Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

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

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