Daniel Wiffen

Swimmers, who won medals in Paris, speak of immense pride in honour

Paris has been a beguiling host but there’s no mystery behind Ireland’s Olympic success

Ireland qualify for women’s relay final, Kate O’Connor is 14th in the heptathlon with one event remaining

Armagh swimmer finishes 18th in men’s Marathon 10km swim, and says he is now ‘going to go and party for three days’

Irish eyes will be firmly fixed on sprinter’s bid for glory in the women’s 400m final

Concerns over water quality have eased this week, and women’s event went ahead on Thursday morning

French public enthused by home athlete’s four golds but Chinese doping scandal made for a tense atmosphere

Adeleke gets medal quest under way today after McClenagan and Harrington excelled at the weekend

Five athletes from Northern Ireland have claimed medals at Paris 2024 and four from Republic of Ireland in blended Irish success

The self-assuredness to be found among so many creative Irish people – and sport is a creative endeavour – demonstrates a novel openness to excellence

Bronze for Wiffen but McIlroy’s hopes of a medal end when he found the water on 15

Earlier in the day Rory McIlroy had been making a back nine surge before the golf switched to the main channel and he promptly made a double bogey

Swimmer, who becomes first Irishman to win multiple medals at a single Olympics, still has 10km swim ahead of him on Friday

Double bogey at the 15th proved costly for Rory McIlroy as Scottie Scheffler takes gold

Paris Olympics: Swimming, rowing, boxing and gymnastics successes make for an unforgettable week in Irish sport

Swimmer becomes the first Irish man in any Olympic sport to win two medals in the same Games

Kellie Harrington beat Beatriz Ferreira to earn a place in the women’s lightweight final

Rhys McClenaghan secures another gold for Ireland while Kellie Harrington and Daniel Wiffen could make it five Irish golds by Tuesday

Armagh swimmer dominated the third of four heats, days after 800m gold win

Gold medalist and his twin brother Nathan have chronicled their journey to Olympic stardom to a growing audience on social media

Swim Ireland’s high performance director John Rudd says raising the quality and quantity of domestic swimming is the key to any success

In an cruel twist of timing, swimming’s darkest hour casts a shadow over its bright present

Olympics Day 8: Pommel horse specialist Rhys McClenaghan can confirm his world class status while Kellie Harrington also in action as she fights to secure a silver medal

Modern Irish athletes are now comfortable competing on the elite world stage and the days of tolerance for deferential mediocrity are over

In Paris McSharry and Daniel Wiffen played on heart strings with career-changing efforts; in Dublin serial child rapist Derry O’Rourke apologised in court for shattering the life of a woman who was in his care

The swimmer’s statement ‘we’re All-Ireland champions and Olympic gold medallists’ hints his loyalties lie with Armagh

Radio: Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman host awkward chats and gratuitous squabbles as Fiachna Ó Braonáin signs off with feeling

Sligo swimmer had qualified for the semi-final in seventh position but came home sixth in her semi-final

At age 23, Ireland's Olympic gold medal swimmer Daniel Wiffen is still some years off his physical peak

Before Daniel Wiffen's win, only nine Irish people – six men and three women – had experienced becoming an Olympic champion

Daniel Wiffen's mother, Rachel Wiffen, tells of ‘bit of a wobble’ during dramatic Olympic final in Paris

Unionist and nationalist politicians praise Armagh man’s achievement and also that of Belfast swimmer Jack McMillan

Armagh swimmer broke the Olympic record and powered home over the closing 100 metres

‘He hasn’t gone to the legs, it’s all about the arms,’ John Kenny old us, at which point the nation was hollering ‘GO TO THE LEGS’ at their TV screens

Olympics: Daniel Wiffen savours golden moment; Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch ease into men’s doubles A final

Daniel Wiffen headlines day four with a gold medal chance in the 800m freestyle

Co Armagh swimmer as good as his word and claims 800m freestyle gold medal in Paris

Big day for Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen as he goes for glory in 800m final

The 23-year-old Armagh swimmer Daniel Wiffen has qualified fastest of the eight finalists in the 800m freestyle at the Olympics

Dubliner Ellen Walshe finishes eighth the 400IM final while Kellie Harrington wins her first fight