Oliver Dingley
Diving
BIOGRAPHY
Oliver, whose grandmother hails from Spike Island in Cork, was Ireland’s first Olympic diver in 68 years in Rio 2016 where he finished eighth with his PB of 442.90 points. In 2018 he was eighth at the European Championships and seventh at the World Cup in China. In May 2021 he qualified for his second Olympics by making the semi-finals of the World Cup in Tokyo. He is a student of film and broadcasting at DIT.
TEAM IRELAND NEWS
Team Ireland Updates
Team Ireland Updates 2025 Sport for Business Children and Sport Conference The 2025 Sport for Business Children and Sport Conference, proudly sponsored by Allianz, brought together athletes, students, and educators for an inspiring day of discussion and celebration of youth sport. A highlight of the event was a lively Q&A with Team Ireland’s five medallists [...]
Milano Cortina 2026 Village Cluster Format
At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, competitions will be spread across six distinct “clusters” in Northern Italy. For Team Ireland, this set-up means athletes will be based in different villages depending on their sport, but together they will showcase Irish talent across a wide range of disciplines. The Milano Cluster will host skating [...]
Events coming up in October
Taekwondo From 24th - 30th October the World Taekwondo Championships will be held in Wuxi, China Canoeing Canoe Slalom World Championships. Penrith, Australia. Sept 29-Oct 4th. Swimming World Aquatics World Cup: Stop 1 – 10th – 12th October, Carmel, USA Stop 2 – 17th – 19th October, Westmont, USA Stop 3 – 23rd – 25th [...]
Performance Round Up – September 2025
CATCH UP ON THE LATEST RESULTS OF TEAM IRELAND ATHLETES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER: Rowing World Rowing Championships, Shanghai Double Olympian Fiona Murtagh produced the standout performance of the regatta in the Women’s Single Sculls (W1x), leading from the start and surviving a late charge from Britain’s Lauren Henry. The race [...]
Mental fortitude as powerful as her punch – A sit down with World Champion Aoife O’Rourke
RESEARCH suggests that up to 35 per cent of elite athletes are affected by considerable mental health struggles at some stage of their careers. Competing at sport’s highest level as Olympians, no matter how well, can subsequently trigger a dip in mood and motivation. Not so for Roscommon boxer Aoife O’Rourke whose brilliant post-Paris year [...]
Olympian Spotlight – Fionnuala McCormack
Few Irish athletes embody endurance, resilience, and sheer love of sport quite like Fionnuala McCormack. With a remarkable career spanning nearly two decades, she has represented Ireland at five Olympic Games—from Beijing 2008 right through to Paris 2024—and capped it all with her highest-ever global finish, 9th place at the 2025 World Championships. In this [...]