Olympic Games

Irish rugby administrators wasted years resisting the eyecatching format and now they have dashed the hopes of another generation

Rhasidat Adeleke interview: Tallaght sprinter on navigating fame at 22, building her brand and the changes she has made ahead of September’s World Championships

Women’s soccer and boxing icon Katie Taylor have brought about progress that jars with camogie problem

The LA Games will feature more women athletes than men for the first time

After good showing in Paris Olympics, Tuthill is hoping to continue her progress into the World Championships in Tokyo in September

New super-elite competition aimed at growing the sport in between Olympic cycles

Carlow sailor improves to fourth overall and is just one point off the podium places

Date set for clubs to vote for a change to the IABA constitution which would allow them join World Boxing

Problem of demonic ‘bad dad’ behaviour in pushing talented offspring too far is longrunning and legion

‘This is an administration where nothing is too small and cruelty is sometimes the point’

Former Olympic swimmer elected to lead the International Olympic Committee after one round of voting

Sebastian Coe is the favourite in a seven-strong field

Boxing will be at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles but Irish fighters' participation is not straightforward

IOC president Thomas Bach says executive board has recommended that boxing be included in 2028 games in Los Angeles

After switching from Ireland to Team GB ‘it was a really horrible atmosphere ... it was very difficult’

Delany’s determined victory in the 1,500m event at the 1956 Olympics still inspires today

Sport faced axe from Games after decision to banish previous governing body over governance and financial concerns

Well-heeled homeowners also installing the playing surfaces in their gardens

Dancers were competing in Dublin for a place at the Red Bull BC One World Finals in Tokyo this November

The 26-year-old Tipperary athlete has joined the training group of UK coach Tony Lester

Lightweight rowing is not part of the LA Games in 2028, which means the Cork rower must adapt

Veteran journalist was one of original hosts of channel when it was launched in 1989

Reality television the last refuge of too many scoundrels as disgraced former Olympic champion joins a long list

Three-time Olympian won bronze at the 2018 Europeans and finished fourth in Olympic final in Rio

The Oscar-tipped drama follows the ABC crew of journalists who had to cover the unfolding violence as terrorism overtook the the Munich Olympics in 1972

Watch your lane etiquette; never take off just before a faster swimmer turns; and don’t panic if someone taps your foot

Hungarian gymnast survived the persecution of Jews in the second World War

A bronze medal at the recent World Championships showed the Irish swimmer’s remarkable ability to put Olympics disappointment to one side

Sport is about so much more than who won and lost and in the 12 months just gone – it gave us a non-stop stream of chancers and characters away from the podium places

In the Golden Age of Irish sport, winning has become intentional

From Olympic medallists to heroics on the home front, and a poignant evening in Dalymount Park, it’s been another memorable year for Irish sport

Back-to-back Olympic champion achieved the most coveted sporting triumph of all, going out on a high

International Olympic Committee has said IBA will not organise boxing at LA Games

Irish fashion had an outstanding year, at home and internationally. We take a look back on 2024's many highlights

Irish sportswomen are now the women other countries study to see what can be achieved

Bronze medalist has been enjoying a road trip along the west coast of the USA while she ponders her next career moves

The Meath footballer came close to making the cut in rugby Sevens just nine months after taking up the sport but used her disappointment to go back to Australia intent on ending 2024 on a high note

The UK dressage rider was provisionally suspended by equestrian sport’s governing body before the 2024 Paris Olympics

The 24-year-old Belgian claimed gold in the men’s road race and time trial at the Paris Olympics this year

The Down athlete reflects on the devastation she felt at having to pull out of the Olympics on the eve of the Games