Wheelchair sports teams you can join in Ireland

If you are a wheelchair user and would like to take up a sport the best option for you is to become a member of Irish Wheelchair Association -Sports. The IWA-Sports have a network of 21 sports clubs located around Ireland as well as a gym and currenlty employ approximately 2300 people around Ireland. IWA-Sports is primarily funded by Sports Ireland and is also largely supported by volunteers. IWA-Sports currently have basketball, rugby, swimming, archery, table-tennis, athletics, power-lifting and junior sports clubs around Ireland.

If you would like more information about joining the IWA-Sports you can contact their Regional Sports Development Officers here. 

Wheelchair Sports Clubs in Ireland

Basketball

• Killester Wheelchair Basketball Club IWA, Clontarf – [email protected]
• Clonaslee Wheelchair Basketball Club, Laois – [email protected]
• Limerick Scorpions Wheelchair Basketball Club, Limerick – [email protected]
• South East Swifts Wheelchair Basketball Club, Kilkenny/Carlow – [email protected]
• Rebel Wheelers Wheelchair Basketball Club, Cork – [email protected]
• Titans Galway Wheelchair Basketball Club, Galway – [email protected]
• North East Thunder Wheelchair Basketball Club, Dundalk – [email protected]
• Shannonside Junior Wheelchair Basketball Club, Athlone – [email protected] 
• NI Knight Wheelchair Basketball Club, Belfast – [email protected]
• Ballybrack Bulls, Ballybrack South Dublin – [email protected]

Rugby

• Gaelic Warriors Wheelchair Rugby Club IWA, Clontarf – [email protected]
• Rebel Wheelers Wheelchair Rugby Club, Cork – [email protected]
• Ulster Barbarians Wheelchair Rugby Club, Belfast – [email protected]
• Laois lions Wheelchair Rugby Club, Laois – [email protected]

Multi-sport Junior Clubs (ages 5 to 17 ) 

• Galway Speeders Multi Sport Junior Club, Galway – [email protected]
• Dublin Swifts Multi Sport Junior Club IWA, Clontarf – [email protected]
• Rebel Wheelers Multi Sport Junior Club, Cork – [email protected]
• North East Sports Junior Programme,  Louth – [email protected]
• Deise Dragons Multi Sport Junior Club, Waterford City – [email protected]
• Banner Spokes Multi Sport Junior Club Ennis, Co Clare – [email protected]
• Slaneysiders Multi Sport Junior Club, Wexford – [email protected]

Other Wheelchair Sport Clubs in Ireland 

• Para Athletics – [email protected]
• Para Powerlifting – [email protected]
• Para Swimming
• Para Archery
• Table Tennis 

Irish Wheelchair Association Gym Clontarf 

Irish Wheelchair Association Gym in Clontarf, North Dublin is open to IWA members, the general public and have special rates for students & older adults (65+). The gym accepts referrals through the HSE GP Referral programme, from physiotherapists and as follow-on out-patient referrals after cardiac rehab.

The majority of the gym equipment is fully accessible for wheelchair users with a wide range of equipment available for all areas of training (health, general fitness, sports performance etc.) & rehab.

If you would like to add a wheelchair sports club to this list please email us at [email protected].