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Pack your bags! McMahon qualifies for London 2012

49 minutes ago 251 Views No Comments

17-year-old Sycerika McMahon is the latest member of Ireland’s Olympic party.

# london-2012 - Yesterday’s News

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Record Breaker

Melanie Nocher breaks Irish 200m Backstroke record and qualifies for European finals

16 hours ago 164 Views No Comments

The Belfast-born swimmer will need to find an extra 0.8 of a second if she is to make the Olympic A standard.

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Hot Item

Smurf-tacular: Sales of Olympic torches heat up on eBay after £153,000 sale

16 hours ago 183 Views No Comments

A ‘soot marked’ torch used in the UK leg of the pre-Olympic relay has fetched a hefty price after it was advertised online.

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Relight my fire: Olympic torch goes out on Day 3 of relay

19 hours ago 195 Views No Comments

Don’t worry, they’ve got measures in place to deal with this sort of thing.

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Olympic heartbreak as McCambridge misses out on marathon place

19 hours ago 4,014 Views 2 Comments

Caitriona Jennings, Linda Byrne and Ava Hutchinson will represent Ireland in the women’s marathon at London 2012.

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Olympics organisers: We’re powerless to stop torches going on eBay

Yesterday, 9:17 AM 4,102 Views 4 Comments

London 2012 organisers say they can only hope that the torches – up for as much as £145,000 – find “good homes”.

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9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

Yesterday, 8:34 AM 2,991 Views 8 Comments

Nine things you should know this morning.

# london-2012 - Sunday 20 May, 2012

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Home is the hero: Katie Taylor touches down in Dublin

Yesterday, 6:37 PM 6,597 Views 29 Comments

The 25-year-old sealed her fourth world title in a row with a solid 11-7 win over Russian southpaw Sofya Ochigava yesterday.

# london-2012 - Saturday 19 May, 2012

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Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor seals fourth world title on the trot in China

Sat, 8:58 AM 4,460 Views 52 Comments

The Bray woman sealed here fourth world title in a row with a solid 11-7 win over Russian southpaw Sofya Ochigava.

# london-2012 - Friday 18 May, 2012

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Boxing

Katie Taylor impresses as she cruises into world championship final

Fri, 8:34 AM 2,515 Views 25 Comments

The 25-year-old from Bray led her opponent Mavzuna Chorieva from Tajikistan in Qinhuangdao throughout their bout this morning.

# london-2012 - Thursday 17 May, 2012

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Life's A Beach

Civil servants win VIP view of beach volleyball

Thu, 4:26 PM 674 Views 1 Comment

Who doesn’t want to see beach volleyball, which is bringing sand, bikinis and gold medals to the heart of London?

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London 2012

Olympic flame within reach of London Games chiefs

Thu, 3:56 PM 1,814 Views 6 Comments

A cauldron in front of the Parthenon has been lit and the flame was burning brightly today, just hours before it was to be handed to the London organisers.

# london-2012 - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

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London 2012

Your Katie Taylor Dog Food Image of the Day

Wed, 7:59 PM 772 Views No Comments

Ireland’s gold medal hope gets in the ring with a couple of dogs. No biggie.

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London 2012

Olympic photo chief creates the image of the games

Wed, 5:49 PM 345 Views No Comments

Meet the man charged with making it possible for 1,400 other photographers to create memorable images that will instantly identify the city and the games.

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‘God has been great to me these last few years’ – Katie Taylor on Olympic qualification

Wed, 12:58 PM 5,212 Views 65 Comments

She may have booked her spot at the London Games but the current world champion remains focused on retaining her title.

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London 2012, Big Willie style: Smith tries his hand at some Olympic sports

Wed, 12:39 PM 319 Views No Comments

The actor was put through his paces in London this morning.

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Hardcore

Tri Time: Nolan powers to win at Valentia

Wed, 10:41 AM 168 Views 1 Comment

The European age group champion made up for a sluggish swim with the fastest times back on land.

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She’s done it: Katie Taylor qualifies for London

Wed, 9:10 AM 2,942 Views 36 Comments

There was delight for the Irish fighter this morning as she guaranteed her place at the Olympics.

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Ryan Giggs eager for Olympic opportunity

Wed, 8:00 AM 217 Views No Comments

During his time as a Welsh national team player, Giggs never qualified for a major tournament.

# london-2012 - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

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Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor moves one step closer to London

15/05/12 2,411 Views 28 Comments

Katie Taylor stopped Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan to book her place in the lightweight quarter-finals at the AIBA World Boxing Championships.

# london-2012 - Monday 14 May, 2012

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Olé

Rheinisch paddles home with Olympic dream intact

14/05/12 126 Views No Comments

Slalom canoeist Eoin Rheinisch booked his place at a third consecutive Olympic Games on Saturday. We caught up with the Kildare-based athlete as he drove – yes, drove – home from Augsburg, Germany.

