OlympicIRL

GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!!!

Ireland v Spain coming up now for a place in the World Cup final. Can't believe I am writing that sentence. Not sure if the dream run can survive another turn but I can always hope.

Wow, I just noticed the status of your current weather says "Smoke"

Another scorcher where I am ....

Well as long as that user competes in TISC, that's the main thing.

I will say it again, in respect to Ireland, you are all Eastern European, even Britain

It's an amateur team so their success here is all the more sweet. I don't think even this result will change the status of hockey in Ireland but I can always hope.

It's very much an Irish home-grown team. I'm not very knowledgable in hockey myself but as far as I know there are no "transferees" unless someone wants to prove me wrong.

OMG!!! We are going to the semi-finals!! I can't believe it!!

Shoot-out.... I have bad memories from the 2016 Olympic play-off shoot-out against China

I want boxing in it's current guise to be removed from the Olympic progamme. It always had its issues but it has zero integrity these days so would rather the athlete quotas to be given to other sports.

Ireland will send a team of 42 athletes, evenly split with 21 men and 21 women. Ireland will also be represented by 3 relay teams. No major medal chances I would say "bar" Thomas Barr who has an outside chance of a podium in the men's 400m hurdles. Men: Marcus Lawler (SLOT AC) - 200m Leon Reid (Menapians AC) - 200m Chris O’Donnell (North Sligo AC) - 400m; 4x400m Relay Zak Curran (DSD AC) - 800m Mark English (UCD AC) - 800m Stephen Scullion (North Belfast AC) - 10,000m Ben Reynolds (North Down AC) - 110m hurdles Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC) - 400m hurdles; 4x 400m Relay Adam McMullen (Crusaders AC) - Long Jump Cian McManamon (Westport AC) - 20km Walk Alex Wright (Leevale AC) - 20km Walk Brendan Boyce (Finn Valley AC) - 50km Walk Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers AC) - Marathon Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock AC) - Marathon Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) - Marathon Paul Pollock (Annadale Striders AC) - Marathon Kevin Seaward (St Malachy’s AC) - Marathon Brandon (Raheny Shamrock) Arrey - 4x400m Relay Craig Newell (Ballymena & Antrim AC) - 4x400m Relay Andrew Mellon (Crusaders AC) - 4x400m Relay Dara Kervick (DSD AC) - 4x400m Relay Women: Phil Healy (Bandon AC) - 100m; 200m; 4x100m Relay; 4x400m Relay Gina Akpe-Moses (Blackrock AC-Louth) - 100m; 4x100m Relay Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD AC) - 800m Claire Mooney (UCD AC) - 800m; 4x400m Relay Ciara Mageean (UCD AC) - 1500m Emma Mitchell (Queens University AC) - 10,000m Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle & District AC) - 3000m steeplechase Michelle Finn (Leevale AC) - 3000m steeplechase Breege Connolly (North Belfast Harriers AC) - Marathon Gladys Ganiel (North Belfast Harriers AC) - Marathon Laura Graham (Mourne Runners AC) - Marathon Lizzie Lee (Leevale AC) - Marathon Ciara Neville (Emerald AC) - 4x100m Relay Joan Healy (Bandon AC) - 4x100m Relay Niamh Whelan (Ferrybank AC) - 4x100m Relay Molly Scott (SLOT AC) - 4x100m Relay Davicia Patterson (Beechmount Harriers AC) - 4x400m Relay Sophie Becker (St.Joseph's AC) - 4x400m Relay Sinead Denny (DSD AC) Ciara Deely (Kilkenny City Harriers AC) - 4x400m Relay Catherine McManus (DCH AC) - 4x400m Relay

I'm enjoying my 15°C quite nicely

No thank you, I had one day of 38°C in Orlando and that was bad enough .

Anderson!! He does Triple Crown!

Yessssss!!!! Anthony Condon and Aristio

Jump-off for second nations cup in a row for us. This sport is so intense and not good for the blood pressure

Damn, 2 of our riders who were on for clear rounds had the last fence down

I didn't know about these championships and no idea what the level is like (probably not that strong) but great to see we got a gold and a silver

Sky show some of the big events and since it is Hickstead they definitely show interest in that.

No, sorry.... I am watching on Sky.

Time for the Hickstead Nations Cup

Anderson was on fire last night. Tonight, we should see him become the third player after Phil Taylor and MVG to win the Triple Crown. De Zwaan put in another awesome performance, not many could have lived with Anderson for so long, the way he was playing.

That's one of our lot

I've also never seen them. You must be safe-guarding them all in Slovakia