‘It always felt like it was going to happen’: Rhys McClenaghan’s Olympic destiny is now fulfilled ‘It feels like a dream, it’s a dream well-earned and I just can’t believe it’s happened’ – Rhys McClenaghan after his gold medal successSun Aug 04 2024 - 17:10
Cathal Doyle delivers in style to win first 1,500m Olympic repechage and book semi-final slotLuke McCann and Andrew Coscoran miss out; Rhasidat Adeleke’s training partner Julien Alfred wins women’s 100m goldSat Aug 03 2024 - 20:44
Tears of joy flow as Rhys McClenaghan wins historic Olympic gold medal for Ireland25-year-old Co Down gymnast puts Tokyo pain behind him with brilliant routine on the Pommel HorseSat Aug 03 2024 - 18:00
Daniel Wiffen on course for Olympic swimming double after heat processionArmagh swimmer dominated the third of four heats, days after 800m gold winSat Aug 03 2024 - 12:54
Ireland and its Olympic swimmers are losing the tag of the island nation that struggles in the waterSwim Ireland’s high performance director John Rudd says raising the quality and quantity of domestic swimming is the key to any successSat Aug 03 2024 - 09:00
Ian O’Riordan: Single-minded Rhasidat Adeleke can join a very exclusive Irish clubIan O'Riordan: Over a century only six people have won medals for Ireland in athletics, and only three of those were won on the Olympic trackSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s mixed relay team miss out on Olympic final as the heat and pace rises in Paris Thomas Barr admits he may have run his last race; Joshua Cheptegei from Uganda wins men’s 10,000mFri Aug 02 2024 - 21:22
Olympics 2024: Ireland’s showjumpers see medal chance slip away in VersaillesCian O’Connor’s final run sees Ireland slip back down the leaderboard as Great Britain take gold in ParisFri Aug 02 2024 - 15:51
Ireland mixed relay set to chase another Olympic final, but without Rhasidat AdelekeIreland will try to make another Olympic final of the 4x400m mixed relay - but without Rhasidat AdelekeFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
‘If you have eyes, you know, every round was 5-0’: Coach disgusted after Daina Moorehouse’s controversial defeatOlympic Games: Jack Marley loses his heavyweight quarter-final as Irish boxing team at Games reduced to two fightersThu Aug 01 2024 - 22:26
Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Track and Field Rhasidat Adeleke one of several genuine Olympic medal contenders for Ireland in ParisThu Aug 01 2024 - 21:31
Mona McSharry runs out of steam and misses out on Olympic 200m breaststroke final Sligo swimmer had qualified for the semi-final in seventh position but came home sixth in her semi-finalWed Jul 31 2024 - 22:10
Daniel Wiffen profile: ‘I’m very happy to say that I’m Olympic champion’At age 23, Ireland's Olympic gold medal swimmer Daniel Wiffen is still some years off his physical peakWed Jul 31 2024 - 20:26
Rhasidat Adeleke set to focus on individual 400m medal quest Ireland have been drawn in heat two of the mixed 4x400m on Friday night against the revered Dutch quartetWed Jul 31 2024 - 19:37
Daniel Wiffen joins elite club of Irish gold medal winnersBefore Daniel Wiffen's win, only nine Irish people – six men and three women – had experienced becoming an Olympic championWed Jul 31 2024 - 19:00
In Paris they do the cancan - even on a bikeOlympic Games: BMX freestyle qualification involved 12 masters of their sport performing their favourite jumps over 60 secondsWed Jul 31 2024 - 00:01
Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen wins Olympic gold medal with a stunning 800m swim in Paris Armagh swimmer broke the Olympic record and powered home over the closing 100 metresTue Jul 30 2024 - 22:40
How Mona McSharry went from ‘hating swimming’ to a remarkable Olympic bronze medal ‘Those moments where I thought I was done really put into perspective what I really do this for, and this is a huge bonus’Tue Jul 30 2024 - 11:15
Daniel Wiffen now firmly believes he can make the Olympic medal podium The 23-year-old Armagh swimmer Daniel Wiffen has qualified fastest of the eight finalists in the 800m freestyle at the OlympicsTue Jul 30 2024 - 06:00
Mona McSharry wins brilliant Olympics bronze: ‘0.01 between me and the next two swimmers, that’s kind of crazy’Co Sligo swimmer becomes only second Irish Olympian to win a medal in swimming as she finishes third behind winner Tatjana SmithMon Jul 29 2024 - 22:16
Daniel Wiffen storms into 800m final with fastest qualifying timeArmagh swimmer becomes first Irish man to reach an Olympic final and will have a central lane in Tuesday’s finalMon Jul 29 2024 - 12:47
Mona McSharry eyes magic Monday as Olympic medal comes into sharp focus Sligo swimmer breaks her Irish record and qualifies for the 100m breaststroke final as second fastestSun Jul 28 2024 - 21:36
Irish women show true grit to battle back into Sevens reckoning Victory over South Africa earns Ireland's women a chance of securing a Sevens quarter-final placeSun Jul 28 2024 - 15:35
Olympics at a glance: Men’s double sculls and Rhys McClenaghan top Irish performances on Day 1Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch set best time while McClenaghan posts top score on way to pommel horse final; Ireland finish sixth in Sevens as France take gold; Dean Clancy loses out after tough contestSat Jul 27 2024 - 23:46
McClenaghan secures his place in pommel horse final with top-ranked score of 15.200Difficulty score was a relatively low 6.300, but execution score of 8.900 on pommel horse sends Rhys McClenaghan into final next SaturdaySat Jul 27 2024 - 22:07
