Fintan McCarthy

Modern Irish athletes are now comfortable competing on the elite world stage and the days of tolerance for deferential mediocrity are over

Olympics Day 7: Skibbereen superstars Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy rowed the perfect race to become double Olympic champions

Olympic Games: O’Donovan becomes first Irish Olympian to medal at three Games while sailors finish agonising fourth

Irish duo were impeccable in the execution of their race and were utterly dominant

Skibbereen duo defend their Olympic title with superb display, winning ahead of Italy and Greece

Today we have rowers in three finals, we have Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove in the rescheduled skiff medal race and we have our showjumping team through to their final

Before Daniel Wiffen's win, only nine Irish people – six men and three women – had experienced becoming an Olympic champion

Tokyo gold medallists hit peak form at the right time as they look to defend title on Friday morning

Kellie Harrington, Ireland's gold medal winner from Tokyo, up against a tough opponent in Colombia’s Angie Valdes as the Dubliner seeks to secure medals in successive Olympic Games

Aifric Keogh, Fiona Murtagh, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney also book places in Wednesday’s semis

Swimmer Mona McSharry and rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy to make their first appearances at the Games

Ireland’s 16-person rowing squad go to Paris 2024 with big medal chances forged by hard work and friendship

Olympics: Formidable and proven rowing team ready to pull their weight again for Ireland in Paris

As Irish athletes prepare for the Paris Olympics, how are the families of the competitors coping?

Here’s where we are - this team will win medals and possibly the most ever

Nielsen’s Gracenote Virtual Medal Table predict Ireland will claim a record nine Olympic medals in Paris

Skibbereen rower taking part in heavyweights at a championship for the first time

The 30-year-old Skibbereen rower remains focused on the lightweight doubles for Paris

Will Ireland do better than ever at the Olympics? Will anyone stop Limerick’s hurlers? Who will win Euro 2024? Will our educated guessers get anything right? It’ll certainly be fun finding out

Irish pair stick to their usual tactics as they storm home to take gold ahead of Switzerland

World Rowing Championships: Irish pair finished a full boat length clear of Italian crew

Irish crew suffer first defeat in four years as French duo put down a marketer ahead of Paris Olympics

Patrick Mahomes and Rory McIlroy are among those preaching a whopping night’s sleep

The Olympic gold medallist is working hard in preparation for the world championships

Skibbereen Rowing Club and Bohemians/DCU among 1,900 beneficiaries

‘Unprecedented’ move follows series of disputes and allegations in Legal Affairs section

From the storming of the Capitol and the Suez Canal to Olympic success and Storm Barra, the news never stopped

32-year-old back in action on Henry De Bromhead’s Balko Des Flos in Galway

Spotting ability and encouraging athletes towards sport most suited is core to future hopes

Just making it to an Olympics should never be enough for high-performance athletes

Co Kilkenny farmer treats boxer’s family to bag of potatoes

‘I am in the limelight and I know I have to be a role model,’ says Olympic champion

Team Ireland have brought home four medals from Japan - including two golds

The mixed emotions of the last fortnight in Tokyo could end with a historic high on Sunday

Skibbereen native getting used to the inevitable extra attention an Olympic gold brings

Dubliner edges tactical semi to become second Irish woman to reach an Olympic boxing final

Georgian unhappy at the way weightlifting is perceived and doubts over its Olympic future

Large crowds greet Ireland’s triumphant rowers on the last leg of their journeys home

Gold and bronze medal winners return at Dublin Airport without media scrum or crowds

‘Everyone will do whatever they can’ to congratulate rowers within Covid-19 regulations