Entries by Sean Gillis

Ice Skating Association of Ireland Confirms Official Endorsement of Prime Arena Holdings’ Cherrywood Ice Facility

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The Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) confirms its full endorsement of the proposed Olympic-standard ice facility at Cherrywood, Co. Dublin, being developed by Prime Arena Holdings. The project represents a necessary opportunity to address Ireland’s long-standing deficit in permanent, high-quality ice infrastructure and to deliver a national multisport facility aligned with Government objectives across […]

Judge Fourth At Edge Cup

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Dillon Judge has placed in fourth at this weekend’s Edge Cup in Katowice, Poland. Judge began the event yesterday’s short programme. A fall on his opening triple Lutz jump combination  had him in fourth place place overnight on 45.90 points. He started his free skating with a triple flip and cleanly landed a triple Lutz-double […]

Bronze For Judge At Dragon Trophy

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Dillon Judge has finished in third place at this weekend’s Dragon Trophy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Judge opened his first competition of 2026 auspiciously by setting a new personal best score of 56.69 points in yesterday’s short programme putting him second place overnight. In his free skating, he began with a triple flip on which he […]

McAnuff and O’Brien Wrap Up Tilburg Euros

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Sean McAnuff (28) and Liam O’Brien (27)  represented Ireland at the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships this weekend in Tilburg, The Netherlands against the best skaters in Europe. O’Brien got things under way for Team Ireland in the qualification rounds on the opening day of the event drawing Heat 3 of the 1500m […]

Soucisse And Firus 19th At Sheffield Euros

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Irish ice dancers Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus have finished in 19th place at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships earlier this evening in Sheffield. In yesterday’s Rhythm Dance, Soucisse and Firus had a mishap on their opening sequential twizzle sequence that saw them on 62.71 points, just under six points off their season best […]

McAnuff And O’Brien On Track For Tilburg Euros

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Sean McAnuff (28) and Liam O’Brien (27) line up for Ireland this weekend at the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Tilburg, The Netherlands (16-18 January). This will be McAnuff’s sixth time competing at Europeans, while O’Brien participates in his fourth. They will be among a field of over 74 athletes from 24 […]

Soucisse And Firus Steel Themselves For Sheffield Europeans

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Carolane Soucisse (30) and Shane Firus (31) make their third consecutive ISU European Figure Skating Championships appearance this week in Sheffield, United Kingdom (14-18 January). The Irish ice dancers finished 18th at last year’s championships in Tallinn, Estonia and will be aiming to improve on that ranking this time round. This will be the fifth […]

2025 A Year To Remember For Irish Ice Skating

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2025 got under way with two major ISU events for Team Ireland in January. Sean McAnuff representing Ireland at his fifth European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dresden, Germany with his best finish a 24th place in the 1500 metres. Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus took on their second European Figure Skating Championships in […]

Steele Posts New Bests At European Youth Countrymatch

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Thomas Steele (Co. Dublin) concluded this weekend’s European Youth Countrymatch with two lifetime bests in the Junior B men’s events. In the 500 metres, he raced to a time of 46.32 improving on his previous personal record by 0.7 seconds to finish 23rd. The 1500 metres saw an even greater advance for Steele when he […]