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Opening Ceremony

Last year
2024
Magnifique
Paris redeem grey start to their opening ceremony with audacious, genius finale
The 2024 Games got underway in spectacular fashion in Paris on Friday night.
Gavin Cooney
reports from the Eiffel Tower
27 Jul 2024
4
Opening Ceremony
In pics: Lady Gaga, a catwalk and a rare Celine Dion appearance open the Paris Olympics
26 Jul 2024
2
Opening Ceremony
In pictures: Lady Gaga, a catwalk and a rare Celine Dion appearance open the Paris Olympics
26 Jul 2024
Paris 2024
Ireland's opening ceremony uniform is topping best-dressed lists across the world
Sinead O'Carroll
Reports from Paris
26 Jul 2024
39
All time
restricted numbers
Harrington and Irvine lead out Team Ireland for opening ceremony at near-empty Olympic Stadium
23 Jul 2021
4
tokyo 2020
'I feel sorry for the athletes': Olympics opening ceremony to take place in empty stadium
23 Jul 2021
7
Controversy
Robbie Williams kicks off World Cup with obscene gesture
14 Jun 2018
21
Parade of Nations
In photos: The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
6 Aug 2016
19
For One Night Only
'It was a great time in my life, only about 20 other Irish people have ever done that'
5 Aug 2016
3
Gisele Bundchen
Olympics opening ceremony axes bizarre scene involving staged mugging of supermodel
2 Aug 2016
19
rwc 15
Rapper and royalty open Rugby World Cup as 'The Bull' Hayes makes guest appearance
18 Sep 2015
19
glasgow 2014
Celtic Park hosts Queen Elizabeth for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
23 Jul 2014
13
Limerick
PHOTOS: Athletes ready as Special Olympics Ireland get underway
12 Jun 2014
13
Review
19 of the best pics from the Winter Olympics opening ceremony
7 Feb 2014
30
Sochi Fail
The best Twitter reactions to the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony
7 Feb 2014
4
sochi2014
The Winter Olympics Google Doodle has a message for Russia's anti-gay law
7 Feb 2014
paralympics
In pics: The Paralympic Opening Ceremony
29 Aug 2012
20
Ready to go
Stephen Hawking to star in Paralympics opener
29 Aug 2012
14
London 2012
Indian Olympic parade gatecrasher apologises for 'error of judgement'
3 Aug 2012
19
London 2012
Opening ceremony hospital beds to be donated to Tunisia
30 Jul 2012
6
Your Say
Poll: did you watch (and enjoy) the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony?
28 Jul 2012
157
Pomp and Ceremony
VIDEOS: the highlights of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
28 Jul 2012
15
9 at 9
The 9 at 9 Good morning…here’s nine things to know before breakfast time.
28 Jul 2012
5
London 2012
As it happened: London 2012, Olympic Games opening ceremony
27 Jul 2012
177
curtain raiser
Olympics 2012: All eyes on London ahead of opening ceremony
27 Jul 2012
London2012
The Magnificent Seven: memorable opening ceremony moments
27 Jul 2012
Optimism
London 2012: 8 reasons why the Olympics will be awesome
26 Jul 2012
13
Lust for life
Bigger than 'Slumdog': Boyle tackles the Olympics
26 Jul 2012
8
London 2012
Open thread: who should carry the tricolour at the Olympic opening ceremony?
24 Jul 2012
53
London 2012
London 2012: Muhammad Ali to take part in opening ceremony?
24 Jul 2012
olympi leaks
Spoiler alert: Olympic opener will be spectacular but not secret
24 Jul 2012
1
London 2012
Congress fumes following revelation that US Olympic uniforms are made in China
15 Jul 2012
13
London 2012
The $42million Olympic opening ceremony will include 70 sheep, 12 horses and 10 chickens
12 Jun 2012
3
CONFIRMED
It's official: Snow Patrol to headline Olympic concert
1 May 2012
London 2012
Olympic opening and closing ceremonies to cost £7m per hour
6 Dec 2011
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