 50m freestyle final #Paralympics #Tokyo2020 #RTESport Updates: https://t.co/zOxVz89JhA ...

25 Aug 2021 at 13:47

Laois Sport

RTE gets ready for biggest ever coverage of Paralympics as Laois athletes go in search of medals

RTÉ Sport returns to Tokyo for the 2020 Paralympic Games with its biggest and most comprehensive Paralympic Games coverage to date across TV, radio, RTÉ Player and online. Off the back of a hugely successful Tokyo 2020, Irish ...

24 Aug 2021 at 16:06

Laois Sport

Turner 'overwhelmed' by hero's reception as she returns home to Portarlington

Laois and Offaly don't always see eye to eye in a sporting sense but the two Counties came together on Wednesday to welcome home Portarlington's own Nicole Turner and the Paralympic silver medalist was given a hero's ...

09 Sept 2021 at 10:56

Laois Sport

2021 REWIND: Fiancée of Portlaoise Paralympian star blown away by local Laois support

31 Aug 2021 at 19:23

Laois Sport

O'Reilly backs up Paralympic medal with fourth place finish in road race

Portlaoise star Gary O'Reilly has brought the curtain down on his Paralympic adventure and backed up his bronze medal on Monday with a superb fourth place finish in the H5 road race at the Paralympic games in ...

01 Sept 2021 at 09:46

Laois Sport

Homecoming details for Portlaoise Paralympian hero announced

Details have been released of the homecoming arrangements for Portlaoise Paralympian star Gary O'Reilly. From the Borris Road in Portlaoise, O'Reilly won a bronze medal in Tokyo last week and will touch back ...

06 Sept 2021 at 21:30

Sport

In pictures: Portarlington's Nicole Turner is a sliver star at Tokyo's Paralympics

30 Aug 2021 at 12:53

Laois Sport

Turner books her second final spot at Paralympics games

Portarlington’s Nicole Turner will have the chance of claiming a Paralympics medal later this morning after she qualified for her second final of the games during the night in Tokyo. The Portarlington ...

28 Aug 2021 at 09:49

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