National Olympic canoe manager Karl Dunne has revealed plans are at an advanced stage to develop the sport in Ireland.

Irish kayaker Hannah Craig has some pressing issues to attend to after finishing 10th in the Olympic Games.

Another Olympic Games and another afternoon of gut-wrenching disappointment for kayaker Eoin Rheinisch.

There was disappointment this afternoon for Ireland's Eoin Rheinisch in the semi-final of the Men's Kayak Slalom K1.

This must be a strange morning for Eoin Rheinisch.

Rowing is perhaps the greatest endurance sport of the Olympic Games.

The last time Eoin Rheinisch faced the media at an Olympics he had come within seconds of securing a bronze medal in Beijing.

Eoin Rheinisch is comfortably through to the semi-finals of the K1 kayaking at the Olympic Games.

Irish sailing duo David Burrows and Peter O'Leary have finished in second place in the first of four races this afternoon in the Men’s Star Class.

A former Polish world champion canoeist has become the 50th athlete to qualify to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games in London.

Hannah Craig has become the first Irish canoeist to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games.

Brendan Hackett has resigned from his role as Westmeath senior and Under-21 football manager, following a meeting with the senior panel last night.

SPORTS Minister Martin Cullen, has reaffirmed his commitment to the completion of the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown.

New Westmeath senior football manager Brendan Hackett has finalised his team of selectors for the 2010 campaign.

OLYMPIC canoeist Eoin Rheinisch says that Westmeath’s footballers have “struck gold” with the appointment of Brendan Hackett as manager.

MICHAEL CARRUTH believes that more inter-county football teams could benefit enormously by welcoming an influx of expertise from various other sporting backgrounds.

KENNY EGAN was boxing clever as always at the Irish Olympic team’s homecoming.

FROM some of the early reports from Beijing it was beginning to look like we were going to have to be content that nobody drowned in the pool or got lost on the running track, but then the boxers came to the rescue. Sure we’re famous the world over for fighting.

NATIONAL Olympic rowing manager Mike Heskin believes the Government must begin to invest in the development of specialist sports programmes for children, if Ireland is to achieve its sporting potential.

IRISH Olympic bosses believe the national team have surpassed expectations at these Beijing Games.

THE armoured personnel carrier may have gone but security is noticeably tighter around certain Olympic sites. Yesterday access areas to the Olympic Village, Media Centre and the Bird’s Nest Stadium were patrolled by troops in full combat fatigues with automatic weapons cradled in their arms.

Ranked 15th in the world and now the proud possessor of a fourth place finish in the Olympics, canoeist Eoin Rheinisch feels it is high time Ireland had its own white-water facility.

AROUND the time Eoin Rheinisch prepared himself for his Olympic final, the Irish lightweights four moved a step closer to making theirs.

3.46 SECONDS. About the time it takes to read this sentence.

Irish canoeist Eoin Rheinisch admitted he could not be too despondent despite going so close to winning a medal in today's Olympic Kayak K1 Slalom final.

Ireland's Eoin Rheinisch has narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's kayak K1 canoe slalom.

WE thought we had left all this appeals stuff back in Ireland. But thankfully Olympic officialdom moves faster than their GAA equivalent.

Ireland's Eoin Rheinisch will be allowed hold onto his place in tomorrow's kayaking semi-finals at the Olympic Games.

SUGGESTIONS that the Olympic Council of Ireland should be handed more responsibility in the preparation of athletes for the Games have met with a negative response from Irish Sports Council chief executive John Treacy.

WORLD Cup gold medallist Eoin Rheinisch bids to emulate Ian Wiley’s title winning success from 1996 when he competes this weekend at the European Slalom Canoeing Championships at Tacin in Slovenia.

Leixlip paddler Eoin Rheinisch managed a disappointing 21st in this morning's first K1 Kayak run, and failed to better his position in the second as his maiden Olympic Games came to an abrupt end at the Helliniko centre.

Ireland’s Olympic squad of Eoin and Aidan Rheinisch, Neil Caffrey and Eadaoin Ní Challaráin compete in the third of the World Slalom Cup events at Merano in Italy this weekend.