It’s unlikely there is an Olympian alive who can’t recall where they were when news filtered through that they had been selected to represent their country, but few can tell as unique a tale as Florence Bell.

Alpine skier Conor Lyne will lead a five-strong Ireland team to the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month.

The Olympic Council of Ireland received an email containing terrorist threats ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

THE growth and spread of the GAA has been one of the more uplifting sports stories of 2011, putting a positive spin on the harrowing reality that economic conditions have forced many of our most promising young athletes abroad.