The newly elected president of the Olympic Council of Ireland has spoken about the “devastating” impact of last year’s scandals at the Rio Games and hinted she would prefer to see a report into the situation published.

The International Olympic Committee has revealed that it will not pay the bond that the former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland Pat Hickey is required to produce as a condition of being allowed leave Brazil.

FAI chief John Delaney is considering standing down as a senior Olympics official after a Brazilian judge withdrew a warrant issued for his passport.

Pat Hickey has come out fighting against charges laid against him by Brazilian authorities, claiming he will contest “each and every one”, writes Noel Baker of the Irish Examiner.

Pat Hickey has come out fighting against charges laid against him by Brazilian authorities, claiming he will contest “each and every one”.

Police in Brazil have named Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) sports director Martin Burke as a new suspect in their ticket touting probe.

A judge in Rio last night ordered the release from prison of Pat Hickey.

The President of the Olympic Council of Ireland could be released from custody as early as today.

Latest: Former Brazil World Cup winner turned Senator Romario has stated he tipped off authorities to the alleged ticket touting operation.

THERE is an onus on Pat Hickey, president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, to immediately respond to mounting pressure from politicians and the public to clarify the mystery surrounding the scandal of over 1,000 tickets for the games which had been allocated to the OCI, turning up for sale on the black market in Brazil.

Update - 11.25am: Inspector Ricardo Barbosa told a press conference in Rio that they were offering tickets for more than four times the original price.