Person: Bob Tisdall

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‘Everything is a bonus from here’ as Thomas Barr chases the dream in Olympic final

Whisper it gently, for fear of jinxing it, but this could be happening: An Irish sprinter on an Olympic podium.

golf

Inside Golf: Ballybunion remembers its historic Olympic links

sport

Hession: I've learned a whole lot

The Irish heroes who defied the odds on road to Olympic glory

news

Stamp commemorates Delany's golden homecoming

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Gillick digging deep for more gold

O'Rourke out at semi stage

Leevale athlete Derval O'Rourke failed to repeat her first-round heroics when bowing out of the 60-metre hurdles semi-finals at the European Championships in Madrid today.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2005

Whatever flag flew over them, our Olympians have done us proud

DURING the Cold War, governments used sport for political ends. The communists pointed to the successes of their athletes as proof of the superiority of their system.

Sat, 14 Aug, 2004

Irish gold Olympian Tisdall dies

Bob Tisdall, who won an Olympic gold medal for Ireland in Los Angeles in 1932, has died.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2004

Government are long on promises but short on delivery

TWO newspaper headlines caught my attention last weekend:

Tue, 11 Mar, 2003