PARALYMPIC sprint champion Jason Smyth has hit out at the Irish Football Association (IFA) for excluding him from a celebration of the north's sporting legends.

IT APPEARS this particular magnificent seven won't be riding again.

FOOTBALL Association of Ireland (FAI) chief John Delaney is considering standing down as a senior Olympics official after a Brazilian judge withdrew a warrant issued for his passport.

PARALYMPICS star Bethany Firth was delighted by the "overwhelming" welcome she received at Belfast City Airport on her return home from Rio.

Paralympian Bethany Firth was leapt upon by her most enthusiastic fan as she made a triumphant return to Northern Ireland.

There were no more medals for Ireland on the last day of competition at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. 

The clouds came in over Rio de Janeiro for the ninth day of competition at the Paralympics.

ORLA BARRY added Ireland’s eighth medal of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio when she finished second in the women’s F57 Discus. 

AFTER a long drought, Ireland got no fewer than three medals on the seventh day of competition at the Paralympics in Rio. 

NORTHERN Ireland swimmer Bethany Firth has added a silver to her double gold at the Rio Paralympics.

IT WAS a relatively quiet sixth day of competition at the Paralympics in Rio, with Ireland having athletes competing in swimming and rifle shooting after the sailing was rescheduled. 

THERE was disappointment for Newcastle-based Deirdre Mongan on the fifth day of the Paralympics in Rio. 

Michael McKillop lifted his second consecutive gold medal in T37 1500m at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro after seeing off the opposition over the final 200m.