Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

Jack Woolley after his defeat by Gashim Magomedov

Woolley's candid comments highlight what really matters

Jack Woolley's openness about the struggles he's had to deal with after his opening round defeat at the Grand Palais followed in the wake of similar candidness from other Team Ireland athletes, writes RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Paris 2024 was Jack Woolley's second Olympics

Paris 2024: Woolley bows out after repechage loss

Jack Woolley saw his Olympics come to an end with a loss to Spain's Adrian Vicente Yunta in the first repechage round of taekwondo's men's 58kg division at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Harrington and Roland Garros served up a bonne nuit

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo on witnessing an historic night for Kellie Harrington at Roland Garros where the racket came from the swathes of Irish fans rather than the tennis that usually rules the roost there.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Kellie Harrington is lifted in triumph by head coach Zaur Antia after winning gold

Paris 2024: Historic Harrington wins back-to-back golds

Kellie Harrington made history by becoming the first Irish female athlete to win gold at back-to-back Olympic Games after a split decision over China's Wenlu Yang in the women's 60kg final at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both finished seventh in their heats and have a second chance in the repechage

Mageean absence dampens mood but green shoots for duo

As Ciara Mageean's injury-enforced absence cast a pall over the 1500m heats, RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo looks at how her Team Ireland colleagues Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Healy put in gutsy performances at the Stade de France.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Sarah Healy falls on the line just after being pipped to sixth

Updated Paris 2024: Healy and O'Sullivan into 1500m repechage

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the women's 1500m semi-finals at Paris 2024 with both Team Ireland athletes finishing seventh in their heats.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Shane Sweetnam, on James Kann Cruz, in action during the Jumping Individual Qualifier at the Chateau de Versailles

Team Ireland duo whet appetite for Versailles medal bid

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo outlines a day out in Versailles that showed the potential for Team Ireland's show jumpers to be right in the mix for medals come Tuesday.

Paris 2024 • 05 Aug 24

Shane Sweetnam of Team Ireland, on James Kann Cruz, in action during the Jumping Individual Qualifier at the Château de Versailles

Paris 2024: Irish show jumpers excel en route to final

Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle both finished among the top three on the board in the qualifiers for the Individual Show Jumping final at Paris 2024 but Cian O'Connor narrowly missed out.

Paris 2024 • 05 Aug 24

McIlroy reacts after a missed putt on the 18th green

McIlroy gathered a crowd and momentum, but not a medal

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo looks back on a day of following Rory McIlroy around for the day as the Team Ireland golfer came close to a medal before a frustrating finish.

Paris 2024 • 05 Aug 24

A frustrated McIlroy after finishing his round

Paris 2024: McIlroy falls short of medal despite surge

Rory McIlroy fell short of clinching an Olympic medal despite a stirring surge at the start of the back nine that briefly had him in a share of third at Le Golf National.

Paris 2024 • 04 Aug 24