64% of adults in Ireland are extremely proud are of Team Ireland’s haul of 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals at the 2024 Paralympics.

Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal winning gold in the Women's B individual time trial is ranked top as the biggest achievement for Team Ireland at the 2024 Paralympics.

 

·       Nearly two-thirds (64%) of adults in Ireland are extremely proud are of Team Ireland’s haul of 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals at the 2024 Paralympics.

        

 

·       Following the close of the 2024 Paralympics, iReach ran a nationally representative survey to gauge reaction to Team Ireland’s success. The survey delivered responses from 1,000 adults carried out by iReach Insights between 9^th and 12^th of September.

 

·       24% of adults watched the Paralympics most days this summer and 4% watched them every day.

 

·       Nearly 1 in 3 adults (31%) watched the Paralympics this summer when Team Ireland were live.

 

·       Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal winning gold in the Women's B individual time trial is ranked top as the biggest achievement for Team Ireland, followed Roisín Ní Riain winning silver in the S13 100m backstroke and 3rd ranked was Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly winning a silver medal in the Women’s B Road Race.

 

·       42% of respondents followed the results of Team Ireland on TV screens at home, 22% followed the results on social media sites, and 18% followed the results on online news sites.

·       When asked should we send more competitors to the 2028 Paralympics, 56% of all adults wanted more athletes, 41% wanted the same again only 3% wanted less members of Team Ireland.

 

 

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About iReach Insights

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 5^th and 12^th of September and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

 

Questions asked of adults nationwide:

Q1. Which of the following is the biggest achievement for Team Ireland Paralympic Medal winners and finalists in 2024?

Q2. How proud are you in Team Ireland’s haul of medals in the 2024 Paralympics?

Q4. How often have you been watching the Paralympics this summer?

Q5. Where have you been following Team Ireland at the Paralympics?

Q7. Ddo you think Government Funding should support more, the same or less athletes at the 2028 Paralympics?