The Meath footballer came close to making the cut in rugby Sevens just nine months after taking up the sport but used her disappointment to go back to Australia intent on ending 2024 on a high note
The 30-year-old will play in the World Series for another season, with a possible third Olympic appearance at Los Angeles 2028 too far away to make a call
The athletes who wore green over the past 18 days at the Olympics gave so much of themselves to the challenge that you couldn’t but be moved by it
Paris 2024 timetable: Who is competing when in athletics, boxing, rowing, hockey, badminton and gymnastics?
The swimmer’s statement ‘we’re All-Ireland champions and Olympic gold medallists’ hints his loyalties lie with Armagh
Victory over South Africa earns Ireland's women a chance of securing a Sevens quarter-final place
Swimmer Mona McSharry and rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy to make their first appearances at the Games
Ireland captain Harry McNulty also spoke of the satisfaction they stuck with their game plan to beat South Africa
Ireland won their first Olympic match against South Africa in Stade de France for the perfect start
Two wins for the Irish team at the Stade de France
Ireland team among the favourites to make the Olympic medal podium
Olympics: Paris 2024: The progress of the Sevens team culminated in a famous World Series win in Perth earlier this year
Ireland’s Sevens are back at the Olympics in Paris after previously playing in the Olympics in Toyko
Me & My Money: Jordan Conroy, Olympian and Ireland Rugby Sevens player
The 28-year-old says it was ‘now or never’ to put his hand up for Olympic selection
Men’s squad to face New Zealand, South Africa and Japan, women will take on Australia, Great Britain and South Africa in pool stages
Orchard rejected a contract in 2022 due to her pregnancy but daughter Arabella is now a key member of Ireland’s Sevens outfit
Andy Farrell names 25 for South Africa; Tough Sevens calls; What went wrong for Irish sides in semi-finals; Dublin weak spots; Euro zingers
The Irish men’s squad that finished the season in second place in the SVNS rugby series has an eye on the podium in France
Paris Olympics will see the biggest Ireland team ever competing at these games
The Leinster and Ireland fullback will take up with the Olympic Sevens squad after the Champions Cup final
Sevens programme proves its value; South Africa’s Wiese may miss Tests against Ireland; by the numbers; and quote, unquote
As he prepares to end his 10-year stint as IRFU high-performance director, the Australian reflects on guiding changes to Irish structure and mentality even when that caused tensions
‘A few years back, we’d have bitten your hand off just to qualify for the Olympics, but our goals are so much bigger now’
Ireland Sevens captain led side to a first World Series gold medal in Perth in January
What Wall believes has transferred from GAA to rugby is informative about the sport she used to play and one she holds close
Ireland's Women's Sevens squad going from strength to strength
Ireland beat top dogs Australia to win their first World Series final in Perth on Sunday
Vikki Wall feels outside her comfort zone at the elite end of rugby sevens. Will the GAA and AFL player be on her new game in time for Paris 2024?
Former Meath footballer of the year aims for Paris 2024 with Ireland sevens via a stint in the AFLW
Following Antoine Dupont’s decision to forgo the Six Nations for Sevens in the Olympics, eyes are turning to other players possibly following suit
After 10 seasons chasing Olympic qualification a summer date in Paris awaits
For some of Ireland’s rugby squad, hair braiding counts as integral prematch preparation, whether they are newly-professional 15s players or Sevens veterans
Judge directs signage after spate of cocaine prosecutions at previous events
The Offload: Jenkins’s absence reveals his importance; Kate Bowen Cup set for February 1st
James Topping’s side were hit with three first-half tries by the Blitzboks in Dubai
Head coach has taken Ireland’s participation from occasional jolly to serious excursion as they prepare for this weekend’s Dubai Sevens Series
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
