My News
Personalise your news feed by choosing your favourite topics of interest
#Rio 2016
# rio-2016 - Sunday 1 March, 2020
The melancholy of the former distance runner
In the first part of our series, Irish Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird discusses life after high-level sport.
# rio-2016 - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
Conlan finally set for Rio 2016 revenge chance with Nikitin showdown confirmed for NYC
It’s back on – the long-awaited reunion takes place on 14 December at Madison Square Garden.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 29 August, 2019
21-year-old Australian Olympic champion undergoes third heart operation
Kyle Chalmers said he was hopeful the problem has now been fixed ‘once and for all’.
# rio-2016 - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Rio marathon silver medallist banned following EPO positive
Bahrain’s Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa has been provisionally suspended.
# rio-2016 - Saturday 6 April, 2019
Ireland's Finn Lynch finishes fourth in storm-tossed conditions at Palma regatta
The Carlow native narrowly missed out on a podium place after an impressive performance.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 4 April, 2019
Pele 'doing well' after treatment in Paris hospital
The 78-year-old was receiving antibiotics prior to the long flight back to his home country.
# rio-2016 - Tuesday 25 September, 2018
'I look back with great pride' - Long-standing Ireland hockey captain and Rio Olympian announces retirement
The defender won European bronze with Ireland in 2015 and represented his country at the Olympic Games.
# rio-2016 - Monday 4 June, 2018
Irish Olympian Jonty Evans in intensive care following fall
The 46-year-old suffered the accident during the Tattersalls International Horse Trials
# rio-2016 - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
'It was driven by money' - Irish Olympian Barr backs changes to clamp down on switching nationality
The 400m hurdler believes new measures on the way from the IAAF are ‘a step in the right direction’.
# rio-2016 - Saturday 3 March, 2018
‘Stepping away from high-level sport is really hard and I probably still struggle with it’
Claire Lambe on representing Ireland at the 2016 Olympics and transitioning to normal life thereafter.
# rio-2016 - Monday 26 February, 2018
Irish boxer Michael O'Reilly handed four-year ban for doping violation
The ban is backdated to when he failed the test, which means he will be eligible to box again after 10 July 2020.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 8 February, 2018
'I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep... I mean, f**k, I was in a dark place'
The 30-year old, three-time Olympian announced his retirement on Tuesday.
# rio-2016 - Friday 22 December, 2017
'I'd love to have a crack at another Olympics and make amends for what happened last time'
Mick Clohisey on how his World Championship run was a redemption for Rio.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 9 November, 2017
Brazil's supreme court grants injunction to suspend Kevin Mallon's ticket touting court date
Mallon’s legal team told the court: “We are shouting but no one is listening.”
# rio-2016 - Monday 9 October, 2017
Ireland's first female Olympic gymnast announces her retirement at 19
Ellis O’Reilly hopes her achievements will inspire a new generation.
# rio-2016 - Friday 6 October, 2017
Rio 2016 chief, arrested on charges of attempted bribery, had 16 bars of gold in Swiss bank
Carlos Nuzman is alleged to have paid off colleagues in return for them voting in favour of the Brazilian city being Olympic host.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 17 August, 2017
Pat Hickey's lawyers asked Oireachtas committee to not discuss Rio Olympics
Minister for Sport Shane Ross has said Irish athletes were treated ‘shambolically’ in terms of ticket allocation.
# rio-2016 - Tuesday 15 August, 2017
Rio 2016 lawyer thinks Irish inquiry emails 'may have been marked as spam'
The Brazilian lawyer representing the local committee said that he was unaware that an Irish inquiry was trying to get in touch with him.
OCI president gives 'unreserved apology' to athletes and families after Rio ticketing disaster
During the Games, there were numerous reports of desperate family members of athletes having to go to other countries in order to secure tickets for events.
# rio-2016 - Monday 14 August, 2017
Olympic Council of Ireland locked into contract with company at centre of Rio ticketing scandal until 2026
OCI president Sarah Keane told reporters today that a contract had been signed between the organisation and ticketing company THG.
Watch: Emotional Mo Farah insists he is a clean athlete
The British athlete also confirmed his intention to rebrand as ‘Mohamed’.
# rio-2016 - Sunday 13 August, 2017
Scott Evans is angry
The Irish badminton star wants his sport to appear on TV more than just every four years.
# rio-2016 - Tuesday 25 July, 2017
'I'm a fighter, but this fight got me' - Irish Olympian Reid calls time on her career
The triathlete has announced she is retiring from the sport due to injuries.
# rio-2016 - Friday 16 June, 2017
Thomas Barr delivers big finish to take third place in his first Diamond League of the season
The Waterford native impressed in a quick race in Norway.
# rio-2016 - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
Lochte considered suicide after Rio Olympics scandal
The Olympic swimmer said he hit his lowest point in the wake of the controversy.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 25 May, 2017
Annalise Murphy among athletes who are returning their Olympic medals
Some of the Olympic medals are rusting, flaking and turning black.
