Declan Whooley

RTÉ Sport Online Journalist

Tiarnán O'Donnell and Katie O'Brien salute the Irish fans after their fourth-place in their PR2 mixed double sculls heat

Paris 2024: Irish pair into double sculls repechage

Rowers Katie O'Brien and Tiarnán O'Donnell are into the repechage of the PR2 mixed double sculls after their weather-delayed heat in Vaires-sur-Marnes.

Paralympics • 30 Aug 24

Team Palestine flag bearer Fadi Deeb during the Paralympic Games opening ceremony

Weight of Palestinian hopes resting on Deeb's shoulders

On a night of fanfare and spectacular moments during Wednesday's Paralympic Games opening ceremony, there was one man who seemed to capture hearts and minds like no other.

Paralympics • 30 Aug 24

Róisín Ní Ríain, Kerrie Leonard and Nicole Turner

Paris 2024: Pressure to the fore on Day One

After all the build-up, and Wednesday's spectacular opening ceremony, it was finally time to get down to action on Day 1 of the Paralympic Games.

Paralympics • 29 Aug 24

Róisín Ní Riain reacts after her S13 100m butterfly

Paris 2024: Fourth for Ní Riain in 100m butterfly final

Róisín Ní Riain has finished fourth in the women's S13 100m butterfly Paralympic final at La Defense Arena in Paris.

Paralympics • 07 Sep 24

Para archer Kerrie Leonard in action at Esplanade des Invalides

Paris 2024: Archer Leonard learns last-16 fate

Para archer Kerrie Leonard will take on 2016 gold medallist Jiamin Zhou of China in tomorrow's elimination round of the Women's W2 Individual Compound (9am Irish time).

Paralympics • 29 Aug 24

Performers rehearse at Place de la Concorde ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony

Paris curtain ready to be drawn for opening ceremony

Seventeen days after the curtain came down on the Olympic Games, Paris is all set for round two as the 17th Paralympic Games kick off this evening in the French capital.

Paralympics • 29 Aug 24

Peter Ryan: 'At the start, I didn't know how to be visually impaired or blind. I wasn't secure or confident in myself. You're carrying this thing that in your head, it's your biggest insecurity'

Ryan ready to shine a light on unheralded Paralympics

Peter Ryan will work as an analyst for RTÉ during coverage of the Paris Games, seven years on from his own participation in the Paralympic Games. He reflects on his journey, on and off the bike.

Paralympics • 28 Aug 24

Kerrie Leonard: 'We need the public to understand what a Paralympian is doing is the exact same standard as an Olympian'

'Para sport has changed, perception must follow suit'

Archer Kerrie Leonard will be among the first Irish athletes to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Kerrie Leonard • 28 Aug 24

Premier League recap: Brighton 2-1 Manchester United

Joao Pedro's 95th-minute header seals the three points for Brighton in a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at the Amex Stadium. Here is how the game unfolded.

Soccer • 24 Aug 24

Paris 2024 Paralympics mascot the Phryge in front of the Eiffel Tower

Ambitious Team Ireland ready for Paralympic stage

4,400 Para athletes with with physical, vision, and intellectual impairments will compete for 549 sets of medals over 11 days of competition in Paris.

Paralympics • 28 Aug 24