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Ellen Keane reached the top step of the podium during her five Paralympics adventures

'I'm retiring from sport, not from high performance'

Para swimmer Ellen Keane speaks to RTÉ Sport as she brings the curtain down on her Paralympics journey after a fifth and final Games in Paris.

Paralympics • 11 Sep 24

Paris marked Ellen Keane's fifth and final Games

Paris 2024: Keane and Murphy to be closing flagbearers

Ellen Keane and Michael Murphy have been confirmed as the Team Ireland flagbearers for Sunday's Paralympics closing ceremony.

Paralympics • 06 Sep 24

Ellen Keane

Paris will be Ellen Keane's fifth and final Paralympic Games. She has claimed medals at the Rio (bronze) and Tokyo (gold) Games.

Swimming • 27 Aug 24

Ellen Keane won silver in the 100m breaststroke

Ireland add three silvers to medal haul in Madeira

Róisín Ní Ríain, Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner all secured silver medals at the European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira on Saturday evening.

Swimming • 27 Apr 24

Dearbhaile Brady will compete in her first Europeans in Madeira

Registe and Brady named for Europeans in Madeira

Deaton Registe and Dearbhaile Brady will make their European Championships debuts at the Para Swimming European Championships from 21 to 27 April in Madeira.

Paralympics • 04 Apr 24

Ellen Keane with her silver medal after competing in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB8 final

Keane books Paris 2024 spot after silver at Worlds

Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Ellen Keane claimed a silver in the SB8 100m Breaststroke Final at the Para Swimming World Championship on Sunday to guarantee Team Ireland another slot for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Swimming • 06 Aug 23

An elated Ellen Keane after she claimed the silver medal

Keane and Turner medal in Madeira

Ellen Keane showed all of her experience to stage a dramatic comeback over the final 50 metres of her SB8 100m breaststroke final to clinch a silver medal in a thrilling World Para Swimming Championships final.

Swimming • 18 Jun 22

Ellen Keane won gold in the SB8 class in the 100m breaststroke at Tokyo 2020

Covid curtails Keane's preparations for Worlds

Ellen Keane has admitted that she will have to lower her expectations heading into next month's World Para Swimming Championships after contracting Covid-19.

Paralympics • 30 May 22

Your eight nominees for RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year, 2021.

Recap: RTÉ Sport Awards

It's the most wonderful time of the year. The RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year will be announced later this evening. From Barry McGuigan in 1985, to Katie Taylor in 2020, the award has thrown up a who's who of Irish sporting royalty over the past 36 years.

other sport • 19 Dec 21

Your eight nominees for Sportsperson of the Year

Six women feature on RTÉ Sportsperson of 2021 shortlist

The eight-strong shortlist of nominees for the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year award features six women after a historic 2021.

other sport • 10 Dec 21

The Clontarf woman claimed gold in what was her fourth Paralympic Games

RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year nominees - Ellen Keane

A personal best in a Paralympic final to take gold is the stuff of dreams, but not for Ellen Keane, who enjoyed a glorious triumph in August.

Paralympics • 10 Dec 21

Ellen Keane just failed to break into the top three

Paralympics 2020: Keane clocks PB to finish fifth

Ellen Keane finished fifth in the SM9 200m individual medley final after a gutsy performance on Wednesday morning.

Paralympics • 01 Sep 21

Keane will have a chance for another medal later this morning

Paralympics 2020: Keane and Ní Riain into finals

Ellen Keane and Róisín Ní Riain booked the places in the finals of the SM9 200m individual medley and SB13 100m breaststroke finals respectively in Tokyo overnight.

Paralympics • 01 Sep 21

Ellen Keane's family and friends celebrate

Paralympic 2020: Keane's family hail local support

Ellen Keane's mother Laura says that the support from the community in Clontarf following Ellen's gold medal in the Paralympics has been "unreal".

Paralympics • 26 Aug 21

Paralympics 2020: Goggles mishap may have helped Keane

Irish Paralympic gold medalist Ellen Keane believes that a mishap with her goggles may have helped her to glory in the her SB8 100m breaststroke final in Tokyo.

Paralympics • 26 Aug 21

Paralympics 2020: Irish in action on Day 2

It's on to Day 2 of the Paralympics in Tokyo as Team Ireland push on in their quest to gather medals.

Paralympics • 25 Aug 21

Ellen Keane claimed gold in her fourth Paralympic Games

Paralympics 2020: Gold for Ireland's Ellen Keane

Ellen Keane has won Ireland's first medal of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, claiming gold in the SB8 100m breaststroke with the best performance of her life.

Paralympics • 26 Aug 21

Ellen Keane

Remarkably Ellen Keane is preparing for her fourth Paralympic Games at the age of just 26.

Swimming • 19 Aug 21

(L to R): Barry McClements, Ellen Keane and Patrick Flanagan

Irish swimming team confirmed for Tokyo Paralympics

Ireland has confirmed its five-person swimming line-up for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in August.

Paralympics • 22 Jul 21

The Irish sportswomen hoping for a big 2021

It's a big year for sport and on International Women's Day, we take a look at some of the athletes and competitors who will be writing the headlines over the next 12 months.

Athletics • 08 Mar 21

Ellen Keane is set to compete in her fourth Paralympics

Keane finding solace in team vibe outside of the pool

Paralympian Ellen Keane had not been out of a swimming pool for more than three weeks since the age of nine years old, telling RTÉ Sport of the struggles it has brought.

Swimming • 28 May 20

My social distancing: Ellen Keane big on Niall Horan

RTÉ Sport is speaking to our sports stars and asking how they're using their time and tweaking their training routines to stay fit and healthy. Today, it's the turn of Paralympian Ellen Keane.

Swimming • 22 Apr 20

Ellen Keane: 'A lot of questions have been asked, a lot of people aren't happy with the classification system at the moment'

Ellen Keane: The classification system is flawed

Ellen Keane has opened up on her frustration at what she describes as "a flawed system" in Paralympic swimming.

Swimming • 26 Nov 19

Tokyo Rising: Ellen Keane and Natalya Coyle

This week, The W Podcast is joined by two Team Ireland veterans of the Paralympics and Olympics, who are still only in their 20s - Ellen Keane and Natalya Coyle.

Swimming • 26 Nov 19

Nicole Turner finished well to secure the bronze

Turner secures bronze at World Para Championships

Nicole Turner has secured bronze for Ireland at the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships in London after an incredible display of determination in the 50m Butterfly S6.

Paralympics • 14 Sep 19