Hard to fathom how female athletes still have to fight for level playing fieldDespite a huge amount of progress a mindset still exists that puts needless barriers in placeFri Sept 10 2021 - 06:00
Solheim Cup success provides brief plateau as Leona Maguire aims for mountaintopIrish star looking to push on for first win on tour after dream debut for EuropeFri Sept 10 2021 - 06:00
Ireland stalwart Shirley McCay retires from international hockey33-year-old earned a record 316 caps as team went from obscurity to world elite levelThu Sept 09 2021 - 10:42
Eimear Lambe knows much can change for Ireland’s medal heroesDubliner basking in glory of Tokyo but Paris in 2024 is very much coming into focusWed Sept 08 2021 - 15:57
Ireland women’s hockey team braced for retirementsUp to six players who featured in 2018 World Cup final could retire before Italy fixturesWed Sept 08 2021 - 13:35
No fireworks but Katie Taylor gets the job done with easeJennifer Han proves a stubborn opponent but gulf in class is clear as Bray fighter goes 19-0Mon Sept 06 2021 - 06:00
Katie Taylor earns unanimous verdict over Jennifer HanBray boxer wins every round as she moves her professional record to 19 wins in 19 in LeedsSat Sept 04 2021 - 22:42
Katie Taylor expects tough battle against Jennifer Han‘If you start to get complacent, that’s when you start losing,’ says championSat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Johnny Sexton looks ready to roar in blue and green after being left behind by Lions36-year-old’s ambition burns bright and summer snub seems to have sharpened his focusFri Sept 03 2021 - 06:00
Johnny Sexton regrets decision to sit out semi-final against La Rochelle‘It was a good lesson for me in terms of not planning too far ahead’Thu Sept 02 2021 - 06:00
Johnny Sexton: I don’t think I’ll ever get over being left out of the Lions‘I’ve had lots of setbacks in my career and now it’s up to me to bounce back this season’Wed Sept 01 2021 - 11:45
TV View: Dunlevy and McCrystal know it’s not always sofa and champagneThe scenes broadcast from the sittingrooms of our Paralympic heroes have lit up our morningsTue Aug 31 2021 - 18:11
Barry McClements pleased with another personal best as he reaches finalNineteen-year-old looking ahead with confidence to Paris after finishing seventhMon Aug 30 2021 - 22:20
Nicole Turner’s butterfly silver keeps Ireland’s medal tap flowing freelyDream comes true for Laois woman as she produces a personal best time of 36.30 secondsMon Aug 30 2021 - 17:57
‘It has not sunk in’: Nicole Turner claims Paralympic silver medalThe 19-year-old produced a stylish finish to win first Paralympic medal of her careerMon Aug 30 2021 - 11:07
John Conlan and Zaur Antia justly proud of Kellie Harrington’s successGold and bronze medals a fitting reward for combined efforts of Irish coaching teamMon Aug 09 2021 - 06:00
Relief and joy as warrior Kellie Harrington basks in gold‘I love giving, and if I can give someone a little bit of inspiration that means the world to me’Mon Aug 09 2021 - 06:00
Kellie Harrington: Three tense rounds in Tokyo lead to gold31-year-old wins Olympic lightweight title as third female Irish athlete to take goldSun Aug 08 2021 - 22:14
‘It hasn’t even hit yet’: Kellie Harrington overwhelmed by Olympic victoryIrish boxer pays tribute to coaches after tactical masterclass in lightweight finalSun Aug 08 2021 - 08:59
Kellie Harrington wins Olympic gold after victory over Beatriz Ferreira in TokyoDubliner follows Katie Taylor in 2012 to win gold after lightweight showdown on SundaySun Aug 08 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020 Day 15: McCormack finishes crippling marathon, Meadow seventh in golf36-year-old comes 25th in sweltering heat as Cooke pulls out; Leona Maguire tied for 23rdSat Aug 07 2021 - 07:01
Tokyo 2020: Kellie Harrington goes out to make the last mile a golden oneThe mixed emotions of the last fortnight in Tokyo could end with a historic high on SundaySat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Here we go for Harrington – nine minutes that could define her life‘Now two world champions meet each other. It’s fantastic. They will have a plan.'Fri Aug 06 2021 - 19:04
Tokyo 2020: Kellie Harrington sticks to game plan to continue ‘amazing journey’Dubliner edges tactical semi to become second Irish woman to reach an Olympic boxing finalFri Aug 06 2021 - 06:00
Johnny Watterson: More to the Olympic medal table than usually meets the eyeROC’s healthy position on the table a sad reminder of the IOC’s rank hypocrisyFri Aug 06 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Irish boxing fully recovered from the nightmare of RioOlympics medal success rewards the combined efforts of Conlan, Antia and DunneFri Aug 06 2021 - 06:00
