Ian O’Riordan: How the teen phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus broke my understanding of athleticsUS high-school student is shattering records and his opponents’ hopes at a blistering rateSun Aug 10 2025 - 06:00
Conor Kelly’s stunning run scoops 400m gold at European Under-20 Athletics Championships18-year-old Finn Valley AC athlete had over half a second to spare on the fieldSat Aug 09 2025 - 19:24
‘I’ve always been a big fan of athletics, and it was now or never’: Lorcan Murphy on swapping hoop dreams for the trackFor all the crossovers in Irish sport, few if any have transitioned from international basketball to athletics so successfully and so speedilySat Aug 09 2025 - 06:00
Precious Akpe-Moses run out of a podium place in 100m final at European Under-20 championshipsTop-ranked 400m runner Conor Kelly cruised through to his final on Saturday evening alongside Sean DoggettFri Aug 08 2025 - 20:02
Precious Akpe-Moses storms into 100m final at European Under-20 ChampionshipsConor Kelly also cruised through his 400m heat, as did Sean Doggett from Athenry ACThu Aug 07 2025 - 21:19
Top-ranked 400m runner Conor Kelly leads Irish medal hopes at European Under-20 championshipsIreland have 38 athletes at Finland event, where Cormac Dixon and Precious Akpe-Moses are also hopefulWed Aug 06 2025 - 17:36
Mark English claims 800m title over Cian McPhillips at National ChampionshipsCathal Doyle denies Andrew Coscoran national double, winning fourth consecutive 1,500m titleSun Aug 03 2025 - 20:40
Sharlene Mawdsley pips Sarah Lavin to 200m title at National ChampionshipsMark English eases to 800m final at Morton StadiumSat Aug 02 2025 - 18:31
Nick Griggs: ‘It very quickly went from a running injury to a serious medical illness’Irish running prodigy suffered freak knee infection and feels lucky to have received treatment in timeSat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
National Track and Field Championships: Rhasidat Adeleke absence opens opportunities in sprint eventNo lack of intrigue around 153rd edition of championship at Morton StadiumSat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
Daniel Wiffen withdraws from world championships due to appendicitisEllen Walshe finishes eighth in butterfly finalThu Jul 31 2025 - 16:27
Rhasidat Adeleke to sit out National Championships in favour of recoveryDubliner streamlining race schedule ahead of World Championships in Tokyo in SeptemberWed Jul 30 2025 - 16:27
Daniel Wiffen surrenders first of his World Championship swimming titles in SingaporeEllen Walshe qualifies for 200m butterfly final with new Irish recordWed Jul 30 2025 - 14:24
First she conquered Rome and now the sky’s the limit for Sarah HealyIrish athlete has run three lifetime bests and heads into National Championships full of confidenceTue Jul 29 2025 - 19:00
Five key moments: Blistering start by Kerry blew Donegal awayA masterful endgame by the Kingdom ended hopes of a comebackSun Jul 27 2025 - 19:49
Kerry player ratings: The Clifford brothers star as Kingdom lift Sam MaguireGavin White and Joe O’Connor also stood out at Croke ParkSun Jul 27 2025 - 18:39
Ireland’s Nicola Tuthill wins silver in the hammer at World University Games in Germany21-year-old from Cork continues fine medal run for Irish athletes over recent weeksSun Jul 27 2025 - 13:24
Ian O’Riordan: Con Houlihan would have been 100 this year – what would he make of this year’s All-Ireland final?A century after his birth in Castle Island, many words of the legendary Kerry sportswriter are still fondly recalledSun Jul 27 2025 - 06:00
Kerry’s Gavin White on going from a ‘complete malfunction’ to the All-Ireland finalThe road to Sunday’s showpiece clash with Donegal has been long and winding Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Kate O’Connor smashes Irish heptathlon record to strike gold at World University GamesDundalk 24-year-old improves 800m personal best to finish with 6,487 pointsThu Jul 24 2025 - 19:54
Stephen Roche on Ben Healy: ‘The sky is the limit, and if I were him, I’d keep dreaming big’Tour de France winner believes 24-year-old is yet to hit his primeThu Jul 24 2025 - 14:36
Jack O’Connor: ‘Being involved in it so long now, I go off my instinct to know what is appropriate and what isn’t’Kerry manager expecting a clash of styles in Sunday’s All-Ireland decider against DonegalThu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
Trailblazer Maeve Kyle, Ireland’s first female Olympian in athletics, dies aged 96Athletics Ireland pays tribute to ‘true pioneer of Irish sport’Wed Jul 23 2025 - 17:09
Shane Ryan: ‘If you go out there fearing a mistake, you’re never going to express yourself’ Kingdom’s shot-stopper set to play in his fifth All-Ireland final on SundayWed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00
Ben Healy: ‘He had a better kick and beat me to the line’Irishman makes late sprint but beaten by Aurélien Paret-Peintre at Mont VentouxTue Jul 22 2025 - 19:03
