Entries by Sean Gillis

Silver Season Start for Soucisse and Firus

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford) have opened the 2025/2026 season by taking a silver medal in the Senior Ice Dance event at the International Ice Dance Dordrecht in the Netherlands this weekend. The three-time Irish champions performed two new routines for the first time internationally and it was a valuable opportunity to compete […]

Farrell 18th At Cranberry Cup

In her competition debut representing Ireland, Julianna Farrell has finished 18th in the Junior Women’s event at the Cranberry Cup International in Norwood, United States of America. The 2025 Irish Junior champion had a rocky start to her short programme when she fell on a planned triple Salchow combination and popped the proscribed loop jump […]

2025/2026 National Team Members Named

The Ice Skating Association of Ireland has selected the following athletes to represent Ireland in international competitions during the 2025/2026 season: Figure Skating Senior Men – Dillon Judge (County Antrim) Senior Ice Dance – Carolane Soucisse/Shane Firus (County Wexford) Junior Women – Julianna Farrell (County Cork), Eeva O’Brien (County Wicklow)   Short Track Speed Skating Senior […]

Ryan McAnuff Calls Time On Competitive Career

Short track speed skater Ryan McAnuff (30) has decided to hang up his skates and retire from elite competition. McAnuff has been a trailblazer for Irish short track speed skating. Along with his brother Sean McAnuff, he began representing Ireland internationally in August 2016. He made his debut on the ISU World Cup circuit that […]

Four Titles Claimed At Irish Figure Skating Championships

This weekend saw the 2025 Irish National Figure Skating Championships take place in Dundee, Scotland with titles decided in four categories. Appearing in their third Irish Championships, Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (Co. Wexford) got the event under way in the Senior Ice Dance rhythm dance. Performing to a James Brown medley, the duo began […]

Irish Figure Skaters Set To Close Out Season At Nationals

The top figure skating talent from Ireland take to the ice this weekend (7-8 June) for the Irish National Figure Skating Championships which will be held at the Dundee Ice Arena. A total of seven skaters compete at the championships across four separate categories. Dillon Judge (Co. Antrim) is the 2023 Senior Men’s champion. He […]

McAnuff And O’Brien Attend OFI Milano Cortina Camp

This week Team Ireland short track speed skaters Sean McAnuff and Liam O’Brien touched down in Dublin to participate in a Milano Cortina Olympic Games team camp hosted by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for athletes targeting qualification for the Games that will take place from 6-22 February 2026. Ireland first competed at the Winter […]

Soucisse and Firus 28th In World Rhythm Dance

Carolane Soucisse (30) and Shane Firus (31) have finished in 28th place in the rhythm dance at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, United States of America. The two-time Irish national champions took to the ice in the home arena of the Boston Celtics as the first to skate in Warm-Up Group 4.  […]

Soucisse And Firus In Quest To Show Season Best At Worlds

Carolane Soucisse (30) and Shane Firus (31) carry Ireland’s hopes in the ice dance event at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships which are being held this week (26 March to 30 March) in Boston, United States of America. This will be the second time the ice dance duo represent Ireland at Worlds. Last year […]