Rugby

SAILORS MAKE A SPLASH AT TOKYO GAMES WHILE RUGBY SEVENS DOMINATE TO BOOK ANOTHER SHOWDOWN WITH KENYA

Sailors Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove announced their arrival at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games with a splash this afternoon as they finished in first place in their opening 49er class race, edging out Great Britain and Germany. There’s still a long way to go in this competition though, with 12 races in total in […]

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ACTION-PACKED MORNING FOR TEAM IRELAND ON DAY FOUR OF TOKYO 2020

Mona McSharry became the first Irish swimmer in 25 years to compete at an Olympic final today, and put in a solid performance this morning in her 100m Breaststroke final, placing 8th overall in a time of 1:06.94. Earlier in the day, a superb performance from Carolyn Hayes in the women’s triathlon saw her finish

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MAGNIFICENT MCSHARRY SECURES OLYMPIC FINAL SPOT

Mona McSharry continued her impressive form at this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games as she secured a coveted final spot in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke today. Finishing fourth in her semi-final today in a time of 1:06.59, she become the first Irish swimmer to qualify for an Olympic final in 25 years.  Elsewhere, both of Team

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European Games 2023 – List of Sports Agreed

EOC, Krakow-Małopolska agree on preliminary list of sports for European Games The European Olympic Committees (EOC) this weekend welcomed a delegation from Poland to the CONI headquarters in Rome for discussions on the 3rd edition of the European Games (EG), which are scheduled to take place in Krakow-Małopolska in summer 2023. The meeting was led

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Women’s Rugby 7’s

IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora met with Rio 2016 Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty in Howth today to discuss the Ireland’s Women’s 7’s programme. They were joined by OCI’s  Martin Burke and Stephen Martin  and Team Ireland Women’s 7’s Team Manager Gillian McDarby. Nucifora will be joined by fellow Olympic Sports Performance staff on October 9th and

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