Fintan McCarthy rows back on decision and eyes up gold in Los Angeles
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Rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy celebrate gold medal from Paris in Co Cork
Paul O’Donovan writes another gold medal chapter in World Rowing history
Lightweight single sculls title success at World Rowing Championships in Canada another milestone in Paul O'Donovan's extraordinary career
Ireland’s Paul O’Donovan completes golden summer with World Championship win in Canada
Siobhán McCrohan takes bronze in the women’s lightweight single sculls at St Catharines
Paul O’Donovan and Siobhán McCrohan qualify for A finals at World Rowing Championships
O’Donovan will take the centre lane in Saturday’s final after finishing two seconds quicker than the next qualifier
Olympic champion Paul O’Donovan has no interest in celebrity, only winning
Rower is Ireland’s most successful athlete, but was going to slip back to Cork with a gold medal on a regular bus
Paul O’Donovan sets second fastest time in World Rowing Championships heats
Irish rower back in action in the single sculls as Italy’s Niels Torre sets new lightweight world record
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Large crowds gather to greet Kellie Harrington as double Olympic champion arrives home to Portland Row
Athletes receive warm reception after winning seven medals and challenging on many fronts in Paris
Our writers choose the best and worst of the 2024 Olympic Games
From historic feats by Daniel Wiffen and Kellie Harrington to kangaroo-hopping and boxing’s lapse into a culture war
Olympics: Complete day-by-day guide to the Irish athletes in action in Paris
Paris 2024 timetable: Who is competing when in athletics, boxing, rowing, hockey, badminton and gymnastics?
Paris has been a beguiling host but there’s no mystery behind Ireland’s Olympic success
Paris has been a beguiling host but there’s no mystery behind Ireland’s Olympic success
‘I’m still pinching myself’: Limerick man goes to Olympics, takes two gold medallists home
Kieran Duggan gave champion rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, and women’s fours rower Natalie Long, a lift home from Dublin Airport to Co Cork
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy ponder a switch to heavyweight rowing
The lightweight class in which Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won their gold medals is no longer an Olympic event
Seventh Heaven: How Irish athletes won seven medals in seven days at the Olympics
Paris Olympics: Swimming, rowing, boxing and gymnastics successes make for an unforgettable week in Irish sport
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy eyeing next Olympics despite change in weight class
Ireland’s gold medal winners say ‘a kind of algorithm’ has developed between them in race conditions
In 100 years of Ireland at the Olympics, this has been the greatest week
Modern Irish athletes are now comfortable competing on the elite world stage and the days of tolerance for deferential mediocrity are over
Paul O’Donovan: Ireland’s greatest ever Olympian still has more worlds to conquer
In his parallel life on the riverbank O’Donovan trained first as a physiotherapist and then turned his attention to medicine
Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 7
Olympics Day 7: Skibbereen superstars Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy rowed the perfect race to become double Olympic champions
Olympics Day 7 live updates: Rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold; mixed relay team miss out on final
Olympic Games: O’Donovan becomes first Irish Olympian to medal at three Games while sailors finish agonising fourth
‘An honour and a privilege’: Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan’s perfect execution lands second Olympic gold
Irish duo were impeccable in the execution of their race and were utterly dominant
Olympics: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy take lightweight gold for Ireland
Skibbereen duo defend their Olympic title with superb display, winning ahead of Italy and Greece
Olympics Day 7: Irish in action and best of the rest as sailors race for a medal
Today we have rowers in three finals, we have Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove in the rescheduled skiff medal race and we have our showjumping team through to their final
Daniel Wiffen joins elite club of Irish gold medal winners
Before Daniel Wiffen's win, only nine Irish people – six men and three women – had experienced becoming an Olympic champion
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy lead record four Irish boats into Olympic finals
Tokyo gold medallists hit peak form at the right time as they look to defend title on Friday morning
Olympics Day 5: Irish in action and best of the rest as Kellie Harrington bids for a medal