‘You don’t get asked too often’: James Costello jumped at chance to join Jack O’Connor’s Kerry backroomCoach has injected freshness into Kerry setup, playing key role in march to All-Ireland finalTue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
Five key moments: Tipperary turnaround stuns Cork in All-Ireland decider Clever Tipp interplay with chances converted; yellow goes to red; resolute despite reversals; Liam Cahill rallies players; and goals lift Tipp to victory Mon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Eimear Maher and Anika Thompson add to successful Irish showing at European Under-23 ChampionshipsTeam Ireland leave Bergen with record five-medal haulSun Jul 20 2025 - 20:13
Tipperary player ratings: Darragh McCarthy shines on famous day at Croke ParkLiam Cahill guides his side to All-Ireland glory against CorkSun Jul 20 2025 - 18:58
Long after Jonathan Edwards lost God, his record leap of faith still standsThe holder of the triple-jump world record is in Royal Portrush this week, and he believes that faith can still play a role in sports successSun Jul 20 2025 - 06:00
Nick Griggs wins silver at European Under-23 Championships in NorwayWomen’s 4x100m relay set new Irish record at Diamond League in LondonSat Jul 19 2025 - 19:52
Anika Thompson and Nicola Tuthill medal for Ireland at European Under-23 ChampionshipsThompson wins gold in the 10,000m while Tuthill took silver in the hammerFri Jul 18 2025 - 20:50
Ben Healy loses Tour de France yellow jersey after first brutal day in the Pyrénées Tadej Pogacar regains yellow with stunning display and now leads race by over three minutesThu Jul 17 2025 - 18:17
Ben Healy holds on to yellow jersey after Tour de France Stage 11Tadej Pogačar recovers from late crash to cross the line with fellow GC contendersWed Jul 16 2025 - 18:12
Ben Healy hails ‘fairytale’ after riding into Tour de France yellow jersey Rider becomes fourth Irish cyclist to lead world’s most prestigious race and first since 1987Tue Jul 15 2025 - 07:19
Ireland’s Ben Healy storms into Tour de France yellow jersey on Bastille DayHealy takes over race leader’s jersey from Tour favourite Tadej Pogacar after another stunning breakaway ride on stage 10Mon Jul 14 2025 - 17:24
Ian O’Riordan: How old-fashioned baking soda became the new running superdrugSodium bicarb is a fast-trending and perfectly legal performance enhancer - but beware of the side effectsSun Jul 13 2025 - 06:00
Cian McPhillips and Andrew Coscoran take impressive wins at Morton GamesMcPhillips ran 1:44.19 to win the 800m while Coscoran clocked 3:51.12 in the mileFri Jul 11 2025 - 22:12
Ireland’s Ben Healy powers to Tour de France stage victoryHealy becomes seventh Irish cyclist to claim a stage victory on the TourThu Jul 10 2025 - 18:53
Rhasidat Adeleke withdraws from Monaco Diamond LeagueMid-season interruption is a surprise with World Championships in Tokyo only two months awayThu Jul 10 2025 - 13:25
Nicola Tuthill sets winning mood with hammer victory at the Cork City Sports Bandon athlete produced the only 70m throw of the day to take the winWed Jul 09 2025 - 21:21
Off-form Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in Pre Classic 400m in EugeneThe 22-year-old clocked 51.33 in breezy conditions, well off her 49.07 Irish recordSun Jul 06 2025 - 12:42
The secret agents behind keeping Tour de France riders on the road Two Irish riders will partake in this year’s Tour de France, represented by two Irish agentsSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
Pre Classic is primed for Rhasidat Adeleke to get her season back on track Saturday night’s line-up also includes newcomer Bella Whittaker from the US, who won in Oslo and Stockholm, and Adeleke will want to run closer to 50 seconds, even if Tokyo is still some distance offSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean diagnosed with cancer2024 European Athletics Championships gold medallist has started treatment, she said on FridayFri Jul 04 2025 - 19:32
‘I’m not putting a limit on the score’: Kate O’Connor switching back into heptathlon competition modeThe athlete outlines her plans as she builds up to a national record attempt and September’s World Athletics ChampionshipsThu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
Irish quartet beat national 4x100m relay record in GenevaTheir time of 38.92 seconds beat mark set 25 years agoSun Jun 22 2025 - 20:42
Fast and furious rise of Alex Dunne: ‘I always wanted to be an F1 driver. I’m not that far away’The Irish teenager is leading the Formula Two world championship and having a blast even if he’s not being paid - soon he may reach a very different levelSun Jun 22 2025 - 06:00
Why the record-breaking heights of Mondo Duplantis are truly out of this worldFew athletes have matched the rate of Swedish pole superstar Duplantis. Witnessing his world records will never grow oldSat Jun 21 2025 - 09:46
Sarah Healy produces lifetime best to take second in 1,500m at Diamond League in ParisThe 24-year-old improved to 3:57.15 at the Stade Charlety on Friday nightFri Jun 20 2025 - 22:51
