11 Paralympic athletes to receive €40,000 podium funding

Katie Taylor and Robert Heffernan will also benefit from Irish Sport Council International carding scheme

Annalise Murphy may face trial for place in Aquece Rio Olympic dress rehearsal

Only one athlete per country can compete at August event

Treacy calls for Irish athletes to step up their bid to qualify for Rio

Investment package of €19.6 million destined for Irish sporting bodies this year

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy seventh overall at Miami Olympic classes regatta

She finished second in Saturday’s medal race at first ISAF World Cup regatta of 2015

12 of Ireland’s finest to compete off Miami

Competitions for year start in earnest with Olympic places still up for grabs

Barry Hurley delivers personal best in world famous Rolex Sydney-Hobart race

The Irish offshore sailor admitted to having ‘mixed feelings’ about the 11th-place result

Places for Rio could come down to ‘gut feeling’

Seleectors must have as primary guiding factor the maximisation of Irish medal performances in 2016 and subsequent games

Seaton and McGovern qualify for Rio 2016

The Irish sailors have done enough to stay inside the top 10 places in Santander

Annalise Murphy secures Olympic place

Strong wind aids comeback for Rio hopeful at World Cup in Santander

Sailing World Championships: Need for focus to make Rio

Belfast 49er skiff sailors Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern get first taste of competition

Light winds continue to frustrate at Santander

Ambitious young Irish team out to emulate feats of three years ago

Rio 2016 Olympic qualification up for grabs but competition in Santander will be stiff

Harmony wins first two-handed race in capital

Ireland’s newest world sailing champion, Finn Lynch, competes on Belfast Lough this morning

Annalise Murphy battles it out with six of the best in first official test event for Rio 2016

National Yacht Club sailor hopes to get a better understanding of venue for Olympics

Annalise Murphy’s next tack for Olympic 2016 glory

Dublin sailor set for the first test event of the 2016 Olympic regatta at Marina de Gloria

Busy calendar and new World Cup series puts pressure on key regattas

Campaign momentum is building to a summer peak for all the Irish hopefuls across the classes in contention for Rio 2016

Seaton and McGovern look good for medals at ISAF World Cup

With three races today, barring disasters, place in three medal finals in Hyeres looks assured

Two nominated for Women’s Match Racing Worlds

Event will take place at Royal Cork YC in the first week of June

June promises to be a packed month in busy calendar afloat

ICRA National Championships from June 13th-15th may break the record of 125 entries for the event to date

World Cup gives Annalise Murphy a chance to make amends

Mallorca event marks beginning of busy schedule ahead of Olympic qualifiers

AP McCoy comes clean and admits seeing a lot of himself in Roy Keane

‘Fear of failure’ just the ticket if you want to become the best in your field

Fiona Coghlan named Sportswoman of the Year

Irish women’s rugby captain led side to famous Grand Slam win in 2013

The Irish Times/Irish Sports Council Sportswoman Award for November: Cora Staunton (Gaelic football)

Gaelic games great is still busy spreading her wing

Two GAA sportswomen share September award honours

Unrelenting spirit of Maher and Murphy wins out

Annalise Murphy crowned champion of Europe

Club-mate Finn Lynch becomes under-21 champion

Murphy takes European title in Dun Laoghaire

Teenager Finn Lynch wins under-21 world title

Annalise Murphy once again the headline act in ‘champagne’ conditions

Irish star’s advantage still comes largely from her edge in fresh to strong conditions

Murphy continues to impress in qualifying

Irish sailor finishes second and first in today’s races

Annalise Murphy shows top form with double win

Olympic sailor breezes in ahead of the pack on first day of European Championships

High hopes for Irish wins on Dublin Bay

Five times Olympic medallist Robert Sheidt (40) from Brazil will make his Dun Laoghaire debut

Three Irish crews set to take on Sonar elite

Harry Durcan tops Irish challenge at NYC

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy tops the billing in the Laser Radial in Cork

Nigel Biggs sails away with overall trophy after straight wins at Dun Laoghaire Regatta

Brilliant sunshine and an obliging breeze rounded off a full race programme for the 393 boats at the biennial event

Providence Resources’ recent sponsorship is a change up in gear towards full-time professionalism

Securing additional finance at this stage in the Olympic cycle, three years away from the Rio Games, means continuity of investment and multi-annual budget planning, according to James O’Callaghan, ISA Performance Director

Fleet of multi-hulls aims to break round-Ireland sail record

Kerryman Damian Foxall among yachts due into Dún Laoghaire

Annalise Murphy bounces back from her Olympic disappointment in thrilling style

Consecutive gold medals in both rounds of the sailing World Cup for the Dubliner

Corby 33 Rockabill the pundit’s favourite in Dún Laoghaire to Dingle race

320-mile route looks set to be a marathon for the 23-boat fleet

Lambay Races mark change of tempo ahead of a busy three months of sailing

Annalise Murphy sets sights on Laser Radial European Championships in September

Murphy wins another gold medal

Irish sailor triumphs in Netherlands to follow on from a victory in Italy

Annalise Murphy wins gold at Italian Olympic Week on Lake Garda

She caught the leaders on the first run and led the race from there

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