Episodes
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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.
You can read all the stories here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 amazing character whose potential went tragically unfulfilled.
You can read all the stories here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 calamity to compete.
You can read all the stories here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 Olympics as the fastest non-African in the world over 10,000m. It really was too good to be true.
Listen to Episode 2 here or on your podcast app. You can read all the stories in the series here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 Olympic medal in an unusual category.
You can read all the stories here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
