Sport Ireland reviewing use of X in light of Grok controversyReview follows Sport England’s decision to cease using the social media channelWed Jan 14 2026 - 21:12
Mark English lowers national indoor 600m record in first outing since World ChampionshipsDonegal athlete knocked nearly a second off his previous national record from 2024Wed Jan 14 2026 - 20:36
LA Games: Ticket race for 2028 Olympics has begun – here’s what you need to knowOrganisers expect a record 14 million tickets will be sold for the 2028 GamesWed Jan 14 2026 - 18:13
New ideal of Olympic philanthropy a potential game-changer in Irish sports funding Changes in tax mean relief can be claimed on all OFI donations made up to September 1st, 2028Wed Jan 14 2026 - 06:00
Efrem Gidey among 10km record breakers in ValenciaLimerick teenager Ava Crean improved her 10km best by almost a minuteSun Jan 11 2026 - 12:53
Lochlann Walsh on his OFI presidency: ‘I’m not going to get into what Pat Hickey did and didn’t do, because that’s in the past’A year into his role, Walsh is hoping the organisation’s athlete-centred policies will bear fruit in the LA Olympics Sun Jan 11 2026 - 06:00
Brian Fay secures best Irish result at World Cross Country Championships in over a decadeDublin athlete’s 16th-place finish the fourth best by a European on the daySat Jan 10 2026 - 18:55
Ian O’Riordan: Is running through swamps and alligators enough to restore World Cross Country?Moves are afoot to get cross-country back on the Olympic programme, only this time at the Winter GamesSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean thankful for ‘kind words of support’ during cancer treatmentDown athlete completed 12th round of chemotherapy before ChristmasThu Jan 08 2026 - 16:10
Lease on Bray Boxing Club building, closed since 2018 murder, awarded to rowing clubOlympic gold medallist Katie Taylor trained out of seafront facility under its previous guise as a boxing clubTue Jan 06 2026 - 16:27
The Irish athletics records most ripe for revision in 2026Some records are not just a measure of time or distance, they are also a measure of true greatnessSun Jan 04 2026 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Is the 10k and half-marathon just a gateway drug to the harder stuff?Much of what Hunter S Thompson wrote about running still holds up 45 years laterSat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
A record 127 championship medals were won by Irish athletes in 2025Dr Úna May praises achievements, which included 39 gold medals in tallyMon Dec 22 2025 - 18:09
‘It just stood up into this huge mountain’: Conor Maguire surfs his biggest wave yet at MullaghmoreAmong those to message Maguire last week was Kelly Slater, the 11-time world championMon Dec 22 2025 - 17:13
Organisers of Dublin City Half Marathon announce new date and ballot-based entry Ballot-based entry system to open on Friday, January 16thSun Dec 21 2025 - 14:22
A bumper year for Irish athletics: 25 medals and the athletes who won themIt’s rare for Irish athletes to win medals across such a wide range of events in a single yearSun Dec 21 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor’s calm mindset was her greatest asset during medal-winning yearCentral to the Dundalk athlete’s success in 2025 was her understanding to never look beyond any event immediately in front of herSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year for 2025Cora Staunton wins the Outstanding Contribution to Sport awardFri Dec 19 2025 - 16:44
Republic of Ireland’s November heroics catapult them to become nation’s most popular teamKatie Taylor is the most popular sportsperson in the Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index for 2025Thu Dec 18 2025 - 00:01
Four athletes to represent Ireland at next month’s World Cross-Country ChampionshipsBrian Fay, Fiona Everard, Niamh Allen and Noah Harris to make trip to FloridaWed Dec 17 2025 - 19:06
Irish medal success in Portugal raises fresh hopes for World Cross-Country in Tallahassee Ireland have not won a medal in the event since Sonia O’Sullivan guided the senior women to team bronze in 2002Tue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Medal-laden year for Irish athletics ends on a high at European Cross-Country ChampionshipsNick Griggs becomes first Irishman to win individual gold at the eventSun Dec 14 2025 - 19:02
Nick Griggs wins gold as Ireland rack up record haul from European Cross-Country ChampionshipsMedals for men’s senior and under-23 teams, Emma Hickey takes bronze in women’s under-20 raceSun Dec 14 2025 - 16:18
Brian Fay had fallen into the mire of ‘mediocre runner’ and had to drag himself outIrish athlete returned to form at the National Championships and is now targeting success at European Cross CountrySat Dec 13 2025 - 19:00
The story of Donore Harriers: Kings of cross-country, lords of the trackFounded in October 1893, three years before the first modern Olympics, Donore Harriers created a new breed of Irish distance runnerSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Fiona Everard longs for the muddy slog of an Irish track ahead of Algarve raceCork runner goes into European Cross-Country Championships on back of national title victoryWed Dec 10 2025 - 06:00