# rio-2016 - Friday 12 May, 2017
After a year of fighting the virus, Brazil calls off Zika emergency
In January to April this year, there had been 7,911 Zika cases, down 95% on the same period in 2016.
# rio-2016 - Saturday 15 April, 2017
'Walking out at the Maracana brought a tear to me eye. I never had those moments with GB'
Ollie Dingley is an Irish athlete, he’s proud to represent Ireland and has once again reiterated his desire to put Ireland on the diving map.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 13 April, 2017
'Walking out at the Maracana brought a tear to me eye. I never had those moments with GB'
Ollie Dingley is an Irish athlete, he’s proud to represent Ireland and has once again reiterated his desire to put Ireland on the diving map.
# rio-2016 - Sunday 9 April, 2017
‘I’d built up so much pride off the Olympics and then here I was… Like a complete novice!’
Irish rower Claire Lambe chats to The42 about helping Cambridge win the Boat Race and getting used to life after Rio 2016.
# rio-2016 - Friday 7 April, 2017
2016 Olympic marathon gold medallist fails out-of-competition drugs test
Jemima Sumgong was the first Kenyan woman to win the race.
# rio-2016 - Thursday 6 April, 2017
'It's quite clear they didn't deliver': Treacy defends decision to slash boxing funding after Rio disaster
Former Olympian Darren O’Neill has welcomed the ‘hard-hitting’ report into the disaster in Rio.
# rio-2016 - Wednesday 5 April, 2017
Boxing funding cut €200k as review finds Rio failures were down to 'fundamental weaknesses'
Sport Ireland’s 212-page ‘Rio Review’ was published today.
# rio-2016 - Saturday 25 March, 2017
'We didn't achieve what we had set out to do - we'd like to win in Tokyo, it's not a big secret'
The O’Donovan brothers talk the Rio and the past, how they feel about their media portrayal and what’s coming up next.
# rio-2016 - Tuesday 14 March, 2017
Balancing 5 disciplines and burning 4000 calories daily: A day in the life of Natalya Coyle
The modern pentathlete talks fitness, Rio 2016 and brings us through her rise to where she is today.
# rio-2016 - Wednesday 1 March, 2017
Phelps: I've never been in clean international race
Speaking at a US congressional hearing, Phelps said home races were fine though.
# rio-2016 - Monday 27 February, 2017
One of Ireland's Olympic coaches is joining the German national team
Eddie Bolger has resigned from his role as High-Performance Coach with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association.
# rio-2016 - Friday 17 February, 2017
It cost over €12,000 to send Shane Ross to deal with Rio ticket controversy
Ross admitted on his return that Pat Hickey ‘ate him for breakfast’
# rio-2016 - Thursday 9 February, 2017
Sarah Keane elected as the new president of the OCI
The CEO of Swim Ireland will take over from acting president Willie O’Brien, who replaced Pat Hickey last summer.
# rio-2016 - Monday 6 February, 2017
Russian athletes banned from competing at London World Championships
It looks like November will be their earliest possible return to international competition.
Your say
View more polls
Poll: Have fears of contracting Covid-19 stopped you visiting shops, pubs and cinemas?
THE COUNTRY LOOKS unimaginably different compared to a few weeks ago. Empty streets have been replaced with busy crowds eager to return to shopping, while pubs and restaurants are now largely open again.
Cinemas and museums have re-opened their doors, bringing more than a touch of normality to many lives.
But that doesn’t mean the pandemic has gone away. As concerns about street drinking in Dublin on Saturday night show, fears about a second wave are becoming heightened, while the danger of contracting Covid-19 hasn’t evaporated.
These two realities – a re-opened country and the spread of the virus – are now co-existing somewhat uneasily, and will likely do so in the months to come.
So today we want to know: Have fears of contracting Covid-19 stopped you visiting shops, restaurants, cinemas or pubs now they’ve re-opened?
Poll Results:
Yes (6270)
No (2173)
No opinion (156)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Our family law courts are not fit for purpose and we owe it to children to address this now
By Karen Kiernan
Money Diaries: A retired lecturer in Galway documents life and spending in lockdown
By TheJournal.ie reader
This week, our reader has been cocooning throughout the Covid-19 shutdown.
Ireland's freelancers have been hit hard but we've built a platform to help them find work
By Peter McPartlin
Dublin Weather
Change location-
Monday
Breezy in the morning; clouds and sun
Max: 18 °C
Min: 10 °C
-
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with rain tapering off
Max: 16 °C
Min: 12 °C
-
Wednesday
Variable clouds with a t-storm possible
Max: 16 °C
Min: 11 °C
Breezy in the morning; clouds and sun
Max: 18 °C
Min: 10 °C
Mostly cloudy with rain tapering off
Max: 16 °C
Min: 12 °C
Variable clouds with a t-storm possible
Max: 16 °C
Min: 11 °C
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
Download our app
