Paralympic athlete Shane McLoughlin set a sixth Guinness World Record when he pulled a 120 tonne passenger ferry a distance of five metres towards a pier in Connemara. Paralympian Shane McLoughlin after completing world record ferry pull in Connemara Photo: Ray Ryan“Katie and myself – we made history here today,” he said. “This is for fellow amputees around the world,” McLoughlin explained. “Everything is possible in this life, once you put your mind to it.”McLoughlin has already broken five Guinness World Records for the heaviest vehicles pulled by a Paralympian. Paralympian Shane McLoughlin and Katie Walsh (7) during world record ferry pull in Connemara Photo: Ray Ryan“The upper body strength comes from ten years of doing Tug o’ War when I was in my teens.

Source: Irish Independent February 14, 2026 17:27 UTC