Paul O'Donovan

2021: The year in highlights

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

Sonia O’Sullivan: Athletes and Athletics Ireland need to ask the hard questions

Just making it to an Olympics should never be enough for high-performance athletes

An Post paints local postbox gold for Olympic champion Kellie Harrington

Co Kilkenny farmer treats boxer’s family to bag of potatoes

Kellie Harrington’s focus on giving back now she’s reached the gold standard

‘I am in the limelight and I know I have to be a role model,’ says Olympic champion

Gold standard: Ireland’s medal haul in Tokyo stands up to best the country has produced

Team Ireland have brought home four medals from Japan - including two golds

Ian O’Riordan: Bursting this Tokyo bubble could be the biggest challenge of all

Assisting athletes to transition out of the Games is a vital part of the experience

Tokyo 2020: Kellie Harrington goes out to make the last mile a golden one

The mixed emotions of the last fortnight in Tokyo could end with a historic high on Sunday

Tokyo 2020: Kellie Harrington sticks to game plan to continue ‘amazing journey’

Dubliner edges tactical semi to become second Irish woman to reach an Olympic boxing final

Tokyo 2020: Relaxed Paul O’Donovan taking all the hype in his stride

Skibbereen native getting used to the inevitable extra attention an Olympic gold brings

Tokyo 2020: Lasha Talakhadze lifts the weight of a camel before getting the hump

Georgian unhappy at the way weightlifting is perceived and doubts over its Olympic future

Irish Olympians welcomed as hundreds line streets in home communities

Large crowds greet Ireland’s triumphant rowers on the last leg of their journeys home

Ireland’s Olympic rowing heroes arrive back for an unusual homecoming

Gold and bronze medal winners return at Dublin Airport without media scrum or crowds

Celebrations for Ireland's Olympians to be smaller than previous years

‘Everyone will do whatever they can’ to congratulate rowers within Covid-19 regulations

Tokyo 2020: Irish rowing’s intense training culture has led to Olympic glory

Ireland’s medal-winning rowers have triumphed under new regime

Harrington not losing sight of bigger picture as she bids for medal glory

Ireland’s number one seed in the lightweight division keeping her feet firmly on the ground

‘Life goes on all the same’: Olympic gold just another race for O’Donovan and McCarthy

Remarkable Skibbereen duo already looking ahead to Paris as they savour historic success

Michelle Smith de Bruin praises ‘stunning performance’ of rowing medallists

Former Olympic swimmer won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Games

‘It is like a dream’: Jubilation in Skibbereen at Olympic gold medal

‘For a small club in Ireland to have a gold, a silver and an Olympic bronze is just amazing’

‘We are just here trying to be the best we can be’: O’Donovan describes victory in Tokyo

Skibbereen pair first Irish rowers in history to claim gold medal at Olympic Games

Gold for Ireland! Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan row to famous win at Tokyo 2020

Irish obliterate field and hold off Germany to top podium in the lightweight double sculls

Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy join Ireland’s Olympic immortals

Duo become just the seventh gold medal-winning athletes in Irish history

Tokyo 2020: Will the pandemic Games have a clean doping sheet?

Drug testing in sport dropped off when Covid hit, but it’s ramped up for these Olympics

TV View: Olympic feat of staying up late watching Tokyo games

Mary Hannigan: From dressage to diving to Taekwondo to loopy, roundy, kicky things

Sanita Puspure keeping everything in perspective after promising start

Irish rower wins her heat and is fifth fastest in the heats of the single sculls

Tokyo 2020 Day 1: Irish in action and best of the rest

Jack Woolley makes history in taekwondo while the women's hockey team begin

We dare not speak of medals – yet here are some of our big prospects for Tokyo

Team Ireland contains some new kids on the block who are out to win gold

Paul O’Donovan: ‘I’m not rowing to get a big collection of medals’

The Lisheen rower has set his sights on Tokyo gold, but that’s not his only motivation

Family pride and sibling rivalry good for Irish Olympic effort

Following the footsteps of a parent or a successful brother/sister inspires many of our elite athletes

Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Fintan McCarthy & Paul O’Donovan (Rowing)

The lightweight pair have proved unbeatable this season and should contend for a medal

It’s too soon for Reeling in the Years of Trump and Brexit

TV review: This isn’t a warning from history – it’s a warning from just the other day

Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy take gold in Lucerne to cap fine weekend

Irish boats collect five medals in total at World Cup regatta

Show me the medals: Ireland drops one place in Tokyo Olympic predictions

Virtual medal table completed before last week’s European Rowing Championships

Rhys McClenaghan: ‘It would be almost silly not to aim for gold every time’

Irish gymnast looking forward to renewing his pommel horse rivalry with Britain’s Max Whitlock

Irish rowers win gold and silver at European Championships

O’Donovan and McCarthy triumph in double sculls as Women’s Four place second

Irish rowers add European gold and silver to their international haul

Paul O’Donovan is now among most-decorated athletes in Irish sporting history

Irish boats set pace at European Rowing Championships

Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy were impressive in their semi-final

Actor Paul Mescal among at least 10 Irish people on Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list

Individuals across arts, media, science, finance and industry on prestigious ranking

Sanita Puspure won’t be defending her European title next month

Eight Irish crews made up of 17 rowers selected for European Rowing championships

Paul O’Donovan will ‘go with the flow’ as talk turns to Tokyo Olympics

Rio silver medal winner admits battle to earn a seat will be a tough one

Champion rower Sanita Pušpure wins Cork Person of the Year

Latvian rower hopeful for Tokyo Olympics after and London and Rio performances

Sporting predictions for 2021: We ask the experts . . .

Some of Ireland’s leadings sportspeople and writers have their say on the year ahead

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