Ireland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 58 competitors, 49 men and 9 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| || || Boxing || Welterweight || 8 August
|-
| || || Boxing || Bantamweight || 8 August
|}
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
| align=left|Archery
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|Athletics
| 16 || 3 || 19
|-
| align=left|Boxing
| 6 || – || 6
|-
| align=left|Canoeing
| 5 || 0 || 5
|-
| align=left|Cycling
| 5 || 0 || 5
|-
| align=left|Equestrian
| 5 || 4 || 9
|-
| align=left|Fencing
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|Judo
| 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| align=left|Rowing
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|Sailing
| 4 || 1 || 5
|-
| align=left|Swimming
| 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| align=left|Tennis
| 2 || 0 || 2
|-
! Total || 49 || 9 || 58
|}
Archery
Veteran Noel Lynch was the only Irish archer at the nation's fifth appearance in the tournament. He did not qualify for the elimination rounds.
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan="2"|Ranking round
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Score
!Seed
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Noel Lynch
|align=left|Individual
|1225
|62
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}
Athletics
;Men
;Track and road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Marcus O'Sullivan
|align=left|1500 metres
|3:37.07
|5 Q
|colspan=2
|3:37.16
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|John Doherty
|align=left rowspan=3|5000 metres
|13:41.27
|21
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Donovan
|14:03.79
|37
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Frank O'Mara
|13:38.79
|18
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Noel Berkeley
|align=left rowspan=2|10,000 metres
|29:23.58
|35
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sean Dollman
|28:55.77
|28
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Tommy Hughes
|align=left rowspan=3|Marathon
|colspan=6
|2:32:55
|72
|-align=center
|align=left|Andy Ronan
|colspan=6
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|John Treacy
|colspan=6
|2:24:11
|51
|-align=center
|align=left|Thomas Kearns
|align=left|110 metres hurdles
|13.63
|12 Q
|13.87
|19
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Jimmy McDonald
|align=left rowspan=2|20 kilometres walk
|colspan=6
|1:25:16
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Bobby O'Leary
|colspan=6
|colspan=2|
|}
;Field events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Victor Costello
|align=left rowspan=2|Shot put
|17.15
|22
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Quirke
|17.01
|23
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Nick Sweeney
|align=left|Discus throw
|57.68
|23
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Terry McHugh
|align=left|Javelin throw
|73.26
|27
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Women
;Track and road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sonia O'Sullivan
|align=left|1500 metres
|4:07.70
|5 Q
|colspan=2
|4:06.24
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Catherina McKiernan
|align=left rowspan=2|3000 metres
|8:57.91
|20
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sonia O'Sullivan
|8:50.08
|10 Q
|colspan=4
|8:47.41
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Perri Williams
|align=left|10 kilometres walk
|colspan=6
|54:53
|37
|}
Boxing
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Buttimer
|align=left|Flyweight
|<br>L 8–12
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Wayne McCullough
|align=left|Bantamweight
|<br>W 28–7
|<br>W 10–2
|<br>W 31–13
|<br>W 21–16
|<br>L 8–14
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Griffin
|align=left|Featherweight
|<br>L RSC R2
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Michael Carruth
|align=left|Welterweight
|
|<br>W 11–2
|<br>W 6*–6
|<br>W 11–4
|<br>W 13–10
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Douglas
|align=left|Heavyweight
|<br>W 8–1
|<br>W 15–9
|<br>L RSC R1
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Kevin McBride
|align=left|Super heavyweight
|
|<br>L 1–21
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Canoeing
Slalom
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Run 1
!Rank
!Run 2
!Rank
!Best
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mike Corcoran
|align=left|Men's C-1
|131.42
|17
|121.57
|9
|121.57
|12
|-align=center
|align=left|Ian Wiley
|align=left|Men's K-1
|110.45
|5
|123.93
|26
|110.45
|8
|}
Sprint
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Patrick Holmes
|align=left|K-1 500 metres
|1:43.46
|4 R
|1:43.96
|3 SF
|1:45.11
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|K-1 1000 metres
|3:44.78
|4 R
|3:35.62
|3 SF
|3:42.07
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Alan Carey<br>Conor Holmes
|align=left|K-2 500 metres
|1:41.51
|6 R
|1:37.37
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|K-2 1000 metres
|3:35.03
|5 R
|3:27.48
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Cycling
Five cyclists, all men, represented Ireland in 1992.
