As he prepares to end his 10-year stint as IRFU high-performance director, the Australian reflects on guiding changes to Irish structure and mentality even when that caused tensions
Paris 2024
The Waterford racewalker suffered two broken vertebrae and had to wear a body cast for five months but still made it back to compete in Beijing four years later
The 25-year-old from Tallaght opens up on finding love and dealing with the weight of his own expectations as he prepares for his second Olympics in taekwondo
Raphoe woman comes from a famous badminton family and will now follow in the footsteps of her illustrious aunt, Chloe Magee, who competed in Beijing, London and Rio
University of Texas graduate believes she has the ability to take on the world's best athletes as the Paris Olympics looms large
Irish Olympics selection trials at La Grande Motte see experienced duo Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove hold off challenge of Cork pair Séafra Guilfoyle and Johnny Durcan
One of Ireland’s first full-time athletes, Terry McHugh was never afraid of taking on impossible odds, and going where no one had gone before
The major athletics events this summer are not simple or straightforward affairs for athletes when they face having to balance individual aspirations with team obligations
IOC will use Olympics to promote wellness after concerns raised over mental health in sport
With Olympic qualification already in the bag, Adeleke, Cillín Greene, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley took bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay
Ireland’s women’s 4x400m team and mixed 4x400m team both book their spots in Paris with record-breaking displays
Kerryman Ned Barrett, holder of an All-Ireland winner’s medal for hurling, beat Corkman Con O’Kelly to claim the title of British heavyweight wrestling champion in 1908. The stakes were even higher when the pair clashed again later that year ...
Sport Ireland Institute has opened a new environmental training chamber which can simulate exact conditions for the Games in July - we gave it a try
The 25-year-old is part of the women’s pursuit track cycling team qualified for Paris after a poster campaign caught her attention
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