Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

Pearl Slattery and Rachel Graham celebrate with the FAI President's Cup after Saturday's 2-1 win over league champions Athlone Town

'To see how far it's come now is brilliant' - Graham

Shelbourne's Rachel Graham reflects on the progress made in the Women's Premier Division as a new season dawns, while Méabh De Búrca speaks to the RTÉ Soccer Podcast about why a second tier remains a long way away.

Soccer • 05 Mar

Sunday's Allianz Football League results and reports

Results and reports from Sunday's Allianz Football League action.

Football • 02 Mar

Kameron Ledwidge has started the season at left-back as Shelbourne look to defend their league crown

No regrets nor growing pains for fast-maturing Ledwidge

Shelbourne defender Kameron Ledwidge (23) would be forgiven for feeling a bit like Lemuel Gulliver in a Lilliputian landscape populated by an ever growing array of teenage starlets, writes RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo.

Soccer • 28 Feb

Nations League recap: Slovenia 4-0 Republic of Ireland

Carla Ward's second match in charge of the Republic of Ireland sees the Girls in Green suffer a heavy 4-0 loss to Slovenia.

Soccer • 25 Feb

Sunday's Allianz Hurling League results and reports

Relive the Allianz Hurling League action, as Wexford beat All-Ireland champions Clare after Kilkenny's meeting with Limerick was postponed.

Hurling • 23 Feb

Premier League: Everton 2-2 Manchester United - recap

Everton and Manchester United share the spoils at Goodison Park after an eventful 2-2 draw for two sides in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

Soccer • 22 Feb

Sharlene Mawdsley is finding last year's Olympics relay final 'nice' to look back on after the initial bittersweet emotions

Mawdsley enjoying 'big change' after rollercoaster year

European relay champion and Paris 2024 Olympian Sharlene Mawdsley speaks to RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo as she tackles the on-track challenges that this year will bring after the rollercoaster of emotions from 2024.

Athletics • 19 Feb

'At the moment, the body and the mind feel absolutely fantastic so I don't feel I'm at a stage where I need to retire'

No throwing in the Towell as Bradley bond burns bright

Former Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers midfielder Richie Towell dispels rumours that he has retired as he waits for the right offer, while he opens up about his exit from the Hoops and starting his own youth academy.

Soccer • 17 Feb

UEFA Conference League recap: Molde 0-1 Shamrock Rovers

Michael Noonan scores the winning goal for Shamrock Rovers at the Aker Stadion as they earn a first-leg win over ten-man Molde in the UEFA Conference League play-off round.

Soccer • 13 Feb

Champions League: Celtic 1-2 Bayern Munich - recap

Celtic lose 2-1 against Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie at Celtic Park.

Soccer • 12 Feb