Ireland competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 53 competitors from Ireland won 66 medals including 20 gold, 15 silver and 31 bronze and finished 14th in the medal table.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Ronan Tynan Athletics Long jump A3 David McNally Athletics Long jump C8 Brendan Crean Athletics Club throw C3 Ronan Tynan Athletics Discus throw A3 William Johnston Athletics Distance throw C1 Ronan Tynan Athletics Shot put A3 Tom Leahy Athletics Shot put C2 Dermot Walsh Athletics Slalom C2 Carol Carr Athletics 400m B2 Morna Cloonan Athletics 1000m Cross country C6 Cathy Dunne Athletics Discus throw 3 Rosaleen Galagher Athletics Shot put B1 Morna Cloonan Athletics Shot put C6 Gerard Dunne Swimming 100m backstroke 6 Gerard Dunne Swimming 100m butterfly 6 Morna Cloonan Swimming 25m backstroke C6 Jimmy Gibson Snooker Men's paraplegic Bill Ensor Paul Smyth Lawn Bowls Men's pairs A2/4 Paul Smyth Lawn Bowls Men's singles A2/4 Alice Bailey Angela Hendra Lawn Bowls Women's pairs paraplegic Gerry O'Rourke Athletics 400m A1–A3 Ronan Tynan Athletics High jump A3 William Johnston Athletics Precision throw C1 John Creedon Athletics Club throw L1 Tom Leahy Athletics Club throw C2 Theresa Ward Athletics 200m C7 Carol Carr Athletics 1500m B2 Kay McShane Athletics Marathon 4 Rosaleen Galagher Athletics Javelin B1 Theresa Ward Athletics Javelin C7 Morna Cloonan Athletics Club throw C6 Gerard Dunne Swimming 400m freestyle 6 Monica O'Kelly Swimming 25m freestyle with aids C2 Ireland men Football 7-a-side CP Ireland women Table tennis Teams 2 Gerry O'Rourke Athletics 100m A1–A3 Gerry O'Rourke Athletics 800m A1–A3 Patrick Kelly Athletics 800m B1 Fintan O'Donnell Athletics 800m B3 Patrick Kelly Athletics 1500m B1 Ronan Rooney Athletics Marathon 1B Ireland men Athletics 4x100m relay C7–C8 Joe Mulhall Athletics Club throw C3 Joe Mulhall Athletics Javelin C3 Martin Costello Athletics Javelin C4 John Twomey Athletics Discus throw 2 Joe Mulhall Athletics Shot put C3 Francis Genockey Athletics Shot put L2 David Boland Athletics Medicine ball thrust C2 Theresa Ward Athletics 100m C7 Rosaleen Galagher Athletics Slalom B1 Alison Barnes Athletics Slalom C1 Monica O'Kelly Athletics Slalom (leg) C2 Jennifer Kiely Athletics Slalom C3 Rosaleen Galagher Athletics Discus B1 Monica O'Kelly Athletics Club throw C2 Christina Dodrill Athletics Shot put 2 Monica O'Kelly Athletics Shot put C2 Jennifer Kiely Athletics Shot put C3 Gerard Dunne Swimming 100m freestyle 6 Brendan Crean Swimming 25m backstroke C3 O. Rourke Table tennis Singles L2 Morna Cloonan Table tennis Singles C4–C5 Angela Hendra Lawn Bowls Women's singles paraplegic Alice BaileyAngela Hendra Lawn Bowls Mixed pairs paraplegic

See also Ireland at the Paralympics Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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