Sharlene Mawdsley’s stunning final leg helps guide Ireland women’s relay team into World Championships
The Irish had come up short of the finals in each of the three events entered over the…
Irish teams to rely on repechage redemption at World Athletics Relays
A blazing final leg of 49.09 seconds from Sharlene Mawdsley wasn’t enough to help the mixed 4x400m team…
Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker to lead Ireland team at World Relays
However their teammates from the women’s 4x400m final in Paris, Rhasidat Adeleke and Phil Healy, will both miss…
Kate O’Connor wins pentathlon bronze at World Indoor Championships in Poland
It was her fifth consecutive medal in as many championships across the last 13 months and her tally…
Bori Akinola vows to work on learnings from sixth-place finish in World Championships 60m semi-final
Akinola, who had clocked 6.59 to advance from his heat earlier in the day, fell short of the…
‘It’s nice because financially, I know I’m not scrimping’ – Kate O’Connor no longer going under radar against world’s best
After last year’s success Dundalk athlete looks to improve and compete with pentathlon queen Anna Hall at World…
‘Social media often shows athletes as the leanest version of themselves, but that’s not always the best’
Galway 800m runner Emma Moore is hoping to build on her return to form at the National indoors…
Quality over quantity as Ireland put in strong showing at World Cross Country Championships in Florida
Brian Fay finished a superb 16th in the senior men’s race, with Niamh Allen 21st in the women’s…
‘I’m the luckiest f**ker in the world’ – Miracle man Ger Copeland defies cruel fate and chronic pain to run on his own terms
Dubliner suffered brain injury in freak skiing accident but his unbreakable spirit has seen him travel on an…
Ireland claim men’s silver as tearful Nick Griggs seals U-23 individual and team gold at European Cross Country Championships
It proved the highlight on a historic day for the Irish, with the senior men’s team claiming its…
How the O’Connor father-daughter duo took kitchen-table plans to global podiums
Dundalk schoolteacher Michael has become an elite coach in the pursuit of Kate’s dreams Kate O’Connor with her…
Fionnuala McCormack finishes in top 10 at New York City Marathon
Fionnuala McCormack competing in the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo earlier this year. Photo:…