With the Games fast approaching, Team Ireland have released its first newsletter giving an in-depth interview with Team Ireland’s reigning gold medallist in the 400m hurdles from the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, Thomas Barr. Following this, we here from the coaches and high performance directors of each of our sports involved in this year’s Games; Athletics, Diving, Football and Swimming. Finally, a piece from the SSI chairperson, Carmel Lynch, who speaks about the work SSI undertake.