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The 2020 Olympics were postponed until July 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 Olympics will be 'games that conquered Covid'

Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates said, vowing they will be the "games that conquered Covid".

Coronavirus • 07 Sep 20

Lawyers for the Dubliner had attempted to have the case against him thrown out

Case against Kevin Mallon to return to court in Brazil

The case against Irish man Kevin Mallon, who is facing charges relating to the alleged illegal resale of tickets during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, is set to return to the courts in Brazil.

Brazil • 11 Sep 19

About 30% of the silver and bronze in medals came from recycled materials for the Rio games

All Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals to be made from e-waste

All medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be made from metal collected by recycling electronic waste, games organisers have said.

News Lens • 08 Feb 19

7-Eleven says it will phase out sales of adult magazines

Japan's convenience stores to stop selling 'adult' mags

Japan's convenience stores are preparing to stop selling pornographic magazines before waves of tourists visit the nation for the Olympic Games and the Rugby World Cup.

Asia • 22 Jan 19

Simone Biles won four gold medals at the Rio Olympics in 2016

Olympian Biles claims abuse by gymnastics doctor

Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has said she was sexually abused by Team USA's former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

World • 16 Jan 18

South Korea Unification Minister Cho Myung-Gyun (2nd R) shakes hands with North Korean chief delegate Ri Son-Gwon (2nd L)

Koreas hold first talks in over two years

North and South Korea have held their first talks in more than two years, which the United States have hailed as a good first step in solving the crisis over the North's nuclear missile programme.

North Korea • 09 Jan 18

€300,000 in Government funding approved for OCI

The Government has announced the restoration of funding for 2017 to the Olympic Council of Ireland.

News • 14 Dec 17

Japan's gross domestic product in the third quarter of the year rose by 0.6%

Japan economy growing twice as fast as expected

Japan is growing twice as fast as previously estimated, official data showed today, with the world's third-largest economy posting its longest string of gains in more than two decades.

Business • 08 Dec 17

Former OCI president Pat Hickey was arrested and charged over an alleged scheme to sell Olympic tickets illegally

Report into Rio ticketing scandal due within 14 days

The Cabinet has agreed to publish retired Judge Carroll Moran's report into the Rio ticketing scandal last summer.

News • 26 Jul 17

Annalise Murphy pictured with her medal in August 2016

Annalise Murphy returns defective Olympic medal

Ireland's Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy has returned her medal due to a defect.

Ireland • 26 May 17

Hundreds of tickets marked for the Olympic Council of Ireland were seized

Police seeking arrest warrant for third Irish man

Brazilian police are sekeing an arrest warrant for a third Irish man in connection with the alleged mis-selling of Olympic tickets.

News • 09 Sep 16

The seven boxers, including Paddy Barnes (Blue), who competed at the games failed to win any medals

Treacy: Boxing funds may be cut after Rio results

The head of the Irish Sports Council has warned that funding may be cut to Ireland's Olympic boxers following the team's performance at the Rio games.

News • 02 Sep 16

No arrests were made during the early morning search

Rio police seeking passports of six OCI members

The passports of three members of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) have been seized following the search of a hotel in Brazil in relation to the Rio ticketing controversy.

News • 21 Aug 16

Ministers Shane Ross and Patrick O'Donovan made the announcement this afternoon

Retired judge to chair ticketing inquiry - Ross

The Minister for Tourism and Sport has announced a non-statutory inquiry into the Olympic ticketing controversy.

News • 19 Aug 16

Hundreds of tickets marked for the Olympic Council of Ireland were seized and Irishman Kevin Mallon was arrested

Warrants issued for four THG Sports executives

Police in Rio de Janeiro investigating allegations of ticket touting at the Olympics have said they have issued arrest warrants for four executives of the sports company THG Sports.

News • 16 Aug 16

Tickets allocated to the Irish Olympic Council were allegedly sold illegally in Rio

Pro 10: Mallon distributing tickets on its behalf

The Authorised Ticket Reseller for the Olympic Council of Ireland has said the Irish man being held in Rio for alleged ticket touting was holding tickets on its behalf.

News • 12 Aug 16

Dilma Rousseff was suspended from the presidency in May

Impeachment trial looms for Brazil's Rousseff

Brazil's Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial for the nation's suspended president Dilma Rousseff, a process that could see her permanently removed from office.

News • 10 Aug 16

Michael O'Reilly admitted he took a supplement that may have contained a banned substance

Shane Ross says Rio scandal is 'disappointing'

Minister for Sport Shane Ross and Minister of State for Sport Patrick O’Donovan have said the opening week of the Rio Olympics has been "unsettling and frustrating for Team Ireland".

News • 11 Aug 16

Michael O'Reilly was notified on 4 August that an adverse finding had been made against him

IABA confirm Michael O'Reilly will be sent home

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association has confirmed that middleweight boxer Michael O'Reilly will not compete at Rio 2016 and that he has now left the Olympic Village.

News • 10 Aug 16

Tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games seized by police in Brazil

Inquiry into alleged sale of Irish Olympic tickets

The Olympic Council of Ireland has said it has launched "an immediate investigation" into how two people arrested in Brazil on charges of fraudulently selling tickets to the Rio Olympics were allegedly in possession of OCI allocated tickets.

News • 11 Aug 16

Up to 1,000 Irish fans travelling to Rio

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has advised people travelling to Brazil for the Olympics to follow local security advice in light of recent attacks in Nice and Munich.

News • 03 Aug 16

Mark is one of around 12,000 torchbearers ahead of next Friday's opening ceremony

Dublin teenager carries Olympic torch in Brazil

A 13-year-old boy from Dublin has become the only Irish person to carry the Olympic torch in the relay to Rio de Janeiro ahead of the opening ceremony next week.

News • 29 Jul 16

The New York Times was told that dozens of Russians had used performance-enhancing drugs in Sochi

IOC delays decision on Russia ban from Olympics

Russia's participation in the Rio Olympics remains in the balance after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it would "explore legal options" for banning the country from the Games.

News • 19 Jul 16

According to the World Health Organisation, there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly in babies

Experts call for delay of Olympics over Zika risk

More than 150 health experts have called for the Rio Olympic Games to be postponed or moved because of the threat to public health from Brazil's Zika virus outbreak.

News • 27 May 16

Boys cycle in front of the Maracana stadium

100 days from the Rio Olympics: A tale of two cities

This week will mark 100 days until the Olympic games begin in Brazil. It's a country deeply divided between rich and poor, where crack cocaine has devastated communities.

Special Reports • 28 Apr 16