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Andy Reid with John Shortt 20/2/2026
Meet the man responsible for Ireland's most successful Olympic programme
Ahead of next week's European Aquatics Championships in Paris, Swim Ireland's high performance director sat down with Brendan O'Brien to discuss achievement and ambition, facilities and finance

Thu, 06 Aug, 2026

Rhys McClenaghan 5/8/2026
'If I change it would just be panic mode': Rhys McClenaghan determined to stick with routine
Rather than abandoning the upgraded routine ahead of the Europeans, which take place in Zagreb from August 19-23, McClenaghan says he is considering only a minor adjustment.

Thu, 06 Aug, 2026

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games - Day Nine
Love Island? Belfast boxer claims Commonwealth Games gold instead
Jon McConnell romped to victory in the men’s 60kg boxing category in Glasgow

Sat, 01 Aug, 2026

US-OLY-LA2028-CAULDRON-LIGHTING
Ominous shadow of Donald Trump already looming over 2028 LA Olympics
We’re more or less at the halfway mark between the ending of the last Games in Paris and the start of a 2028 version that will be held in Los Angeles, California: a city and a state that endure a fractious relationship with the orange one in the White House

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

2024 European Athletics Championships - Day Three
Ciara Mageean: 'It is a very strange thing to be 34 and face the fact of your mortality'
Over the past week, Mageean has been inundated with goodwill while making public appearances to promote her book, My Greatest Race – a powerful, uplifting story that she wrote with Clíona Foley.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2026

'Everyone's experience is different': Paul O'Donovan on rowing controversy
'Everyone's experience is different': Paul O'Donovan on rowing controversy
It’s just three weeks since McCarthy tiptoed gingerly around the scandal that has gripped Irish rowing since the publication of Paul Kimmage’s articles in the Sunday Independent over a toxic culture in the sport’s high-performance system.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Emma Slevin 14/5/2026
Leap of faith: Gymnast Emma Slevin hoping collegiate cauldron can bounce her onto LA
Back from the intensity of collegiate competition in Minnesota, the Irish gymnast's focus shifts quickly to this weekend's National Championships in Abbotstown, which act as a qualifier for the European Championships in August

Fri, 15 May, 2026

Daniel Wiffen 11/4/2026
Daniel Wiffen ends California experiment as LA ambitions drive Dublin move
Daniel Wiffen and his twin brother Nathan have moved their training base from the University of California to Dublin after their six months in the States failed to deliver 

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026 - Day Three
How turning down Texas shaped Kate O'Connor's path to the top
At just 25, O'Connor is already one of Ireland's most successful athletes. This year, she could add Commonwealth Games and European Championship medals to an already impressive haul

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026

Kirsty Coventry file photo
Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC
Coventry said the decision, which applies to elite individual and team sports, was based on science and would protect the fairness and safety of women’s sport

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

A view of the Olympic Rings 1/8/2024
Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC
Olympic committee says move will protect ‘fairness and safety’ as DSD athletes also face exclusion from future Olympics

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Nick Griggs 1/3/2026
Nick Griggs: Ronnie Delany's legacy is paving the way for us all
Ahead of this evening’s world indoor 3000m final in Torun, Poland, Nick Griggs is ready to dream big

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Team Ireland Homecoming
Irish athletes welcomed home from Winter Olympics
Skiers Ben Lynch, Cormac Comerford, Anabelle Zurbay, and Thomas Maloney Westgard were greeted at Dublin Airport by their families on Monday

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Men's Freeski Halfpipe Final - Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 - Day 14
S Colin Sheridan: Winter Games turns us all slightly unhinged, gloriously invested
Ben Lynch reaching the halfpipe final felt improbable. Ireland is a temperate island whose relationship with ice is largely limited to scraping windscreens.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Ben Lynch 20/2/2026
Hard work pays off for Ben Lynch as he finishes eighth in Olympic final
"I've had my eyes on the Olympics and I had a very strict plan to get myself to be prepared, and I think that's what prepared me so well."