Patient Kellie Harrington on verge of gold after split decision victory at OlympicsShe becomes only the second female Irish boxer to reach an Olympic finalThu Aug 05 2021 - 07:54
Tokyo 2020: Temperature rising for golf tournament organisersSweltering 36-degree heat takes heavy toll and leaves officials on horns of a dilemmaThu Aug 05 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020 Day 12: Irish showjumpers miss out on medals, Maguire and Meadow start steadyIrish golfers within six of the lead; Watson qualifies for 10m diving semi-finalsWed Aug 04 2021 - 06:32
Tokyo 2020: Aidan Walsh’s quest for more glory was ended by ankle fractureUnlucky injury sustained when celebrating his bronze medal with a victory leapWed Aug 04 2021 - 01:30
‘Times like this make me cry’: Kellie Harrington relieved but focused on bigger Olympic taskWorld champion now fully focused on silver medal bout against Sudaporn SeesondeeWed Aug 04 2021 - 01:00
Tokyo 2020: Natalya Coyle ready to begin her pentathlon quest with all guns blazingExperienced Meath athlete brings a wealth of experience to this her third GamesWed Aug 04 2021 - 01:00
Kellie Harrington claims fourth Olympic medal for Ireland with dominant winDublin boxer will now face Thai opponent on Thursday for place in Olympic finalTue Aug 03 2021 - 06:06
Oliver Dingley rues ‘small mistakes’ as he fails to make 3m springboard diving semisIreland athlete places 25th while China’s Zongyuan Wang leads the charge in firstTue Aug 03 2021 - 01:03
Canny IOC makes sure it remains lord of the five ringsOlympic Letter from Japan: protest should not be about obeying establishment rulesMon Aug 02 2021 - 17:23
Tokyo 2020 Day 10: Ciara Mageean out of 1,500m, while Austin O’Connor finishes 13th in showjumpingOliver Dingley 25th in 3m springboard; Sarah Healy and Phil Healy miss out in heatsMon Aug 02 2021 - 06:31
Tokyo 2020: What now for Ireland’s golden hockey generation after Britain defeat?There’s no time to reflect for Sean Dancer’s side with World Cup qualifiers loomingMon Aug 02 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Rory McIlroy’s Olympic conversion complete after medal chargeCT Pan wins seven-way playoff for bronze as McIlroy and Lowry look forward to ParisMon Aug 02 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Rory McIlroy misses out on bronze in seven-way play-offXander Schauffele takes gold, Rory Sabbatini silver and CT Pan finally takes the bronzeSun Aug 01 2021 - 09:55
Tokyo 2020: Ireland bow out as Britain make the most of their chancesIrish coach Sean Dancer happy with performance despite missing out on quarter-finalSat Jul 31 2021 - 16:01
Tokyo 2020: Irish rowing’s intense training culture has led to Olympic gloryIreland’s medal-winning rowers have triumphed under new regimeSat Jul 31 2021 - 07:00
Tokyo 2020 Day 8: Regrets for Mark English in 800m; golf hots up as McIlroy hunts a medalIrish mixed relay team eighth in final; Ireland women's hockey side out after Britain lossSat Jul 31 2021 - 06:40
Walsh and Walker aiming to help make it a Super Sunday for Team IrelandBoxers battle for medal glory as they seek to extend Ireland’s proud Olympic recordSat Jul 31 2021 - 05:30
Harrington not losing sight of bigger picture as she bids for medal gloryIreland’s number one seed in the lightweight division keeping her feet firmly on the groundFri Jul 30 2021 - 18:10
Tokyo 2020 Day 7: Aidan Walsh guaranteed boxing medal, while Irish mixed relay team reaches finalMcIlroy and Lowry make big moves in the golf; Ireland lose to India in hockeyFri Jul 30 2021 - 06:48
Johnny Watterson: These days all the craic in Tokyo is at the venuesThe defeated tears from Dublin boxer Emmet Brennan, that’s the real Tokyo 2020Fri Jul 30 2021 - 06:00
Golden day for O’Donovan, McCarthy – and Irish rowingSkibbereen duo create history for the sport with Olympic victory on a magical day in TokyoFri Jul 30 2021 - 01:00
Tokyo 2020: Ireland’s rowing revolution strikes Olympic goldPaul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy get just reward for singles sculls dominationThu Jul 29 2021 - 13:14
Gold for Ireland! Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan row to famous win at Tokyo 2020Irish obliterate field and hold off Germany to top podium in the lightweight double scullsThu Jul 29 2021 - 02:45
Ireland’s hockey stars fully focused on crucial tie against old rivals IndiaVictory over the team they beat in a shootout at the World Cup could seal quarter-final spotWed Jul 28 2021 - 17:45
