Irish Olympian forced to return medal just weeks after making history in Paris
He won bronze in the men’s double sculls final earlier this month, but has no medal to show for it. A member of Team Ireland, who won bronze at the Olympic Games this summer, has revealed that he had his medal taken away from him by the International Olympic Committee just days after he arrived […]
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Eiffel Tower evacuated as man seen climbing structure hours before Olympic closing ceremony
The closing ceremony starts on Sunday evening. The Eiffel Tower was evacuated hours before the Olympic closing ceremony after a man was seen climbing up the Parisian landmark. The shirtless man was spotted scaling the 330m tower on Sunday afternoon prompting an evacuation of the area. Footage of the incident began circulating on social media […]
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Limerick man says it was ‘a privilege’ to give Irish Olympic champs lift home
What a story. A Limerick man has spoken of the ‘privilege’ of driving the Irish Olympic rowing gold medalists home from the airport this week. Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won gold in the men’s double sculls event last week, their second Olympic gold of their career. Landing in Dublin airport on Tuesday, the Skibbereen […]
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Olympian arrested on ‘suspicion of buying cocaine’ in Paris
An Olympic athlete has been arrested on suspicion of buying cocaine in Paris, his nation’s Olympic committee has confirmed. On Wednesday, French media reported that Australian hockey player Tom Craig had allegedly been caught trying to purchase cocaine in the French capital. It was reported that the 28-year-old had been taken into custody by police. […]
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Rhasidat Adeleke set to miss Irish mixed relay
There had been questions over where she would focus her medal hopes leading up to the Olympics. Rhasidat Adeleke has reportedly chosen not to take part in the 400m mixed relay event for the Paris Olympics. The Dubliner is set to put her focus into the individual 400m event, where she has a good chance […]
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All of the Irish competitors you can watch at the Olympics today: Day 3
Another big day for Team Ireland. It’s another action-packed day in Paris as Team Ireland are involved across a variety of different sports on Day 3 of the Olympics. We’ve compiled a list of every Irish competitor taking part in their events today so you can follow along with the action. Some of today’s Olympics […]
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