# team ireland

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Fiona Doyle: To know that you're being beaten by drug cheats is heartbreaking

The Irish swimmer reflects on an eventful 12 months in which she finally fulfilled her childhood dream of competing at the Olympics.

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Dec 30th 2016, 8:05 PM

# Show Me The Money

'I'd love to see an Irish guy playing in the NFL in the next 10 years'

The sport is going from strength to strength in Ireland and for those involved, the sky’s the limit.

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Dec 30th 2016, 11:45 AM

# Interview

'In Ireland, there were roadblocks put in my way. Here, they really want you to be successful'

Irish boxing coach Billy Walsh chats to The42 about his rollercoaster year with Team USA.

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Dec 22nd 2016, 5:18 PM

# accolade

Billy Walsh named world coach of the year after guiding US to Olympic glory

The Team USA coach helped the country win three medals at the Olympics.

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Dec 21st 2016, 5:25 PM

# Looking Back

'I fell out of love with the sport over the last few years'

Katie Taylor talked about “the lowest point of my career” and her new life as a pro on the Late Late Show tonight.

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Nov 18th 2016, 11:06 PM

# Good start

Ireland's Seamus Power shares the lead in Mississippi

The Waterford native carded a bogey-free opening round at the Sanderson Farm Championship.

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Oct 27th 2016, 9:06 PM

# Pull Like A dog

Ireland's best-loved Olympic medal-winning brothers have been busy since Rio

Gary and Paul O’Donovan are as hungry as ever after their success in Brazil.

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Oct 27th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Dream Come True

Four years later, Rob Heffernan will finally be presented with his Olympic medal

The Irish race walker is looking forward to receiving the bronze at a special ceremony in Cork.

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Oct 21st 2016, 3:07 PM

# day 10

Paralympic Breakfast: Dunlevy and McCrystal hoping to end Paralympics on a high

In addition, 14-year-old Nicole Turner competes in the Swimming S6 100m Free Heats this afternoon.

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Sep 17th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Day 8

Paralympic Breakfast: O'Leary out to medal after making history

There’s also Irish involvement in cycling, sailing, swimming and athletics in Rio today.

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Sep 15th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Irish Abroad

'Send him back to Ireland' - A new documentary looks at Billy Walsh's rocky start in America

The boxing coach previously guided Team Ireland to a number of medals at the Olympics.

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Sep 14th 2016, 2:30 PM

# Back Home

Steak, spuds and selfies: A hero's welcome for O'Donovan brothers in Cork

The pair arrived into Cork

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Aug 29th 2016, 8:51 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Kevin Mallon’s release, a day at the Áras for Team Ireland and damaged headstones in Belfast had everyone talking.

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Aug 28th 2016, 7:58 PM

# Team ireland at the áras

Team Ireland visited the Áras today and there were smiles all around

He also had some strong words for Ireland’s sporting bosses. .

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Aug 28th 2016, 2:03 PM

# Olympic Council of Ireland

Rio police publish emails between Pat Hickey and THG discussing sale of Ireland's Olympics tickets

The “weekly” emails date back to 2010. Rio police also told TheJournal.ie that they want to establish if FAI chief John Delaney was involved in the OCI’s sale of Rio tickets.

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Aug 23rd 2016, 10:20 PM

# the long run

Controversial pick Pollock leads Irish trio home with terrific charge through second half of Marathon

The Co. Down man went a long way towards justifying his selection for the Games.

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Aug 21st 2016, 4:44 PM

# gold medals for all

19 times the Irish in Rio did us proud

Flying the flag.

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Aug 20th 2016, 10:52 PM

# gold medals for all

19 times the Irish in Rio did us proud

Flying the flag.

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Aug 20th 2016, 1:00 PM

# Claim

Michael Conlan suggests Ireland are being punished for former judge's Guardian revelations

The Belfast native admitted to being nervous about dubious judging ahead of his fights.

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Aug 18th 2016, 3:43 PM

# Report

'I know that's she's not fit' - Disappointment for Ciara Everard as her Rio dream ends

The Kilkenny native finished last and looked well below her best in today’s event.

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Aug 17th 2016, 3:10 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Rio Olympics liveblog: Day 12

After yesterday’s drama, we’re back for more.

