# Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Ireland competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Ireland sent 45 athletes, competing in 9 sports. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was Patrice Dockery.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Michael McKillop | Athletics | Men's 800 m T37 |
| Gold | Jason Smyth | Athletics | Men's 100 m T13 |
| Gold | Jason Smyth | Athletics | Men's 200 m T13 |
| Silver | Darragh McDonald | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S6 |
| Bronze | Gabriel Shelly | Boccia | Mixed Individual BC1 |

## Sports
### Archery

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Sean Heary | Men's individual compound | 652 | 20 | Arenz (GER) W 108-104 | Go (KOR) W 113-112 | Horner (SUI) L 99-113 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Athletics
#### Men's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Roy Patrick Guerin | T53 | 100m | 16.59 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael McKillop | T37 | 800m | — | — | — | — | 1:59.39 WR | |
| Jason Smyth | T13 | 100m | 10.81 WR | 1 Q | — | — | 10.62 WR | |
| Jason Smyth | T13 | 200m | 21.81 WR | 1 Q | — | — | 21.43 WR | |

#### Men's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Eoin Thomas Cleare | F32 | Shot put | 6.11 | - | 7 |
| Garrett Culliton | F33-34/52 | Discus throw | 17.79 | 953 | 5 |
| John McCarthy | F32/51 | Club throw | 19.53 | 811 | 11 |
| John McCarthy | F32/51 | Discus throw | 9.48 | 966 | 9 |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Patrice Dockery | T53 | 100m | 18.90 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patrice Dockery | T53 | 200m | 35.38 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patrice Dockery | T53 | 400m | 1:08.95 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Orla Barry | F57-58 | Discus throw | 27.08 | 1027 | 5 |
| Catherine Wayland | F32-34/51-53 | Discus throw | 6.13 | 1010 | 6 |

### Boccia

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Padraic Moran | Mixed individual BC1 | Marques (POR) | L 2-4 | 1 Q | Wang Y (CHN) L 5-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Padraic Moran | Mixed individual BC1 | Sanders (NZL) | W 7-3 | 1 Q | Wang Y (CHN) L 5-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Padraic Moran | Mixed individual BC1 | Smith (GBR) | W 9-0 | 1 Q | Wang Y (CHN) L 5-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Padraic Moran | Mixed individual BC1 | Aandalen (NOR) | W 4-2 | 1 Q | Wang Y (CHN) L 5-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gabriel Shelly | Mixed individual BC1 | Park J S (KOR) | L 3-5 | 1 Q | Vaquerizo (ESP) W 8-2 | Marques (POR) L 1-4 | Wang Y (CHN) W 6-2 | |
| Gabriel Shelly | Mixed individual BC1 | Richardson (CAN) | W 4-2 | 1 Q | Vaquerizo (ESP) W 8-2 | Marques (POR) L 1-4 | Wang Y (CHN) W 6-2 | |
| Gabriel Shelly | Mixed individual BC1 | Ibarbure (ARG) | W 3-2 | 1 Q | Vaquerizo (ESP) W 8-2 | Marques (POR) L 1-4 | Wang Y (CHN) W 6-2 | |
| Gabriel Shelly | Mixed individual BC1 | Kitani (JPN) | W 5-2 | 1 Q | Vaquerizo (ESP) W 8-2 | Marques (POR) L 1-4 | Wang Y (CHN) W 6-2 | |
| Roberta Connolly | Mixed individual BC2 | Cortez (ARG) | L 1-4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roberta Connolly | Mixed individual BC2 | Cao (CHN) | L 0-5 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roberta Connolly | Mixed individual BC2 | Leglice (ARG) | W 4-3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tom Leahy | Mixed individual BC2 | F Ferreira (POR) | W 5-2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tom Leahy | Mixed individual BC2 | Bentley (GBR) | L 1-5 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tom Leahy | Mixed individual BC2 | Kainuma (JPN) | L 2-4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roberta Connolly Tom Leahy Padraic Moran Gabriel Shelly | Mixed team BC1-2 | Spain (ESP) | L 1-12 | 2 Q | China (CHN) L 2-12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roberta Connolly Tom Leahy Padraic Moran Gabriel Shelly | Mixed team BC1-2 | Finland (FIN) | W 7-3 | 2 Q | China (CHN) L 2-12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Cycling
#### Men's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Cathal Gustavus Miller | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | DNF | DNF |
| Cathal Gustavus Miller | Men's road time trial LC1 | 36:33.95 | 9 |
| Enda Smyth | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | DNF | DNF |
| Michael Delaney David Patrick Peelo (pilot) | Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:29:32 | 16 |
| Michael Delaney David Patrick Peelo (pilot) | Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 36:26.54 | 18 |

#### Men's track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | 1st round | 1st round | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Cathal Gustavus Miller | Men's individual pursuit LC1 | 4:53.97 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cathal Gustavus Miller | Men's time trial LC1 | — | — | — | — | 1:11.82 | 7 |
| Enda Smyth | Men's individual pursuit CP4 | 3:55.919 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Enda Smyth | Men's time trial CP4 | — | — | — | — | 1:16.07 | 7 |
| Michael Delaney David Patrick Peelo | Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 4:49.911 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Delaney David Patrick Peelo | Men's sprint | 11.460 | 6 | Kilpatrick (RSA) / Thomson (RSA) | L 0-2 | 5-8th place matches Cowie (CAN) / Smibert (CAN) W 12.145 | 5 |
| Michael Delaney David Patrick Peelo | Men's time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | — | — | 1:08.593 | 10 |

#### Women's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Catherine Mary Walsh Joanna Hickey | Women's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:03:14 | 9 |
| Catherine Mary Walsh Joanna Hickey | Women's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 40:09.67 | 7 |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Catherine Mary Walsh Joanna Hickey (pilot) | Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 3:50.515 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Catherine Mary Walsh Joanna Hickey (pilot) | Women's time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | 1:16.208 | 7 |

### Equestrian

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Eilish Byrne | Youri | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 62.818 | 11 |
| Eilish Byrne | Youri | Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 65.833 | 8 |

### Football 7-a-side

The men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 8 teams.

#### Players

* Aidan Brennan
* Kieran Patrick Devlin
* Paul Dollard
* Luke Evans
* Mark Gerard Jones
* Darren Kavanagh
* Derek Michael Malone
* Joseph James Markey
* Brian McGillivary
* Gary Messett
* Alan O'Hara
* Finbarr O'Riordan

#### Tournament
##### 5th-6th place match
### Sailing

Five Irish athletes competed in the following events in sailing:
* Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
* Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar

### Swimming

Ireland sent six representatives in swimming, including Dave Malone, Ellen Keane and Darragh McDonald.

### Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Eimear Breathnach | Women's singles C1-2 | Pezzutto (ITA) L 1–3 | Pushpasheva (RUS) L 1–3 | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kathleen Reynolds | Women's singles C3 | Li Q (CHN) L 1-3 | Choi H J (KOR) L 1-3 | Y Silva (CUB) L 2-3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eimear Breathnach Kathleen Reynolds | Women's team C1-3 | — | — | — | — | France (FRA) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |