London 2012
# london-2012 - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Ireland’s Jason Smyth, the world’s fastest Paralympian, left baffled by London snub
Despite being one of the London Games’ most outstanding performers, he’s not on the bill for the anniversary event.
# london-2012 - Thursday 18 April, 2013
For an Olympic sailor, training in snow and 40 knot winds are par for the course
Ireland’s Annalise Murphy, fourth at last year’s London Olympics, is the latest athlete to be profiled by The Journey.
# london-2012 - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Olympic sailor Annalise Murphy crashes bike into parked car, breaks nose
The London Olympian “did something rather stupid” on Tuesday morning.
# london-2012 - Saturday 23 March, 2013
IAAF and WADA quash reports of doping suspicion over Turkish duo
Reports yesterday had claimed Cakir Alptekin and Nevin Yanit were at the centre of a doping scandal.
# london-2012 - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Irish Olympian ‘devastated’ after fencing gear stolen from car in Dublin
Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe told TheScore.ie that he’d probably have to borrow gear ahead of the upcoming World Cup.
# london-2012 - Saturday 2 March, 2013
‘I wanted to be that person, standing in the ring’ – Aileen Reid on inspirational Katie Taylor
The Northern Irish triathlete has her sights firmly set on medal glory at Rio 2016.
# london-2012 - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Anxious wait for Reid and Noble as Triathlon funding cuts considered
Despite qualifying two athletes for London 2012, the Sports Council of Ireland may reduce backing for the sporting hopefuls.
# london-2012 - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Irish National Elite Championships: Conlan and Nolan progress to respective finals
Two of Ireland’s Olympians were both victorious at the National Stadium last night.
Rheinisch not looking too far into the future
Three-time Olympian Eoin Rheinisch plans to compete again this year but hasn’t made any decisions on whether he’ll still be around for Rio 2016.
# london-2012 - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Drive time as Coyle gets set to do it all again
Tara’s Natalya Coyle was one of the surprise successes of the London Olympics, but she won’t rest easy until she’s fulfilled her potential.
# london-2012 - Friday 11 January, 2013
Snapshot: 3 of our favourite sportsmen together at last
Stand up for the Ulstermen, Kieran… oh.
Ireland v Croatia wins the battle of TV sports ratings
There you go Shay, you can clap for that.
# london-2012 - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Tom Daley’s mammy isn’t happy about the criticism he’s getting
British Swimming boss David Sparkes hit out at the teenage diver this week for his part in a new reality TV show.
# london-2012 - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Dolan praises Mark Rohan’s input to Westmeath football
The Paralympian has been brought on board with the Leinster county’s backroom team for the new season and has already made his mark.
# london-2012 - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Pursuing Gold: China’s young athletes in training
These 18 amazing images have just been released by a Chinese photo agency.
# london-2012 - Friday 4 January, 2013
South African Olympian Stander killed in road accident
The 25-year-old was UCI Mountain Bike World Cup under-23 men’s cross-country 2009 world champion.
# london-2012 - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Jumping ship: 2 Irish hockey players declare for Great Britain
David Ames and Ian Sloan appeared for Ireland in the Olympic qualifiers in March 2012.
Olympics 100m bottle-thrower ‘screamed abuse at Bolt’
The individual in question allegedly threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track shortly before the men’s 100 metres final.
# london-2012 - Monday 31 December, 2012
Here are the 61 most iconic images of the London 2012 Olympics
Starring Katie Taylor, Usain Bolt, Oscar Pistorius and erm, Boris Johnson.
Lance, London, Katie and Poznan: here’s what our writers thought of 2012
And what we reckon we’ll be saying this time next year…
# london-2012 - Sunday 30 December, 2012
I wish I was there: Jessica Ennis’ hurdle victory at London 2012
This was more than just a heptathlon event, it was the moment pressure would either crush or create an Olympic icon.
After the gold rush: Evans braves risk to bring home reward
After the disappointment of defeat in London, Scott Evans knew he needed a change. He just didn’t know where it would take him.
They said what? Here are 38 of our favourite sporting tweets of the year
Take a glance back at the year in 140 characters or less.
Here are our 44 favourite images of the London 2012 Paralympics
The past week and a half in London has been memorable for a number of reasons. Here are some of its defining images.
# london-2012 - Saturday 29 December, 2012
After the gold rush: McKillop won’t be defined by London HD glory
With one eye on his three Paralympic medals and six-year unbeaten record, Michael McKillop is plotting his return to able-bodied competition in the new year.
Olympic connections dominate Queen’s list of New Year honours
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins and sailor Ben Ainslie are knighted, as all 29 British gold medallists from London 2012 receive an honour.
# london-2012 - Friday 28 December, 2012
After the gold rush: Kearney savouring rollercoaster ride
After sneaking into London under most people’s radar, triple Paralympic medallist Helen Kearney is enjoying the buzz of her win.
# london-2012 - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Team GB bronze medallist Ogogo becomes Golden Boy
The middleweight has become the latest British fighter to join Oscar de la Hoya’s stable.
In pictures: 10 controversies of the London Games
We had match-fixing, drugs bans and sit-in protests over just three short weeks.
After the gold rush: lights out as O’Neill moves on from London
It’s head down and push on as Kilkenny boxer Darren O’Neill comes to terms with life after the London Olympics.
I was there… for Katie’s Taylor Olympic gold — kinda — and some lovely off-Broadway hurling
Gavan Reilly was outside the ExCel looking in, but we’re counting it. He may have also seen Kilkenny.
# london-2012 - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
First Irish TV, Titanic, a famous ceiling: the big anniversaries of 2012
The Titanic disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty: 2012 has been a big year for commemorations. Here’s your guide to the bigger commemorations held this year.
# london-2012 - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
I was there… to see Paddy Barnes take on Zou in the art of war
With typical timing, Sinéad O’Carroll was in the ExCel the day AFTER Katie won gold. But there was still plenty of action for the Irish fight fans.
The best memes of 2012
Grumpy Cat, Angelina Jolieing, and those binders full of women. It’s been a quality year for internet memes. Here’s the cream of the crop…
# london-2012 - Monday 24 December, 2012
I was there… for Cork’s hard-fought 0-0 draw with St Pat’s
The Airtricity League tie may not have been the most glamorous of events, but it was well worth attending nonetheless, writes Paul Fennessy.
# london-2012 - Sunday 23 December, 2012
In pictures: The RTÉ Sports Awards
Ireland’s sporting heroes were out in force for this evening’s ceremony.
You guessed it… Taylor scoops RTÉ Sports Person of the Year
The Olympic gold medal-winning boxer capped an outstanding 2012 by receiving the award tonight.
Golden girl Britton gets some Brussels silver for Christmas
The Wicklow native followed up her European win with a second placed finish in Belgium.
Poll: Who should win RTÉ Manager of the Year tonight?
Jimmy’s winning matches but Billy’s winning medals. And there’s plenty more candidates for the big prize.
# london-2012 - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Poll: Who should win RTÉ Sports Team of the Year tomorrow night?
And the nominees are…
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