We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Olympic Games

This year
2026
The internet really wanted me to see Alysa Liu - but all I got was weird sexualised content
Last year
2025
Irish boxer Kellie Harrington confirms she is coming out of retirement
Kellie Harrington confirms she is coming out of retirement
Qatar confirms bid to host 2036 Olympic Games
Qatar confirms bid to host 2036 Olympic Games
Boxing receives official IOC thumbs-up for Los Angeles Games
Boxing will be included at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
All time
Daniel Wiffen on living with fame, new plans for LA 2028, and competing with his brother
6-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy says he has terminal cancer
How disgraced Irish swim coach George Gibney made a new life in America
Poland 2040? Prime Minster promises Olympics bid 'for the 10-, 12- and 15-year-olds of today'
Almost 1.5 million people watched Kellie Harrington's boxing final live last week
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 20
Thousands turn out on O'Connell Street to welcome home Irish Olympians
Thousands turn out on O'Connell Street to welcome home Irish Olympians
Homecoming ceremony for Olympians to be held in Dublin after record medal haul
Tom Cruise and Snoop Dogg help pass the Olympics torch from Paris to LA
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 19
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 18
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 17
A spectacular 4x400m relay gives Ireland another rare air moment at these very special Games
A spectacular 4x400m relay gives Ireland another rare air moment at these very special Games
Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Kelly McGrory and Sharlene Mawdsley ran a perfect race to qualify for an Olympic final tomorrow.
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 16
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 15
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 14
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 13
'My goal is to do something special': Adeleke cruises through heat to keep her dreams on track
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 12
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 11
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 10
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 9
Daina Moorehouse bows out of Olympics after controversial split decision defeat
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 8
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 7
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 6
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 5
Olympics Daily with Cooney and O'Carroll: Episode 4
Sport can be 'very unifying' says Harris as Paris Olympics celebrates migration
Despite all the controversy and corruption, it still means something to be an Olympian
Despite all the controversy and corruption, it still means something to be an Olympian