‘For me it’s not swimming’: Daniel Wiffen lashes out against Enhanced GamesMax McCusker becomes second Irish swimmer to sign up for the controversial eventTue Dec 09 2025 - 18:00
Max McCusker becomes second Ireland swimmer to sign up for Enhanced GamesHe joins Shane Ryan as one of the 11 swimmers to have signed on for event in May of next yearTue Dec 09 2025 - 10:27
Ellen Walshe wins 200m butterfly gold at the European championshipsSeven medals for Ireland in unprecedented week of success for Irish swimmingSun Dec 07 2025 - 20:50
Ben Healy: ‘When you see me at the Tour, I am super skinny. But that’s not sustainable’The Irish rider reflects on his Tour de France success and his hopes for more in 2026Sun Dec 07 2025 - 06:00
Ellen Walshe wins silver and Daniel Wiffen wins bronze at European championshipsOlympic champion Wiffen had chance to win 800m freestyle, but had to settle for thirdSat Dec 06 2025 - 19:24
Ian O’Riordan: Why Grand Slam Track is paying a high price for excluding field events Sweden’s pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis had a gentle dig after winning the men’s athlete of the year award last SundaySat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Ellie McCartney can’t hide disappointment after missing out on medalJohn Shortt (100m backstroke) and Ellie McCartney (200m breaststroke) compete in finals this eveningFri Dec 05 2025 - 18:55
Daniel Wiffen wins gold medal in 1,500m freestyle at European ChampionshipsEvan Bailey produces the best swim of his career to win a tied bronze in the 200m freestyle finalThu Dec 04 2025 - 19:07
Irish teenager John Shortt wins European 200m backstroke gold medal in stunning fashion Ellen Walshe also produced an excellent swim on Wednesday morning, breaking her own 100m individual medley recordWed Dec 03 2025 - 19:32
Daniel Wiffen wins bronze in 400m free at European Short-Course ChampionshipsBelfast’s Jack McMillan takes gold for Britain; John Shortt breaks Irish 200m backstroke record twice in eight hours to reach finalTue Dec 02 2025 - 19:37
Daniel Wiffen out to restate his claim at European Short-Course Championships after illnessOlympic gold medallist suffered appendicitis before the World Championships in JulyMon Dec 01 2025 - 19:00
Kate O’Connor’s father Michael wins 2025 Coaching Achievement Award from World AthleticsWorld Athletics singled out for his ‘athlete-centred philosophy’ and outstanding commitment to athlete developmentSat Nov 29 2025 - 14:32
Dublin Marathon entry ballot creates some rage against the winning numbersApplication fees, record demand and no-shows a far cry from race’s origins as RTÉ publicity eventSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
Running groups dismayed at outcome of ballot for places in next year’s Dublin MarathonOrganisers had record number of applications, but fewer than two in five were successfulFri Nov 28 2025 - 06:00
Dublin Marathon: Record 47,000 applications to lottery-based ballot for 2026 eventNon-refundable €5 ballot entry fee resulted in €149,000 in administration fees collected from unsuccessful applicantsThu Nov 27 2025 - 15:04
‘It’s crazy to think we haven’t had it’: World champion Lara Gillespie on cycling velodromeThe €100m National Velodrome and Badminton Centre is set for completion in early 2028Thu Nov 27 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor named athlete of the year at Athletics Ireland annual awardsCian McPhillips chosen as track athlete of the year, Derval O’Rourke inducted into Hall of FameWed Nov 26 2025 - 19:00
Cian McPhillips’s availability boosts Ireland’s medal hopes for European Cross-Country ChampionshipsMcPhillips will run in the 4 x 1,500m relay team in Portugal next monthTue Nov 25 2025 - 18:37
Nick Griggs targeting European Cross-Country gold in the AlgarveNational senior men’s champion Brian Fay also believes there is Irish medal potential in LagoaMon Nov 24 2025 - 18:46
Epic National Cross-Country battles end in victories for Brian Fay and Fiona EverardFay won his first title in tough conditions in Derry, as Everard ran down Niamh Allen to win her second titleSun Nov 23 2025 - 19:46
Elite-level running the ‘crutch’ that helps Niamh Allen juggle family and workCork athlete returns to National Cross-Country Championships a year after finishing second as a new mumSat Nov 22 2025 - 06:00
Derval O’Rourke: ‘I almost needed my career to hit rock bottom before I could enjoy it again’ Hall of Fame inductee has made peace with disappointments faced during ‘pretty savage career’Sat Nov 22 2025 - 06:00
Cormac Dalton eyeing second national cross-country title in three yearsMen’s and women’s senior races are once again relatively wide openFri Nov 21 2025 - 06:00
Bob Dylan in Belfast review: This voice of a generation is startling and clearBob Dylan, now 84, holds the absolute attention of his audience on the first of his five nights in IrelandThu Nov 20 2025 - 09:02
