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Analysis: Real opportunities for Ireland in new Olympic sports

The five new sports present opportunities for Ireland to qualify multiple teams in 2028

History in their sights – rowers aim for back-to-back Olympic titles

Fintan McCarthy is taking a well-earned rest after his third world title, but he and Paul O’Donovan are aiming to go again in Paris next year

Finn Lynch’s hard graft helps him cruise back to sailing World Championships

A silver medallist at the international sailing event in 2021, the Carlow sailor is feeling positive about this year’s competition

€87m Velodrome will deliver on value in Olympic medals, Sport Ireland insists

The project’s budget has already soared from an original price tag of €60 million, tender documents show

Olympic body sells Howth headquarters

Move signifies end of era of controversial former boss Pat Hickey who originally bought building for €1.1 million

PTSB doubles down on sports with Olympic and Paralympic sponsorships

The multimillion-euro deal will include a schools programme and individual backing of four elite athletes, including boxer Kellie Harrington, competing in Paris 2024

Meet Gerry O'Reilly — the Irish Olympian who now invests up to $3bn dollars a day

In 1988, he was running for Ireland in the 1,500 metres at the Seoul Olympics. Today, the man from Dunboyne in Co Meath manages the world’s largest total stock market fund for US-based Vanguard

Marketing matters: Olympian effort pays off for Tokyo sponsors

In spite of huge challenges posed by the pandemic, and the $20 billion bill, research shows it was worth brands throwing their weight behind this year’s Olympic Games

New Toyota Ireland campaign to spotlight Ireland’s Paralympians

The multi-channel campaign is part of a long-standing partnership between the Japanese carmaker and the Paralympics

Radio review: Politics on the podium as Olympics reach their climax

RTÉ’s Drivetime analysed how the Games in Tokyo have witnessed a slew of political gestures made by athletes

Nadine O’Regan: Rowing in behind our Olympic champions

Just this once, we can all give ourselves permission to brag a little, even if our gold medal-winning rowers from Skibbereen are truly modest about their spectacular feat

Lucinda Creighton: We should harness Olympic glory to tackle our weight crisis

The incredible efforts of our Olympians in Tokyo are in sharp contrast to the fact that we are now the second most obese nation in the EU

Matt Cooper: Smith’s message to Olympic heroes says more about her than them

Michelle Smith de Bruin’s congratulations to Ireland’s medal-winning rowers in Tokyo were more about her achievement than theirs

Susan O’Keeffe: A fitter, healthier population is the real gold standard

The success of our best athletes is heart-warming, but sporting investment must be directed towards the masses, who are less active than ever

Comment: Irish rowers’ gold brings joy but the Olympics are nothing without heartbreak

As Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy stake their place in the history books, it’s easy to forget the pain for those who don’t get to stand on the podium

Patriot games: why the flag of an Olympian can mean everything or nothing

Emigrants competing for their new countries, Irish sporting heroes of old having to represent Britain, the complexities of being Northern Irish; the Olympics have always been political despite the ban on protests such as taking the knee

Making some history, again

As the Ireland Hockey team get their Olympic campaign started, midfield star Chloe Watkins reflects on what it means for their families and supporters watching at home, what it has taken to get there and how the team culture has put them in a position to compete with the best in the world

Analysis: Brisbane secures 2032 Olympics but host cities rarely win long-term

Hosting the Games is an expensive business and the cities which have reaped benefits from doing so are the exception rather than the rule

Interview: David Gillick, former track and field athlete and RTÉ broadcaster

It’s a different kind of adrenaline buzz to winning gold medals, but David Gillick has grown into his role as an RTÉ broadcaster and is now heading to the Tokyo Olympics

Day of destiny for Ireland’s Olympians

Getting ready for the Olympics is about more than just training, it is a complete way of life where everything is about optimising performance and focusing on the event. Niamh Donnelly talks to seven athletes whose hard work and dedication has led them to this year’s Tokyo Olympics