This year’s Olympic Games has been renamed by some as the ‘Socialympics’ – never before has the public had such a level access to the athletes and insight into their preparations and experiences leading up to the games.
We’ve compiled a list of all the Irish Olympians who use social media so you can follow their Olympic journey in the days and weeks ahead:
Athletics – Badminton – Canoeing – Cycling – Equestrian – Gymnastics – Judo – Modern Pentathlon – Sailing – Swimming – Triathlon
ATHLETICS
JESSIE BARR (@JessieBarr247) – Womens 4 x 400m Relay 
CLAIRE BERGIN (@BerginClaire)
BRENDAN BOYCE (@brendanboyce) – Mens 50K Road Walk 
MICHELLE CAREY (@michellec400) – Womens 4 x 400m Relay
ALISTAIR CRAGG (@alistaircragg) – Mens 5,000m
JOANNE CUDDIHY (@jojo400) – Womens 400m
COLIN GRIFFIN (@colingriffin) – Mens 50K Road Walk
MARIAN HEFFERNAN (@rm_heffernan) – Womens 4 x 400m Relay
ROB HEFFERNAN (@rm_heffernan) – Mens 20K and 50K Road Walk
PAUL HESSION (@phession) – Mens 200m
MARK KENEALLY (@markk42k) – Mens Marathon
OLIVE LOUGHNANE (@oliveloughnane) – Womens 20K Road Walk
CIARAN O’LIONAIRD (@gociaran) – Mens 1,500m
DERVAL O’ROURKE – Womens 100m Hurdles 
STEPHANIE REILLY – Womens 3,000m Steeplechase
LAURA REYNOLDS (@laurareynolds89) – 20K Walk
BADMINTON
CHLOE MAGEE (@chloenmagee) – Womens Singles
SCOTT EVANS (@scott_evans1) – Mens Singles
BOXING
PADDY BARNES (@paddyb_ireland) – Mens 49kg
MICHAEL CONLAN (@mickconlan11) – Mens 52kg
JOHN JOE NEVIN (@johnjoenevin) – Mens 56kg
ADAM NOLAN (@AdamNolan12) – Mens 69kg
DARREN O’NEILL (@darrenoneil) – Mens 75kg
CANOEING
EOIN RHEINISCH (@eoinrheinischpr) – Mens K1 Slalom
CYCLING
MARTYN IRVINE (@martyn_irvine) – Omnium
DAN MARTIN (@danmartin86) – Road Race
NICOLAS ROCHE (@nicholasroche) – Road Race
EQUESTRIAN
AOIFE CLARK (@aoifeclark) – Three Day Eventing
MARK KYLE (@queenholme) – Three Day Eventing
JOSEPH MURPHY (@JMurphyEventing) – Three Day Eventing
MICHAEL RYAN (@DoneganRyanEven)
CAMILLA SPEIRS (@CamillaSpeirs) – Three Day Eventing
GYMNASTICS
KIERAN BEHAN (@kieranbehanirl) – Mens Artistic
JUDO
LISA KEARNEY (@kearney_judo) – Womens 48kg
PENTATHLON
NATALYA COYLE (@natalyacoyle) – Womens
ARTHUR LANIGAN-O’KEEFFE (@arthurlok1) – Mens
SAILING
ANNALISE MURPHY (@annalise_murphy) – Womens Laser Radial
DAVID BURROWS (@olearyburrows) – Mens Star
JAMES ESPEY (@james_espeyirl) – Mens Laser
SCOTT FLANIGAN (@470ireland) – 470
MATTHEW MCGOVERN (@Irish49er) – 49er
PETER O’LEARY (@olearyburrows) – Mens Star
GER OWENS (@470ireland) – 470
RYAN SEATON (@Irish49er) – 49er
SWIMMING
SYCERIKA MCMAHON (@sycerika) – Womens 100m Breaststroke
BARRY MURPHY (@barry_j_murphy) – Mens 100m Breaststroke
MELANIE NOCHER (@melanienocher) – Womens 200m Backstroke
TRIATHLON
AILEEN MORRISON (@aileenmorr) – Womens https://twitter.com/#!/gavontwitt
GAVIN NOBLE (@gavontwitt) – Mens