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Dayle Rooney scores winning goal from penalty spot as Bohemians knock rivals...
SHAMROCK ROVERS paid the penalty this time around as they were knocked out of the FAI Cup by their arch rivals BohemiansOn Tuesday, the Hoops booked their passage into the second qualifying round of...
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Ireland swimming vet Shane Ryan ready to embrace mentorship role ahead of...
“I’M LIKE the old man in the corner of the pub somewhere saying ‘I remember back in the day’”.That might not be Shane Ryan’s only role at this Olympics but his presence is a reminder of how Irish...
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Ireland rugby sevens star Jordan Conroy details how they built their Olympic...
ONE way or the other Ireland’s Sevens Olympics will be over when the Games have scarcely begun.That seems apt for those who were dismissive of the men’s team ever getting off the ground with Jordan...
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Ireland Olympic Sevens skipper Harry McNulty hails Hugo Keenan’s work ethic...
BEFORE Hugo Keenan rejoined the Sevens squad, he crammed to ensure he knew all the calls.That was a reminder to captain Harry McNulty of just how far the programme had come since it started in...
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Ireland rugby Sevens survive late Springbok comeback to get 2024 Olympic...
IRELAND survived some stage fright to get off to a winning start in the Sevens.Tries from Jordan Conroy and Terry Kennedy saw them see off South Africa before their second outing against Japan later...
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Zak Ward targets New Zealand win as Ireland book quarter-final after victory...
ZAK WARD is hoping to avenge his brother when Ireland play New Zealand on Thursday.James Topping’s side edged out South Africa 10-5 and then cut lose against Japan with Ward scoring one of six tires in...
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Ireland 7s set up quarter-final clash with two-time Olympic champions after...
Ireland will face two-time Olympic champions Fiji in the quarter-finals after losing to New Zealand.Ireland were 12-0 up at the break but their opponents scored two converted tries without reply after...
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Hugo Keenan issues warning to Fiji as Ireland face Olympic Sevens champions...
HUGO KEENAN has backed Ireland to bounce back and hand Fiji their first defeat at an Olympics Games.Ireland were 12-0 up at half-time but lost 14-12 to New Zealand in their final group game.Hugo Keenan...
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James Topping admits that mistakes cost Ireland during heartbreaking defeat...
THE margins were small but the standards are rising.And coach James Topping reckons Ireland might need a rethink about how they approach Sevens rugby after coming up short against New Zealand and...
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Ireland’s boxers get five byes as they earn huge advantage in Paris 2024...
OUR boxing team got more byes than at the end of a phone call following Thursday night’s draw.Kellie Harrington, Daina Moorehouse, Jenny Lehane, Michaela Walsh and Jude Gallagher will all have one...
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Taoiseach Simon Harris urges Team Ireland to go for it on eve of huge...
TAOISEACH Simon Harris urged Team Ireland to go for it on the eve of what could be the greatest Olympics in our history.The 133 athletes are out for glory – with a little help from Peppa Pig– and an...
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Ireland Olympic flagbearers Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin reveal they had to...
MUM was the word for Ireland’s flagbearers Sarah Lavin and Shane Lowry.The 100m hurdler and golfer have been given the honour of holding the tricolour for tonight’s Opening Ceremony.Lowry and Lavin...
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Paris Olympics started with spying scandal and train sabotage – Ireland will...
IT IS customary, at the start of an Olympics, to say, ‘Let the Games begin’.But the Olympics news cycle is already up and clocking up serious RPM.The first full day of action at the Paris Olympics...
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Rob Dickson and Chris Waddilove sit third on the overall standings in the...
ROB DICKSON and Sean Waddilove sit third in the overall standings in the men’s skiff.The Dublin pair came ninth in the first race and fourth in the second before winning the third to leave them...
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Kellie Harrington begins Olympic gold medal defence in style with dominant...
KELLIE HARRINGTON is one fight away from a second Olympic medal after an impressive win over Alessia Mesiano.Harrington had lost in the semi-finals of the European Championships to Russia’s Natalia...
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Liam Jegou finishes seventh in the men’s canoe slalom single final at 2024...
A CLIPPED penultimate gate cost Liam Jegou a silver medal in the Canoe Slalom C! final.The Clare man squeezed into the Olympic semi-finals in 16th and last place but progressed to the final as sixth...
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Robert Dickson & Sean Waddilove in medal contention at Paris Olympics despite...
ROBERT DICKSON and Sean Waddilove lie in second position in the Men’s Skiff despite being disqualified from their last of three races.The duo finished race four – the first of the day – in fourth, and...
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Mona McSharry in tears after nabbing Ireland’s first Paris Olympics medal...
IRISH swimmer Mona McSharry has nabbed Ireland’s first Olypmic medal in Paris 2024 finishing with bronze.The 23-year-old Sligo star came in third with 1:05:59 on the clock, narrowly missing out on...
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Ellen Walshe finishes eighth in 400m Individual Medley final at Paris 2024...
ELLEN WALSHE was disappointed to come eighth in the 400m Individual Medley in 4:40.70, some way outside her personal best of 4:37.18 and slower than her time of 4:39.97 in the semi-final.Walshe said:...
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We’re not done yet – Mona McSharry eyeing next challenge after Olympic bronze...
MONA McSHARRY was planning to celebrate her Olympic bronze with a chocolate muffin and an early night.The Sligo swimmer claimed Ireland’s first medal of the Paris Games when she came third in the 100m...
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