Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

GAA not the first amateur athletes to face home testing

Athletes from other sports are surprised by the the resistance to drugs testing among hurlers and footballers.

The 2017 Irish Sports Monitor shows a decline in the numbers playing soccer

Report shows decline in numbers playing soccer

There has been a significant drop in the numbers of young men playing soccer in Ireland, according to a Sport Ireland report into participation levels in sport across the country.

Soccer • 10 May 18

The 2018 funding was announced at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena today

Sport Ireland maintains funding levels for 2018

Sport Ireland have announced national governing body and high-performance funding for 2018 that is broadly in line with last year's figures.

Other sport • 01 Feb 18

IABA elect Dominic O'Rourke as new President

Dominic O'Rourke has been appointed as the new President of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA).

Boxing • 08 Oct 17

Finbarr Kirwan: 'You could be good enough to win an Olympic medal but not make the team.'

The Irishman pushing USA's endless drive for success

Irishman Finbarr Kirwan talks Billy Walsh, Michael Phelps and the Darwinian culture of the US Olympic team that demands constant success.

Athletics • 04 Oct 17

Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll celebrate their gold medal

Treacy: Rowers need investment to take Tokyo by storm

CEO of Sport Ireland John Treacy has called for more investment to give the Irish rowing heroes the support they need to take Tokyo by storm in 2020.

Rowing • 01 Oct 17

The future of Irish amateur boxing remains unclear

IABA row deepens after leaked letter

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association's (IABA) Board of Directors have published a statement in response to what they call "selective leaking to the media of a letter from IABA President Pat Ryan to Chairman Joe Christle" earlier this week.

Boxing • 10 Jun 17

Sport Ireland issues funding-cut ultimatum to IABA

Sport Ireland has announced that it will suspend all funding to the Irish Athletic Boxing Association from 1 July unless it resolves "ongoing governance issues within the organisation".

Boxing • 08 Jun 17

A statement outlining the next step in the process is expected to be released by Sport Ireland tomorrow

No resolution in IABA/Sport Ireland dispute

The rumbling dispute between Sport Ireland and the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) doesn't appear to be any closer to a resolution following talks on Tuesday.

Boxing • 06 Jun 17

Kerry's O'Sullivan tested positive for stimulant

Sport Ireland has confirmed that Kerry footballer Brendan O'Sullivan was suspended for 21 weeks, which was subsequently reduced, after testing positive for a banned stimulant last year. The organisation has also explained why the case has taken so long to reach a final verdict.

GAA • 29 May 17

An drugs testing kit as used by Sport Ireland

Four in ten Irish athletes admit knowing a drugs cheat

Over 90 per cent of sports people in Ireland feel that drug-taking is cheating and that deliberately using banned substances to improve performance was 'morally wrong under any circumstances'.

Other sport • 23 Mar 17

The Irish Government are seeking to draft MMA legislation

Government ask Sweden for help with MMA rules

The Irish Government has asked Sweden for assistance, in drafting rules to regulate Mixed Martial Arts fighting.

MMA • 21 Feb 17

Tygart is adamant that anti-doping regulations need to drastically change

You can't promote and police your sport – Tygart

Usada (US Anti-Doping Agency) chief executive Travis Tygart hopes that one lesson from the Russian doping 'tragedy' is that it proves that a sporting organisation can't effectively promote and police sport.

Athletics • 11 Jan 17

More than 1,000 Russian athletes in 30 Olympic and Paralympic sports benefited in the cover-up between 2011 and 2015

Sport Ireland calls for strong Russian sanctions

Sport Ireland Chief Executive John Treacy has called for the 'strongest possible action' against Russia following the damning WADA report into a state-sponsored doping cover-up.

Athletics • 09 Dec 16

Liam Harbison will take over as the new Director of the Sport Ireland Institute in February

Harbison takes over at Sport Ireland Institute

Liam Harbison has been appointed as the new Director of the Sport Ireland Institute, replacing Gary Keegan.

Paris 2024 • 04 Dec 16

Sportsperson of the Year 2016

There are 12 nominees for the Sportsperson of the Year award.

Other sport • 13 Dec 16

Steven Colvert was banned for two years in July 2015

Inconsistencies highlighted in Colvert doping case

A controversial doping case against Irish sprinter Steven Colvert has been thrown into doubt by a series of scientific articles that have highlighted inconsistencies in the process and raised questions about the anti-doping system.

Athletics • 20 Oct 16

A testing kit used by Sport Ireland when athletes are drugs tested.

Rugby accounts for over a quarter of TUEs

Rugby led the way in terms of TUEs granted in Irish sport last year, with athletics second and Gaelic Games third.

Rugby • 13 Oct 16

The Ireland senior team were tested 94 times during the season

IRFU reports no adverse findings in doping battle

The IRFU has reported a clean bill of health on the doping front with “no adverse findings” recorded out of 267 tests carried out last season.

Rugby • 15 Jul 16

MMA stakeholders in Ireland will meet on 17 May

MMA bodies in regulation talks with Sport Ireland

Mixed martial arts may be recognised by Sport Ireland if organisers can establish a national governing body that ensures safety standards are “improved to an acceptable level.”

MMA • 06 May 16

John Treacy says this is a vital year for Irish sport

Sports funding worth €27 million announced

Hockey, modern pentathlon and golf were among the big winners as a total package of €27 million in sports funding was announced by Sport Ireland today.

Other sport • 16 Feb 16

Sport Ireland chairman Kieran Mulvey, Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy, NGB Grants Committee chairman Bernard Allen and High Performance Committee chairman Liam Sheedy arrive at Leinster House

IABA claims cost of Billy Walsh contract an issue

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association has told an Oireachtas committee that its board had concerns over the costs associated with retaining the services of coach Billy Walsh.

Boxing • 28 Oct 15

Billy Walsh with his Sports Manager Of The Year award in 2012

IABA and Sport Ireland to appear before committee

Representatives from the Irish Amateur Boxing Association and Sport Ireland will appear before the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications to discuss the recent controversy around the departure of Billy Walsh.

Boxing • 27 Oct 15

Sport Ireland