Ryan Mullen: ‘I’m overjoyed to have had the opportunity to be here’ Eight-time Irish champions Ryan Mullen realises his Olympic ambition and finishes a creditable 12th in men’s time trialSat Jul 27 2024 - 19:11
Chinese swimmers already stirring up controversy inside the Paris La Défense ArenaDublin’s Ellen Walshe finishes sixth in her 100m butterfly heat behind Zhang YufeiSat Jul 27 2024 - 13:48
‘Hopefully, she will have her dancing shoes on’: Sarah Ennis primed for Olympic Eventing at VersaillesThe 49-year-old has fond memories of her introduction to horses when growing up in HowthSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Olympic Opening Ceremony: A magnificently unforgettable and audacious parade of nationsParis en fête as Games get off to a spectacular official start with memorable Opening CeremonyFri Jul 26 2024 - 22:21
Ian O’Riordan: The Olympic double dilemma facing Rhasidat Adeleke in ParisWhile the individual event is her absolute priority, the relay arguably offers a better chance to medalFri Jul 26 2024 - 17:31
Trying to find some running liberté down along the SeineParis is unquestionably ready for these Olympic Games, waiting a century now to welcome them backFri Jul 26 2024 - 06:00
Six of the 10 Irish boxers set to enter the Olympic ring have secured first-round byesKellie Harrington will begin defence of her lightweight title on July 29th in last 16 contestThu Jul 25 2024 - 21:28
Jordan Conroy overcomes pre-match nerves to star for Ireland in SevensIreland captain Harry McNulty also spoke of the satisfaction they stuck with their game plan to beat South AfricaWed Jul 24 2024 - 21:39
Olympics 2024 family ties: The Irish brothers, sisters and partners competing in Paris Canoeists Madison and Michaela Corcoran not the only siblings ready to represent Ireland in ParisWed Jul 24 2024 - 19:03
Rugby Sevens takes Ireland captain Harry McNulty all the way to a second OlympicsIreland team among the favourites to make the Olympic medal podiumWed Jul 24 2024 - 06:00
Showjumper Shane Sweetnam not taking anything for granted despite Paris 2024 medal prospects‘I have been as strong as I have ever been and lucky to have an exceptional horse as well at the moment’Tue Jul 23 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke gets a timely send-off in London before Olympics beginLondon Diamond League meeting established another Olympic 400m favourite in Nickisha Pryce of JamaicaMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fifth in 200 metres at Diamond League in LondonIrish sprinter was only just off her personal best in her less favoured eventSat Jul 20 2024 - 16:34
Recalling the great sporting commentary around John Treacy’s Olympic medal winEight years after just missing the medal podium in Rio, can Thomas Barr possibly get another shot?Sat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
Mary Purcell: A pioneering multi-distance athlete for whom anything seemed possibleEven while working as a full-time pharmacist and later rearing a young family, the Dublin runner just kept breaking new groundSat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
Cian Crampton wins Ireland’s first field medal at European under-18sAdeleke will have her last race before the Paris Olympics when she runs the 200m in LondonFri Jul 19 2024 - 21:52
Jordan Conroy and Ireland eager to kick-off Sevens Olympic bidIreland's Men's Sevens team's form this season sparks hopes that they are good enough to be involved in the battle for Olympic medalsFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
Kellie Harrington: ‘I just went to the really darkest of the darkest places’The final episode of the Path to Paris documentary series retraces the highs and lows of the Dublin boxer since her Olympic gold in TokyoThu Jul 18 2024 - 06:00
'I was in the same class as him all the way up to sixth year': Irish Olympic sailing duo aim for medalVeterans of the Tokyo games, sailors Seán Waddilove and Robert Dickson are hoping to make their experience count in the double-handed skiff at the OlympicsWed Jul 17 2024 - 06:00
Daragh Walsh quietly confident for Ireland men’s hockey team at Paris OlympicsAfter narrowly missing out on Tokyo, spirits are high as the team head for Paris this weekTue Jul 16 2024 - 06:00
‘I was completely done with swimming’: Erin Riordan redisovers her Olympic desireIreland’s 24-year-old elite swimmer is now Paris-bound with the women’s 4x100m freestyle teamMon Jul 15 2024 - 06:00
Sophie O’Sullivan beats her mother’s best time over 800 metresO’Sullivan finished fifth in a high-quality race, victory going to Eloisa Coiro from ItalySun Jul 14 2024 - 21:08
Chariots of Fire still at the core of why some Olympic stories will never grow oldDavid Puttnam’s classic take on the 1924 Olympics in Paris still resonates with athletes of todaySat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean is The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the month for JunePopular Portaferry runner’s decisive kick for gold medal was utterly commanding as she ripped to the front to win the European Championship 1,500m in the Stadio Olimpico in JuneSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke produces stunning 400m victory at the Monaco Diamond LeagueIrish star gives her Olympic medal hopes a real boost with statement victory on Friday nightFri Jul 12 2024 - 19:59
