The 2012 London Olympics has come to a close and the United States finds itself in a familiar situation.

Time to brush up on your "Amhrán na bhFiann" ("The Soldier's Song").

From Judo to sailing, shooting to the pentathlon, here is an exclusive IrishCentral preview of who to watch from Ireland in this year’s Olympiad XXX.

Gear up for the Olympiad XXX with a test of your Irish Olympics Knowledge.

Keith Barry is currently doing some mental work with our Irish athletes, stating that the mind is a powerful force in overcoming obstacles on the way to gold.

Cork's Derval O’Rourke has vowed to make the London Olympics and beat the back injury that forced her out of the national championships in Santry last Sunday.

Nineteen-year-old Grainne Murphy is joined by fellow teenager Sycerika McMahon as one of Ireland’s main hopefuls in the London Olympics.

Tori Pena will compete for Ireland in the pole vault competition in London in just a few short weeks. Born near Huntington Beach in California, the 24-year-old is eligible to represent Ireland through her Derry-born grandmother and got her dual citizenship in 2010 before deciding to represent the Finn Valley Athletic Club in Donegal.

A shiny new cable car system has opened in London in time for the start of the Olympic Games later this month. And, as usual in the UK, Irish construction firms were at the forefront of its innovation.

One of the most read news stories in Ireland this week was the achievements of the Irish women's relay team who qualified for the quickly approaching Olympics in London. The team will compete in the 4x400m event in a competition that will have 16 competing teams.

In recent years Irish boxing has risen from the shadows, and in a few weeks time a team of six-strong will compete in London at the Olympic Games.

The Irish Sailing Association has recently declared the sailing team “genuine prospects” for the upcoming Olympic Games, presenting the full team line-up last week and winding down competition in preparation for the ultimate test in London.

The Irish Sailing Association has recently declared the sailing team “genuine prospects” for the upcoming Olympic Games, presenting the full team line-up last week and winding down competition in preparation for the ultimate test in London.

An Irish Paralympian set the first adult world record in the new London 2012 Olympic Stadium on Tuesday in the 1,500m race.

This week the street-by-street route the London 2012 Olympic torch will take through Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic has been announced.

Olympic medalist Sonia O’Sullivan will carry the Olympic torch down Dublin’s O’Connell Street when it visits the Republic for the first time this summer.