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Thursday 24 September 2020
She has secured her spot thanks to a 12th-place finish at the World Championships earlier this year.
How can we boost Ireland’s number of podium finishes? We find out more on Ireland 2029.
The world champion will face the scourge of Irish boxing, and one of her inspirations, Mira Potkonen in the decider.
John O’Donnell and the Ireland Men’s Sevens team have a huge weekend ahead in Hong Kong.
The brothers finished third in their semi-final today to book their place in Saturday’s A Final.
The Bray boxer is set to take on Germany’s Nina Meinke in a 10-round bout with the WBA intercontinental belt on the line.
We’d be guaranteed a rake of golds.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
More than 180 athletes will train at the high performance centre on the National Sports Campus.
A new book looks at the success of Irish boxing’s High Performance Unit.
Both fighters now go for gold tomorrow.
Mick Conlan and Dean Walsh have delivered in Bulgaria.
Two codes of rugby (and a bit of boxing) aren’t enough to keep SBW busy.
Keep your silly medallions.
Next up for the champ: Bulgaria’s Denitsa Eliseeva in Friday’s semi-final.
Caroline Ryan denied a medal in the final stages as Track Cycling World Championships get underway in Colombia.
The American gained worldwide fame for his sporting efforts and his victory over Germany’s best athletes.
Ireland’s Fionnuala Britton is the one they all have to beat in Belgrade later today.
Hugh Myres and Jason Quigley both fight in the finals of the European U23 Championships in Russia this afternoon.
Canal BC’s Kurt Walker fights Oliver Simpson in the flyweight semi-finals of the AIBA World Youth Championships
Lisburn’s Kurt Walker will face Oliver Simpson of Leeds in the flyweight semi-finals of the World Youth Boxing Championships.
John Joe Nevin’s opponent is a decent lad and a great boxer, there must be some Irish in him.
It was inevitable, wasn’t it?
The favourites for basketball gold made light work of the French side led by Tony Parker.
The Russian queen of track and field is very confident going in to London 2012.
Grainne Murphy was a rediculously narrow margin away from breaking a long-standing record in the pool. Now, the 18-year-old turns her focus to London.
USA Basketball have named a 20 man squad which they hope can bring them gold this summer
Rory McIlroy says that he will take as much time as possible before committing to either Great Britain or Ireland for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Katie Taylor will fight for gold at the European Women’s Boxing Championships tomorrow after an impressive semi-final win this morning.
Katie Taylor’s drive for five continued with a comfortable quarter-final win at the European Women’s Boxing Championships this afternoon.
Paddy Barnes seeks to become only the second Irish boxer to win back-to-back European titles.
The Irish athlete has qualified for this evening’s 60m hurdles final at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Paris.
Both Cooldine and stablemate Mikael d’Haguenet have “worked very well” according to their trainer as they prepare for this weekend’s Hennessy Gold Cup meeting.
Trainer Paul Nolan is pleased with the defending champ’s preparations for Sunday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown
IT’S BEEN A tough few months since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the nation.
Many people have been affected by job losses, isolation and a lack of social interaction, and the loss of loved ones.
Today, youth mental health charity Jigsaw said it saw a 50% increase in demand for its services in August this year compared to the same period last year.
There has also been an over 400% increase of traffic to its e-mental health platform over the last six months, a surge in demand for its schools supports and a month-on-month increase to calls to 1800 JIGSAW support line.
So, today we want to know: Has your mental health been affected since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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