It is 100 years since Ireland first competed at the Olympic Games as an independent delegation. Prior to that, Irish people went to the Olympics as part of the Great Britain delegation, so Ireland's participation at the 1924 Games in Paris is important as it marks a step on Ireland's path to freedom. I have just written an article for the RTÉ Brainstorm website on the Irish team that went to Paris in 1924. Read it here.
I have written a few more pieces like this about Ireland and the Olympics and will share them when they are published. If you would like to find out more about the story of Ireland's first time at the Olympics, there is more information here on the website of the Centre Culturel Irlandais. The book Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey 1896-1924 by Kevin McCarthy provides a good basis to understand the history of Ireland's Olympic journey.
Regarding early Irish entries into the Olympics, there are a couple of good articles on the History Ireland website. There is this one on boxing and this one on football.
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