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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BBC cut short live broadcast of Team Ireland homecoming after kids shout ‘Up The Ra’
Politicians in Northern Ireland have condemned the incident. A live report on BBC Newsline was cut short due to children in the background chanting ‘Up The Ra’. The report was being broadcast from Dublin during the homecoming celebrations for Ireland’s Olympic team. Medal winners like Kellie Harrington, Fintan McCarthy and Daniel Wiffen were all present […]
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Fintan McCarthy explains why Paul O’Donovan couldn’t attend Olympics homecoming
“We’ll be reunited soon.” Thousands of fans descended upon Dublin’s O’Connell Street on Monday afternoon to welcome home Ireland’s Olympics team on their return from Paris. While most of Ireland’s athletes were in attendance, there were some notable absentees, the most outstanding being gold medalist Paul O’Donovan. The Skibbereen rowing champ raced to glory alongside […]
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Tom Cruise’s Olympic stunt has everybody making the same complaint
Not everyone enjoyed it. The highly anticipated appearance from Tom Cruise at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics has drawn the same complaint from viewers. After two weeks of phenomenal athleticism, punctuated by the odd viral moment and controversy, the Paris Games drew to a close last night at a packed Stade de France. […]
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Daniel Wiffen misses Olympics closing ceremony after he’s ‘rushed to hospital’
“I was very unwell with a bug.” Daniel Wiffen missed out on the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics after he was ‘rushed to hospital’ to receive medical attention for a stomach bug, the swimmer has revealed. Wiffen was due to be a flag bearer for Ireland after his hugely successful Games, where he won […]
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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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