Great Britain’s quadruple sculls women stage a storming finish to snatch gold Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw and Lauren Henry took the title by 0.15 of a second from the Netherlands. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
Edna O’Brien in her own words – archive, 1962 20 November 1962: The writer talks to Denis Hart about leaving County Clare for London, debut novel The Country Girls, and her new play The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024
Ireland basks in glory of Olympic swimming success Daniel Wiffen won gold in 800m freestyle 24 hours after Mona McSharry’s bronze in 100m breaststroke The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024
Paris Olympics: Harmanpreet Singh takes care of the Irish Sreejesh too comes to party as India win 2-0 The Times of India · Jul 31, 2024
Country diary: Pine martens, dragonflies … this scarred peat bog is healing Abbeyleix Bog, County Laois, Ireland: I was sceptical about whether this valuable but struggling habitat would be restored in my lifetime. I’m delighted to be proved wrong The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024
Simone Biles inspires US women's team to Olympic gold, Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen makes history Simone Biles, the legendary American gymnast, clinched her fifth Olympic gold medal as she spearheaded the United States to a resounding triumph in the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Daniel Wiffen made history for Ireland in the swimming competition. The Times of India · Jul 31, 2024
Daniel Wiffen claims stunning gold medal win for Ireland in men’s 800m freestyle Wiffen became Ireland’s first male medallist in the pool. The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Daniel Wiffen Makes History With First Irish Olympic Swimming Gold Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen makes history with Ireland's first Olympic swimming gold in the 800m freestyle event. Top News · Jul 30, 2024
Westmeath helicopter crash: Emergency services at the scene in Ireland Local authorities say they believe the incident involved a helicopter crashing into a building The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
My encounter with Edna O’Brien, the great literary crusader and giant of Irish literature The death of Edna O’Brien at the age of 93 brings an end to the long reign of one of Ireland’s greatest writers, who attracted both controversy and adulation throughout her trailblazing career. Lynn Enright remembers the profound personal impact of her debut novel ‘The Country Girls’ – banned in… The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Olympics Men's Tee Times - Round Three Starting times and groupings for Saturday's third round of the men's Olympic golf tournament in Paris Golf Monthly · Jul 30, 2024
When Venkatapathy Raju and Javagal Srinath ran five runs off one ball against Australia in Adelaide - Watch NEW DELHI: On Sunday, an extraordinary and rare incident unfolded on Day 4 of the one-off Test between Ireland and Zimbabwe at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. Ireland batters Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine completed an all-run five during their team's second innings, sparking widespread excitement on social… The Times of India · Jul 30, 2024
Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93 Edna O’Brien has died at age 93 The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024
Roy Keane's infamous World Cup 2002 fallout with Mick McCarthy to be turned into a film 'Saipan' will focus on the training camp dispute that led to Ireland's captain walking away from the 2002 World Cup squad FourFourTwo · Jul 29, 2024
AAP · Jul 29, 2024 Levi's happy tears as Aussies cruise into sevens semis Maddison Levi set an Olympic record with her 11th Paris try as Australia booked a semi-final berth with Canada and moved within reach of a second Games gold.
Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024 OPINION - Edna O’Brien was an Irish great — and a Londoner The opening sentence of Girl, Edna O’Brien’s last novel is, I think, unforgettable: “I was a girl once, but not any more...” And from there O’Brien, who died on Saturday, takes the reader into the unimaginable horror of the abduction and rape of the Chibok schoolgirls by the Islamist group,…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 ‘A beacon of brazenness and defiance’: Edna O’Brien remembered by Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín and more The acclaimed author of The Country Girls, which was burned in the market square of her home town, has died aged 93. Here, Irish novelists pay tribute to a titanic figure who liberated their country’s fiction
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 Edna O’Brien obituary Novelist who scandalised her native Ireland with The Country Girls, and explored the lives of women who love and suffer
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 Steve Coogan to play Mick McCarthy in film about bust-up with Roy Keane Steve Coogan is to play Mick McCarthy in a film about the then Republic of Ireland manager’s bust-up with Roy Keane before the 2002 World Cup
Golf Monthly · Jul 29, 2024 All You Need To Know About Golf In The Paris 2024 Olympics Golf is in the Olympics for the third straight Games - here's what you need to know ahead of the men's and women's tournaments
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024 Steve Coogan to play ex-Ireland boss Mick McCarthy in film about Roy Keane bust-up ‘Saipan’ will tell the story of Keane’s departure, with the Alan Partridge star confirmed in the role of McCarthy
AAP · Jul 29, 2024 Kookaburras edge Ireland ahead of Belgium rematch The Kookaburras remain unbeaten in Paris, Australia sneaking past Ireland 2-1 ahead of a Tokyo gold-medal game rematch with champions Belgium.
Golf Monthly · Jul 29, 2024 Why Does Rory McIlroy Represent Ireland In The Olympics? The County Down-born golfer has previously explained why he opts to play for Ireland and not Team GB
International Business Times · Jul 29, 2024 Groundbreaking Irish Writer Edna O'Brien Dead At 93 Tributes poured in on Sunday for Edna O'Brien, the radical Irish writer whose groundbreaking first novel "The Country Girls" was burned and banned in her native country, after her death at 93.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024 Irish author Edna O’Brien dies aged 93 After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a century