Barry McEneaney

RTÉ Sport journalist

Edel Thornton returns to captain Ireland against France on Thursday evening

Thornton raring to go over injury-enforced absence

Edel Thornton is glad to have put a torrid 12 months on the injury front behind her as she prepares to captain Ireland in a double-header against France and Latvia to wrap up her side's FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualification campaign.

Basketball • 04 Feb

James Weldon believes a first victory of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualifying campaign is achievable against Latvia

Ireland target an upset against Latvia in double-header

Ireland head coach James Weldon is hopeful that his side can pull off an upset win over Latvia when their FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualification campaign draws to a close at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin on Sunday evening.

Basketball • 05 Feb

The four-day Leopardstown Christmas Festival gets under way in the capital this afternoon

Festive fancies for St Stephen's Day

A hectic period in the racing calendar explodes into life later today. We've recommendations for Leopardstown, Kempton, Down Royal and Aintree.

Racing • 26 Dec 24

Willie Mullins poses with his RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year trophy

Race that stops a nation resonates deeply with Mullins

As the pre-eminent National Hunt trainer of his time, and having landed almost everything worth winning over timber and birch, it perhaps shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that the prize Willie Mullins covets most for his trophy cabinet at Closutton is the Melbourne Cup.

Racing • 16 Dec 24

Auguste Rodin edges out Luxembourg (near side) in last year's renewal

Irish Champion Stakes preview: Luxembourg no minnow

Read our horse-by-horse guide to Saturday's Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, with a 14-1 selection for the feature race at the Irish Champions Festival.

Racing • 14 Sep 24

Jude Bellingham scores the only goal of the game

Euro 2024: Serbia 0-1 England recap

All the action, as it happened, in Gelsenkirchen. England began their Euro 2024 challenge with a win against Serbia, but it was a victory which posed more questions than it answered.

Soccer • 16 Jun 24

Paul Townend celebrates his victory on I Am Maximus in last season's Irish Grand National

Grand National: Preview and tips for Aintree's big race

The Grand National takes place at Aintree on Saturday afternoon and RTÉ Sport's Barry McEneaney has two tips for the world's most famous steeplechase.

Racing • 15 Apr 24

Paul Townend and Willie Mullins make it two in a row in the Gold Cup

Cheltenham Festival: Day 4 results and reports

All the action, as it happened, on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival. Galopin Des Champs defending his Gold Cup crown in the centenary edition of the race to join an illustrious roll of honour.

Racing • 16 Mar 24

Co-owner Alex Ferguson celebrates the victory of Monmiral in the Pertemps

Cheltenham Festival: Day 3 results and reports

All the action, as it happened, on a day when British trainers struck back at the Cheltenham Festival and former football managers Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp found themselves in the winners' enclosure.

Racing • 14 Mar 24

Racing fans also have to take their hats off to Willie Mullins

Cheltenham Festival: Day 2 results and reports

All the action, as it happened, on the second of racing at Prestbury Park. Captain Guinness claimed the feature Queen Mother Champion Chase for Rachael Blackmore and Henry de Bromhead, while a Willie Mullins treble brought up a century of winners at the Festival for the master of Closutton.

Racing • 13 Mar 24