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
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
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
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
Paris 2024 Olympic Games: A sneak preview of picture postcard City of Light before the event The occasion can be a matter of taste, but it remains the greatest sporting feast of all — and Paris will be no exceptionSun Apr 21 2024 - 06:00
John Treacy’s weird and wonderful year: from almost quitting to winning an Olympic medal in his first marathonA snap decision to move to the USA, a doctor with good instincts and a large slice of luck – how the Waterford runner managed to find himself in the 1984 Los Angeles marathonSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Waterford’s PJ Fanning on striking the balance between sport and studyFull-time student squeezing in part-time work and spending 16 hours weekly driving between Limerick and Waterford for trainingFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
Cian O’Sullivan: ‘Any outsider would say Dublin are underperforming at the moment’Dublin start their Leinster hurling campaign away to Wexford on Saturday, but it already feels like a pivotal clash for both teamsFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
Ireland projected to win record medal haul at Olympic Games in ParisGracenote Virtual Medal Table predicts seven medals for Ireland in ParisWed Apr 17 2024 - 19:13
New Irish record launches Elizabeth Ndudi into Olympic long jump conversationUniversity of Illinois student broke the 14-year-old Irish long jump record last weekend, jumping an impressive 6.68 metresTue Apr 16 2024 - 18:05
Rhasidat Adeleke pays tribute to ‘amazing man’ on the death of first coach Johnny FoxRhasidat Adeleke sad to hear of the passing of Johnny Fox, a founding member and outstanding servant of Tallaght AC, who coached her through her early yearsMon Apr 15 2024 - 17:52
‘Irishman wins Boston, trains on beer’: Remembering the Irish success in the world’s oldest annual marathonThree Irishmen have triumphed in the race. The last winner, Neil Cusack, has been invited back to mark the 50th anniversary of his 1974 victorySun Apr 14 2024 - 06:00
Meath senior goalkeeper Seán Brennan proving to be that vital safe pair of hands After championship first-round victory over Longford, Brennan is ready for Sunday’s Leinster quarter-final against All-Ireland champions DublinFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00
Dublin Marathon’s start and finish locations to stay in city centreDespite fears being raised the race route would be moved outside the city centre, this year’s path will contain only minor tweaks to the usual race routeWed Apr 10 2024 - 13:58
World Athletics to award $50,000 prize money to gold medal winners at Paris OlympicsWorld Athletics president Sebastian Coe describes the decision ‘as a pivotal moment’Wed Apr 10 2024 - 10:35
Rugby targeted with highest number of anti-doping tests in 2023Sport Ireland announces details of 1,595 tests across 32 sports, with rugby topping the list at 284 samples, ahead of athletics and rowingTue Apr 09 2024 - 20:15
Wicklow stun Westmeath in first round of Leinster championshipFor Oisín McConville, this ranks as his finest win since taking charge as his side defeat the newly-crowned Division Three championsSun Apr 07 2024 - 17:40
Paris-Roubaix arrives amid uneasy mood among riders following major crashPerhaps it is fatigue, pressure to hit the winning line first or the addition of course obstacles as in Paris-Roubaix, but going into this Sunday’s renewal, natural anticipation has been replaced by genuine fearSat Apr 06 2024 - 09:00
Jim McGuinness delivers silverware for Donegal after frantic endgame with ArmaghAaron Doherty kicks the winning score at the death to hand Donegal a narrow one-point victory at Croke ParkSun Mar 31 2024 - 15:43
Rhasidat Adeleke part of quartet that sets new world best in the 4x200 metre relay Adeleke, alongside Texas’ Lanae Tava-Thomas, Julien Aldfred, and Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith, finish inside the world record timeSun Mar 31 2024 - 13:43
East African countries dominate World Cross Country Championships in BelgradeHugo Armstrong finishes best of the Irish in men’s race in 50th place; Anna Gardiner finishes 37th in women’s U20 raceSat Mar 30 2024 - 15:16
The long-distance running gospel, according to Catherina McKiernanMemories of her four successive silver medals in the World Cross Country will always be precious to someSat Mar 30 2024 - 12:57
