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Louis Rowe of Ireland during the Men's International Hockey match between Ireland and India at Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club in Dublin.

Ireland seal perfect pool record and passage to semis

Ireland made it three wins from three in their Men's FIH World Cup qualifying pool after beating Poland 4-1 in Santiago, Chile.

Hockey • 9 hrs

Kate O'Connor of Ireland with her women's heptathlon silver medal during the official medal presentations during day nine of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo

Women's sport makes up 18% of Irish media coverage

Sport Ireland has launched its most comprehensive study of gender balance in Irish sports media coverage.

other sport • 8 hrs

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 07: Quarterback Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals walks off the field after the Rams defeated the Cardinals 45-17 at State Farm Stadium on December 07, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Cardinals set to cut former top draft pick Murray

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray thanked supporters of the team and apologised for not getting the Cardinals to the Super Bowl in an apparent farewell to the organisation posted via social media.

US Sport • 16 hrs

14 December 2025; Caoimhe Perdue of Ireland celebrates after scoring her side's first goal during the FIH Women's Hockey Pro League match between Ireland and England at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

Ireland heading for semis after holding on versus Japan

Ireland picked up a second FIH Hockey World Cup qualifier win, beating Japan 2-1 in a close affair this evening in Chile.

Hockey • 03 Mar

Santiago - 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers06 Korea v Ireland (Pool B)Picture: Gregory Williams player of Ireland celebrates with teammates after scoring the team’s first goal COPYRIGHT WORLDSPORTPICS Rodrigo JaramilloNo archive allowed

Ireland sizzle against Korea in Santiago

Ireland recorded a second consecutive victory at the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers in Chile with a resounding 6-1 win over Korea to guarantee themselves a place in the semi-finals.

Hockey • 03 Mar

A general view of the National Basketball Arena as CJ Fulton of Ireland scores a basket during the FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers Group A match between Ireland and Luxembourg at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin. Photo by Paul Phelan/Sportsfile

Ireland beat Luxembourg for first pre-qualifier win

Ireland claimed the first win of their FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers campaign, when defeating Luxembourg by 91-85 at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.

Basketball • 03 Mar

McClenaghan back on the horse in Baku

Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan will return to competitive action at the Baku Artistic Gymnastics World Cup later this week.

Other sport • 02 Mar

1 March 2026; Kate O'Connor of Dundalk St Gerards AC, Louth, competing in the women's long jump during day two of the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships at the National Indoor Arena on the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sport

O'Connor and Mawdsley show class in National Indoors

Kate O'Connor and Sharlene Mawdsley delighted spectators at the National Indoor Arena in Dublin this afternoon by claiming titles on the final day of the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships.

Athletics • 01 Mar

George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 and Carlos Sainz of Spain driving the (55) Williams FW48 Mercedes as they practice their race start

Clarity is closer as dawn breaks on radical new F1 era

This time next week, we will finally have a good idea of what to expect in this new era of Formula One. RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo sets the scene for a 2026 full of radical changes.

Motorsport • 01 Mar

Lee Cole of Team Ireland during the men's pool B match between Team Ireland and Team Australia at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Ireland off to flyer in World Cup qualifying

Ireland got their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup qualification campaign off to a winning start after beating Canada 5-2 in Santiago, Chile on Sunday.

Hockey • 01 Mar

Sarah Lavin of Emerald AC, Limerick, right, on her way to winning the women's 60m hurdles ahead of Kate O'Connor of Dundalk St Gerards AC, Louth, during day one of the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships at the National Indoor Arena on the Sport I

Lavin holds off O'Connor to win eighth national title

Sarah Lavin saw off an impressive effort from multi-event athlete Kate O'Connor to claim her eighth National Senior Indoor 60m hurdles title at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin on Saturday.

Athletics • 01 Mar

Lisowski reels in Higgins to reach Welsh Open final

Jack Lisowski will face Barry Hawkins in the final of the Welsh Open after staging a superb comeback to beat five-time winner John Higgins in Llandudno.

Snooker • 01 Mar

Usyk to face kickboxer in WBC title defence

Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBC heavyweight title against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven on May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Boxing • 01 Mar

Irish showjumping team finish runners-up in Florida

The Irish showjumping team earned a runner-up finish at the four-star Nations Cup at Wellington International, Florida on Sunday morning.

Equestrian • 02 Mar

27 February 2026; Azerbaijan players and staff celebrate after their victory in the FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers Group A match between Ireland and Azerbaijan at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

Ireland fall to narrow loss to Azerbaijan

Ireland's Eurobasket 2029 qualifying campaign lay in tatters after a narrow 76-75 home defeat to an emotion-filled performance by Azerbaijan, the bottom-ranked country in the group.

Basketball • 27 Feb

George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 on track during day three of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on February 20, 2026 in Bahrain, Bahrain.

FIA and manufacturers reach deal over engine quarrel

Formula One's governing body and manufacturers have reached a compromise solution to ⁠tackle an engine controversy that had threatened to overshadow next week's start of the season in Australia.

Motorsport • 28 Feb

Big names converge for National Indoor Championships

The showpiece of the Irish indoors season takes centre stage at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena when a host of big hitters converge for the 123.ie National Indoor Athletics Championships.

Athletics • 27 Feb

30 September 2025; Orla Comerford of Ireland reacts after crossing the finish-line to win the Women's 200m T-13 Final during day five of the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India. Photo by Nikola Krstic/Sport

Comerford: Naive to try separate sport and politics

Orla Comerford is disappointed to see Russian and Belarusian athletes being allowed to compete under their own flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics.

Paralympics • 27 Feb

Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. 14 February 2026. Rider #8 Eddie O'Shea (MLav Racing) at a turn during the Jerez Moto3 Tests 2026 at Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto. (Photo by: David Sarmiento/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Laverty spinning all the plates ahead of Moto3 season

Running one professional motorsport team is enough to keep most people fully occupied. Running several, across multiple championships and countries, is another level entirely. Yet somehow, Michael Laverty makes it work.

Motorsport • 26 Feb

Neal Quinn of Ireland scores a dunk during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers first round match between Ireland and Azerbaijan at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Quinn eager to kickstart Ireland's qualifying campaign

Ireland's Neal Quinn believes his team can recover from a disappointing start to their FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers campaign with victory at home to Azerbaijan this evening.

Basketball • 27 Feb