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Aug 17th 2016, 11:35 AM

# Rio 2016

'One of the greatest Irish performances' - Stunning Thomas Barr reaches 400m hurdles final

The Waterford native finished first at the Rio Olympics and set a new national record in the process.

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Aug 17th 2016, 1:54 AM

# Happy Days

'This has been the longest week ever!' Annalise Murphy's family overjoyed at Olympics success

The sailor’s brother, sister and mother were among those watching on in Rio this afternoon.

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Aug 16th 2016, 6:38 PM

# Criticism

Angry Billy Walsh savages 'crazy' boxing judging

The lightweight Mikaela Mayer suffered defeat in front of a mostly anti-American crowd to the Russian Anastasiia Beliakova.

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Aug 16th 2016, 12:56 AM

# Report

Ireland's Scott Evans bows out of Rio Olympics after creating history

The Dubliner was defeated by Viktor Axelsen of Denmark this evening.

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Aug 15th 2016, 10:16 PM

# Pride

'Absolutely delighted' Judy Reynolds earns new personal best in Olympics Dressage final

The Kildare native came 18th overall at the event in Rio today,

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Aug 15th 2016, 7:49 PM

# making a difference

'I think we hit a homerun with Billy' - Walsh's influence already felt in US boxing

The coach previously left his role in Irish boxing in acrimonious fashion.

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Aug 15th 2016, 7:02 PM

# Heartbreak

Bitter disappointment for Ireland as Katie Taylor crashes out of Rio Olympics

The London gold medallist lost on split decision to Finland’s Mira Potkonen.

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Aug 15th 2016, 3:18 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Rio Olympics liveblog: Day 10

There’s plenty of Irish interest to keep up-to-date with in Brazil today.

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Aug 15th 2016, 12:12 PM

# team ireland

'My tactics were to qualify in whatever means possible': Ciara Mageean has given herself one job in Rio

With steely determination and composure, Ciara Mageean made an impressive Olympic debut in Rio.

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Aug 13th 2016, 2:25 AM

# Happiness

This RTÉ pundit got very emotional after Team Ireland won their first Olympics medal today

It’s been a historic day for Irish rowing.

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Aug 12th 2016, 6:20 PM

# team ireland

70 for Padraig Harrington as early Olympic pace-setters threaten to pull away

Seamus Power also managed to hit back-to-back birdies on his front nine.

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Aug 11th 2016, 4:14 PM

# Olympian

'I left everything in the pool': Nicholas Quinn walks away from Rio 2016 with head held high after heat victory

The Mayo man ended the Olympic heats in 19th place.

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Aug 9th 2016, 6:07 PM

# team ireland

Shane Ryan 2nd in 100m freestyle heat, but it's not fast enough to qualify

Defending Olympic champion Nathan Adrian was perilously close to missing the semi-finals too.

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Aug 9th 2016, 5:32 PM

# Report

Stunning upset as Ireland's Paddy Barnes crashes out of the Olympics

The Irish boxer was up against Spain’s Samuel Carmona Heredia.

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Aug 8th 2016, 4:06 PM

# listen in

Hotline Rings: The42's Olympics podcast - episode one

We look back at Ireland’s weekend at the Olympic Games.

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Aug 8th 2016, 3:12 PM

# devastated

'Cheaters are cheaters' – Heartbreak for Fiona Doyle as she falls short to Russian

She missed out on the semi-finals as the previously-banned Yulia Efimova claimed victory in the heat.

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Aug 8th 2016, 12:18 PM

# Swimming

No final destination for Ireland's Shane Ryan as he bows out in backstroke semis

Ryan finishes 16th overall in the men’s 100m backstroke.

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Aug 8th 2016, 3:38 AM

# Feature

'One of their big worries is: how do I handle walking into the Olympic Village and seeing my heroes'

Niamh Fitzpatrick chats to The42 about working as Team Ireland’s sports psychologist.

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Aug 6th 2016, 10:00 AM

# team ireland

People are obsessed with Team Ireland's 'Luigi' inspired Olympic uniforms

Itsa-us!

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Aug 6th 2016, 9:08 AM