X

Sign in

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Fianna Fáil unrest
  • Catherine Connolly
  • Gaza
  • Ukraine
  • Farming
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • Subscribe
  • Puzzles
  • Weather

Person: Gilbert Felli

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Olympic torch set for summer cross-border celebration

A NUMBER of high-profile sportspeople and celebrities will be asked to carry the Olympic torch when it makes its historic visit to Dublin on June 6 next year.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2011

IOC stops torch relays

The International Olympic Committee has called a halt to the short-lived experiment of relaying the Olympic torch around the world.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2009

Games officials dismiss pollution fears

The International Olympic Committee and Beijing officials remain adamant next month’s Games will not be blighted by poor air quality in the Chinese capital.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2008

Olympics: IOC to consider golf bid for 2008 Games

The International Olympic Committee is to consider a formal application for golf to be included in the 2008 Games.

Wed, 16 May, 2001

Latest

  • Trump says he will take legal action against BBC, despite its apology

  • Power outages reported across Ireland after Storm Claudia

  • Patience a virtue for Bandon ahead of much-delayed decider

  • The blame game: Ireland’s lineout, Paul O’Connell and the problem of determining responsibility

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Mounjaro injections
    Up to 80,000 people in Ireland may qualify for State-funded weight-loss injections

    Saturday, November 15, 2025 - 8:00 AM

  • SĂ©amus Coleman celebrates winning the match 13/11/2025
    What happens next if Ireland beat Hungary on Sunday?

    Friday, November 14, 2025 - 9:00 PM

  • Storm Claudia: Heavy rain and flooding reported as orange and yellow warnings remain in place
    Storm Claudia: Heavy rain and flooding reported as orange and yellow warnings remain in place

    Friday, November 14, 2025 - 9:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited