Nhat Nguyen: ‘Looking in the mirror, room pitch dark black, and you’re just thinking, how do I actually improve?’Badminton star has come through a dramatic loss of confidence to qualify for his second OlympicsSun Jun 02 2024 - 06:14
Eamonn Fitzgerald: ‘He was a superstar before the term was known’When Fitzgerald died in June 1958 after contracting tuberculosis, less than a dozen mourners attended his funeral at Deansgrange Cemetery in DublinSun Jun 02 2024 - 06:05
Rhasidat Adeleke opts for 400m as Ireland sends large squad to European Athletics ChampionshipsAlso qualified in the 200m, the Dublin sprinter has decided on her now specialist eventTue May 28 2024 - 19:26
Irish swimmers provide two standout performances on last day of the Olympic TrialsOver the five days of action, there were two more Paris Olympic qualifiers, and four qualification timesSun May 26 2024 - 21:08
Hurling Sunday: Final round of Leinster and Munster championships as it happenedKilkenny and Dublin make Leinster final, while Limerick and Clare make Munster finalSun May 26 2024 - 17:50
Ciara Mageean makes latest breakthrough in 800m with sub-1:59 timeIn British Milers Club meeting, Portaferry native took well over half a second off her previous recordSat May 25 2024 - 19:19
‘I’m the only one who can win’: Ingebrigtsen and Kerr will carry spirit of Prefontaine into face-offThe Paris 1,500m rivals will line up against each other for the first time this year in Saturday’s Bowerman Mile in OregonSat May 25 2024 - 06:00
Shortt and Davison star on day three of Swim Ireland’s Olympic trialsRising teenage talents among the standout stars at the National Aquatics CentreFri May 24 2024 - 20:16
Rowing: A record seven boats set for Paris 2024 as teams compete in World Cup II this weekendFor the majority of the Olympic crews, Rowing Ireland still has to decide on the final Paris selectionsFri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Tom Fannon finishes two hundredths of a second inside qualification time to seal Olympic berthNathan Wiffen falls short of joining his twin brother Daniel in Paris with one more chance to qualify this weekendThu May 23 2024 - 20:46
Danielle Hill smashes through the one-minute barrier to book her place in Paris OlympicsConor Ferguson just misses out again in his quest to nail the 100m backstroke qualifierWed May 22 2024 - 19:16
Sanita Puspure’s bid to make it to a fourth Olympic Games ends in LucerneIreland women’s four qualify for Olympics after victory in LucerneTue May 21 2024 - 12:43
Conor Ferguson hoping it’s third time lucky in chase of his Olympic swimming dreamConor Ferguson, the 24-year-old from Belfast, who narrowly missed out on Rio and Tokyo, on his last chance to make the Paris OlympicsTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Sanita Puspure leads the way as three Irish crews keep Olympic dreams aliveKonan Pazzaia and the women’s four are also looking to seal their Paris berth after progressing to Tuesday’s final sessionMon May 20 2024 - 16:16
Sharlene Mawdsley shines a light on her Olympic potentialRhasidat Adeleke also mixes it up with the finest US sprinters in LASun May 19 2024 - 19:55
Sam Bennett wraps up stunning return to form with victory at the Four Days of Dunkirk33-year-old from Carrick-on-Suir is finding his best form ahead of next month’s Tour de FranceSun May 19 2024 - 16:57
Sanita Puspure turns back clock with dominant win at Paris Qualifying RegattaKonan Pazzaia and the women’s four also on course to qualify for ParisSun May 19 2024 - 15:26
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in world-class 200m race in LA US star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone took the win in brilliant styleSat May 18 2024 - 21:50
Irish Olympian Jack Woolley: ‘We’ve sat in saunas and not drank water for two days’The 25-year-old from Tallaght opens up on finding love and dealing with the weight of his own expectations as he prepares for his second Olympics in taekwondoSat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Rachael Darragh’s anxious wait over as Paris Olympics place confirmedRaphoe woman comes from a famous badminton family and will now follow in the footsteps of her illustrious aunt, Chloe Magee, who competed in Beijing, London and RioFri May 17 2024 - 06:00
Sam Bennett makes it back-to-back stage victories in Four Days of DunkirkBennett held off late acceleration from Milan Fretin and is now eight seconds clear in general classificationThu May 16 2024 - 20:27
Kellie Harrington’s Olympic focus: ‘The tunnel is there and there’s also light beyond that tunnel’ ‘There’s no bad blood or bad feelings towards Amy’ Harrington says of Broadhurst’s switch to Team GBThu May 16 2024 - 06:00
Sam Bennett wins second stage of Four Days of Dunkirk, ending bunch sprint droughtIrish rider won for the first time for his team Decathlon Ag2r La MondialeWed May 15 2024 - 18:18
Kellie Harrington: ‘There’s no bad blood or bad feelings towards Amy’‘If I was to think of just one person, that would be absolutely crazy. There are so many really, really good girls out there’Wed May 15 2024 - 16:00
On her marks: Rhasidat Adeleke graduates as hectic summer of action awaits University of Texas graduate believes she has the ability to take on the world's best athletes as the Paris Olympics looms largeTue May 14 2024 - 06:00
Sarah Lavin finishes fifth in Doha Diamond League then face plants onto trackIrish hurdler was rewarded with a time of 12.73 seconds, not far off her Irish record set last yearSat May 11 2024 - 11:56
