Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

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

Kellie Harrington celebrates winning against Angie Paola Valdes Pana

Paris 2024: Harrington guarantees medal in Paris

Kellie Harrington became the first Irish woman to medal at more than one Olympic Games after securing at least bronze with a quarter-final win over Colombia's Angie Valdes Pana by unanimous decision at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 31 Jul 24

Daniel Wiffen celebrates with his medal at the Paris La Défense Arena

Wiffen ice cold as zenith carried on commentary wave

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo reflects on witnessing history at Paris 2024 as Daniel Wiffen clinched gold for Ireland at the La Defense Arena.

Paris 2024 • 31 Jul 24

Paris 2024: Wiffen surges to gold in 800m final

Daniel Wiffen staged a storming final stretch in the men's 800m freestyle final to clinch Olympic gold at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 09 Dec 24

Austin O'Connor riding Colorado Blue during the eventing individual show jumping at the Chateau de Versailles

Versailles mirage the mise-en-scene for eventing finale

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo reflects on the final day of eventing action for Team Ireland at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 31 Jul 24

Austin O'Connor of Team Ireland riding Colorado Blue

Paris 2024: Irish team finish ninth, O'Connor 17th

Austin O'Connor finished 17th in the individual jumping final as Ireland finished ninth overall on the final day of eventing at the Chateau de Versailles.

Equestrian • 29 Jul 24

Marley lifted the weight off Team Ireland's shoulders

Marley breathes life back into Irish hopes in the ring

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo reports from the Arena Paris Nord as three of Team Ireland's boxers were in action on a day of mixed fortunes in the ring.

Paris 2024 • 30 Jul 24