Greatest Irish Olympic Stories Never Told

In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph and tragedy, and in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode five, Ian O'Riordan tells the story of Ireland's most unexpected medal

In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph and tragedy, and in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode four, Sean Moran tells the story of Fanahan McSweeney, the amazin

In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph and tragedy, and in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode three, Malachy Clerkin tells the story of a race walker who overcame c

In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn’t know. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors.In episode two, Paul Howard tells the story of an Irish athlete who in a year went from being barely known outside his native Cork to preparing for the 2004 Athens Ol

In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph, tragedy and, in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode one, Malachy Clerkin tells the story of how Ireland won its first ever Ol