Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

Katie Taylor after her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

Taylor triumphant in trilogy fight against Serrano

Katie Taylor emerged victorious from her trilogy fight with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden to seal a clean sweep of wins in their rivalry.

Boxing • 12 Jul 25

Katie Taylor is declared the winner by majority decision against Amanda Serrano after their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

Taylor beats Serrano by majority decision - recap

Katie Taylor has beaten Amanda Serrano in their trilogy fight at Madison Square Garden to retain her undisputed WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO women's light-welterweight titles.

Boxing • 12 Jul 25

JJ Lunney of Shelbourne, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and Cork City at Tolka Park in Dublin.

Shelbourne v Linfield: All you need to know

Shelbourne host Linfield on Wednesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round tie, with the match live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.

Soccer • 09 Jul 25

Alexander Dunne of Ireland and Rodin Motorsport (17) leads Victor Martins of France and ART Grand Prix (14) on track during the Round 8 Silverstone Feature race of the Formula 2 Championship at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England.

Dunne rebounds at sodden Silverstone to boost F2 hopes

Alex Dunne bounced back from a Saturday sprint setback to boost his Formula 2 title hopes with a second place finish in the British Grand Prix feature race at a rain-sodden Silverstone.

Motorsport • 06 Jul 25

Sean McAnuff of Ireland competing in the Men's 1000m Rep. Quarterfinals during the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships on March 16, 2025 in Beijing, China.

McAnuff hungry to grab Games spot for Ireland in Italy

As Liam O'Brien recently pointed out, two into one won't go when it comes to how many short track speed skaters Team Ireland will be able to bring to the Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. The other half of that equation competing for one quota spot at the 2026 Games is Canadian-born Sean McAnuff.

Olympics • 06 Jul 25

All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals results and reports

Read how it all unfolded as Donegal and Tyrone made it through to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Football • 28 Jun 25

Alexander Dunne of Ireland and McLaren looks on in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 27, 2025 in Spielberg, Austria.

Dunne shows his speed during F1 practice debut

Alex Dunne set the fourth fastest time in Austrian Grand Prix first practice for McLaren on Friday as he became the first Irish driver to compete in a Formula One session for 22 years.

Motorsport • 28 Jun 25

Shelbourne manager Damien Duff reacts during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park in Dublin.

Duff's exit in keeping with his box office Shels spell

If some of the early naysayers had been proven correct, Damien Duff would have walked away from Shelbourne almost as soon as he arrived. That he didn't may have been a surprise to some of those sceptics. But three-and-a-half years later, he caught everyone napping.

Soccer • 24 Jun 25

21 June 2025; Ronan Hayes of Dublin celebrates after the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Dublin and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

All-Ireland SHC: Dublin and Tipp progress to semis

Fourteen-man Dublin stunned Limerick at Croke Park, while Tipperary joined them in the semi-finals, beating Galway at the Gaelic Grounds.

Hurling • 21 Jun 25

Liam O Brien (IRL) races at ISU Short Track World Tour 1 on October 25, 2024, at Maurice-Richard Arena in Montreal, QC

Two into one won't go but O'Brien eyeing Olympics spot

Sydney-born short track speed skater Liam O'Brien has his sights set on representing Ireland at the 2026 Winter Olympics having very narrowly missed out on Beijing 2022.

other sport • 22 Jun 25