Ellis O'Reilly becomes the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games
O’Reilly joins gymnast Kieran Behan on the plane to Rio.
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O’Reilly joins gymnast Kieran Behan on the plane to Rio.
And he may be joined by 18-year-old Ellis O’Reilly.
The growing alarm over Zika comes as one million tourists are expected to join millions of locals at parties and parades in Rio.
Toulon have granted the 27-year-old permission to pursue his Olympic ambition.
Ireland CP football manager Barry Ferguson is hoping to unearth new talent before the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.
Aoife Hopkins chats to The42 about the prospect of realising her dream in Rio.
“When I wasn’t killing someone I got uptight. I would pace up and down at home. Killing calmed me down.”
Both athletes were left shaken but unharmed after the incident.
‘I will raise his head’ the Dubliner told the Rio fight fans. They disagreed.
The featherweight champ faces Mendes in Brazil this weekend. And McGregor will be cage-side.
The Irish sailor will have a chance to improve on her fourth place finish at the 2012 Olympics.
The items they stole were made of metal, and not gold.
Ciarán Duffy will be leading the teams out for the Spain-Chile match on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Irish Women’s Sevens squad are in Brive for the FIRA/AER European Women’s Championship.
Not content with scoring the winning goal in the Cypriot league decider, the Cavan man had Rio and Jody over for tea.
The veteran defender may be in the final days of his Old Trafford career.
Fellow Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell warns that it’s ‘a very touchy subject.’
“We want FIFA-standard trains,” demonstrators chanted. It’s the latest example of social tensions in Brazil in the run-up to the World Cup.
‘I think you judge partnerships over a period of time,’ says the United defender.
Romelu Lukaku’s brace secured the Red Devils’ passage to Brazil.
It’s hoped the new micro-forecasting technology could be helpful in developing an early-warning system for vulnerable businesses and householders.
The Pope made the comment during a visit to one of the most important shrines in Latin America.
200,000 have taken part in rallies against lavish government spending, a year before the country is due to stage the World Cup.
Expect little Lampardinho to be lobbing a hapless England goalkeeper at the 2030 World Cup.
Is the so-callled greatest Olympian of all time set to return?
He’ll make the call further down the road to Rio.
Hey Ronaldo and Bebeto, get the finger(s) out.
Ireland head to Sweden before welcoming Austria to Dublin next month.
Richard Reed on the Coke connection, accessing credit and getting to Rio 2016.
Chilean artist Jorge Sealaron was found dead in front of his house, on the steps he created for the Brazilian people.
The Association as Prostitution says it’s as important for prostitutes to learn English as taxi drivers.
‘There’s going to be no winner out of this one.’
Nobody was injured during the dramatic incident.
Never thought I’d type that sentence.
This is just ridiculous.
And also why the emphatic manner of Ireland’s loss to Germany could come back to haunt them.
War… saw, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
Stephan Bonnar has a chance to go out on a high when he faces hometown hero Anderson Silva at UFC 153 in Rio.
The Sunderland striker has not featured for the national side since he texted the Scottish Football Association to say he did not want to be selected.