Irish Paralympian ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต โ€ข European Medallist โ€˜21๐Ÿฅ‰โ€ข Paediatric Occupational Therapist ๐Ÿ’š โ€ข Former @Quercus_UCC Scholar ๐ŸŽ“

Joined December 2016
Officially a Paralympian! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿงก 6th at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Honoured to represent Ireland on the Paralympic stage! So grateful to Japan for the fabulous memories! ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Next stop - Paris 2024! ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Massive thanks to @gowranac, @UCC, @Quercus_UCC, and @ParalympicsIRE! โ€“ at Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Proud and honoured to be officially selected to represent Ireland at my second Paralympic Games in Paris later this summer! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Beyond grateful to family, coaches, and friends who have been there every step of the way. ๐Ÿ’š ร€ bientรดt, Paris! ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
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The numbers don't lie! A personal best throw for Mary Fitzgerald of 8.87m means she is currently in the #2 position in the world rankings! #TheNextLevel | @_MaryFitzG
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Glad to make the final of the women's F40 shot put at the @ParaAthletics World Championships in Paris yesterday. Tough competition and not the result I hoped for, but happy to come away with a seasons best. Onwards and upwards! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชโ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿ’š โ€“ at Paris, France
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A true legend both on and off the track! Simply the ๐Ÿ. Proud to have been one of your teammates! Thank you, Jason. ๐Ÿ’š
Time to say goodbyeโ€ฆ
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Honoured and proud to be a part of this with @Allianz! โค๏ธ @AllianzIreland @allianz_de @Paralympics @ParalympicsIRE
Be active with #MoveNow! In partnership with the @paralympics & Paralympian Mary Fitzgerald, we've prepared a series of training drills designed to get young people with disabilities moving & for those who would like to start "Day 1" of their training journey.
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At the launch of their partnership with @ParalympicsIRE, it was great to speak to @HaysIreland about Paralympians' transition into different careers post-retirement and what Paralympians can bring to the table as companies work to enhance their diversity! ๐Ÿค๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘€
As part of our partnership launch with @ParalympicsIRE , @_MaryFitzG, Irish Paralympian spoke to us about her future plans for transitioning into the world of work and the massive contribution that athletes have to offer in the workplace. link.hays.com/3V9QY4r
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๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ€“ at Hackney, London
This looks exciting @_MaryFitzG ...canโ€™t wait to see the finished product! @Paralympics
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Such fun shooting for an exciting upcoming project with @paralympics and @allianz @LDNFilmStudio yesterday! ๐Ÿคฉ ๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŽฌ๐Ÿ“ธ โ€“ at London, England
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COYGIG! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’š โ€“ at Kilkenny, Ireland
Those โ€œqualifying for your first #FIFAWWCโ€ feelings. ๐Ÿฅน Nothing like it! Congrats on making history, @FAIreland. See you there!
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Such an honour to join @AdamKingIRL in unveiling the #adamsvirtualhug sculpture in Kilkenny city as part of @kilkennyday 2022 today! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ–ค I'm in such awe of Adam, what he has achieved, and what he has inspired at such a young age!! ๐Ÿคฉ โ€“ at Kilkenny, Ireland
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Great to be at the launch of this exciting partnership between @ParalympicsIRE and @HaysIreland today! ๐Ÿค๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿคฉ
Delighted to share the news of our new careers mentorship partnership with Hays Ireland. They will serve as our Official Recruitment Partner and provide career guidance & mentorship to PI athletes and team alike. paralympics.ie/partnership-wโ€ฆ
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Brilliant to see @GoZwift's commitment to diversity with handcycles now in-game. Hopefully it's only the beginning of greater steps towards inclusivity for all! A game changer! ๐Ÿ”ฅ @ParalympicsIRE @IWASport @sportireland @AllianzIreland
Handcycles are now in-game! ๐ŸŽŠ Join events with members of Zwift's handcycling community. ๐Ÿ™Œ Events begin September 16th. More info: zwift.com/events/tag/handcycโ€ฆ
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Go Team Ireland! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Best of luck to everyone in Coventry! โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yet more international competition awaits for our youth athletes this weekend! A team of six athletes will travel to the DSE Games in Coventry this coming Saturday and Sunday, July 2nd & 3rd.
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What an end to a fantastic four years! Incredibly grateful to @UCC, @UCC_OSOT, and @Quercus_UCC! Proud to be a @UCC Occupational Therapy graduate! ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐ŸŽ“โค๏ธ
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Forever grateful to @UCC_OSOT @UCC ๐Ÿ–คโค โ€“ at Kilkenny, Ireland
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๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค๐Ÿงก โ€“ at Kilkenny, Ireland
Very proud of my amazingly talented friend @_MaryFitzG, who is in Paris smashing PBs and winning gold medals. I've said it before, and I will repeat it, Mary is a total legend ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช #Paris2022
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๐Ÿฅ‡โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ โ€“ at Kilkenny, Ireland
๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐ŸšจMedal Alert!!๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ One of the stars of Tokyo @_MaryFitzG is showing how comfortable she is in Paris. Massive PB thrown of 8.23m to win gold at #Paris2022 Grand Prix!! Well done Mary!!!
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๐Ÿฅ‡โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ โ€“ at Kilkenny, Ireland
Gold!!! ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡ Huge congratulations Quercus scholar and @UCCMedHealth student @_MaryFitzG!! @UCCSport @johbees @MindMeMindYouIE @StudentSportIrl @sportireland
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