Road
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Conor Henry
|align=left rowspan=3|Road race
|4:35:56
|35
|-align=center
|align=left|Kevin Kimmage
|4:35:56
|32
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Slane
|4:35:56
|65
|-align=center
|align=left|Mark Kane<br>Kevin Kimmage<br>Robert Power<br>Paul Slane
|align=left|Team time trial
|2:14:32
|17
|}
Equestrianism
Dressage
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Horse
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Anna Merveldt
|align=left|Rapallo
|align=left|Individual
|1527
|16 Q
|1355
|11
|}
Eventing
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Horse
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Dressage
!colspan="3"|Cross-country
!colspan="3"|Jumping
!colspan="2"|Total
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Máiréad Curran
|align=left|Watercolour
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual
|70.00
|56
|74.40
|144.40
|38
|5.00
|149.40
|9
|149.40
|29
|-align=center
|align=left|Melanie Duff
|align=left|Rathlin Roe
|58.80
|23
|87.20
|146.00
|45
|10.00
|156.00
|24
|156.00
|32
|-align=center
|align=left|Polly Holohan
|align=left|Rusticus
|63.00
|34
|91.20
|154.20
|47
|10.00
|164.20
|24
|164.20
|39
|-align=center
|align=left|Eric Smiley
|align=left|Enterprise
|64.60
|39
|50.80
|115.40
|24
|25.00
|140.40
|55
|140.40
|27
|-align=center
|align=left|Máiréad Curran<br>Melanie Duff<br>Polly Holohan<br>Eric Smiley
|align=left|See above
|align=left|Team
|186.40
|11
|212.40
|405.80
|10
|40.00
|445.80
|6
|445.80
|8
|}
Jumping
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="3"|Athlete
!rowspan="3"|Horse
!rowspan="3"|Event
!colspan="8"|Qualification
!colspan="6"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|Round 3
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|Total
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Peter Charles
|align=left|Kruger
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual
|37.00
|51
|64.00
|24
|68.00
|20
|169.00
|16 Q
|26.00
|40
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Darragh
|align=left|Killelea
|42.00
|43
|16.00
|72
|colspan=2|
|56.00
|68
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|James Kernan
|align=left|Touchdown
|52.00
|36
|36.00
|51
|59.50
|28
|147.50
|34 Q
|16.00
|30
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Eddie Macken
|align=left|Welfenkrone
|13.00
|75
|26.50
|61
|colspan=2|
|39.50
|75
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Peter Charles<br>Paul Darragh<br>James Kernan<br>Eddie Macken
|align=left|See above
|align=left|Team
|colspan=8
|33.25
|15
|33.50
|14
|66.75
|14
|}
Fencing
One male fencer represented Ireland in 1992.
;Individual
;Pool stage
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="7"|Group Stage
|-
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Michael O'Brien
|align=left|Men's épée
|<br>L 4–5
|<br>L 4–5
|<br>W 5–1
|<br>W 5–3
|<br>W 5–3
|<br>W 5–4
|17 Q
|}
;Elimination phase
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
!rowspan="3"|Athlete
!rowspan="3"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Round 1
!rowspan="2"|Round 2
!rowspan="2"|Round 3
!rowspan="2"|Round 4
!colspan=4|Repechage
!rowspan="2"|Quarterfinals
!rowspan="2"|Semifinals
!rowspan="2" colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Round 4
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Michael O'Brien
|align=left|Men's épée
|<br>L 0–2
|colspan=11|Did not advance
|}
Judo
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="3"|Athlete
!rowspan="3"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Round of 64
!rowspan="2"|Round of 32
!rowspan="2"|Round of 16
!rowspan="2"|Quarterfinals
!rowspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan=4|Repechage
!rowspan="2" colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Round 4
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Keith Gough
|align=left|60 kg
|<br>W Ippon
|<br>W Koka
|<br>L Ippon
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|
|<br>L Yusei-gachi
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Ciarán Ward
|align=left|65 kg
|<br>W Yusei-gachi
|<br>L Yusei-gachi
|colspan=9|Did not advance
|}
Rowing
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Niall O'Toole
|align=left|Single sculls
|7:50.46
|6 R
|7:07.68
|3 SC/D
|9:25.95
|5 FD
|8:01.78
|21
|}
Sailing
;Women
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=7|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
|-align=center
|align=left|Denise Lyttle
|align=left|Europe
|3
|21
|<s>31</s>
|18
|11.7
|5.7
|25
|84.4
|12
|}
;Open
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=7|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
|-align=center
|align=left|David Wilkins<br>Peter Kennedy
|align=left|Flying Dutchman
|24
|23
|17
|5.7
|21
|16
|<s>26</s>
|106.7
|14
|-align=center
|align=left|Mark Mansfield<br>Tom McWilliam
|align=left|Star
|17
|17
|21
|<s>22</s>
|18
|11.7
|21
|105.7
|15
|}
Swimming
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Final A/B
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=3|Gary O'Toole
|align=left|100 metre breaststroke
|1:05.48
|38
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 metre breaststroke
|2:17.66
|20
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 metre individual medley
|2:07.67
|34
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Final A/B
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=3|Michelle Smith
|align=left|200 metre backstroke
|2:21.37
|35
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 metre individual medley
|2:23.83
|32
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|400 metre individual medley
|4:58.94
|26
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Tennis
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Owen Casey
|align=left|Singles
|<br>L (6–7, 1–6, 4–6)
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Owen Casey<br>Eoin Collins
|align=left|Doubles
|
|<br>W (7–6, 7–5, 6–4)
|<br>L (6–7, 3–6, 2–6)
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}