Already the undisputed GOAT, can Kenenisa Bekele chase another Olympic medal?It would be a fitting finale to an incredible career to see Kenenisa Bekele, the legendary Ethiopian, at 42, line up in the Olympic marathon in Paris this summerSat May 11 2024 - 11:47
‘I do enjoy being further forward’: David Fitzgerald on his Clare hurling versatilityHalf forward, and on occasion midfielder, spent several years coming off the bench so back in starting 15 ‘was obviously my goal’Wed May 08 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke’s storming run leads Ireland to the medal podium at the World Athletics RelaysWith Olympic qualification already in the bag, Adeleke, Cillín Greene, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley took bronze in the 4x400m mixed relayMon May 06 2024 - 09:00
Sensational Rhasidat Adeleke leads Irish relay teams to Paris Olympics on the doubleIreland’s women’s 4x400m team and mixed 4x400m team both book their spots in Paris with record-breaking displaysSun May 05 2024 - 17:51
Wexford keep their summer alive as they trim Galway in comprehensive fashion Henry Shefflin: ‘It’s probably been the most disappointed I’ve been in a dressingroom since I took charge of this team’Sat May 04 2024 - 18:00
Rhasidat Adeleke centre stage as Irish relay teams seek Paris Olympic qualificationSharlene Mawdsley and Rhasidat Adeleke looking forward to helping Ireland's relay teams bid to seek Paris Olympic qualification in the BahamasSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
How Roger Bannister left his everlasting impression on the four-minute mileRoger Bannister's sub-4-minute athletic milestone reaches 70 years this Monday and in all that time since only 59 Irish men have emulated his amazing featSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
Some like it hot: Turning up the summer heat to train for the Paris Olympics Sport Ireland Institute has opened a new environmental training chamber which can simulate exact conditions for the Games in July - we gave it a tryThu May 02 2024 - 22:13
Mia Griffin’s unique Olympic journey: From a Kilkenny camogie field to the Paris VelodromeThe 25-year-old is part of the women’s pursuit track cycling team qualified for Paris after a poster campaign caught her attentionWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Dublin’s Paddy Small on small crowd at semi-final: ‘We can only focus on the task at hand’Injuries have plagued the forward’s progress, with ‘15 to 20-plus hamstring tears over the last five or so years’Tue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Limerick confirm broken ankle will rule Peter Casey out of quest for five-in-a-rowThe draws for the group stages of the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup will take place on TuesdayMon Apr 29 2024 - 19:01
Ger Brennan books final date with Dublin as Louth heap more misery on Kildare Louth back in Leinster decider for a second straight year as Sam Mulroy kicks seven points at Croke ParkSun Apr 28 2024 - 18:01
Margaret Cremen wins silver medal at European Rowing ChampionshipsPaul O’Donovan finishes second in the B final in the heavyweight races before changing his attention back to lightweights ahead of ParisSun Apr 28 2024 - 11:31
Rhasidat Adeleke wins Texas 100m invitational with a fast, wind-assisted timeCompeting on her home track at the University of Texas, Adeleke notches a time of 10.84 secondsSun Apr 28 2024 - 11:17
Sex, drugs and alcohol: Excuses never far away when it comes to doping offences Travis Tygart, head of the US Anti-Doping, called it ‘a tragedy for clean athletes around the world’, and accused the Wada leadership of ‘trying to pull the wool over our eyes’Sat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Paul O’Donovan advances to heavyweight semi-finals at European ChampionshipsSkibbereen rower taking part in heavyweights at a championship for the first timeFri Apr 26 2024 - 13:32
Kellie Harrington suffers first defeat in over three years in European semi-finalsAoife O’Rourke and Shannon Sweeney remain in contention for gold medals in BelgradeThu Apr 25 2024 - 18:05
European Rowing Championships: Paul O’Donovan progresses to repechageJake McCarthy progresses straight to the final of the lightweight men’s singles after winning his heatThu Apr 25 2024 - 16:31
Sharlene Mawdsley talks up Olympic relay qualification with Rhasidat Adeleke also on trackNext weekend’s World Relays in the Bahamas present two relay opportunitiesThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00
Paul O’Donovan mixing it with the heavyweights at European Rowing Championships The 30-year-old Skibbereen rower remains focused on the lightweight doubles for ParisWed Apr 24 2024 - 18:49
David Clifford: ‘You can’t let the result from the weekend affect the rest of your week, or else it’s a slog of a life’A year on from the death of Ellen Clifford, Kerry will face Clare in another Munster football finalTue Apr 23 2024 - 18:30
Israel Olatunde: ‘I’ve surprised myself and the world in the past, so why not this year again?’After a difficult season in 2023, the 21-year-old Irish 100m record holder is still dreaming of ParisTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
Dublin find two goals in injury time to snatch a draw with Wexford Danny Sutcliffe and Cian O’Sullivan both produced goals in injury time to give Micheál Donoghue’s men an unlikely share of the spoilsSun Apr 21 2024 - 18:46
Ireland’s Stephen Scullion sees Olympic marathon hopes end after 13th-place finish in London Kenya’s Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir sets new a new world record in a women’s-only raceSun Apr 21 2024 - 14:17
