Ireland’s Elite boxers are fighting like wolves at the European Games in Minsk, according to Irish captain and World Elite lightweight champion Kellie Harrington.

Laois middleweight Michael Nevin and Bray light-flyweight Regan Buckley guaranteed Ireland’s first medals of the second European Games on 4-1 split decisions in Minsk yesterday.

So that’s Tuesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Ireland has secured at least two medals at the European Games.

Ireland’s Ryan Mullen has come within a second of taking a medal in the men’s cycling time trial at the European Games in Minsk.

Ireland’s intense boxing schedule at the European Games in Minsk continues tonight with four in the ring as canoeing makes its bow at the Games, and cycling’s time trial medallists are decided.

Germany head coach Eddie Bolger won’t have any divided loyalties as he looks to put one over his native Ireland at the European Games boxing tournament in Minsk.

Unanimous points victories for Michael Nevin, James McGivern and Regan Buckley have continued Ireland’s positive boxing run at the European Games in Minsk – but heavyweight Tony Browne is out.

This evening's European Games in Minsk saw Michael Nevin and James McGivern sail through to the quarter finals in boxing, while the athletics team opened their bid in the Dynamic New Athletics (DNA) event.

Nathon Burns has confirmed himself as a prime candidate for an Irish medal at next year’s Tokyo Olympics, following an impressive run to the quarter-finals at the European Games in Minsk.

Boxing, cycling, judo and shooting are occupying Irish thoughts on day two of the European Games in Minsk.

Archery supplies Ireland’s first interest at the European Games in Minsk, with just one Irish competitor in action on the opening day.

Galway middleweight Gabriel Dossen insists he’s still not the finished product despite eliminating a defending champion at the National Elite Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday night.

Promoter Eddie Hearn talked the talk after former Olympic boxing champion, Katie Taylor, walked the walk in her professional debut win in London on Saturday night.

Two of Ireland's boxers have earned at least a bronze medal each at the World Youth Championships in Russia.

AIBA World Elite champions Katie Taylor and Michael Conlan scooped two of the awards at last night’s Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) Annual Awards in Dublin.

Gardaí arrested a rising sports star after chasing him for more than two hours on foot across the Tipperary/Offaly border and over a distance of 4km.

Irish lightweight David Oliver Joyce edged a step closer to qualifying for the Rio Olympics on Saturday and, along with Katie Taylor, scooped one of the top accolades at the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s Awards Night in Dublin.

Boxing: Two Irish boxers will be aiming for gold in today’s finals at the European Junior Championships in Anapa, Russia.

BOXING: Olympic heroes Michael Conlon and Paddy Barnes will be among 24 boxers who will compete in a tournament, in memory of the late Liam Walsh, father of IABA High Performance Unit head coach, Billy.

Katie Taylor has added the Irish elite lightweight belt to her Olympic, World, European and EU titles without throwing a punch.

It was national title number seven for Belfast's Paddy Barnes as he scored a unanimous decision over Hughie Myers at the Men's Elite Boxing Championships in Dublin.

Defending champion Sean McComb believes whoever wins the lightweight title at the Irish Elite Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium will be a worthy champion.

Declan Geraghty advanced from his all-Crumlin BC lightweight clash with Francis Campbell in the opening bout of the National Elite Championships last night-

The midlands is to get a triple jobs boost amid signs of an upturn in the retail sector.

Beijing Olympians Ken Egan, John Joe Joyce, Ross Hickey, David Oliver Joyce and Conrad Cummings recorded quarter-finals wins at the Elite Tammer tournament yesterday.

Joe Ward retained his title and may have ended the career of one of Irish boxing’s legends when he out-pointed Kenny Egan by a massive score of 29-10 to retain his light heavyweight title at the Elite Senior Championships fought before a full house at the National Stadium last night.

Joe Ward has retained his Irish light-heavyweight title after an awesome destruction of Kenneth Egan at the National Stadium.

BARRY O’HARA edged Jason Conroy in the fight of the night at the National Intermediate Championships finals last night.

THE Irish senior boxing team will meet Scotland instead of India at the National Stadium in Dublin tomorrow night, the Indian federation having announced during the week they would not be travelling due to unforeseen circumstances.

Two 21-year-old men have been charged in connection with last Thursday night's house fire in Longford, in which a girl was injured.

Ireland's Olympic hero Ken Egan has been using the hills of Donegal as his inspiration ahead of his tilt at creating another piece of Irish boxing history.