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‘My uncle did it, so why can’t I?’: Rising force Patsy Joyce sets sights on Olympics
06 Nov 2025 14:11 GMT
… light welterweight at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and first took Joyce … his wing at the Olympic club in Mullingar.
Irish boxing head coach … Championships for Irish boxing since 2015, when Michael Conlan became Ireland’s …
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Gillick: Olympic failure drove me to the edge – I resented my career
25 Oct 2025 21:42 GMT
… , interviewing a succession of Irish athletes for RTE as they … his 400m heat at the Beijing Olympics was an experience he said … ) used to say the Irish breed them big and strong … standards globally. There was definitely Irish pig-headedness, particularly being …
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Sprint star who runs 100m in under 10 seconds set to switch allegiance to Ireland
21 Oct 2025 19:28 GMT
… for Ireland at the 2027 World Championships in Beijing and the 2028 Olympic … Richardson was born in Ireland and holds an Irish passport but he … championship appearance (Paris Olympics 2024 to run competitively for Ireland.
“The waiting …
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South African sprinter Benji Richardson seeking Irish allegiance
21 Oct 2025 17:11 GMT
… was born in Ireland and holds an Irish passport, was raised … better than the current Irish records (10.08… Ireland at the 2027 World Championships in Beijing and the 2028 Olympic … According to Broekhuisen, the Irish athletics federation recently submitted an …
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South African sprinter Richardson set to switch allegiance to represent Ireland
21 Oct 2025 14:47 GMT
… was born in Ireland and holds an Irish passport, has personal … quicker than the respective Irish records of 10.08 and … Ireland at the 2027 World Championships in Beijing and the 2028 Olympics … add significant strength to the Irish 4x100m pool, alongside Israel …
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South African sprinter Benji Richardson to switch allegiance to Ireland
21 Oct 2025 14:06 GMT
… already holds dual South African-Irish citizenship, but under World Athletics … in Beijing, and in ample time to qualify for Ireland for … the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
On … in Budapest.
At the Paris Olympics, he reached the semi- …
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Benji Richardson applies to represent Ireland at international level
21 Oct 2025 08:01 GMT
… Ireland at the 2027 World Championships in Beijing and the 2028 Olympic … was born in Ireland and holds an Irish passport, was … According to Broekhuisen, the Irish athletics federation recently submitted … semifinals at the 2024 Olympics.
Richardson’s 100m …
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Ian O’Riordan: Extraordinary Tokyo performances raise standards again in Irish athletics
27 Sep 2025 05:44 GMT
… different countries won medals, including Ireland, seven more than the … the best World Championships for Irish athletics, surpassing all pre- … athletics medals at the Paris Olympics last summer.
From a … the attention turns again to Beijing in 2027. Because as …
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GB Snowsport announces new partner with Olympics looming
24 Sep 2025 13:10 GMT
… the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympic in February and … the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympic in February … competitions.
Great Britain and Northern Ireland have won a total of … silver last time out in Beijing.
Medal highs of five …
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Meet Team Ireland's 'baby' aiming to be first men's World champ since Michael Conlan
11 Sep 2025 13:28 GMT
… is the youngest member of Ireland's 17-strong squad … Gyula Kate at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
(Image: ©INPHO/Lorraine … years, former world champions and Olympic medallists and here he is … a long time since an Irish team brought home three medals …