Kellie Harrington, Ireland's gold medal winner from Tokyo, up against a tough opponent in Colombia’s Angie Valdes as the Dubliner seeks to secure medals in successive Olympic Games
Olympics 2024: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy among Irish rowers into semi-finals in Paris
Aifric Keogh, Fiona Murtagh, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney also book places in Wednesday’s semis
Olympics 2024, Day 2: Irish in action and best of the rest
Swimmer Mona McSharry and rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy to make their first appearances at the Games
The pursuit of excellence: pain and pleasure for Ireland’s Olympic rowers
Ireland’s 16-person rowing squad go to Paris 2024 with big medal chances forged by hard work and friendship
Olympic 2024 predictions: How many medals will Ireland win and what not to miss in Paris
Irish Times writers give their thoughts on what to expect from Paris 2024, including Ireland’s medal hopes, off-field scandals and US basketball stars
Meet Team Ireland - Rowers
Olympics: Formidable and proven rowing team ready to pull their weight again for Ireland in Paris
Magic Olympic rings have the power to pull the biggest Ireland team ever to go to the games
Here’s where we are - this team will win medals and possibly the most ever
Ireland predicted to win a record nine Olympic medals in Paris
Nielsen’s Gracenote Virtual Medal Table predict Ireland will claim a record nine Olympic medals in Paris
Ireland’s rowing team for Olympics in Paris confirmed
Paul O’Donovan looking to become the first Irish athlete to win a medal in three successive Olympics
Paul O’Donovan advances to heavyweight semi-finals at European Championships
Skibbereen rower taking part in heavyweights at a championship for the first time
European Rowing Championships: Paul O’Donovan progresses to repechage
Jake McCarthy progresses straight to the final of the lightweight men’s singles after winning his heat
Paul O’Donovan mixing it with the heavyweights at European Rowing Championships
The 30-year-old Skibbereen rower remains focused on the lightweight doubles for Paris
Ireland projected to win record medal haul at Olympic Games in Paris
Gracenote Virtual Medal Table predicts seven medals for Ireland in Paris
Paul O’Donovan: ‘I’m never happier than when I’m rowing... why would I want to switch off?’
He graduated as Dr O’Donovan last May, completed a few weeks of induction with plans to go into surgery, before putting all that on hold, exactly one year out from Paris
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy secure their third World Championship title in Belgrade
Irish pair stick to their usual tactics as they storm home to take gold ahead of Switzerland
O’Donovan and McCarthy comfortably win quarter-finals as French rivals are well off pace
World Rowing Championships: Irish pair finished a full boat length clear of Italian crew
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy cruise through their heat at World Rowing Championships
The Skibbereen pair won in 6:15.40 in near perfect conditions in Belgrade
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have to settle for silver on competitive return in Lucerne
Irish crew suffer first defeat in four years as French duo put down a marketer ahead of Paris Olympics
Dr O’Donovan: Olympic gold medal rower graduates in medicine
Cork man attributes sporting and academic success to 'cracking on with things’ rather than overthinking
Fintan McCarthy: ‘Rowing is training every day. It is not going to the Olympics’
The Olympic gold medallist is working hard in preparation for the world championships
How did your area fare? Sports grants worth €150m unveiled
Skibbereen Rowing Club and Bohemians/DCU among 1,900 beneficiaries
From Rachael Blackmore to Steve Bruce: The best soundbites of 2021
Some words of wisdom – and some not so wise – from the world of sport
2021: The year in highlights
From the storming of the Capitol and the Suez Canal to Olympic success and Storm Barra, the news never stopped
The biggest stories of 2021 belonged to sportswomen
Avalanche of firsts and emergence of stars a sign of shifting landscape in Irish sport
Rachael Blackmore returns almost 100 days after ankle injury
32-year-old back in action on Henry De Bromhead’s Balko Des Flos in Galway
Culture of intentional inclusivity needs to be fostered in marketing
Management should educate and train employees around unconscious bias and racism
‘A PLC was the best decision I ever made’
Harry McCann on how the course contributed to his progress, growth and success
Identifying talent key to improving Ireland’s future medal hopes
Spotting ability and encouraging athletes towards sport most suited is core to future hopes
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