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London 2012

What Katie did: Taylor progresses to the last-16 in China

14/05/12 2,512 Views 15 Comments

The reigning world champion coasted through her first test at the AIBA World Boxing Championships this morning.

# london-2012 - Sunday 13 May, 2012

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Winning

Smith into last 16 at the World Championships

13/05/12 168 Views No Comments

Ceire Smith will now face the flyweight division’s fourth seed, Karolina Michalczuk, for a place in the quarter-finals.

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London 2012

Dream on: Colin Griffin qualifies for Olympic 50km walk

13/05/12 1,849 Views 9 Comments

Ballinamore’s Colin Griffin became Ireland’s 18th athletics qualifier for London 2012 this morning.

# london-2012 - Saturday 12 May, 2012

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Controversy

Gatlin returns to Olympic reckoning with fastest 100m since ban

12/05/12 275 Views 1 Comment

Former Olympic gold medalist Justin Gatlin, banned for four years in 2006, outpaced Asafa Powell at Friday’s Diamond League meeting in Doha.

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London 2012

Good news and bad: Smith progresses to last-32 but Kavanagh loses out

12/05/12 156 Views No Comments

The Irish team had mixed fortunes in the Women’s World Boxing Championship in Qinhuangdao earlier today.

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Interview

2012 Olympics: Irvine ready to be Ireland’s accidental hero

12/05/12 3,263 Views 4 Comments

Martyn Irvine on his transformation from couch potato to Olympic cyclist, getting up to no good, and staying out of trouble between now and London.

# london-2012 - Friday 11 May, 2012

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London 2012

Bye the Gods: Katie Taylor coasts into second round of Olympic qualifiers

11/05/12 2,837 Views 15 Comments

The Bray boxer advanced to the second round due to her number one ranking while Ceire Smith and Sinead Kavanagh will fight on Saturday.

# london-2012 - Thursday 10 May, 2012

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Double Trouble

Joe Duffy backs ‘great little runners’ Jedward for Olympic torchbearer mission

10/05/12 3,515 Views 31 Comments

Disgruntled callers to Liveline want Bernard Dunne to carry the flame in June rather than the marathon-running pop twins.

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Golden Girls

Explainer: All you need to know about the women’s boxing qualifiers for London 2012

10/05/12 1,985 Views 10 Comments

We answer all your questions, from Katie Taylor’s biggest threats Ireland’s other medal hopes, just in case.

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YouTube Top 10: because Tom Watson shows the kids how to do it

10/05/12 402 Views No Comments

The grand old golfing master shows up ‘Poults’ and ‘GMac’ while Novak Djokvic practices his backhand for Stallone’s new movie.

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London 2012

Carrying the Olympic torch my biggest honour yet, says Ireland’s all-time top scorer

10/05/12 1,755 Views 14 Comments

Olivia O’Toole, who has scored one more goal for Ireland than Robbie Keane, will be involved in next month’s Olympic relay.

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London 2012

Torch lit in Greece as Games countdown gets underway

10/05/12 48 Views No Comments

An actress dressed as a high priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun’s rays and light a torch under bright sunny skies this morning.

# london-2012 - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

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Dedicated

Tri Time: Noble set for nervous wait as Olympic countdown begins

09/05/12 171 Views No Comments

Every week we aim to bring you the latest news from around the triathlon circuit. This weekend our focus will be on the race at Valentia Island.

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London 2012

Olympic flame lighting rehearsal goes off ‘without a hitch’ in Greece

09/05/12 94 Views No Comments

The flame – which will visit Dublin next month – will be lit in a ceremony tomorrow.

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London 2012

Trailblazing: route of Olympic torch relay in Dublin revealed

09/05/12 3,702 Views 25 Comments

The flame will cross south of the border early on Wednesday, 6 June and be carried through the capital by 41 torch bearers.

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London 2012

Brogan, Delany, Treacy to carry Olympic torch

09/05/12 1,930 Views 12 Comments

The Olympic Council of Ireland has confirmed 34 of the 41 torchbearers who will carry the Olympic flame during its visit to Dublin.

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There’s room at inn for Olympics… but it’ll cost

09/05/12 281 Views No Comments

Some innkeepers will be charging Ritz rates for Fawlty Towers rooms — and they will get away with it.

# london-2012 - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

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Torch

Henry Shefflin, Paul McGrath and Shane Horgan to carry Olympic flame

08/05/12 4,151 Views 29 Comments

Some of the torchbearers have been revealed ahead of next month’s relay in Dublin.

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History

McKillop christens the Olympic Stadium with a new world record

08/05/12 4,090 Views 3 Comments

The 22-year-old Paralympian from Ballymena, County Antrim is the first male to set a world record in the new stadium.

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