Liam Jegou

In 100 years of Ireland at the Olympics, this has been the greatest week

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

Sat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

Olympics, Day 3 as it happened: Mona McSharry wins bronze medal in 100m breaststroke final

Dubliner Ellen Walshe finishes eighth the 400IM final while Kellie Harrington wins her first fight

Mon Jul 29 2024 - 22:21

Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 3

Mona McSharry claims Ireland’s first medal at Paris 2024, while Kellie Harrington and Daniel Wiffen advance emphatically

Mon Jul 29 2024 - 22:19

Paris Olympics, Day 1: Irish in action and best of the rest

Watch the equestrian eventing team’s progress from 8.30am in the morning and end with Nhat Nguyen’s opening badminton group match in the evening

Sat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00

Tokyo 2020: No dress rehearsal for the moment an Olympic dream is crushed

Only a few days in, we've seen a gamut of raw emotion as Irish athletes make their exit

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 06:00

Liam Jegou ready to make a splash as Olympics finally arrive

As the first Irish athlete to be officially selected for Tokyo, he’s had the longest wait

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 06:00

Jack Woolley: ‘there’s absolutely no reason I can’t win the gold medal’

Skinny Irish kid no longer just a taekwondo novelty but a real threat for Olympic medals

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 04:00

Tokyo dreaming: Ireland’s Olympics team slowly taking shape

Ireland could send as many as 90 athletes to Japan – an increase on Brazil four years ago

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00

Liam Jegou qualifies for semi-finals in London

Irish canoeist shakes off back injury to make it through in Lee Valley

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 17:37

Jenny Egan continues fine run with World Cup bronze in Duisburg

Irish canoeist takes enjoys another podium finish after recent silver in Poland

Sun Jun 02 2019 - 19:30

Liam Jegou misses out on world slalom final

Irish canoeist finishes 24th of 30 starters

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 20:24

Liam Jegou makes under-23 canoe slalom world championships sem-finals

Ireland’s other competitors, Robert Hendrick and Jake Cochrane miss out

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 15:58

Best-ever run keeps Liam Jegou’s Rio 2016 dream alive

20-year-old qualifies for semi-finals at canoe slalom European Championships in Slovakia

Fri May 13 2016 - 16:11

Canoeing: Irish slalom team for season ahead finalised

A number of young contenders have put their hands up for selection

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 19:30

Jennings and Lambe book quarter-final place in style

Good opening day for Irish crews at World Rowing Championships

Mon Aug 31 2015 - 07:32

Canoeing: Liam Jegou qualifies for U-23 slalom semi-final

Robert Hendrick and Caoimhe O’Farrell miss out on qualification in Junior Championships

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 19:10

Hopes for Kenny in Rio may be scuttled but Puspure wins funding

Entries up for Saturday’s earlier edition of the Liffey Descent

Fri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00

Ireland’s Liam Jegou takes silver medal at Junior World Championship

Canoeist opens season with first podium finish in Australia

Sun Apr 27 2014 - 12:33