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# 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.
Pat Hickey says it was an 'honour' to lead OCI during 28 years as president
The 71-year-old formally left his role today.
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AS GOVERNMENT-FORMATION talks continue post-general election, some focus is now turning to the Seanad election.
The upper house consists of 60 senators who are appointed or elected in three different ways: The Taoiseach’s nominees, panels and the university panel.
There has been much discussion about the Seanad in recent years with many people viewing it as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether. The public was asked in a referendum in October 2013 whether the Seanad should be abolished – 51.7% said No, 48.27% said Yes.
The public previously voted to extend voting rights to all graduates of Irish third-level institutions, but a law allowing this to happen has never been enacted. However, many people argue this is still unfair given how many others would still be unable to vote.
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I'm not sure (150)
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