A record 127 championship medals were won by Irish athletes in 2025
Dr Úna May praises achievements, which included 39 gold medals in tally
Sport Ireland
Kate O’Connor named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year for 2025
Cora Staunton wins the Outstanding Contribution to Sport award
Max McCusker becomes second Ireland swimmer to sign up for Enhanced Games
He joins Shane Ryan as one of the 11 swimmers to have signed on for event in May of next year
Jason Smyth: Ireland’s Paralympic legend on life after racing
The Derry native won six gold medals across four Games and reflects on the fight for inclusive sport
Sport Ireland launches first Disability in Sport Week
Events and activities will showcase contributions of people with disabilities across wide range of sports
‘It’s crazy to think we haven’t had it’: World champion Lara Gillespie on cycling velodrome
The €100m National Velodrome and Badminton Centre is set for completion in early 2028
Shane Ryan on the Enhanced Games: ‘You have no idea of the shitstorm that I’ve caused’
The three-time Olympian says he is willing to take performance-enhancing drugs because the money he will earn is life-changing
The Enhanced Games explainer: is the risk of death not enough to scare off athletes?
Founder trumpets a new ‘super humanity’
Martina McCarthy: ‘I didn’t deliver on my potential. As a coach, you have to park that’
The Galway former Olympic sprinter talks about her role as senior S& coach to Ireland’s elite athletes
Sonia O’Sullivan: No time for complacency in athletics cycle that never stops
Big goal for many Irish athletes will be next year’s European Championships in England
FAI cash in on Oireachtas grillings with budget bounce for LOI academies
League of Ireland academies to receive ‘multi-annual’ funding of €3 million
‘My first day back at work after the All-Ireland I thought, ‘Oh my God, it’s all over, and I just want to go back’
In elite sports, the transition from thundering stadiums and euphoric wins to ordinary life can be traumatic
Irish athletes, boxers in female categories at world championships to be male-gene tested
The male SRY gene causes male characteristics during development
‘Like finding a bit of gold’: The retired couple travelling Ireland’s Atlantic cycle route
The ‘relatively unknown’ EuroVelo trail goes from Belfast across to the west coast, down to the south coast and on to Rosslare Harbour
Tom Parsons: Intercounty players give us something money can’t buy, so why are they left out of pocket?
Research commissioned by the GPA found players absorb €4,602 in unreimbursed costs on average each year
FAI board holds unscheduled board meeting after standoff with Oireachtas sport committee
FAI was due to appear before committee next Wednesday
What the rows over skorts and public toilets reveal about Irish attitudes to equality
The two controversies bely the reality that Ireland has had 25 years of anti-discrimination legislation in relation to services, including public toilets, sports and sporting facilities
Sport Ireland seeks planning permission for national cricket centre
Facility would generate €93m tourism dividend over five-year period, application says
Hammer thrower Nicola Tuthill breaking new ground with help from Jerry Kiernan Foundation
After good showing in Paris Olympics, Tuthill is hoping to continue her progress into the World Championships in Tokyo in September
Almost half of adults now regularly taking part in sport
Report shows concern over participation levels among people with disabilities
Clare County Council accused of ‘intimidation’ over future of Cliffs of Moher walking trail
Attempts to compulsorily purchase land from local farmers for trail will be resisted, says IFA
Anomalies remain around the awarding of Sport Ireland grants
Certain relays seem to be considered every bit as important as individual events
Kellie Harrington remains on €40,000 podium funding as some Sport Ireland investment figures yet to be realised
Funding increased to €27 million for the first year of the new cycle after successful Paris Olympics
Girls and sport: ‘You don’t really aspire to be something that you don’t see. There’s a lot more to be done’
Camogie player Niamh McGrath reflects on keeping girls – and mothers – playing sport
Diversity, gender balance and money spent properly are priorities as Minister for Sport announces €31.3m in core funding grants
Sums range from €1.65m for Special Olympics Ireland to €37,000 for taekwondo
From The Cowshed to Abbotstown: the odyssey of the Irish Indoor Championships
Irish athletics has come a long way since the humble beginnings of the event in rural North Tipperary
Warning signs ignored at Cliffs of Moher as public engage in ‘risky behaviour’
Sport Ireland report calls for Clare cliff trail to be ‘closed immediately’ to be made safe
Proposal to relocate RTÉ in GPO considered by Dublin taskforce
Taskforce report contains 10 proposals for initiatives to revive Dublin city centre
Sport Ireland gets budget bump to build on Paris success
Sport funding increases to €230.68m as part of Budget 2025
Tennis coach sentenced to six-and-a-half years in Britain for child-sex offences worked at four Irish clubs
Sean Francis McGranaghan (33) described by police as ‘dangerous individual who has never admitted liability for heinous crimes’
Athletics facilities: Dublin well-served but Cork among large parts of the country severely lacking
Paris Olympic review: Though now basking in our athletes’ recent success, we can expect a renewed focus on facilities, funding and coaching to be high on the agenda
Politicians promise more Olympic funding, but where will it go?
A breakdown of Government spending on sport shows biggest chunk goes on capital and equipment
Plans for 4,000-seater cricket stadium in Dublin approved by Government
Stadium expected to be ready in time to host matches in 2030 Men's T20 World Cup
Team Ireland’s performance analysis head: ‘We go through hours of footage on opponents before each bout’
Behind Team Ireland: Alan Swanton is Head of Performance Analysis at the Sport Ireland Institute and leads the Performance Analysis team for Team Ireland
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