Event: 2024 Olympics

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How Munster came to embrace the world of Esports

“Esports is just an extension of the Munster brand and if that allows us in the long term to have more followers and more people coming to our games, then great.”

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Hundreds attend removal of boxer Kevin Sheehy in Limerick

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Boxing club to form guard of honour at funeral of champion boxer Kevin Sheehy

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Man, 29, charged with murder of boxer Kevin Sheehy

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Teen crime figure linked to hit-and-run killing

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'He was just a great kid...It’s a sad day': Tributes paid to talented boxer and father-to-be Kevin Sheehy

RWC bidders bring out big guns in effort to win hearts and minds

All’s fair in love and war and, it seems, the bidding process for major sporting events.

Tue, 26 Sep, 2017

GAA stars could be turned into Rugby Sevens players and Olympians

Ruby Walsh says there is no doubt - on Sunday some of the finest athletes in Ireland will be playing in Croke Park.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2017

All hands on deck as build up to Tokyo begins

With three years to run before the Tokyo Olympics, patience is the watchword as the line-up of Irish sailors in formation start their arduous journey of training and competition against a backdrop of Annalise Murphy’s silver medal success in Rio.

Thu, 07 Sep, 2017

US soccer executive thinks Donald Trump is the only thing that can ruin their World Cup bid

American sports executive Charlie Stillitano believes only a "crazy action" by Donald Trump could prevent the United States from winning the right to stage the 2026 World Cup.

Mon, 04 Sep, 2017

2024 Olympics may add esports

The co-president of the Paris Olympic committee has revealed that esports may feature as a competitive sport in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris should the committee win the bid.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Chris Froome secures fourth Tour De France crown

Chris Froome savoured his fourth Tour de France title as Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen won stage 21 of the race in Paris.

Sun, 23 Jul, 2017

IAAF provisionally suspends four-time Olympic champion Frankie Fredericks

Former Olympic sprint star Frankie Fredericks has been provisionally suspended from athletics pending an investigation into alleged corruption.

Mon, 17 Jul, 2017

Police find Egyptian passport in chic apartment of man who carried out Louvre attack

Paris was plunged into panic when soldiers guarding the Louvre Museum shot an attacker who lunged at them with two machetes as the historic landmark went into lockdown.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017

Sport set to see a lot of Trump over next four years

Brendan O’Brien reveals how Donald Trump could affect sport in the US over the next four years.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Mayor scuppers Rome’s 2024 Olympics bid

Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has rejected the Italian city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics, effectively dooming the capital’s candidacy for the second time in four years.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

RTÉ yet to confirm if it will show Olympics

RTÉ has yet to decide if it will broadcast the 2020 and 2024 Olympics after US-based media giant Discovery Communications secured the European broadcast rights for four Olympics through 2024 in a landmark deal worth €1.3bn.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

Added baggage to hosting global games

You’re backing the bid for the Rugby World Cup? 

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Does hosting the World Cup (or Olympics) actually pay off?

Hosting a global sporting occasion won’t make a country rich, and isn’t even that good for tourism — but it will make its people happy.

Thu, 01 Jan, 2015

Madrid Mayor rules out 2024 bid

Ana Botella, the mayor of Madrid, says the city will not be in the running to host the 2024 Olympics.

Thu, 12 Sep, 2013

The end of a dream in our sporting future imperfect

THE grey-haired man looked down into the tar barrel. The fire was dying and the warmth ebbing away, so he drew his hooded top a little closer and rummaged in his bag.

Mon, 06 Dec, 2010