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Special Olympics volunteering inspires County Derry student

A County Derry student says volunteering with his local Special Olympics club has inspired him to puruse a career in sports psychology. Oisín Campbell achieved a triple distinction in Level 3 Extended Sports Diploma at Northern Regional College’s ...

27 Aug 2020 at 08:30

Northern Ireland

Olympic swimmer Wiffen ‘surprised’ to win BBC NI Sports Personality of the Year

Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen said he was “surprised” to win BBC Northern Ireland’s Sports Personality of the Year. Wiffen won Olympic gold in the pool in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 1500m freestyle at the Paris Games in the summer. ...

23 Dec 2024 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Gold medallist Scott hopes to encourage girls to stay in sport after MBE honour

Northern Ireland’s Olympic hero Hannah Scott spoke of her desire to encourage young girls to stick with sport as she reflected with pride at being made an MBE. The gold medal winning rower from Coleraine was part of the Team GB women’s ...

31 Dec 2024 at 12:25

Derry Sport

Former Derry camogie player to captain hockey team in Olympics

A former camogie player in Derry will captain the Irish Ladies hockey team in the Olympics next year. And Katie Mullan (25) is hoping that her side can make their mark. Last weekend, Ireland defeated Canada in a two-legged play-off ...

08 Nov 2019 at 11:36

Derry Sport

Five-star victory gives Derry's Daniel Coyle Olympic boost

Daniel Coyle returns to Europe to step up his preparations for the Paris Olympic Games in buoyant form after a tremendous year and the Derry native illustrated his status as one of the top show jumping pilots in the world once ...

17 Jun 2024 at 10:19

Northern Ireland

‘Everyone is going to want to be a Daniel Wiffen’ – Swim Ulster chief

Olympic swimming gold medallist Daniel Wiffen has been described as an incredible role model for generations to come. Northern Ireland had been without Olympic gold since 1988. But that all changed when Wiffen and Jack ...

31 Jul 2024 at 16:29

Other Sport

RESULT: Ireland women's hockey crunch Olympic Games qualification semi-final against Spain

The Irish women's hockey team are currently in semi-final action against Spain for a place in this summer's Olympic Games in Paris. The game, which is being held in Valencia, can be watched live on the RTÉ News ...

18 Jan 2024 at 12:03

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Olympic heroes celebrated at sellout event

Crowds gathered in Belfast for an event celebrating Northern Ireland’s record-breaking Olympic and Paralympic athletes. At the SSE Arena, Stormont’s Sports Minister Gordon Lyons announced an additional £100,...

03 Oct 2024 at 20:26

Sport

Derry's Daniel Coyle and Team Ireland qualify for Olympic showjumping final

A brilliant performance from Michael Blake's Irish Show Jumping team of Cork's Shane Sweetnam, Derry's Daniel Coyle and Meath's Cian O'Connor, has seen them comfortably qualify among the 10 teams that will ...

01 Aug 2024 at 13:27

Derry Sport

Local designer has his shoes worn by Olympic gold medalists

A County Derry Shoe designer has his custom made design worn by two gold medalists from the recent Olympic games in Tokyo. Shea Gribbon, owner of The Shoe Dr, made shoes for diving duo Tom Daley and Matty ...

16 Aug 2021 at 23:23

Ireland Olympic success ‘the stuff of dreams’ as athletes welcomed home

Northern Ireland

‘Stuff of dreams’ as Ireland welcomes Olympians home

More than 20,000 cheering fans welcomed Ireland’s Olympic team home after its most successful medal haul ever on Monday. Most of the Irish athletes who won medals attended the celebratory event on ...

12 Aug 2024 at 21:56

Local News

Gold medallist Scott hopes to encourage girls to stay in sport after MBE honour

Northern Ireland’s Olympic hero Hannah Scott spoke of her desire to encourage young girls to stick with sport as she reflected with pride at being made an MBE. The gold medal winning rower from ...

31 Dec 2024 at 13:00

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