Dearbhaile Brady was just 16-hundredths of a second from a swimming medal in Paris.
The Derry native was fifth in the final of the Women’s 50-metre Butterfly S-6, in a personal best time of 37-point-6-7 seconds.
Just one place behind her was Nicole Turner.
Earlier, Barry McClements had to settle for eighth place in the final of the Men’s 100-metre Backstroke S-9..
Just after seven, Roisin Ni Riain chases a second medal of the games when she goes in the Women’s 200-metre Individual Medley S-M-13 final.
Earlier today, the glittering career of Ellen Keane came to a close with a sixth place finish in her heat of the Women’s 100-metre Backstroke S-9.
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Orla Comerford has the chance to secure Ireland’s first track medal of the Paris Paralympics this evening.
She’ll be in lane-4 for the final of the Women’s 100-metres T-13, having qualified third quickest.
That final is at 7.13, Irish time.
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Michael Murphy missed out on qualification for the Individual Grade-1 Equestrian Freestyle event by less than half-a-point this afternoon.
There was also disappointment in the Grade-3 category for both Kate Kerr-Horan and Jessica McKenna, who were just outside the qualification places.
