Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Michaela Walsh celebrates with her ticket to the Olympic Games

Walsh, Harrington and Clancy secure Olympic spots

Michaela Walsh made it a trio of Ireland boxers to have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, joining Kellie Harrington and Dean Clancy following wins that secured medals at the European Games.

Boxing • 29 Jun 23

Jennifer Lehane of Ireland, left, is declared victorious

Five wins for Irish boxers at European Games

Amy Broadhurst, Kellie Harrington, Jennifer Lehane, Kelyn Cassidy and Jack Marley have all progressed to the quarter-finals at the European Games. However, Sean Mari couldn't ensure it was a perfect day in the ring for Irish boxers in Poland.

Boxing • 26 Jun 23

Kellie Harrington won her opening bout at the European Games

Harrington & Clancy take first step towards Paris Games

Kellie Harrington set off on the road to the Paris Olympics at the European Games in Poland with a victory over Slovakia's Miroslava Jedinakova in the lightweight division.

Boxing • 24 Jun 23

Live Watch Irish box for Olympic spots at European Games

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Olympics • 30 Jun 23

Harrington: Immigration tweet 'not reflective of me'

Kellie Harrington has said she is "all about community, inclusion and diversity" after refusing to address a question about her retweeting of a video that featured anti-immigration sentiment.

Boxing • 28 Mar 23

Katie Taylor is still habouring dreams of fighting at Croke Park

Katie Taylor still dreaming of Croke Park fight

Katie Taylor is determined to fight in Ireland at least once before calling it quits on her boxing career, and hasn't given up on her Croke Park dream.

Boxing • 26 Oct 22

Kellie Harrington added more gold to her collection on Saturday

Harrington: Boxing reaping rewards for time and effort

Kellie Harrington believes Irish women's boxing is reaping the rewards of recent support after the team won an unprecedented seven medals at the European Boxing Championships.

Boxing • 23 Oct 22

Kellie Harrington is an Olympic and world gold medallist but is fighting for a first European title

Updated Harrington, O'Rourke and Fryers add to Euro medal haul

Kellie Harrington, Aoife O'Rourke and Caitlin Fryers have all guaranteed themselves at least bronze medals after quarter-final victories at the European Boxing Championships in Montenegro.

European Boxing Championships • 19 Oct 22

Bernard Dunne has joined the Boxing Federation of India

Bernard Dunne takes up role in Indian boxing

Bernard Dunne has been named as the new high performance director at the Boxing Federation of India, six months after resigning from a similar role with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association.

Bernard Dunne • 17 Oct 22

Kellie Harrington is fighting for a medal on Wednesday

Kellie Harrington marches on at Europeans in Montenegro

Kellie Harrington moved closer to a European Championships medal with victory over Turkey's Gizem Ozer in Montenegro.

Boxing • 15 Oct 22

Kellie Harrington is looking to add a European to her Tokyo 2020 and 2018 World gold medals

Harrington & Fay get Ireland off to winning start

Kellie Harrington and Niamh Fay ensured that there was a winning start for Ireland on day one at the European Championships in Montenegro.

Boxing • 14 Oct 22

Harrington's receiving the freedom of the city for her sporting achievements and her work in the community

Harrington humbled to receive Freedom of the City

Olympic champion Kellie Harrington will be presented with the Freedom of the City of Dublin by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland at the Mansion House this evening.

Boxing • 11 Jun 22

Kellie Harrington has been appointed as a sports ambassador for Dublin City Council

Harrington scathing in criticism of IABA

Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington didn't pull any punches in her assessment of the latest controversy to engulf Irish boxing, describing the circumstances that led to Bernard Dunne tendering his resignation as the Irish Athletic Boxing Association's high performance director as a "sh**show".

Boxing • 30 May 22

Kellie Harrington has been struck by injury just a week out from the Championships

Harrington out of World Championships due to injury

Kellie Harrington has been forced to withdraw from next month's Women's World Championships in Istanbul due to injury.

Boxing • 28 Apr 22

Kellie Harrington was speaking to promote SPAR's Community Road Trip campaign

Harrington planning for the future in happy times

Kellie Harrington has achieved two significant milestones in life in the space of a week and she knows that timing is going to be everything in the bid to become a double Olympic champion.

Boxing • 13 Apr 22

Kellie Harrington takes gold in the Strandja tournament

Harrington and O'Rourke make it a golden day in Sofia

Ireland claimed two gold medals at the Strandja tournament in Sofia as Kellie Harrington and Aoife O'Rourke both triumphed in their final bouts in Sofia.

Boxing • 26 Feb 22

Harrington and O'Rourke guarantee medals in Sofia

Kellie Harrington has guaranteed herself a medal at the 73rd International Strandja tournament in Bulgaria after winning her lightweight quarter-final by unanimous decision, while Michael Walsh lost out in her featherweight bout.

Boxing • 24 Feb 22

Kellie Harrington is through to the next round

Harrington makes winning return to the ring

Kellie Harrington was an easy winner on her return to the ring after the Olympics, outclassing Sweden's Agnes Alexiusson in the 73rd International Strandja tournament in Sofia.

Boxing • 22 Feb 22

Irish trio defeated on opening day in Bulgaria

All three Irish boxers in action on the opening day at the 73rd International Strandja tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria were eliminated after their preliminary round fights.

Boxing • 20 Feb 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

Kellie Harrington atop the Olympic podium with her gold medal

RTÉ Sportsperson of Year nominees - Kellie Harrington

Two years on from the disappointment of the Rio Olympics boxing competition, it was clear that Ireland had another contender in waiting, as Kellie Harrington stepped onto the podium in New Delhi having claimed gold at the world championships.

Boxing • 10 Dec 21

Kellie Harrington has not been tempted to change her mind with regard to her amateur status

Harrington turned down Conlan approach for move to pros

Kellie Harrington has revealed a conversation with fellow Olympian Michael Conlan was not enough to change her mind about turning professional, after the Belfast boxer tried to tempt her into his new management stable.

Boxing • 15 Nov 21

Kellie Harrington at the homecoming in Dublin Castle

Ireland's Tokyo Olympians honoured at Dublin Castle

Ireland's Tokyo Olympians were welcomed to Dublin Castle on Friday afternoon for an official homecoming ceremony.

Olympics • 29 Oct 21

Eric Donovan on Rio report: 'It's no real surprise to the boxing people because we kind of knew there was suspicious behaviour going on for quite some time'

Eric Donovan: AIBA needs to get its act together

Eric Donovan says the results from an independent investigation into the Olympic boxing competition at Rio 2016 were "alarming" but hopes it is the starting point for a cleaner future.

Boxing • 01 Oct 21