Dare to Believe Olympic Ambassadors have been visiting schools the length and breath of Ireland so far this school term in 2025. In the first 5 months of the year, 27 our ambassadors visited over 55 schools in 24 counties telling their Olympic & Paralympic journey stories to over 10,000 students and spreading the Olympic … Read more
Today, over 2000 students from around the country gathered at the National Indoor Arena for the 11th annual Dare to Believe PEXpo, sponsored by Allianz. This is a key activation for the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s school programme, Dare to Believe, and a significant event on the secondary school calendar. The overall category was won by … Read more
Olympic Champion and Dare to Believe ambassador Rhys McClenaghan revisits his school Olympic Champion on the pommel horse (gymnastics), Rhys McClenaghan, returned to his former school this week, bringing with him not only his Olympic gold medal but also an inspiring message of resilience and perseverance. As an ambassador for the Dare to Believe Olympic … Read more
On Friday, March 7th, over 26k students registered to tune into Olympians LIVE! Thousands of Students Engage with Olympic Champion Rhys McClenaghan and Dance Star Laura Nolan The latest Olympians LIVE! webinar reached an incredible 26,262 students and 931 teachers/schools from across Ireland tuning in to take part in this unforgettable event. Fresh from … Read more
Save the Date: Olympians LIVE! with Rhys McClenaghan & Special Guest on Friday March 7th We are thrilled to have a brilliant opportunity to catch up with our Olympic Champion Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan, Ireland’s pommel horse gold medallist from Paris 2024. Students will get a cool opportunity for a dance & gymnastics tutorial from Rhys … Read more
A message from our team, 2024 was bumper year full of incredible Olympian Ambassador school visits, inspiring Community Visits, engaging Olympians LIVE! webinars, an exciting PEXpo event and a fun educational Olympic Schools Challenge- Road to Paris. Our ambassadors and activities engaged over 130k students all over the country! The cherry on top was that 5 of lovely ambassadors won … Read more
The “Dare to Believe” PE Xpo Information Webinar provided an insightful overview of the PE Xpo 2025, scheduled for Thursday, April 10 2025 at the Sport Ireland Campus. This engaging session highlighted the event’s vision, benefits, and resources available for participants while sharing inspiring testimonials from past winners and educators. For a full link to … Read more
On Friday, November 15th, over 47k students registered to tune into Olympians LIVE! with double Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington, and Olympic Bronze Medalists Philip Doyle and Dáire Lynch! The three superstar athletes joined our host, Emer O’Neill, in-studio to share their inspiring stories, answer students’ burning questions, and demonstrate Olympic Movement breaks. Dare to Believe … Read more
Mark your calendars for Friday, November 15th, for an incredible opportunity to meet three of Ireland’s top athletes – 2x Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington, and Olympic Bronze Medalists Philip Doyle and Dáire Lynch! These superstar athletes will be joining us in-studio to share their inspiring stories, answer students’ burning questions, and demonstrate Olympic Movement breaks, … Read more
