Winter Olympics underway in Beijing after dramatic opening ceremony
Team Ireland led by flag bearers Elsa Desmond and Brendan Newby
Ireland names six-strong Beijing Winter Olympics team
Athletes are currently in a pre-games camp before flying out to Beijing on Wednesday
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Seamus O’Connor slips just short of snowboarding final
Winter Olympics: ‘It was really close but that’s how snowboarding is’
Winter Olympics: Arbez debut put on hold by extreme weather
Winds of up to 100mph in Pyeongchang mean Giant Slalom event moved to Thursday
Ireland Winter Olympic hopefuls diverse and fresh-faced
Athletes based in places as far apart as New Hampshire, Norway and Austria
Seamus O’Connor finishes tenth in snowboard World Championships
17-year-old gets score of 54.50 in final after getting second highest semi-final result
Leaving it late to get ahead of the posse as conditions in Sochi go downhill fast
Stay clear-eyed and icy-nerved and you’ll win more than you lose
Lyne back from fall for giant slalom
Bad luck, worse timing. You’d have to go some to find an Olympian at these games whose preparation has been disrupted to the same extent as that of the final Irish athlete in competition.
Seamus O’Connor misses out on half-pipe final in Sochi
Shaun White fourth as ‘I-Pod’ calls the tune under the lights at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park
Warm weather causing problems at Winter Olympics
Ireland’s Seamus O’Connor due to take part in snowboard halfpipe qualification despite high temperatures
Slipping back into the cold comfort of curling in Sochi
The ebb and flow of ‘lawn bowls on ice’ makes for easy viewing despite the low temperatures indoors
Seamus O’Connor misses out on Sochi final but nails triple cork
Malachy Clerkin reports from Sochi where Ireland’s snowboard hopeful notched a personal best
Seamus O’Connor to get a second chance in Sochi
Irish snowboarder fails to qualify directly for the finals but will have another opportunity on Saturday
Conor Lyne to fly the flag for Ireland
Downhill skier selected as flag bearer for Friday’s opening ceremony at the Winter Olympics
Sochi slopestyle course to be changed after favourite’s fall
Ireland’s Seamus O’Connor among snowboarders to highlight ‘pretty gnarly’ conditions
Ireland unveil line-up for Sochi Winter Olympics
Teenagers Seamus O’Connor and Florence Bell included in five-strong squad
Diaspora Olympians come into the cold for Ireland at Sochi
Five have officially been informed they would be heading to the Winter Olympics
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