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# team ireland

This year
2023
How are the Irish team shaping up for the World Athletics Championships?
The championships will take place this weekend.
Irish records tumble and final places secured at European U23 Championships
It was another action-packed day for Team Ireland in the Netherlands.
Team Ireland lead Division 3 after day two of European Games
Another strong day of results for the Irish team included wins for Sarah Lavin, Thomas Barr and Louise Shanahan.
McElhinney finishes fourth in 3000m final as Lavin places sixth at European Indoors
Sarah Lavin finished sixth in the 60m hurdles final.
Last year
2022
O’Donovan and McCarthy to defend title as Ireland name squad for World Championships
The Ireland women’s four which took bronze in Tokyo have been reunited.
'I want them to talk to the nation': Interviewing Ireland's athletes in triumph and despair
David Gillick is the trackside reporter for RTÉ Sport.
McCormack finishes seventh in the marathon at European Championships
The four-time Olympian came home in a time of 2.29.25 today.
Sam Bennett named in Ireland team for European Championships
15 Irish riders will head to Munich next month.
Thomas Barr rues 'my worst race' as he exits World Championship at semi-final stage
There was also added disappointment for Andrew Coscoran, who finished 12th in his 1500m semi-final.
Ireland finish eighth in 4x400m World Championship final
The Dominican Republic took gold in Oregon ahead of the Netherlands and the United States.
Irish mixed 4x400m relay team qualify for World Championships final
Christopher O’Donnell, Sophie Becker, Jack Raftery, and Rhasidat Adeleke produced a blistering run this evening.
Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen finishes eighth in World 800m freestyle final
Wiffen touched in 7:50.63, his second fastest time ever.
Visits to Nordic countries part of a strategic plan to grow Ireland's links with Scandinavia
Visits by the Taoiseach and others are all part of a plan to align Ireland with the countries.
'I wasn't expecting it at all' - Róisín Ní Riain delighted with second bronze medal
The teenager secured another medal at the World Para Swimming Championships in the S13 Backstroke Final.
Beijing Winter Olympics opens under shadow of rights fears and Covid
Elsa Desmond and Brendan Newby were Ireland’s flag-bearers in today’s opening ceremony.
Team Ireland confirms six athletes for Winter Olympics
The Games take place from 4-20 February in Beijing.
All time
Ireland women's hockey team one game from World Cup spot after 3-2 win over Belarus
The Green Army will take on Scotland or Wales tomorrow.
Paralympic Breakfast: Patrick Monahan brings the curtain down on Tokyo 2020
Patrick Monahan finished 12th in a time of 1:32.54.
'I left my spikes out on the track and walked away' - Heartbreak for McKillop in 1500m final
Michael McKillop finished eighth in the Paralympic T38 1500m final.
Paralympic Breakfast: Pat O'Leary narrowly misses out on medal in blanket finish
O’Leary finished 5th in the VL3 Va’a final in a time of 52.910.
'That is due to all the time and hard work we have put into it'
Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal ended their Paralympics campaign with another gold medal.
Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal secure another cycling gold medal at Paralympic Games
The tandem duo posted a time of 2.35.53 to win their third medal in Tokyo.
Paralympic Breakfast: Pat O'Leary wins B final in Tokyo
O’Leary won the B final of KL3 in a time of 42:416 to take 9th overall in the event.
Ellen Keane records personal best to finish fifth in 200m final
The Team Ireland swimmer has already claimed gold at these Paralympic Games.
'When I woke up this morning I was like ‘was I in a crazy dream, did that really just happen?''
A day after claiming Paralympic silver for Ireland in the 50m butterfly, Nicole Turner reflects on the achievement and discusses her rivalry with friend Ellie Robinson.
'Just have to take it on the chin and use it as a learning experience for Paris 2024'
Jordan Lee finished ninth in Tokyo after three unsuccessful attempts at 1.79.
Sprinter Jason Smyth storms to sixth Paralympic gold medal in Tokyo
Smyth won his sixth gold medal after a dramatic photo finish in the T13 100m final.
Britney Arendse claims PB to finish seventh in powerlifting
Arendse set a new PB of 107kg in Tokyo this morning.
Paralympic Breakfast: Jason Smyth cruises to 100m final
Smyth will look to add to his five Paralympic titles later today on the track in Toyko.
Greta Streimikyte finishes fifth in the T13 1500m final
Ethiopian Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu took gold in a time of 4:23.24.
Dunlevy and McCrystal win silver medal in individual pursuit
It is only the third ever medal for an Irish competitor on the track at the Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Breakfast: Dunlevy and McCrystal secure silver medal for Ireland
The Irish Para Athletes took silver in the B 3000m Individual Pursuit with a time of 3:21.505.
Head up, full strokes and coffee – How Ellen Keane changed to win gold
Ellen Keane reflects on her achievement after winning Ireland’s first medal of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Paralympic Breakfast: Ní Riain storms to another final while Grimes falls just short
Róisín Ní Riain secured her spot in the final with another PB after a 4:45.14 time in the S13 400 Freestyle.
'I just knew I was capable of doing something great' - Ellen Keane's nerveless gold medal performance in Tokyo
The Clontarf swimmer clinched Ireland’s first medal of the Paralympic Games earlier.
Ellen Keane storms to gold to seal Ireland's first medal of Paralympic Games
The Dubliner came home in a time of 1.19.93.
Ní Riain aims to find stride after ideal preparation in S13 100m Butterfly
‘My main events are still to come so getting out there and being able to race in a final today felt really great,’ the Limerick native said.
Promising start as Nicole Turner seals personal best time in 50m Freestyle final
“It gets serious from here on,” said Turner, who has preferred events to come later this week.
'It is just fantastic. I can't wait to get home'
Kellie Harrington won gold in the lightweight boxing final in Tokyo.
Olympic breakfast: Kellie Harrington wins gold for Ireland
Catch up on all you need to know from the final day of action in Tokyo.