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Conlan guarantees another boxing medal for Ireland

Irish boxer Michael Conlan is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at London 2012 after progressing to the semi-finals of the flyweight division after recording a 22-18 win against France’s Nordine Oubaali.

News • 08 Aug 12

John Joe Nevin is the first Irish competitor to secure a medal

John Joe Nevin win guarantees Olympic medal

John Joe Nevin has won Ireland's first medal at the London Olympics after his victory over Oscar Valdez Fierro in the bantamweight division quarter-final guarantees him at least a bronze medal.

News • 06 Aug 12

Ladbrokes vows to fix online problems

Ladbrokes, Britain's second-biggest bookmaker, today pledged to fix its ailing digital operations.

Business • 02 Aug 12

Adidas Q2 earnings boosted by Olympics

Sportswear maker Adidas has reported a near 18% increase in second-quarter earnings and has raised its full-year forecast.

Business • 02 Aug 12

Olympians disqualified over match-fixing scandal

Eight badminton players at the centre of a match-fixing scandal at the London 2012 Olympics have been disqualified from the women's doubles.

News • 01 Aug 12

London Olympics bring in $100m in sales for GE

General Electric sold about $100m of lights, power supplies and medical devices for the London Olympic Games.

Business • 30 Jul 12

Showjumper Denis Lynch's Olympic appeal dismissed

An appeal by showjumper Denis Lynch to the Court of Arbitration for sport over his exclusion from the Olympics has been dismissed.

News • 30 Jul 12

Investigation into alleged Olympic betting claims

The Olympic Council of Ireland is investigating an allegation that an Irish competitor at the London Games previously bet on an opponent to win an event in which they were both competing.

News • 30 Jul 12

The Olympic flame was at Tower Bridge this afternoon

London 2012 opening ceremony takes place

The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games has taken place in London, officially marking the beginning of the 16 day event.

News • 28 Jul 12

The South Korea flag alongside a member of the North Korea team

Olympic organisers apologise for flag blunder

London 2012 organisers have apologised to the North Korean Olympic team following an embarrassing flag mix-up.

News • 26 Jul 12

UK security alert after 11-year-old flies to Rome with no ticket

An 11-year-old boy who managed to fly from Manchester to Rome without a passport, ticket or boarding pass on the eve of the London Olympic Games has left red faces among airport officials, who are investigating how he did it.

Special Reports • 25 Jul 12

G4S shares fall 9% over London Olympics debacle

G4S share price has fallen 9% as it struggles to deal with the fallout from the failure to provide adequate security personnel for the Olympics.

Business • 16 Jul 12

Olympics company to meet cost of extra security

The private security company G4S has said it will meet the full cost of deploying thousands of extra troops to the London Olympics after it failed to supply sufficient numbers of security guards.

News • 14 Jul 12

Goldman expects profitable Irish Olympic return

Ireland will win one gold medal and four medals at the upcoming London Olympics according to analysis conducted by investment bank Goldman Sachs

Business • 11 Jul 12

Convoy of 15 coaches left Inniskeen today

Co Monaghan coach firm wins Olympics contract

A convoy of 15 coaches left Inniskeen, Co Monaghan, early this morning bound for the London Olympics.

News • 09 Jul 12

Olympic torch visits Northern Ireland

The Olympic torch visited some of Northern Ireland's biggest landmarks on its journey today.

News • 06 Jun 12

Boxer Amir Khan lights the cauldron with the Olympic Flame at the end of the relay leg through Bolton

Olympic Flame arrives in Belfast ahead of relay

The Olympic Flame has landed in Belfast ahead of a five-day tour of Northern Ireland as part of the London 2012 torch relay.

News • 05 Jun 12

Katie Taylor has claimed a place in the semi-finals of the world championship

Katie Taylor qualifies for London Olympics

Irish boxer Katie Taylor has qualified for the London 2012 Olympics following a no-show from her opponent at the World Amateur Championships in China.

News • 16 May 12

British authorities want to deploy missiles to protect the Olympic Park

East London residents alarmed by missiles plan

Residents in east London have expressed concern over British army plans to install high velocity surface-to-air missiles on top of their apartment building during the Olympic Games.

News • 30 Apr 12

Advertisers hoping consumers will 'Like' their product on Facebook

Social media focus for Olympics advertisers

Advertisers are going for Facebook as athletes go for the gold, in the first Olympic Games where marketers are placing such high hopes on social media to create a buzz for their brands.

Special Reports • 19 Apr 12

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