Johnny Watterson: Olympic champion Paul O’Donovan offers a lesson in humilityRower is Ireland’s most successful athlete, but was going to slip back to Cork with a gold medal on a regular busThu Aug 22 2024 - 16:02
Dan Sheehan progressing well from ACL injury and could be back for Six NationsJacques Nienaber says RG Snyman’s injury is not serious at Leinster training camp in GoreyThu Aug 22 2024 - 14:29
Jordan Conroy sees a Sevens event in Dublin as a logical next stepThe 30-year-old will play in the World Series for another season, with a possible third Olympic appearance at Los Angeles 2028 too far away to make a callWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
Leinster to play home Champions Cup games against Clermont and Bath at the Aviva StadiumLeo Cullen’s side will open their campaign with a trip to Ashton Gate to take on Bristol Bears on Sunday, December 8thTue Aug 20 2024 - 12:51
IOC’s self praise jars when self reflection is requiredWith Paris 2024 over, the International Olympic Committee will have plenty of issues to address when the next Games begin in LA 2028Fri Aug 16 2024 - 06:00
Cork’s first Olympic-standard swimming pool sits in storage awaiting construction fundsDolphin Swimming Club in Cork bought an Olympic-standard 50m swimming pool at a knockdown price from Birmingham after the 2022 Commonwealth GamesThu Aug 15 2024 - 16:38
Olympic organisers used the Seine to showcase Paris, but sick swimmers do not make for a good lookIt is curious that different bodies’ readings of the river’s water quality produced different resultsWed Aug 14 2024 - 06:00
Were the Paris Olympics clean? Only time and reanalysed drugs tests will tellIn 2012 the London Olympics was hailed as one of the cleanest ever but within years reanalysed test samples showed the number of positive tests ran to well over 100 – including gold medal winnersTue Aug 13 2024 - 06:00
Irish boxing faces stark choice with its Olympic future on the ropesStaying in the International Boxing Association could mean opting out of 2028 Olympic GamesMon Aug 12 2024 - 06:00
Olympic diary: Daniel Wiffen’s work is done as party time beckonsJohnny Watterson: For every successful Olympic gold medal winner there is only heartbreak and disappointment for another 100 crushed soulsSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00
Daniel Wiffen on the Olympic 10km swim: ‘The start was pretty bad when I got punched in the face’Armagh swimmer finishes 18th in men’s Marathon 10km swim, and says he is now ‘going to go and party for three days’Fri Aug 09 2024 - 10:04
Johnny Watterson: Two Olympic boxers are collateral damage in an increasingly dirty turf warAlgeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting are caught up in a power struggle between the IBA and the IOCThu Aug 08 2024 - 20:26
Daniel Wiffen to compete in 10km Olympic swim in the SeineConcerns over water quality have eased this week, and women’s event went ahead on Thursday morningThu Aug 08 2024 - 11:55
New Olympics event speed climbing is a triumph of power, reflexes and precisionPoland’s Aleksandra Miroslaw and US climber Sam Watson won the women’s and men’s competitions in world record timesWed Aug 07 2024 - 16:36
Kellie Harrington: ‘The next chapter is going to be my life chapter. It’s for me and Mandy’Double Olympic gold medal is looking forward to all the normal things in life that boxing denied herWed Aug 07 2024 - 11:07
Kellie Harrington becomes double Olympic champion with display of pure gold Irish fighter defends her lightweight title in stunning fashion at Roland Garros in ParisTue Aug 06 2024 - 23:07
Kellie Harrington focusing on the moment, and letting history take care of itselfA win tonight against China’s Yang Wenlu in the Olympic women’s lightweight boxing final will mean a gold medal - and any concept of a low profile for the fighter will vaporiseTue Aug 06 2024 - 06:00
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy ponder a switch to heavyweight rowingThe lightweight class in which Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won their gold medals is no longer an Olympic eventMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
More frustration for Rory McIlroy as Scottie Scheffler’s stunning surge seals Olympic gold Five-hole birdie blitz had Rory McIlroy firmly in medal contention but a wedge into the water on 15th scuppered his hopes as Scottie Scheffler secured Olympic gold with a stunning 62Sun Aug 04 2024 - 18:49
Kellie Harrington targeting a golden finale to her international careerKellie Harrington is back in an Olympic final where she will meet the top seed Chinese boxer Wenlu YangSun Aug 04 2024 - 14:38
Kellie Harrington to fight for second Olympic gold medal after stunning semi-final winIrish star beats Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira after three tough rounds and will fight for gold on TuesdaySat Aug 03 2024 - 22:05
Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan: ‘Perfection isn’t attainable - but we’ll try’The number-one ranked gymnast just wants to ‘land on top of the podium’Sat Aug 03 2024 - 16:19
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Irish Olympic rowers move into rare company but may yet be joined by othersO’Donovan and McCarthy are very positive about the direction Irish Olympic sports has takenSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
