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Olympic body sells Howth headquarters

Move signifies end of era of controversial former boss Pat Hickey who originally bought building for €1.1 million
  • Michael Brennan
  • July 23, 2022

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
  • Eva Short
  • April 10, 2022

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
  • Lorcan Allen
  • October 22, 2021

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
  • Rob Pearsonand
  • Stephen Bradshaw
  • September 12, 2021

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
  • Eva Short
  • August 22, 2021

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
  • Sara Keating
  • August 7, 2021

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
  • Nadine O'Regan
  • August 1, 2021

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
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • August 1, 2021

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
  • Matt Cooper
  • August 1, 2021

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
  • Susan O'Keeffe
  • July 31, 2021

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
  • Emmet Ryan
  • July 29, 2021

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
  • Matt Cooper
  • July 25, 2021

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
  • Post Reporter
  • July 25, 2021

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
  • Emmet Ryan
  • July 21, 2021

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
  • Ronan Early
  • July 18, 2021

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
  • Niamh Donnelly
  • July 17, 2021

Rugby 7s coach: this group can medal in Tokyo

With three 14-minute games a day, Anthony Eddy, director of 7s Rugby with the IRFU, says the intense on-pitch action is ‘a marathon of sprints’
  • Emmet Ryan
  • June 27, 2021

Olympic hopefuls: ‘I think we’re going to be competing with less fear and with more to gain’

Pentathletes Natalya Coyle and Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe have been training hard throughout lockdown for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics set to go ahead this summer, but the extra time has also given them time to take stock
  • Tanya Sweeney
  • March 13, 2021

Wanted: a sporting chance for athletes and fans alike

As they push for a return to normality, sporting organisations across the country face an uncertain 12 months
  • Ciarán Kennedy
  • January 3, 2021

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