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Team Ireland Milano Cortina 2026 Content Capture Day ahead of Winter Olympics
Ben Lynch makes history by clinching Winter Olympics final spot
The final takes place later today in Livigno. 

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Jack Anderson: Cheating rows, politics and climate change - things hot up at the Winter Olympics
S Jack Anderson: Cheating rows, politics and climate change - things hot up at the Winter Olympics
Italy has hosted a Games full of incident on and off the snow and ice. 

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Alpine Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 1
'Bittersweet' day for Cormac Comerford as he survives slalom chaos
The slalom was the fourth event Cormac Comerford has competed in at the Winter Olympics, adding to solid performances in the downhill, super-G, and giant slalom

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Safe Sex Colorful Condoms
Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms have been provided since 1988 Olympics as athletes in Italy have been 'promised more will arrive'

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Day Five
Cormac Comerford finishes 42nd in Giant Slalom at Winter Olympics
Comerford now switches his focus to his final event next Monday, the Slalom, his preferred event of the Games,

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Alpine Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 1
'Lots of learning and experience' for Comerford as he finishes 37th in super-G
Comerford, a 29-year-old qualified engineer from Dublin who works with a Limerick-based company, felt he made some mistakes during Wednesday's run

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Milan Cortina Olympics Biathlon
Medal-winning athlete reveals affair on live television at Winter Olympics
Sturla Holm Laegreid broke down in tears as he explained to Norwegian network NRK he had admitted his infidelity to his girlfriend

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

TOPSHOT-SKELETON-OLY-2026-MILANO CORTINA-TRAINING
Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it’s banned for race
The IOC offered Heraskevych a chance to compete while wearing a black armband instead, calling it a compromise but the slider does not plan to wear it

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Speed Skating - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 3
Jutta Leerdam’s ruthless brilliance leaves speed skating in awe and Jake Paul in tears
The Dutch star, who combines commercial visibility alongside elite results, won gold on Monday in front of a packed arena that included her influencer boyfriend

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026

Cross-Country Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 2
Emotional day for Maloney Westgaard as he finishes 35th at Winter Olympics
Three-time Olympian Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished 35th in the 10km + 10km skiathlon at the Winter Olympics

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

SKI ALPINE-OLY-2026-MILANO CORTINA
Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter as US teammate Johnson wins gold
Vonn lost control over the opening traverse after cutting the line too tight and was spun around in the air.

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

Alpine Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 1
'Huge sense of pride' for Dubliner Comerford as he makes Winter Olympics debut
Cormac Comerford finished 34th in the men's downhill

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

Team Ireland Milano Cortina 2026 Content Capture Day ahead of Winter Olympics
Risks come with the reward for Ireland's halfpipe Olympian
Ben Lynch, born in Rathmines, brought up in Vancouver, will compete for Ireland in the freestyle halfpipe in Italy. 

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Previews
Skeleton Irish crew covering huge amount of ground at latest Winter Olympics
For the Irish sporting public, the Winter Games are never less than a steep learning curve.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Team Ireland Milano Cortina 2026 Content Capture Day ahead of Winter Olympics
Fourth time's a charm for Comerford in Winter Olympic quest
The 29-year-old is one of just four athletes who will be representing Ireland at the Games in northern Italy.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

US-OLY-LA2028-CAULDRON-LIGHTING
OFI to monitor FIFA World Cup hosting before 2028 LA Games
No Irish athletes have shared concerns about competing in the LA Games with Team Ireland chef de mission Gavin Noble

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Kellie Harrington with Kellie McLoughlin 17/1/2026
Inner battle the hardest to win when facing a two-time Olympic champion
Kellie McLoughlin, a 27-year-old former Dublin under camogie player and footballer, lost to two-time Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington in the lightweight final at the National Elites on Saturday

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

National Elite Boxing Championships 2026 - Finals
Kellie Harrington: “Today, I felt like the underdog and I love that feeling of feeling like the underdog"
The Olympic champion has yet to decide on what comes next having claimed her 12th National Elites title three months after returning to the ring

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day 7 - Boxing
Olympic bronze medallist Aidan Walsh 'at peace' with retirement after career of struggles outside the ring
During his boxing career, Aidan Walsh struggled with his mental health. He plans to do a Masters in sports psychology, and possibly a PhD, with the aim of helping fellow athletes. 

