Other sites of interest to Irish Gymnastics:

• Irish Student Trampoline Open 2002
  Homepage of ISTO - an intervarsity event held in Dublin last April with about 200 students competing from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Germany. Next years event promises to be bigger!
  
  
• In November 2001, John O'Mahony & David Sheehan from Cork Sports Acrobatics became the first Irish people to win a FIG Medal. They came 3rd at the World Age Group Games in Poland. More info from Cork Acro's News page
  
  
• Holly Murdock - Northern Ireland
  Member of British Ladies National Squad. Came 14th in World Championships 2001. Holly is from Belfast, and trains in Salto Gym Club
  
  
• Ailish Nolan - South Africa
  Member of the South African Gymnastics Ladies Team. Competed in 2001 World Championship in Ghent, Belguim. Ailish's father, Charles is from Kildare, Ireland!
  
  
• House of Ireland sell all sorts of irish related ornaments, and goods. One of their pieces is made from Bog Oak, and is called "gymnast". Click the link to see it.
  
  
• Anxiety and Visual Search Strategy in Expert Female Gymnasts. Research carried out by Nicola McGlade and Aidan Moran in University College Dulin 2000.
  
  
• Gymastics Discussed in the Dáil 1975 Reports about a Russian gymnastics coach coming to visit Ireland, and concerns that he may be a security threat are debated in the Irish Parliment!!!! Quite funny (note the year)
  
  
• Back to school.... English to Irish Translation:

  English Irish   Douglas Gymnastics Club Club Gleacaíocht na Dúghlaise   gymnastics gleacaíocht   gym giomnáisiam   gymnast gleacaí   Parallel Bars Barraí Comhthreomhar   Vault Boghta (although this probably means a vault in the sense of a bank) Floor Urlár   Beam Maide   Horse Capall   Mushroom Muisiriún Can't seem to find "pommel" Rings na h-iodha   Horse Capall   Horizontal Bar Barra Cothrománach   Asymetric Bars Barraí éagothrom