Annalise Murphy, the Irish Laser Radial sailor, will need to hold her nerve and sail her best race ever today to win Ireland’s first Olympic sailing medal since 1980, the first ever sailing medal for a female sailor.

Ireland's Annelise Murphy is in with a medal shout in the Laser Radial class with only one point separating the top four.

Annalise Murphy is in for a tense medal race in the Women's Laser Radial class on Monday as she finished in seventh in the second race of the day at Weymouth.

Annalise Murphy has got her medal drive back on track after a stunning display in the Women's Laser Radial today.

There were mixed fortunes for Ireland’s boxers last night on a day when the track and field team also got a chance to taste the Olympic atmosphere.

Ireland’s best remaining hope of a sailing medal, Annalise Murphy, goes into her final two Laser Radial fleet races today in second place.

Dublin's Annalise Murphy has lost top spot in the women's Laser Radial sailing event after her two races today at Weymouth.

In breezes which were lighter than forecast, Annalise Murphy may have had her bubble of supremacy pricked but the Irish sailor still leads the Laser Radial class at the 2012 Olympic regatta off Weymouth and Portland in Dorset.

After four races on Weymouth Bay, Annalise Murphy remains the only unbeaten sailor at the 2012 Olympic Regatta.

Ireland’s Peter O’Leary and David Burrows signalled their intent for London 2012 on Saturday when they won gold at the pre-Olympic world cup regatta in Weymouth.

Annalise Murphy has officially qualified Ireland for the 2012 Olympics in the Laser Radial sailing discipline.

Irish sailor, Annalise Murphy, has given her chances of qualifying for next year’s Olympics a major boost after moving up to second overall in the Laser Radial class at the World Sailing Championships in Perth, Australia.

A TENSE final race, less than half an hour in length, decided the Laser Radial class at the Sail for Gold Regatta at Weymouth on Saturday with Ireland’s Annalise Murphy claiming a bronze medal.