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The Olympic Federation of Ireland is the new name for the Olympic Council of Ireland, since 15 September 2018. The Irish Olympic Council was founded in 1920, while the Irish War of Independence was pitting the Irish Republic proclaimed by Sinn Féin against the Dublin Castle administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The OFI sees itself as representing the island rather than the state, and hence uses the name "Ireland". [2] It changed its own name from "Irish Olympic Council" to "Olympic Council of Ireland" in 1952 to reinforce this point. [2] (The change from "Council" to "Federation" was a 2018 rebranding after the 2016 ticketing controversy. [63])
Ireland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Council of Ireland sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 36 men and 30 women
The Olympic Council of Ireland fielded a team of 77 athletes, 51 men and 26 women, across 14 sports at the Games. [2] It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1996, due to the historic comeback of the men's field hockey squad after a century-long absence.
Ireland women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven team berths available from the 2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers, defeating Canada 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out, having drawn 0–0 on aggregate over a two-match playoff in Dublin. This will be the first time Ireland compete in women's field ...
Ireland women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the first time at the Olympics by securing the last of four available spots in the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series, registering a historic victory over Fiji at the final leg in Toulouse. [40] Team roster. Ireland's squad of 12 players was named on 17 June 2024.
Ireland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Council of Ireland sent a total of 46 athletes to the Games, 32 men and 14 women, to compete in nine sports.
[n 1] The Irish Olympic Council had been admitted to the International Olympic Committee after the Irish Free State's 1922 independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Council regarded itself as an all-Ireland body, including Northern Ireland as well as the Free State; it competed as "Ireland" (Irlande) rather than ...