It’s 11 years since Chloe Magee picked up her sole AIG FZ Forza Irish Open Badminton title and after last year’s loss in the mixed doubles final, she thinks it’s high time herself and her brother Sam added to their haul of silverware on home turf.

World rowing champions Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll don't make the cut for podium funding.

Chloe and Sam Magee claimed gold today at the Spanish International badminton tournament in Madrid.

There was a glorious homecoming yesterday morning at Dublin Airport, where Ireland’s six medal winners at the inaugural European Games in Baku passed through the arrival gates of Terminal 1.

Donegal brother and sister Chloe and Sam Magee settled for badminton bronze in the mixed doubles event at the European Games on Saturday.

Chloe and Sam Magee guaranteed Ireland a bronze medal in badminton’s mixed doubles at the European games after pushing aside Poland’s Pawel Pietryja and Aneta Wojtkowska 21-18, 21-12 in just over 30 minutes.

Sam and Josh Magee guaranteed Ireland at least a European games badminton bronze medal, winning their men’s doubles quarter-final yesterday.

Sean McComb secured Ireland a second European games medal with victory over Turkey’s Yashin Yilmaz yesterday.

Brendan Irvine battled from behind to land Ireland’s first ever European games medal in Baku, Azerbaijan, yesterday.

Badminton: Ireland endured a long and sobering second day at badminton’s European Mixed Team Championship in Leuven, Belgium yesterday, but one that ultimately ended with the team qualifying for today’s quarter-finals for the first time.

Ireland all but assured themselves of a place in the quarter-finals of badminton’s European Mixed Team Championships yesterday with a 3-2 defeat of hosts Belgium at the Sportoase arena in Leuven near Brussels.

Irish badminton will write a standout chapter in its history today when the national team faces hosts Belgium in the European Mixed Team Championships at the Sportoase Leuven arena outside Brussels. 

Okay, so here’s the deal. You choose. A week spent in Cork and Dublin, or a destination anywhere else in the world.

Derval O’Rourke and Ciarán Ó Lionáird have expressed disappointment at the level of funding they are set to receive in 2014.

Irish interest at the Carlton Irish Open in Baldoyle ended last night when Chloe Magee went out to Chinese-American Beiwan Zhang in straight sets.

Chloe Magee flashes a wide smile. She is talking about her future targets and ambitions. And her goals are big.

Ireland's Chloe Magee has officially confirmed her Olympic badminton qualification today.

OLYMPIANS Scott Evans and Chloe Magee retained their senior titles in impressive style at the Irish National Badminton Championships in Lisburn over the weekend.

IT was a busy, yet memorable weekend for the Magee family from Raphoe, Co Donegal.

IRELAND’S Scott Evans is hoping that his return to home soil can inspire him to a successful run at this weekend’s Yonex Irish International Championships in Lisburn.