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) 2024 - Day 3
'Financially this is a huge thing': Shane Ryan defends decision to join Enhanced Games
Ryan said he will earn 'over six figures' in the next nine months, an amount which could rise to $600,000 should he win his events. 

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

European Games Team Day for Team Ireland – Krakow 2023
Ireland's William Tell: Fairclough takes dead aim at Athens, then LA
Jack Fairclough has gone from discovering skeet shooting at his birthday party to being on the brink of qualification for the Olympic Games. 

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Jack Marley 28/8/2025
Ireland full of hunger for World boxing champs after Olympic lows
Seven of the Olympians who competed for Ireland in Paris will box at the upcoming World Championships in Liverpool. 

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 11 - Boxing
Kellie Harrington still packing a punch for Ireland's elite boxers
12 months on from Paris and stating her intention to step away from international boxing, Harrington is still part of the IABA's high performance unit. 

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Team Ireland Winter Athletes - Milano Cortina Team Camp
Elsa Desmond: 'I might have to sell my car in the autumn, it'll be worth it'
Desmond has faced obstacles off the luge track that would have cowed most people and brought the love affair with their sport to an end. 

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Paul O'Donovan celebrates with his gold medal 2/8/2024
Paul O'Donovan misses out as Ireland name squad for European Rowing Championship
“This marks the beginning of an exciting new cycle as we build towards Los Angeles 2028," said Dominic Casey, High Performance Lead Coach.

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Orla Comerford 29/4/2025
Orla Comerford getting her sprint career down to a fine art after Paris
The Dubliner has a degree in Fine Art Media from the National College of Art & Design (NCAD) and works part-time in the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 7 - Rowing
Rowing and swimming to be best-funded sports in build-up to 2028 Olympic Games
Athletics gets a significant bump in its funding, rising from €841,666 in 2024 to €1.05m this year.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Mona McSharry takes a selfie with fans 12/8/2024
Gold standard important but Irish sport's positive impact must be measured too 
In 2025, €27million will be invested in high performance sport, the highest level so far. Just to put that into context, in 2018 that figure was €14m.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Imane Khelif,Angela Carini
Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic title defence
Khelif said the US president's transgender policies do not concern her. 

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Rowing Ireland's Olympic Celebration & Awards Night
Dressed in gold: Irish rowers savour never-to-be-forgotten year at gala awards night
Rowing Ireland celebrates historic year at the Olympic celebration and annual awards night

Sun, 26 Jan, 2025

Kellie Harrington celebrates winning the gold medal with coaches Damian Kennedy and Zaur Antia 6/8/2024
S Cathal Dennehy: Paris was great but here's the sting in the tail...
One concern above others stands out from Sport Ireland's Paris Olympics review - the paucity of investment in coaching

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

RTÉ Sports Awards 2024
Paul O'Donovan named RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
Limerick swimmer Róisín Ní Riain was named Young Sportsperson of the Year.

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

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S Paul Rouse: What does it mean to compete as an Olympic artist? 
A Waterford exhibition called “Muscles and Minds” features the work of artists who competed for Ireland in the Olympic Games between 1924 and 1948.

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Team Ireland Homecoming -Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Five things you may have missed from Budget 2025
With Budget 2025 now in the public domain after months of speculation, there are always measures that fall through the cracks.

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Rhys McClenaghan and Jack McMillan homecoming - Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Northern Ireland’s record-breaking Olympians to be celebrated at Belfast event
The region scooped four gold medals, a silver and two bronzes at the Paris Olympics, the most ever in a Games and the first gold since 1988

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

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