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
‘The marathon is a beast, you have to love it’: Ann-Marie McGlynn eyes up third national title in DublinThe 45-year-old mother of two believes she is running better than everTue Oct 14 2025 - 06:00
Martina McCarthy: ‘I didn’t deliver on my potential. As a coach, you have to park that’The Galway former Olympic sprinter talks about her role as senior S& coach to Ireland’s elite athletesSun Oct 12 2025 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: After the kindest and cruellest of running seasons, what next for Mark English?After dominating Irish 800m running for over a decade, his record times were suddenly wiped clean by Cian McPhillipsSat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Dublin Marathon organisers scrap priority entry to help increase first-time runnersNew moves aim to increase number of women participating and reduce number of race no-showsWed Oct 08 2025 - 12:02
Three-time Olympic swimmer Shane Ryan announces retirement The 31-year-old says he looks forward to ‘mentoring the next generation’Tue Oct 07 2025 - 13:30
Tokyo didn’t go to plan for Sarah Healy, but season as a whole saw her scale new heightsEuropean indoor champion says her ambitions changed during the seasonTue Oct 07 2025 - 06:00
‘This season is getting crazier and crazier’: Ben Healy relishes World Championship bronze medal‘To stand on a podium with Remco and Tadej is pretty incredible’Sun Sept 28 2025 - 17:43
Bronze for Ben Healy in World Cycling Championships road raceSlovenia’s Tadej Pogacar defends title in KigaliSun Sept 28 2025 - 15:25
Ian O’Riordan: Extraordinary Tokyo performances raise standards again in Irish athletics The 2025 World Championships saw Ireland’s athletes surpass all expectations, crowned by Kate O’Connor’s silver medalSat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor: The making of a world heptathlon medal winnerThe Dundalk woman’s success at the World Championships has drawn attention to the heptathlon and shown the benefits of a multi-events approach for young athletesSat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips begin new chapter in Irish athletics historyBoth athletes also broke their own Irish records at the World Athletics ChampionshipsMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor dreaming bigger again after perfect season ends in TokyoHeptathlete shrugs off injury concerns to become Ireland’s sixth medal winner in history of World ChampionshipsSun Sept 21 2025 - 19:25
‘I gave it everything’: Cian McPhillips reflects on groundbreaking World Championships 800m runsLongford athlete won fourth place in the men’s 800m finalSun Sept 21 2025 - 19:00
Kate O’Connor secures stunning silver while Cian McPhillips finishes fourth at World Championships Dundalk heptathlete put aside injury concerns to become Ireland’s sixth medal winner in the history of the championships Sat Sept 20 2025 - 15:19
Irish athletes’ performance at World Championships allows us to dream againYoung athletes can be inspired by Ireland’s two medal chances going into penultimate day at TokyoSat Sept 20 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips look to turn big dreams into medals at World ChampionshipsHeptathlete goes into second day of action in silver-medal spot while McPhillips faces 800m heavyweights in finalFri Sept 19 2025 - 18:16
Cian McPhillips profile: The Longford athlete who has made history in 800m at World ChampionshipsLongford athlete decided against moving to US for college, opting to study and train in UCDFri Sept 19 2025 - 17:35
Kate O’Connor looks to take next step in her rise at World Championships in TokyoAndrew Coscoran, Darragh McElhinney, and Brian Fay also go in Friday’s 5,000m heatsThu Sept 18 2025 - 19:09
Cian McPhillips makes history as he qualifies for 800m final at World ChampionshipsMark English misses out as 23-year-old McPhillips sets new Irish record to earn spot in Saturday’s finalThu Sept 18 2025 - 17:29
Cian McPhillips and Mark English capable of making 800m history at World Athletics ChampionshipsWomen’s 400m final set to be a thriller with USA’s Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone eyeing world recordThu Sept 18 2025 - 06:00
Andrew Coscoran finishes 12th in 1,500m final at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo: ‘It’s a learning experience’Portugal’s Isaac Nader wins gold in 3:34.10Wed Sept 17 2025 - 16:29
World Athletics Championships: Andrew Coscoran goes into 1,500m final an athlete rebornDublin runner has reaped benefits of making big changes after Olympic disappointmentWed Sept 17 2025 - 06:00
Cian McPhillips and Mark English produce red letter day in Tokyo with 800m qualificationSarah Healy finishes 10th in 1,500m world finalTue Sept 16 2025 - 17:26
Sarah Healy poised for thrilling 1,500m World Championships showdown after final reprieveSharlene Mawdsley goes in the 400m semi-finalsTue Sept 16 2025 - 06:00
‘I’m absolutely chuffed’ - Andrew Coscoran makes 1,500m final at World Championships Dubliner finishes fifth in his stacked semi-final in Tokyo; Sarah Lavin misses out on 100m hurdles final Mon Sept 15 2025 - 13:59
France’s Jimmy Gressier pulls off old-school upset for 10,000m win at World ChampionshipsUruguay wins its first medal at competition and Fionnuala McCormack achieves her best global placingSun Sept 14 2025 - 20:21
