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
Bob Dylan’s special relationship with Ireland began in 1984Even before he takes to the stage in Belfast next Wednesday, the question being asked is: will the 84-year-old ever be back?Mon Nov 17 2025 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Did you hear the one about the cross-country races cancelled because of rain?Two events were cancelled in Dublin earlier this month when conditions were far from muddy or wetSat Nov 15 2025 - 06:00
‘She has an amazing engine, and some capacity for pain’: Coaching Caitríona Jennings to the 100-mile world recordThe 45-year-old Jennings won the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile last Saturday in a time of 12:37:04Wed Nov 12 2025 - 12:28
Olympic boxing medal winner Aidan Walsh retires: ‘I didn’t enjoy it, that’s hard to say’The 28-year-old from Belfast competed in two Olympics alongside his older sister MichaelaTue Nov 11 2025 - 06:00
Irish athlete Caitriona Jennings breaks 100-mile world recordThe run of Jennings of 12:37:04 was almost four hours ahead of the next best womanSun Nov 09 2025 - 15:57
Booming numbers in athletics clubs is not all good news Dundrum-South Dublin already has a waiting list for juvenile membershipSun Nov 09 2025 - 06:00
Westmeath footballer Luke Loughlin: ‘There definitely is a problem, probably more so in clubs, with recreational drug use’The 30-year-old was speaking to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs UseThu Nov 06 2025 - 21:13
‘My uncle did it, so why can’t I?’: Rising force Patsy Joyce sets sights on OlympicsThe nephew of John Joe Joyce, who competed for Ireland at Beijing 2008, has high hopes of making an impact at Los Angeles 2028Thu Nov 06 2025 - 13:02
Ireland’s Fionnuala McCormack finishes 10th in New York City MarathonThe 41-year-old records the best finish for an Irish woman in the raceSun Nov 02 2025 - 17:12
Ava Crean’s Dublin Marathon run puts her in same conversation as Irish women’s athletics starsLimerick teenager won the women’s national title in the capital last weekSun Nov 02 2025 - 06:00
‘Setting big dreams’: Where Ava Crean, Ireland’s newest marathon sensation, might go nextThe success of the Limerick runner in the Dublin marathon drew attention to Back 2 Boston, the singular running club created by John KinsellaSat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
All roads lead to LA 2028 for Hollie Elliott, Team Ireland’s newest recruit Ireland had no triathletes at the Paris Olympics, but Elliott wants to set that rightFri Oct 31 2025 - 06:00
Sam Bennett joins up with Eddie Dunbar at Q36.5 Pro Cycling for 202635-year-old Waterford rider has signed a one-year deal with the Swiss team Thu Oct 30 2025 - 15:00
Ian O’Riordan: Fearghal Curtin reminds us there’s no right or wrong way to run a marathonIreland’s newest record holder doesn’t stick to many of the conventional rules of marathon runningSun Oct 26 2025 - 06:00
Seán Ó Riain: ‘We want to say the Dublin Marathon owns the city on the October bank holiday’For the race’s chief executive, finding the right balance between making it bigger and retaining its quality is paramountSat Oct 25 2025 - 06:00
Hiko Tonosa a late addition to men’s elite field for Dublin Marathon The reigning national marathon champion will defend his title on Sunday Thu Oct 23 2025 - 13:09
Limerick teenager Ava Crean primed for new possibilities in the Dublin MarathonAt 19, Crean has already completed marathons in Manchester and LimerickThu Oct 23 2025 - 11:54
South African sprinter Benji Richardson to switch allegiance to IrelandRichardson (21) has a 100 metres best of 9.86 seconds and last represented South Africa at the 2024 Paris OlympicsTue Oct 21 2025 - 14:00
Dublin Marathon 2025: Start times, route map, and race number rulesSunday will be the 44th running of the Dublin MarathonMon Oct 20 2025 - 17:00
Fearghal Curtin’s bold marathon tactics pay off to set new Irish recordCurtin (27) wins the Gyeongju International Marathon with a time of 2:07:54Mon Oct 20 2025 - 06:00
Fearghal Curtin smashes Irish marathon record with win in South Korea27-year-old from Youghal took one minute and 42 seconds off record in just his second marathonSat Oct 18 2025 - 14:10
The Enhanced Games: ‘I really hope it doesn’t take a fatality to bring us to our senses’Encouraging athletes to use banned performance-enhancing drugs is wrong and dangerous, say sports and science experts Sat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: David Gillick’s cry for help is what resonates most in The RaceThe Race continues at suitably swift pace through the highs and lows of Gillick’s careerSat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
The Enhanced Games explainer: is the risk of death not enough to scare off athletes?Founder trumpets a new ‘super humanity’Tue Oct 14 2025 - 13:15
