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In The News – April 13th

Cycling, Golf, News, Swimming / Suzanne Casey

A strong week for Team Ireland across multiple sports, with standout performances and important developments across the high-performance system. Golf Rory McIlroy delivered a historic back-to-back victory at The Masters Tournament, finishing on -12 to secure his sixth major title. The win further underlines his place among the greats of the game and marks a [...]

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In the News – 9 March 2026

Badminton, Cycling, Hockey, News, Swimming / Suzanne Casey

Hockey The Irish Men’s and women’s hockey teams qualify for the FIH World Cup, after competing in the Qualifiers tournament in Santiago, Chile. The Ireland Men’s Hockey Team closed out their FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers with a win over France to take top spot in the tournament. Having trailed by a goal, Ireland fought

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THIRTY-FIVE ATHLETES ACROSS EIGHT SPORTS TO COMPETE AT EYOF SKOPJE

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cycling, Gymnastics, News, Table Tennis, Taekwondo / Suzanne Casey

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has today named thirty-five athletes who will compete across eight sports in the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) taking place later this month. The EYOF is the largest European multi-sport event for young athletes aged 14-17, typically held every two years. This year it takes place in Skopje, North

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Team Ireland EYOF Medallists 1991 – 2024

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cycling, EYOF Skopje, EYOF Skopje 2025, Gymnastics, News, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo / Heather

In the 24 years of Team Ireland competing at the European Youth Olympic Festival – Ireland has had significant success. There have been 72 medals won by Irish athletes in that time, and the most successful Games for Team Ireland was in Tibilisi in 2015, with a total of ten medals being spread across athletics

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In The News – July 7th

Athletics, Cycling, Equestrian, News, Rowing, Swimming, Triathlon / Suzanne Casey

Equestrian – Spruce Meadows, Canada Daniel Coyle Won the $1 million ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, producing two flawless rounds with Incredible and winning the jump-off in 35.21 seconds. He edged out USA’s Kyle King by just 0.08 seconds to take his first-ever 5★ Grand Prix win at Spruce Meadows. “It only took 10 years,” Coyle

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From EYOF to the Giro – Darren Rafferty’s cycling journey

Cycling, News / Suzanne Casey

Darren Rafferty’s cycling journey began with Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2019, and just six years later he’s riding Grand Tours and chasing podiums on the world stage. IRISH cycling has had a few famous dynasties to date and the Rafferty family from Tyrone will surely follow them if

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Sport Events Coming up in July

Athletics, Badminton, Cycling, Equestrian, Hockey, News, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming / Heather

We are at the start of a jam packed July, check here for information on the upcoming events? DATES EVENT (SPORT) 27 June – 6 July EQUESTRIAN Team Ireland – World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen – Aachen, Germany LINK 28-29 June ATHLETICS Team Ireland – European Athletics Team Championships Division 2 – Maribor, Slovenia LINK

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In The News – May 12th

Athletics, Cycling, Equestrian, News / Suzanne Casey

Equestrian: Austin O'Connor Achieves Podium Finish at Badminton Horse Trials Four time Olympian Austin O'Connor delivered one of his finest performances to date at the prestigious 2025 Badminton Horse Trials, finishing third overall aboard his long-time partner Colorado Blue. After a modest start in the dressage phase, where he placed 20th, O'Connor surged through the

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Team Ireland Weekend Highlights, April 12–13, 2025

Athletics, Badminton, Cycling, Golf, News, Swimming / Suzanne Casey

From Augusta to Dublin, Belgium to the Basque Country, Irish athletes produced standout performances across a range of Olympic sports this weekend. Rory McIlroy Completes Career Grand Slam Rory McIlroy delivered a defining moment for Irish sport this weekend, winning the 2025 Masters Tournament and becoming just the sixth golfer in history — and

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Bronze for Gillespie at Track World Championships

Cycling / Kevin

Ending the championships on a high Gillespie finished third in the Women’s Points Race, claiming her first ever senior championship medal. This result adds to her success from earlier in the week when the Co. Wicklow rider recorded three top ten placings at the championships. The Points Race consists of 80 laps and includes a

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Top Five Finish for Gillespie at Track World Championships

Cycling, News / Kevin

Co. Wicklow’s Lara Gillespie got Ireland off to a strong start at the 2024 Tissot UCI Track World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark. The five-day championships got underway yesterday and Gillespie was the first of the Irish team to compete, racing in the Elimination Race this evening, Thursday, 17th of October. Gillespie faced strong competition with

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UCI Track World Championships | Team Ireland

Cycling, News / Kevin

Irish riders hit the track again this week, as they head to the UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ireland will have three representatives on track in Denmark. Paris 2024 Olympians Lara Gillespie and Mia Griffin will be joined by Lucy Bénézet Minns, having just competed in the UCI World Road Championships in September,

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