Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

Kellie Harrington is overcome by euphoria after her semi-final win

Paris 2024: Harrington beats Ferreira to reach final

Kellie Harrington will fight to defend her Olympic title at Paris 2024 after beating her Tokyo 2020 final opponent Beatriz Ferreira in the semi-final of the women's 60kg division.

Paris 2024 • 03 Aug 24

Mike Corcoran had a lofty vantage point to watch daughter Madison compete in the kayak cross

'As a parent watching, it's extremely nerve-wracking'

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo meets 1992 and 1996 Olympic canoeist Mike Corcoran as he watches his daughters in action for Team Ireland in the same sport that he graced, as well as discussing his work in providing prosthetics to wounded Ukrainian soldiers.

Paris 2024 • 04 Aug 24

Paul O'Donovan (l) and Fintan McCarthy shared their joy with the huge number of Irish fans who descended on Vaires-sur-Marne

O'Donovan, McCarthy and the beauty of inevitability

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo reflects back on another glorious day for Irish rowing at the Olympics as Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy cruised to gold at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 02 Aug 24

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy on the podium

Paris 2024: Glorious gold for O'Donovan and McCarthy

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy retained their Olympic title with a dominant victory in the final of the men's lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 02 Aug 24

Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney finished in sixth

Paris 2024: No joy for men's pair and women's sculls

Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney missed out on a medal in the men's pair after a sixth-place finish in the final at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 02 Aug 24

Jack Marley (left) lands a punch on his opponent

Paris 2024: Marley misses out on medal after QF loss

Jack Marley's dream of securing an Olympic medal came to an end after suffering a quarter-final defeat to Tajikistan's Davlat Boltaev in the men's 92kg division at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 01 Aug 24

Wassila Lkhadiri celebrates her contentious victory over Daina Moorehouse (blue)

Paris 2024: Moorehouse out after controversial loss

Daina Moorehouse became the seventh Team Ireland fighter to exit Paris 2024 following their opening fight after suffering a contentious split-decision loss to France's Wassila Lkhadiri in the women's 50kg division.

Paris 2024 • 02 Aug 24

Philip Doyle, right, and Daire Lynch hold a tricolour aloft after making their own history

Spread of Olympic triumphs has tricolour flying high

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo looks back on a morning of more medal success as Team Ireland's men's double sculls rowers Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch delivered more medals.

Paris 2024 • 01 Aug 24

Daire Lynch (L) and Philip Doyle celebrate Ireland's first heavyweight rowing medal

Paris 2024: Bronze for Doyle and Lynch in double sculls

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch have won Ireland's fourth medal of the Paris 2024 Games after claiming bronze in the A final of the men's double sculls at the Stade Nautique at Vaires sur Marnes.

Paris 2024 • 09 Dec 24

Kellie Harrington secured a medal and a slice of personal history as the first Irish woman to win a medal at more than one Olympics

Harrington makes history ahead of blast-from-past clash

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo looks back on a day at the boxing arena which saw Kellie Harrington make history.

Paris 2024 • 01 Aug 24