O’Donovan and McCarthy: bigger biceps, stronger quads, better still to comeAnother gold medal in the bag, and the Irish lightweight double are already thinking Paris 2024Sun Sept 25 2022 - 17:20
Sanita Puspure and Zoe Hyde time things to perfection to take bronze at Rowing World ChampionshipsIrish medal haul finishes on four with two golds after eight days of competitionSun Sept 25 2022 - 13:38
Eliud Kipchoge lowers his world marathon record mark to 2:01:09 in Berlin Kenyan looked on course for first sub two-hour run after blistering half-marathon time of 59:51Sun Sept 25 2022 - 11:18
O’Donovan and McCarthy storm home to take another World Championship gold Cremen and Casey secure brilliant bronze at World Rowing ChampionshipsSat Sept 24 2022 - 13:36
Still unbroken after 40 years, what’s holding back a new Irish mile record?While some stubborn old Irish athletics records fell this summer, Ray Flynn’s 1,500m/mile marks went untouched again after 40 yearsSat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00
Katie O’Brien wins Para gold at World Rowing ChampionshipsGalway rower took control of four-boat final from the start in the Czech RepublicFri Sept 23 2022 - 12:55
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy move comfortably on to another title shotFive Irish crews to contest medal races at the Rowing World Championships, with the promise of one more to comeThu Sept 22 2022 - 13:49
Ireland take corner of reform in boxing’s latest fight for Olympic survivalOutcome of re-elections in Armenia on Sunday may ultimately decide if Olympic boxing lives past Paris 2024Wed Sept 21 2022 - 17:16
McCarthy and O’Donovan move comfortably on towards another World rowing titlePhil Doyle and Konan Pazzaia narrowly miss out on their A/B semi-final in the men’s doubleWed Sept 21 2022 - 12:04
Lydia Heaphy reaches lightweight single sculls semi-finals at World Rowing ChampionshipsFintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan among the Irish crews in action on Wednesday morningTue Sept 20 2022 - 16:41
Irish women’s four make a winning start at Rowing World ChampionshipsAifric Keogh, Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe and Fiona Murtagh were back in the boat for the first time since last summer’s OlympicsMon Sept 19 2022 - 16:05
McCarthy and O’Donovan safely navigate opening race at Rowing World ChampionshipsThe Skibbereen pair eased home ahead of the home crew from the Czech RepublicSun Sept 18 2022 - 14:16
Liam Moggan: the coach’s coach talks success in sport and in lifeHe was one of the first graduates in PE from Limerick, and an honorary doctorate brought his journey back homeSun Sept 18 2022 - 08:00
Tokyo disappointments left behind, Phil Doyle is looking ahead to World ChampionshipsThe Belfast-based doctor has a new heavyweight double sculls partner in Konan PazzaiaSat Sept 17 2022 - 06:00
Haaland’s latest touch marks the distance between talent and geniusEarly specialisation in sport is still the key to winning anything major - just ask Haaland, Ingebrigtsen and AlcarazSat Sept 17 2022 - 05:00
Ireland’s World champions Broadhurst and O’Rourke yet to receive $100,000 prize money four months after eventFour months after the event in Istanbul it is unclear when they’ll be paidFri Sept 16 2022 - 17:06
Jason Sherlock on retirement: ‘I felt like a loser, full of regret and animosity’The now 46-year-old ‘felt like a loser, full of regret and animosity’ on his retirementTue Sept 13 2022 - 05:00
Mageean wraps up superb season in the 5th Avenue MileIn men’s race Britain’s Jake Wightman takes the win in 3:49.6, ahead of fellow countryman Jake HaywardSun Sept 11 2022 - 20:03
Stefan Okunbor’s rekindled passion sees him chasing more glory with KerryAt age 24, missing out on field action this summer has heightened his appetite for the futureSun Sept 11 2022 - 08:00
O’Driscoll’s lament for glory days a timely service to those missing the roarToo often the conversation around men’s mental health is whisperedSat Sept 10 2022 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean takes second in Diamond League finale as Kipyegon completes unbeaten seasonPortaferry runner finishes hard to pass Freweyni Hailu close to the line in ZurichThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:59
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy to defend world title in Czech RepublicIrish women’s four that won an Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo reunites for World ChampionshipsWed Sept 07 2022 - 19:13
Ciara Mageean breaks Sonia O’Sullivan’s Irish 1,500m record as she pips Laura Muir to Diamond League title in BrusselsMageean takes the scalp of Britain’s Laura Muir and breaks the four-minute mark for the first timeFri Sept 02 2022 - 21:54
