Podcast: Olympians! Just like us?
Irish Olympic swimmer Nicholas Quinn talks to Dolapo Agunbiade about his career, advice for up-and-coming athletes and more
Category: Sports
Irish women weightlifters snatch the spotlight
From boardroom to barbells: sexism in weightlifting is nothing unique. As part of our women in sports series for International Women’s Day, Izzy Rowley investigates equality in weightlifting
“Inspire the next generation”: shining a spotlight on ladies Gaelic games
As part of our women in sport series for International Women’s Day, Niamh Alexander examines the issues facing women in Gaelic games and the measures needed to bridge the gender-gap
Gen-Z skateboarders are kickflipping the sport’s hypermasculinity to the curb
Despite having a cultural identity defined by its opposition to the norms of polite, middle class society – skateboarding is still overwhelmingly dominated by cishet young men. Jake Hurley explores how women and non-binary skaters are carving out their own space in the scene
Levelling the playing field: women’s football calls for a reshuffle
As part of our women in sports series for International Women’s Day, Mario Bowden chats with Aoife Robinson about the inequalities still facing the women’s game
Gaelic games players reflect on importance of competitions lost to level five
With the college Gaelic games competitions that normally brighten up these weeks shelved for ’21, Colm McGuirk gets a flavour of what players will be missing out on this year