Summer Games

ATHLETE CIARA MAGEEAN FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM PARIS 2024 DUE TO INJURY

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Team Ireland’s Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from tomorrow’s 1500m heats due to injury. In her final weeks of preparation for these Paris Olympic Games Ciara has been dealing with painful chronic Achilles issues. Despite every effort made by Ciara and the Team Ireland medical team, the European champion will unfortunately be unable to toe the [...]

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Daniel Wiffen wins bronze in the Men’s 1500m Freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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Team Ireland’s swimming superstar Daniel Wiffen has won an Olympic bronze medal in the 1500m Freestyle final this evening, to add to the gold he won on Tuesday. In doing so the Armagh swimmer has won Team Ireland’s seventh medal at these Olympic Games, and it is Ireland’s third bronze medal in Paris. This is

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BACK-TO-BACK OLYMPIC GOLD FOR FINTAN MCCARTHY AND PAUL O’DONOVAN

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Team Ireland rowers Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan (LM2x) have sensationally won back-to -back Olympic gold medals. The Skibbereen superstars rowed the perfect race to become double Olympic champions in front a massive Irish crowd in Paris. In doing the remarkable duo have won Team Ireland’s fifth medal at these Paris Olympic Games, after team

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2024 OLYMPIC GAMES – DAY6 EVENING REPORT FROM TEAM IRELAND

Boxing, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Swimming /
Twenty-one-year-old Sallynoggin heavyweight (92kg) Jack Marley, who made such an impressive Olympic debut last Sunday was beaten tonight by Davlat Boltaev of Tajikistan in the 92kg quarter-finals; 4-1. Earlier talented Bray flyweight Daina Moorehouse was bitterly disappointed to be on the wrong side of a 4-1 decision in favour of hometown fighter Wassila Lkhadiri of

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TEAM IRELAND SWIMMER DANIEL WIFFEN WINS OLYMPIC GOLD

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Armagh swimmer Daniel Wiffen has won an incredible Olympic gold medal in the final of the men’s 800m freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, in a new Olympic Record time of 7:38.19. In doing so twenty-three-year old Wiffen becomes Team Ireland’s second medallist at these Olympic Games, after team mate Mona McSharry claimed

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AFTERNOON REPORT ON DAY TWO FROM TEAM IRELAND

Boxing, Equestrian, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Rugby, Sailing /
On the water in Marseilles Sailors Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove impressed to win the third of their 12 qualifying races in the Skiff this afternoon, having earlier placed  fourth in the second race. In boxing Offaly welterweight (66kg) Grainne Walsh was beaten by Hungarian opponent Anna Luca Hamori in the preliminaries this afternoon 4-1.The first ever Irish Women’s Rugby Sevens team at an

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TEAM IRELAND TO FEATURE IN TEN SPORTS ON OPENING DAY OF PARIS 2024

Badminton, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Gymnastics, Hockey, News, Paris 2024, Paris 2024, Rowing, Swimming /
Day one of Paris 2024 is set to be a bumper one for Team Ireland as athletes from no less than ten sports will get their Olympic campaigns underway; Eventing (Dressage), Hockey, Swimming, Rowing, Canoe Slalom, Road Cycling, Boxing, Badminton, Gymnastics, and the Men’s Rugby Sevens team return to the pitch.    Equestrian The Irish

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SARAH LAVIN AND SHANE LOWRY ANNOUNCED AS FLAGBEARERS FOR OPENING CEREMONY

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At a media event this morning in the Irish Cultural Centre in the heart of Paris, Limerick athlete Sarah Lavin and Offaly golfer Shane Lowry were both unveiled as the Team Ireland Flagbearers for tonight’s Opening Ceremony like no other along the river Seine, which gets underway at 7pm Irish time. Flagbearers The Limerick sprint

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Road Cyclists Selected To Compete At Paris 2024 For Team Ireland

ROAD CYCLING ATHLETES OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND’S LARGEST EVER TEAM OF 133 AT PARIS 2024

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The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially named the three road cyclists who will compete for Team Ireland at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Megan Armitage (Offaly), Ben Healy (Cork/Stourbridge UK) and Ryan Mullen (Meath/Birkenhead UK), join the four person track cycling team in representing Ireland in a sport that has been on

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Team Ireland Golfers Selected For Paris 2024

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The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the golf team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.  Replicating the team that competed in Tokyo 2020, the Paris 2024 team of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow will once again represent Ireland in golf at the Olympic Games. The golf tournament occurs

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