Person: Saskia Tidey

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All hands on deck as build up to Tokyo begins

With three years to run before the Tokyo Olympics, patience is the watchword as the line-up of Irish sailors in formation start their arduous journey of training and competition against a backdrop of Annalise Murphy’s silver medal success in Rio.

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#RioOlympicsRecap: How Team Ireland fared on Day 11 of the Olympics

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Annalise Murphy catches everyone off-guard to win medal after 10 years of hard work

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Here's all the Irish in action on day 8 of #Rio2016

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Here's a recap of how the Irish competitors did on day seven at the Rio Olympics

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Irish Sailors mix youth and experience

Team Ireland's sailors ‘due a medal’

The expectations of Ireland’s sailors have been raised by Annalise Murphy’s fourth-place finish at the 2012 Olympics but the Irish Sailing Association’s performance director has described medal hopes at Rio next month as an outside shot.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Rio and the Olympics on the horizon for Carlow's Finn Lynch

Carlow’s Finn Lynch was just eight years old when he started saililng. A decade later, and he has qualified for the Olympic Games.

Fri, 20 May, 2016

Sailing: James Epsey and Finn Lynch battling it out

Baltimore Sailing Club’s Fionn Lyden delivered a wake-up call to the two leading contenders for the Irish place in the Laser class for Rio 2016 yesterday at the Palma Olympic classes regatta.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016

Three Ireland Olympic veterans qualify for Rio

The three 2012 Olympic veterans all qualified for Rio 2016 at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander yesterday.

Mon, 22 Sep, 2014

Irish pair delighted with silver

Ireland’s silver medallist pairing of Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern are still coming to terms with their display the ISAF World Cup in Hyeres, France on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014

Irish sailors in contention for World Cup gold medal

Irish Olympic sailors Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern from Providence Team IRL are in contention for a medal at the final day of the French ISAF World Cup regatta tomorrow, 26 April.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2014