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Carlow's Finn Lynch secures a place for Ireland in the Paris 2024 Olympics

Over the weekend, Carlow native Finn Lynch qualified Ireland for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the Men’s Dinghy event. Finn finished 23rd overall in the ILCA 7 class, claiming the 15th nation place on offer out of 16 available at the Sailing World ...

21 Aug 2023 at 16:00

Local News

Four female olympians elected to Irish olympics athletes' commission

Four female olympians have been elected to the Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission. The new appointments effectively doubles the representation of women on the Commission from two during the 2017 - 2021 period. The list of ...

23 Jan 2022 at 11:23

National News

Taoiseach to join leaders at Paris summit and Olympics opening ceremony

Taoiseach Simon Harris is to join world leaders in Paris for a sporting summit as well as attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Mr Harris said he would also use the visit to show his support for Irish athletes competing ...

25 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Sport

Dublin homecoming planned to celebrate Ireland’s most successful Olympics

A celebratory homecoming is to be held in Dublin city on Monday to mark Ireland’s most successful Olympic Games ever. Four gold medals were won across various events at the Paris games, putting Ireland 13th on the gold medals table ...

08 Aug 2024 at 21:04

Carlow Sport

Carlow Olympian speaks at SETU Carlow

South East Technological University (SETU) hosted the Try Sports Coaching event at its campus in Carlow this week. The event aimed not only to introduce students to the fundamentals of sports coaching but also to help them ...

07 Mar 2024 at 17:02

Northern Ireland

‘Everyone is going to want to be a Daniel Wiffen’ – Swim Ulster chief

Olympic swimming gold medallist Daniel Wiffen has been described as an incredible role model for generations to come. Northern Ireland had been without Olympic gold since 1988. But that all changed when Wiffen and Jack ...

31 Jul 2024 at 16:29

Ireland to welcome home Olympians as country marks biggest medal haul

Northern Ireland

Homecoming for Ireland's Olympic heroes to take place at GPO in Dublin

Ireland will today welcome home its 133 athletes from Paris, after it had the most successful Olympic Games in the state’s history. The athletes will take part in a celebratory homecoming in Dublin city later today to ...

12 Aug 2024 at 09:14

Sport

Brilliant Mark English breaks Irish 800m record and gains Olympic Standard

Mark English broke the long-standing Irish 800m record and made the Olympic standard with an outstanding run in Spain on Tuesday evening. The Letterkenny native finished second in the men's 800m in a personal best of ...

30 Jun 2021 at 15:32

Other Sport

RESULT: Ireland women's hockey crunch Olympic Games qualification semi-final against Spain

The Irish women's hockey team are currently in semi-final action against Spain for a place in this summer's Olympic Games in Paris. The game, which is being held in Valencia, can be watched live on the RTÉ News ...

18 Jan 2024 at 12:03

Northern Ireland

RTE news bulletins blocked in Northern Ireland over Olympics footage

RTE will not broadcast or stream news bulletins in Northern Ireland if they contain footage from the Olympics. Viewers in Northern Ireland who tuned into the Irish national broadcaster for its main news ...

25 Jul 2024 at 13:45

Northern Ireland

Medal success for rowers ‘inspiring’ next generation of Olympians

Medal success for rowers from across the island of Ireland will inspire the next generation of Olympians, supporters have said. The medal rush for rowers at the Paris Olympics continued on Thursday as ...

01 Aug 2024 at 16:25

Ireland Olympic success ‘the stuff of dreams’ as athletes welcomed home

Northern Ireland

‘Stuff of dreams’ as Ireland welcomes Olympians home

More than 20,000 cheering fans welcomed Ireland’s Olympic team home after its most successful medal haul ever on Monday. Most of the Irish athletes who won medals attended the celebratory event on ...

12 Aug 2024 at 21:56

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