Olympic Village
# olympic-village - Today’s News
10 great products to make more of your garden
Say no to gnomes this summer with IKEA garden furniture.
# olympic-village - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
Back pages: some of our favourite sportswriting from 2012, part I
Forget about Christmas re-runs on TV — crack open the tin of Roses and enjoy the first part of our bumper sportswriting round-up.
# olympic-village - Sunday 12 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 16, wrap
We wave goodbye to London 2012 before making plans to head out to Dublin Airport early for Team Ireland’s return.
In pictures: London 2012, Day 16
The final medals were handed out as Great Britain prepared for a huge send-off.
# olympic-village - Saturday 11 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 15, wrap
There were mixed emotions for Team Ireland today, while Usain Bolt delivered another memorable performance.
# olympic-village - Friday 10 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 14, wrap
Hope you have some fingernails left – another gold medal bout awaits.
In pictures: London 2012, Day 14
Mullingar got a day in the Olympic sun and there were some low-blows in the taekwondo.
# olympic-village - Thursday 9 August, 2012
US relay runner Mitchell breaks leg in race
The athlete showed remarkable courage to finish his race despite suffering the injury this evening.
# olympic-village - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 12, wrap
It was a productive day for Ireland on the medal front.
# olympic-village - Monday 6 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 10, wrap
You wait four years for an Olympic medal to come along and two come along in quick succession.
Sailing wrap: Seaton and McGovern bow out as Murphy comes so close
The 49er duo needed a top ten finish in their final race to make the medal race but were unsuccessful.
# olympic-village - Sunday 5 August, 2012
Olympic Village, Day Nine, wrap: Ireland medal, Bolt wins gold
John Joe Nevin secured Ireland’s first medal, while the 100m Final was won by Usain Bolt in a time of 9.63, with Yohan Blake second.
# olympic-village - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day Six, wrap
“Wind yer neck in Kate, it’s only five golds for Team GB, not 10.”
# olympic-village - Saturday 28 July, 2012
In pictures: This is what life is like for the world’s best athletes in the Olympic Village
Free McDonalds! No one told us there was free McDonalds!
# olympic-village - Thursday 26 July, 2012
Here’s Caroline Wozniacki and Rory McIlroy looking awkward in the Olympic Village
Wozzilroy — their name, not ours — have landed.
US athletes learn Cockney rhyming slang in time for London 2012 – video
Want a bit of John Cleese and a cup of Rosie Lee?
# olympic-village - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
# olympic-village - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Give us a smile Andy! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
Melanie Nocher hopes the Scottish tennis star won’t bring down the buzz in the Olympic Village.
The Sunday Papers: some of the week’s best sportswriting
We’ve a bumper day of sport ahead of us, but you’ll want to set some time aside for this six beauties. Trust us.
# olympic-village - Sunday 15 July, 2012
Congress fumes following revelation that US Olympic uniforms are made in China
“They should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them,” declared Senator Harry Reid.
# olympic-village - Saturday 31 March, 2012
Tweet dreams: Irish Olympic athletes free to use Twitter at London 2012
Pat Hickey knows what a London Bus looks like but, by the looks of it, he prefers vintage technology.









































