Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

29 January 2026; Team Ireland athletes, from left, cross-country skiier Thomas Maloney Westgaard, alpine skiiers Anabelle Zurbay and Cormac Comerford and freestyle half-pipe skiier Ben Lynch during the Milano Cortina 2026 content capture day ahead of the

Maloney Westgaard and Zurbay to carry Irish flag

Thomas Maloney Westgaard and Anabelle Zurbay will be the flagbearers for Ireland at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony.

Olympics • 4 hrs

Team Ireland athletes, from left, freestyle half-pipe skiier Ben Lynch, alpine skiiers Cormac Comerford and Anabelle Zurbay and cross-country skiier Thomas Maloney Westgaard during the Milano Cortina 2026 content capture day ahead of the Winter Olympic Ga

Team Ireland confirms line-up for Winter Olympic Games

Cross-country skier Thomas Maloney Westgaard will make some Irish sporting history after being named in Ireland's four-athlete team for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which begin on Friday week.

Winter Olympics • 30 Jan

"It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I know that going out to the Bird's Nest, there will be a lot of emotions"

Beijing 2022: Maloney Westgaard named as flag-bearer

Cross-country skiier Thomas Maloney Westgaard has been named as the flagbearer for Team Ireland in the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Olympics • 20 Feb 22

Maloney Westgaard achieved a first ever top 30 in a skate race

Beijing 2022: Maloney Westgaard 29th in 50k mass start

Closing out the Team Ireland action in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished 29th in the cross-country skiing 50km mass start free.

Olympics • 19 Feb 22

Thomas Maloney Westgaard produced a fine performance in the cross-country skiing 15km classic.

Beijing 2022: Top-15 finish for Maloney Westgaard

Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished a highly creditable 14th in the cross-country skiing 15km classic on Friday morning at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Olympics • 11 Feb 22

Thomas Maloney Westgaard of Team Ireland competes during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 15km + 15km Skiathlon

Beijing 2022: Westgaard 43rd, Gower's race postponed

Thomas Maloney Westgaard has finished 43rd in the skiathlon at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. while Jack Gower's downhill event has been postponed to Monday after high winds forced delays today.

Beijing 2022 • 06 Feb 22

Thomas Maloney Westgaard: 'I'm trying to reach the top'

Thomas Maloney Westgaard chasing his Irish dream

Thomas Maloney Westgaard's story is far from typical, but he's always been proud of representing the country of his mother's birth on the big stage.

other sport • 24 Jan 21

Thomas Maloney Westgaard: "It's like San Marino qualifying for the football World Cup"

Irish skier Maloney-Westgaard earns career-best finish

Irishman Thomas Maloney-Westgaard produced the best performance of his career to take ninth at the Tour de Ski 15km cross-county in Toblach, northern Italy.

other sport • 09 Jan 21

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