The startling running progress of Fiona Everard Fiona Everard from Bandon won her first senior cross-country title on Sunday, less than 12 months after winning the novice titleMon Nov 20 2023 - 20:16
Epic cross-country battle sees Nick Griggs collapse into the mudCormac Dalton and Fiona Everard survive brutal conditions to win first senior titles at National Cross-Country ChampionshipsSun Nov 19 2023 - 20:20
The last bohemian of Luggala: ‘We won’t see the likes of those lives again’Garech Browne’s friend, who died in a fire at the Wicklow estate last month, had great stories to tell, from ‘visiting an opium den with Marianne Faithfull’ to the filming of ExcaliburSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Mark Carroll a rightful member of distance running’s hall of fame Ian O'Riordan: In all my years of witnessing some of the world’s best distance runners, Cork native Mark Carroll was every bit as goodSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
‘I would stand with getting rid of the skorts’ - Dublin’s Emma O’Byrne supports calls for change in camogieDublin camogie star Emma O'Byrne: ‘I can’t think of anyone who wears the skort during training, so yeah, it’s just a matter of matchday’Thu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Brian Fenton: ‘Being that player for 12 years will be what I’ll be proud of’Few Dublin footballers in history have ever enjoyed as consistent a level of success as Brian FentonThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Sophie O’Sullivan plotting her own path from Washington to Paris 2024No place on earth has a greater fascination with the weather than the seaport city of Seattle, and the University of Washington lies at the heart of itSun Nov 12 2023 - 06:00
A sudden death in the local GAA club which has moved the mountainGavin Mulvey was a fourth-generation player and a stalwart for Glencullen’s local GAA club Stars of ErinSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Dublin should be adding more of the city to marathon route, not taking it away Most city marathons also sell themselves on famous landmarks along the routeTue Nov 07 2023 - 19:57
From Wicklow, to Toulouse, and bee tattoos: Lucy Mulhall’s journey to the Paris OlympicsAfter 10 seasons chasing Olympic qualification a summer date in Paris awaitsTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Dublin needs more of a New York state of mind when it comes to the marathonInfrastructure restrictions along the course of the Dublin City Marathon add to the sense there are many parts of the race barely tolerated by the citySun Nov 05 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Marathon race director ‘at a loss’ to explain the 6,000 running no-shows at this year’s eventOf the 22,500 entries for last Sunday’s race, over one quarter went unused despite paying the entry fee of €110Sat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Paul Kelly appointed manager of Tipperary senior football teamCork GAA secure three-year extension of Sports Direct sponsorshipWed Nov 01 2023 - 20:47
Jack Barry’s decision to step away makes things tricky for KerryMidfielder intending to travel abroad for most if not all of 2024Wed Nov 01 2023 - 19:09
Dublin Marathon still running off around 6,000 unused entries Preferential early entry expanded to help improve overall women entry for Dublin Marathon in 2024Mon Oct 30 2023 - 17:46
Ann-Marie McGlynn seizes the day to take first Irish marathon title ‘I had on my hand ‘today is my day’ and I believed it all the way round, believed it this week’Sun Oct 29 2023 - 19:03
Kemal Husen smashes Dublin Marathon record as Ireland’s Stephen Scullion finishes thirdBelfast runner left emotional after claiming national title: ‘This was for me, my happiness, my wellbeing’Sun Oct 29 2023 - 12:31
Men cannot really know the fear faced by women runnersWomen runners have - and continue to - overcome obstacles not encountered by menSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
John Treacy on running his last-ever marathon in 1993: ‘I was fulfilled, simple as that’ 30 years after his Dublin Marathon win, the retired Olympic medallist will start the 2023 race, a fitting tribute to a glittering athletics careerSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Marathon: Defending Irish champions to miss event this weekendCourtney McGuire, who finished third overall last year, and Martin Hoare, who placed seventh, withdraw from raceFri Oct 27 2023 - 06:00
Paris closer to home but 2024 Olympics as expensive as ever for Irish organisersOFI’s expenditure is €4.7 million for Paris 2024, up from €3.3 million from Tokyo 2020Wed Oct 25 2023 - 18:13
Dublin Marathon 2023 Q&A: Everything you need to know with a week to goPart 9: Ian O’Riordan with a last-minute checklist, including an extra hour in bed on the morning of the raceSun Oct 22 2023 - 17:27
Choose running: Overcoming addiction issues to train for the Dublin MarathonAs they prepare for next Sunday’s Dublin Marathon, Dara O’Connor and Gary Mills explain how they got their lives back on track and discovered the benefits of runningSun Oct 22 2023 - 06:00
Direct provision Dublin Marathon runners: ‘I will just follow the fastest runner, because I don’t know the route’The not-for-profit Sanctuary Runners focus on the positive act of integration of Irish people and those living in direct provision centres through the simple act of runningSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
