# Gold

Last year

2022

# world champions

Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold at World Rowing Championships

What a performance.

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Sep 24th 2022, 1:35 PM

# Happy Days

Ireland's Paul O'Donovan breaks record and wins World Cup gold

The 28-year-old Olympic gold medallist also made history with a time of 6:47.15

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Jul 9th 2022, 8:28 PM

All time

# Wave Goodbye

Irish Paralympic legend Michael McKillop retires at 31

The Antrim man reflected on a superb career.

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Nov 25th 2021, 8:52 PM

# success

Midnight Shadow strikes Paddy Power gold

Famous Cheltenham success for Sue Smith and Ryan Mania.

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Nov 13th 2021, 5:43 PM

# Kellie's coming home

Cheers on the streets of north Dublin city as Olympic star Kellie Harrington arrives home

The champion boxer returned with other members of the Olympic team today.

Olympic champion received hero's welcome in Dublin this evening.

Dublin City Council approves lighting up Five Lamps landmark to acknowledge Harrington’s achievement.

"I'm delighted to be bringing the gold back to the north inner city," Harrington said today.

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Aug 10th 2021, 5:30 PM

# Gold

Kellie Harrington wins Olympic gold after triumph over Beatriz Ferreira

The Irish boxer beat the Brazilian with a unanimous decision victory.

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Aug 8th 2021, 6:28 AM

# Going For Gold

Quiz: How much do you know about gold?

Will you take the top prize?

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Aug 7th 2021, 10:00 PM

# tokyo 2020

Parchment wins men's Olympic 110m hurdles gold and US relay woes strike again

Parchment clocked 13.04 seconds, to trump fading world champion Grant Holloway.

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Aug 5th 2021, 4:43 AM

# Gold

'I will always be proud of what I achieved': Michelle Smith congratulates rowers on success

Michelle Smith won three gold medals in the 1996 games.

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Jul 30th 2021, 8:19 AM

# Gold for Ireland

'A tremendous achievement’: Ireland sends congratulations as Skibbereen pair take gold in Tokyo

President Michael D Higgins congratulated the pair on their “tremendous” achievement

President Michael D Higgins congratulated the pair on their "tremendous" achievement.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the win will "inspire generations to come".

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Jul 29th 2021, 8:39 AM

# Gold

McCarthy and O'Donovan make history with gold medal in Tokyo

The pair produced a brilliant performance to finish first in a time of 6:06.43.

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Jul 29th 2021, 2:05 AM

# RIP

3-time Olympic rowing champion Kathleen Heddle dies at 55

She was the quiet half of a powerful partnership with the outgoing Marnie McBean.

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Jan 14th 2021, 8:35 PM

# On the box

Here are the classic games coming up on eir Sport

Fans of Manchester United, Liverpool, rugby and GAA are in for a sporting bonanza over the next week.

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May 25th 2020, 1:08 PM

# always believe in your soul

Gardaí looking for owners of gold coins and brooch found in Limerick

The items were recovered in Abbeyfeale in 2011.

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Feb 21st 2020, 8:21 AM

# Drugs

Man arrested after €45k worth of drugs, gold bars and alcohol found in Dublin

The seizure took place after a residence was searched in Inchicore yesterday.

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Dec 6th 2019, 7:16 AM

# on fire

Donegal's Mark English powers home to 800m gold at Diamond League

Thomas Barr and Sarah Healy were also flying the flag in Birmingham.

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Aug 18th 2019, 4:15 PM

# Afghanistan

At least 30 killed when shaft built by people looking for gold collapses

Illegal mining is common in Afghanistan, with the Taliban relying on the sector for much of its revenue.

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Jan 6th 2019, 3:14 PM

# Take a Bow

Ireland's Lenihan breaks world record twice on the way to winning gold

The North Cork AC athlete produced scores of 32.28 metres and 32.95 metres in Berlin.

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Aug 22nd 2018, 12:07 PM

# Hope

Tottenham star bidding to avoid military service with gold at Asian Games

Son Heung-Min’s South Korea face a tough run to the final of the competition after failing to top their group.

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Aug 21st 2018, 8:11 PM

# Gold

15-year-old Rhasidat Adeleke storms to 200m gold for Ireland at European Championships

The Dublin teenager stormed to victory in the 200m final on Saturday evening in Hungary.

