By Brenda Fitzsimons, Laura Hutton, Bryan O’Brien, Dara MacDónaill and Alan Betson

From the storming of the Capitol and the Suez Canal to Olympic success and Storm Barra, the news never stopped

After success at the elite level, more numbers in governance and grassroots are essential

Mary Hannigan and Malachy Clerkin look back on the year’s most memorable events

Avalanche of firsts and emergence of stars a sign of shifting landscape in Irish sport

Versatile 26-year-old has been in outstanding form for club and country this season

Financial rewards associated with women’s game set to explode as public interest grows

Five of the top six are females with Shane Lowry the only male athlete making top six

#GirlDads are unintentionally admitting they didn’t see women before fatherhood

Given a chance, the likes of Rachael Blackmore show the heights that can be achieved

Team won four golds, three silvers and a bronze at the Tokyo games

The pioneering runner is inspiring young athletes to follow in his very fast footsteps

Róisín Ní Ríain finishes seventh in 100m breaststroke final to end gruelling schedule

Philip Eaglesham finishes in 21st place in the SH2 R5 competition on the 10m range

The scenes broadcast from the sittingrooms of our Paralympic heroes have lit up our mornings

Dream comes true for Laois woman as she produces a personal best time of 36.30 seconds

The 19-year-old produced a stylish finish to win first Paralympic medal of her career

Gold-medal-winner Ellen Keane says her achievement has helped her to own her story

26-year-old Dubliner produces a lifetime’s best swim to claim Ireland’s first medal

Keane reached unimaginable depths in the final 50m in the swim of her life in Tokyo

26-year-old made her Paralympics debut in 2008 and finally wins biggest prize of all

Limerick teenager will be Ireland’s youngest competitor at this year’s Games

Five-strong team of swimmers will include three first-time Paralympians

Darragh Bambrick’s three-part series looks at nine Irish athletes on the long road to Tokyo

First steps to top level: It's important to do what’s right for you to succeed in sport

2km exercise restriction has hit swimmers hard but Paralympian is staying inventive

In the Covid-19 crisis, postpeople are playing a crucial role checking in on older customers

‘My one constant is the 20 minutes of stretching and breathing every day’

Nine athletes tell us what it means to them that the summer Games have been postponed

The 2016 Paralympics threw up 4,350 unique stories, with many written by Irish athletes

Rugby, soccer and a colouring book of Ireland's best female sports stars

GymAble makes gymnastics accessible to all children and boosts their confidence

Athletes who incorporate menstrual cycle into preparation are reaping the benefits

We need to stop pointing fingers at the media and get our bums on those seats

‘Finding a counsellor with a wheelchair-accessible practice shouldn’t be this difficult’

This year has brought fresh female athletes to look up to, but we must support them too

McCarthy secures Ireland’s sixth gold medal in Berlin

Derry athlete leaves most of the field trailing in his wake in T 13 200m final

23-year-old cruises to victory on final day of World Para European Swimming Championships

Teenager comes home second in 50m butterfly S6 event at National Aquatic Centre