It’s not just the Ingebrigtsens: the perils of any in-family coaching relationshipClaims of physical violence and threats a sad end to Ingebrigtsens’ once charming successSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Rhys McClenaghan: ‘This gold medal doesn’t fix me, it doesn’t make me a happy person’The 24-year-old back-to-back World Champion on overcoming mental challenges on the path to successTue Oct 17 2023 - 06:00
Íde Nic Dhómhnaill shows her class at start of new cross-country seasonThe 38-year-old schoolteacher and mother of two aiming for national success next monthSun Oct 15 2023 - 19:50
Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s achievements even more impressive given family infightingSplit from father and former coach, Gjert, must be taking some toll on the phenomenal 23-year-old athlete Jakob IngebrigtsenSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:00
IOC executive board puts boxing decision on hold for 2028 OlympicsIOC has not recognised a governing body for Olympic boxing and the sport’s exclusion would seriously damage Ireland’s medal hopesFri Oct 13 2023 - 12:23
Irish medal hopes suffer blow as money helps decide Los Angeles Olympics 2028 programmeAbsence of sport would be double blow to Irish Olympic hopes as Paris also marks end of lightweight rowing at the GamesWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Boxing set to be officially dropped from programme of sports for LA Olympics 2028The addition of cricket, baseball, flag football, lacrosse and squash will increase the LA28 programme to 33 sportsTue Oct 10 2023 - 12:04
South Africa face prospect of playing France under neutral flag due to Wada non-complianceThe country’s government has yet to amend legislation to approve the new Wada codeMon Oct 09 2023 - 19:00
Rhys McClenaghan’s stunning pommel horse routine earns back-to-back world titles Ireland’s prolific 24-year-old winner secures seventh championship medal and now turns focus to next year’s Paris OlympicsMon Oct 09 2023 - 06:00
Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum takes 34 seconds off men’s marathon record in Chicago23-year-old athlete running only his third competitive marathon comes home in 2:00:35Sun Oct 08 2023 - 16:26
Rhys McClenaghan retains his pommel horse world titleBack-to-back gold medals for the Irish gymnast in the world championshipsSat Oct 07 2023 - 15:57
Why the sudden slowdown in Irish marathon running?For Mark Kenneally, newly-appointed performance endurance lead with Athletics Ireland, the race to catch up in only startingSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
‘God forbid they end up racing against each other’ - Twins Robert and Noel Hendrick gunning for rare Olympics pairingCo Kildare brothers hoping to both qualify for Paris 2024 in canoeing and kayaking respectivelySat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
Lessons in marathon running: How to hit peak fitness and freshness on race dayPart 8: In the final four weeks before the Dublin Marathon, there is plenty of tactical advice to ensure you are race ready on the dayMon Oct 02 2023 - 06:00
McClenaghan to face old rival Whitlock in pommel horse final at World ChampionshipsMcClenaghan qualified for next Saturday’s final in third position behind the Olympic championSun Oct 01 2023 - 17:24
There’s no going back now to previous times after a year of already so many broken recordsSo far, 2023 (it’s not done yet) has seen 31 world records or world bestsSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
Dublin half-marathon winner Aoife Cleary: ‘It started just by being outside, being free from everything’‘I’ve no interest in running a marathon once, just to say ‘I did it’. No one cares’Fri Sept 29 2023 - 06:00
Catherina McKiernan: ‘I wouldn’t be overly surprised by a woman running a 2:11 marathon′Tigst Assefa from Ethiopia won Sunday’s Berlin race in a world record 2:11:53Mon Sept 25 2023 - 19:45
Ireland take four medals home from World Rowing ChampionshipsMen’s pair of Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy and Siobhán McCrohan strike goldSun Sept 10 2023 - 13:59
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy secure their third World Championship title in BelgradeIrish pair stick to their usual tactics as they storm home to take gold ahead of SwitzerlandSat Sept 09 2023 - 14:36
Celebrating Jerry Kiernan’s lasting legacy and the sweet science he adoredThe late Jerry Kiernan would approve of the Science of Running Symposium, set for the UCD Village Auditorium on Saturday, September 16thSat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
Ciara Mageean’s brilliant 1,500m record breaking spree continues in BrusselsIrish runner takes second at Golden League meeting behind Britain’s Laura MuirFri Sept 08 2023 - 20:30
Siobhán McCrohan proves age is no barrier with gold medal at World Rowing ChampionshipsIrish woman wins women’s lightweight single sculls in BelgradeFri Sept 08 2023 - 14:11
Irish rowers qualify three more boats for Paris OlympicsPaul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy; Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh; and Nathan Timoney and Ross Corrigan all booked places in France next summerThu Sept 07 2023 - 13:04
O’Donovan and McCarthy comfortably win quarter-finals as French rivals are well off paceWorld Rowing Championships: Irish pair finished a full boat length clear of Italian crewWed Sept 06 2023 - 14:10
Dream time for O’Brien and McGowan with Paris 2024 qualification at World Rowing ChampionshipsQualification ends 12-year wait to qualify an Irish boat for the Paralympic GamesTue Sept 05 2023 - 16:19