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Jul 7th 2018, 7:32 PM

# Baby Canelo

Boxing gold and silver for Ireland at European U22 Championships

Amy Broadhurst went all the way in the lightweight division in Romania, while team-mate Aoife O’Rourke was forced to withdraw from her final.

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Apr 1st 2018, 6:15 PM

# all that litters

Over €300 million worth of gold spilled onto a Russian runway after a cargo plane shed its load

The cargo of bars of concentrated ore used to transport the precious metals weighed 9.3 tonnes.

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Mar 16th 2018, 7:39 AM

# zzzzzzzzz

Jamie Dornan, Shane Lowry, Ronan Keating and Paul O'Connell just hit the golf course together

Lads on tour.

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Oct 5th 2017, 4:56 PM

# Colombo

Man caught at Sri Lankan airport with a kilogramme of gold hidden in his rectum

The man is reportedly a courier for an organised smuggling ring.

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Sep 26th 2017, 8:41 AM

# Genocide

Brazil investigates alleged massacre of Amazonian tribe by gold prospectors

The murders are alleged to have happened during the summer months.

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Sep 11th 2017, 10:30 PM

# Showjumping

Huge night as Ireland win team gold at the European Championships

A fantastic achievement!

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Aug 25th 2017, 11:06 PM

# future is bright

Ireland's young guns just keep winning as Healy stuns the field to take European 1500m gold

The girls 4x100m relay team also won bronze – Ireland’s sixth medal of the championships.

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Jul 29th 2017, 4:01 PM

# howaya

17 of the best memes from the genius 'Roddy Doyle's Star Trek' Facebook page

The gift that keeps on giving.

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Jul 26th 2017, 8:00 AM

# Untouchable

Gold! McKillop bags London double as he storms to remarkable ninth World title

The Antrim man stormed to victory in the T37 1500m final at the World Para Athletics Championships this evening.

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Jul 22nd 2017, 10:38 PM

# Gold

'There was holy war over it - she left him!': Irish horseowner steals show on At The Races

Unsurprisingly, Limerick man Josh Sheahan’s interviews on the UK racing channel earned rave reviews.

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Jul 10th 2017, 3:33 PM

# winners

Gold for Ireland at modern pentathlon World Cup event

Natalya Coyle and Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe claimed the top prize in Poland today.

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May 29th 2017, 3:40 PM

# rusting

Annalise Murphy among athletes who are returning their Olympic medals

Some of the Olympic medals are rusting, flaking and turning black.

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May 25th 2017, 10:16 PM

# hidden treasure

Who stashed this gold inside a British piano? It's a mystery

A couple who donated the piano to a nearby school are set to lose out on the money.

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Apr 20th 2017, 4:20 PM

# Trapped

Irishman tells of four year ordeal as he is accused of €135 million cocaine and gold robbery

Kenny Coalter said all he wants is to return to Ireland and visit his elderly mother.

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Jan 15th 2017, 10:00 PM

# Gold

Weeks after retiring, Jessica Ennis-Hill to receive third world title

Tatyana Chernova’s 2011 world heptathlon gold medal has been annulled due to doping violations, with Jessica Ennis-Hill in line to benefit.

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Nov 30th 2016, 8:46 AM

# mad cap scheme

Trump is selling gold-trimmed Make America Great Again Christmas ornaments for $149

He’ll need to sell 1,597,315 ornamental hats to claw back what his campaign spent in October.

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Nov 23rd 2016, 3:54 PM

# Golden Boy

Man finds €3.5 million worth of gold in house he inherited

“It was under the furniture, under piles of linen, in the bathroom… everywhere.”

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Nov 23rd 2016, 7:46 AM

# Stability

Here's how Trump's victory affected the dollar

One market analyst described it as “a bloodbath”.

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Nov 9th 2016, 5:01 PM

# Rio 2016

Gold star Michael McKillop blows field away to defend Paralympic title in sensational fashion

The Antrim athlete remains untouchable as he stormed to 1500m glory.

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Sep 11th 2016, 4:13 PM

# happy out

The photos of Michael D welcoming home Ireland's Olympians are glorious

A grand day at the Áras.

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Aug 28th 2016, 2:45 PM