The deal sees the appointment of the firm, based in the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin, as official legal advisors to Paralympics Ireland in an agreement due to run until December 2024.

Crowley Millar will provide expert legal advice to Paralympics Ireland in a number of different areas, including commercial agreements and opportunities.

Crowley Millar were established in 1978 and, it is claimed, have become one of the most respected law firms operating in Ireland.

"We are very pleased to welcome Crowley Millar to the Irish Paralympic family," Paralympics Ireland chief executive Miriam Malone said. 

"It is a fantastic opportunity for Paralympics Ireland to be able to draw on the advice and experience of Crowley Millar. 

"I am very much looking forward to working closely with our new legal advisors particularly in the build-up to, and throughout, the Tokyo Paralympic Games."

Crowley Millar specialise in litigation and dispute resolution, insurance, probate and succession, property, corporate law and public health and administrative law.

"We are delighted to be appointed legal advisors to Paralympics Ireland especially in this momentous Paralympic year leading up to Tokyo 2020," Hugh Millar, the managing partner at Crowley Millar Solicitors, said. 

"The enormous growth in participation in Paralympic sport following the successes at London in 2012 and Rio in 2016 presents new and exciting challenges for Paralympics Ireland. 

"Crowley Millar look forward to assisting Paralympics Ireland navigate the commercial opportunities presented by the Tokyo Paralympic Games and we hope, in some small way, to contribute to a successful Games for Paralympics Ireland."