IABA’s #Paris2024 Ambassadors, Anna Moore and Nicky White, with our Chair Niall O’Carroll, were honoured to attend a TeamIreland reception at the Embassy of Ireland, Paris, this morning.
Hosted by Ireland’s Ambassador to France, Niall Burgess and attended by An Taoiseach Simon Harris and Minister Catherine Martin, the event honoured friends of family of Ireland’s Olympians.
Also in attendance was the President of the Olympic Federation of Ireland Sarah Keane, and its CEO, Peter Sherard, Sport Ireland’s Chief Executive Una May and boxing families, including 57kg Jude Gallagher’s father, John of Two Castles Olympic BC.
Anna and Nicky were the only Olympic sport representatives formally presented to the Taoiseach.
This afternoon, the Ambassadors and Chair attend boxing at the North Paris Arena, where Dean Clancy opened Team Ireland’s account. The decision didn’t go Dean’s way, but the Ambassadors were able to meet members of the team not boxing today – 50kg Daina Moorehouse and 54kg Jennifer Lehane.
On Sunday, the Ambassadors and Chair will attend all three sessions of boxing at the North Paris Arena, to watch 71kg Aidan Walsh, 66kg Grainne Walsh and 92kg Jack Marley open their Paris accounts.