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.

It has been a day of mixed results so far for Team Ireland at London 2012.

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.

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

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.

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy made a dream start to her first Olympic regatta when she delivered a confident pair of race wins in the Laser Radial class, sailing in the brisk wind conditions which she prefers.

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 sailed to an inspirational victory in the second Laser Radial race at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Australia yesterday.

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.