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In the Golden Age of Irish sport, winning has become intentional
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Field Outing – Frank McNally on an impromptu trip to the National Ploughing Championships
It was a jaunt reminiscent of the inaugural Bloomsday, albeit with more speed and less alcohol
‘Times are changing’ – NI Olympians speak about coming together as one at homecoming
Function in Co Down celebrates achievements of athletes including Rhys McClenaghan who won gold for Ireland and swimmer Jack McMillan who struck gold for Team GB
Your highlights of the Olympics: ‘The Italia ‘90 moment for the next generation’
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In Pictures: Team Ireland’s Olympic homecoming
Thousands lined O’Connell Street as Ireland’s athletes travelled back from Paris 2024
Large crowds gather to greet Kellie Harrington as double Olympic champion arrives home to Portland Row
Athletes receive warm reception after winning seven medals and challenging on many fronts in Paris
Our writers choose the best and worst of the 2024 Olympic Games
From historic feats by Daniel Wiffen and Kellie Harrington to kangaroo-hopping and boxing’s lapse into a culture war
Team Ireland or Team GB? For Northern Irish Olympians, there’s no identity crisis
The middle ground in Northern Ireland can ‘get their heads around’ multiple identities, says former rugby international Trevor Ringland
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Paris has been a beguiling host but there’s no mystery behind Ireland’s Olympic success
Paris has been a beguiling host but there’s no mystery behind Ireland’s Olympic success
Ireland is now so different from the begrudging country I grew up in
The self-assuredness to be found among so many creative Irish people – and sport is a creative endeavour – demonstrates a novel openness to excellence
Daniel Wiffen’s Olympic bronze medal seals a weekend unlike any in the history of Irish sport
Swimmer, who becomes first Irishman to win multiple medals at a single Olympics, still has 10km swim ahead of him on Friday
Seventh Heaven: How Irish athletes won seven medals in seven days at the Olympics
Paris Olympics: Swimming, rowing, boxing and gymnastics successes make for an unforgettable week in Irish sport
‘It always felt like it was going to happen’: Rhys McClenaghan’s Olympic destiny is now fulfilled
‘It feels like a dream, it’s a dream well-earned and I just can’t believe it’s happened’ – Rhys McClenaghan after his gold medal success
Olympics Day 8 live updates: Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan wins pommel horse gold as Kellie Harrington reaches lightweight final
Kellie Harrington beat Beatriz Ferreira to earn a place in the women’s lightweight final
Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 8 - A super Saturday in Paris
Rhys McClenaghan secures another gold for Ireland while Kellie Harrington and Daniel Wiffen could make it five Irish golds by Tuesday
Tears of joy flow as Rhys McClenaghan wins historic Olympic gold medal for Ireland
25-year-old Co Down gymnast puts Tokyo pain behind him with brilliant routine on the Pommel Horse
Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan: ‘Perfection isn’t attainable - but we’ll try’
The number-one ranked gymnast just wants to ‘land on top of the podium’
McClenaghan secures his place in pommel horse final with top-ranked score of 15.200
Difficulty score was a relatively low 6.300, but execution score of 8.900 on pommel horse sends Rhys McClenaghan into final next Saturday
Meet Team Ireland - Rhys McClenaghan (Gymnastics)
Olympics: Two-time world champion heads to Paris as one of Ireland’s brightest medal prospects
Magic Olympic rings have the power to pull the biggest Ireland team ever to go to the games
Here’s where we are - this team will win medals and possibly the most ever
Ireland predicted to win a record nine Olympic medals in Paris
Nielsen’s Gracenote Virtual Medal Table predict Ireland will claim a record nine Olympic medals in Paris
Amid grunts, groans and golds, Rhys McClenaghan and Limerick’s hurlers provide poetry in motion
TV View: ‘It’s all gone peared,’ declares Paul Merson
Rhys McClenaghan wins third European pommel horse gold
24-year-old retains his European crown months out from the Paris Olympics with a score of 15.300
Sporting predictions for 2024: Sonia O’Sullivan, Graham Geraghty and others look ahead
Will Ireland do better than ever at the Olympics? Will anyone stop Limerick’s hurlers? Who will win Euro 2024? Will our educated guessers get anything right? It’ll certainly be fun finding out
Difficult to separate Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke after their impressive seasons
Both Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke enjoyed outstanding campaigns in 2023 and deservedly share Athletics Ireland's Athlete of the Year award
Rhys McClenaghan wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
Evan Ferguson, Jason Smyth, Andy Farrell and Limerick hurling pick up awards
Rhys McClenaghan: ‘This gold medal doesn’t fix me, it doesn’t make me a happy person’
The 24-year-old back-to-back World Champion on overcoming mental challenges on the path to success
Mary Hannigan: Serene Irish progress at Rugby World Cup leaves us a bit giddy
Ken Early on how mistakes deliver spectacle and Ian O’Riordan lauds Rhys McClenaghan’s faultless World Championship triumph
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