Olympics: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy take lightweight gold for IrelandSkibbereen duo defend their Olympic title with superb display, winning ahead of Italy and GreeceFri Aug 02 2024 - 10:51
The week Irish swimming came of age yet also showed a dark sordid underbelly from the pastIn Paris McSharry and Daniel Wiffen played on heart strings with career-changing efforts; in Dublin serial child rapist Derry O’Rourke apologised in court for shattering the life of a woman who was in his careFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry taken aback by level of support after mixed opening roundsShane Lowry admits to goose bumps on the first tee as Irish supporters flock to Le Golf NationalThu Aug 01 2024 - 18:19
Kellie Harrington makes history as first Irish woman to win medals at two Olympic GamesAoife O’Rourke loses out after messy opening bout against Poland’s Elzbieta Wojcik; Jude Gallagher outclassed by Carlo PaalamWed Jul 31 2024 - 21:40
Simone Biles leads USA gymnastics team to Olympic gold to kick off her redemption tour The 4ft 8in giant of the Paris Games delivers the fairytale ending fans cravedTue Jul 30 2024 - 22:01
Ireland left to rue missed chances as they fall to India defeat in Olympics hockeyIreland must finish fourth in the pool to qualify for the quarter-finals but now have no wins from three gamesTue Jul 30 2024 - 15:13
Kellie Harrington begins Olympics campaign with victory full of polish and controlIrish boxer made the first successful defence of her gold medal in the North Paris ArenaMon Jul 29 2024 - 19:40
Olympics 2024 men’s hockey: Australia prove too strong for Ireland Goals from Corey Weyer and Blake Govers earn 2-1 win for Australia as Ireland's men's hockey side suffer second defeat in ParisMon Jul 29 2024 - 11:41
‘She’s in a great place’: Kellie Harrington begins pursuit of second Olympic title todayTokyo gold-medal winner attempts to open Olympic account against unseeded Italian boxer Alessia MesianoMon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
Heavyweight Jack Marley helps Ireland boxing team end trying day on a high note Irish fighters exit the Paris Games with first round defeats on SundaySun Jul 28 2024 - 21:06
Dean Clancy’s Olympic dream ends after split decision goes against himJordanian Obada Al-Kasbeh showed all his experience and impressed in the first roundSat Jul 27 2024 - 17:41
Ireland go down to opening hockey defeat against defending champions BelgiumOlympic Games: Ireland goalkeeper David Harte put in an outstanding performance to deny Belgium a number of goalsSat Jul 27 2024 - 13:28
Dean Clancy hoping for picture-perfect ending to boxing opener The lightweight will be first into the ring today as the boxing begins for the Irish team in ParisSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Olympic Games set to showcase world’s most talented and committedTeam Ireland comprises biggest group to date, with more than 130 athletes on 100th anniversary of first competing in 1924Sat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Parisians must grin and bear it as Olympic-scale disruption takes a toll on city lifeSome 45,000 members of the French security forces will be available when the Olympic Games officially begin in ParisFri Jul 26 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s medal hopes slip away as Fiji storm home to make Olympic semi-finalsIreland led 15-7 but the double Olympic champions came back to win at the Stade de FranceThu Jul 25 2024 - 22:00
Ireland surge to quarter-finals in Olympic Rugby Sevens after beating JapanIreland won their first Olympic match against South Africa in Stade de France for the perfect startWed Jul 24 2024 - 21:14
Olympics Rugby Sevens: Ireland make bright start to tournament with victory over South AfricaIrish side dominate possession and win thanks to tries from Jordan Conroy and Terry KennedyWed Jul 24 2024 - 18:05
Meet Team Ireland - HockeySean Murray’s Ireland hockey side looking forward to their Olympic bow after completing the long, tough road to ParisMon Jul 22 2024 - 22:09
Meet Team Ireland - BoxersTalented team of youth and experience hoping to maintain Ireland’s proud Olympic boxing tradition in ParisSat Jul 20 2024 - 18:22
Meet Team Ireland - Men’s Sevens Ireland’s Sevens are back at the Olympics in Paris after previously playing in the Olympics in ToykoSat Jul 20 2024 - 18:00
An Olympic orgy of cheating or something that is much more than sportJohnny Watterson: Always compelling, the Olympics has the ability to appeal to many people for different reasonsFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
Five things we learned from Ireland’s victory over South AfricaA confidence to back themselves was evident as the game counted down to Frawley’s kickSun Jul 14 2024 - 17:00
‘It was the best of times ... but became the worst’: How the South African media reacted to Ireland’s winHero Ciarán Frawley talks about the ‘ugliest drop goal’ of his lifeSun Jul 14 2024 - 15:35
Ireland fall foul of new croc roll law, but was the wrong man carded? Caelan Doris saw yellow but should it have been James Ryan instead for his role in the collision?Sat Jul 13 2024 - 20:00
South Africa 24 Ireland 25: How the players rated in DurbanCiarán Frawley’s late drop goal secures a memorable, series-levelling victory for Ireland at Kings ParkSat Jul 13 2024 - 18:25
Johnny Watterson: Aidan Walsh knows that in dreamland, athletes must mind how they go Behind the glory and the glamour, enormous pressure bears down on top athletesFri Jul 12 2024 - 06:00
