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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.
Officials, including the President and the International Olympic Committee Delegate, of the National Olympic Committee for the island of Ireland, which has been known over time as the Irish Olympic Council (IOC), Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), and Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI).
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])
This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Ireland at the Olympics. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games . Men and women from across the country and from a variety of sports have carried the flag at both the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games .
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
President of Olympic Council of Ireland Eamon "Ned" Broy [ 1 ] (also called Edward Broy ; 22 December 1887 – 22 January 1972) [ 2 ] was successively a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police , the Irish Republican Army , the National Army , and the Garda Síochána of the Irish Free State .
Ireland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, with the exception of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.
Rowing Ireland, formerly the Irish Amateur Rowing Union, is the governing body of rowing for Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a cross-border organisation administering the sport in both the Republic of Ireland [ 1 ] and Northern Ireland .