UCD and Dundrum South Dublin set for a new era of track and field after a long waitAfter years of waiting, UCD and Dundrum South Dublin are set for a new era of track and fieldSat Aug 27 2022 - 14:52
Silver and bronze: lessons in experience from the Irish medal winners in MunichCiara Mageean and Mark English recall the short of their long journeys back to the European Championship podiumSat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
Mark English talks running-doctor balance and what’s required to run faster stillEuropean Championship bronze medal winner over 800m already looking ahead to 2023Wed Aug 24 2022 - 19:00
Ciara Mageean among the best efforts of Irish athletes in MunichNine Irish top-eight finishers in all, three more than the previous best of six, in 1998 and 2002Mon Aug 22 2022 - 06:00
English and Gidey complete long and different journeys on final night of European athletics in MunichSarah Lavin also nails fifth in 100m hurdles final after running personal best in the semi-finalsSun Aug 21 2022 - 18:49
Jenny Egan-Simmons misses out on kayak medal at European ChampionshipsAlice Sharpe 29th in cycling road race; Rhys McClenaghan not called upon for pommel horse finalSun Aug 21 2022 - 16:07
Ireland finish sixth in final of women’s 4x400m as Femke Bol brings home Dutch gold Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley just shy of the Irish record they clocked on Friday morning.Sat Aug 20 2022 - 21:47
‘I’m a quick learner’ - Israel Olatunde’s rise to becoming Ireland’s fastest manDaniel Kilgallon helps trace the short journey of the European Championship finalistSat Aug 20 2022 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean strikes European silver after enthralling 1,500m final duel in Munich Portaferry woman wins a second European championship medal over 1,500m as Laura Muir gets goldFri Aug 19 2022 - 21:54
Unexpected tales of the Irish leaving their mark on MunichTracing the trial from the first modern Olympic champion, to champion Irish athletes of the futureFri Aug 19 2022 - 19:00
Irish women’s relay quartet raise Irish spirits further in MunichLouise Shanahan from Cork also goes on the women’s 800m finalFri Aug 19 2022 - 17:48
Ciara Mageean out to prove she’s one of the best in the field Ciara Mageean in medal-winning mood ahead of Friday’s 1,500m showdownFri Aug 19 2022 - 05:00
Incredible Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks another European distance running recordNorwegian superstar clips almost three seconds off old 1500m record set in 1994Thu Aug 18 2022 - 22:33
European Athletics Championships: Thomas Barr misses out on 400m hurdles finalIrish in action on Thursday: Michelle Finn into 3,000m steeplechase finalThu Aug 18 2022 - 10:08
Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke breaks Irish record as she finishes fifth in European 400m finalFemke Bol takes title as Irish sprinter was in contention for medal heading into the last bendWed Aug 17 2022 - 22:10
European Athletics Championships: Thomas Barr wins his 400m hurdles heatIrish in action on Wednesday: Rhasidat Adeleke is running in the women’s 400m final at 9.02pm Irish timeWed Aug 17 2022 - 10:30
Teenage sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke announces her arrival on European Championship final stageCiara Mageean also books place in 1,500m final, determined to race for goldWed Aug 17 2022 - 05:00
Israel Olatunde becomes fastest Irish man ever as he nails sixth in European 100m finalSprinter breaks Irish record and is only 0.04 seconds outside a medalTue Aug 16 2022 - 22:03
European Athletics Championships: Olatunde and Adekele make finalsRhasidat Adeleke makes 400m final after nailing third in her semi-final in 51.08 secondsTue Aug 16 2022 - 20:44
Israel Olatunde and Rhasidat Adeleke move onto the major sprinting stage in MunichAndrew Coscoran also nails spot in 1,500m final against Jakob IngebrigstenMon Aug 15 2022 - 20:58
No medal for Fionnuala McCormack after seventh place marathon finish at European ChampionshipsDisappointing result for Wicklow runner who was in contention until the last seven kilometresMon Aug 15 2022 - 14:41
Sam Bennett comes close to winning European Championship road race titleCarrick-on-Suir ride finishes fifth behind former team-mate Fabio JakobsonSun Aug 14 2022 - 19:00
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy entertain off the water after dominating on itCork duo Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy defend their European Championship title in the lightweight double scullsSun Aug 14 2022 - 18:29
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold at European Rowing ChampionshipsIn defending their European title the Irish duo toyed with the other five boatsSun Aug 14 2022 - 12:39
Irish women’s four crew win European rowing silver medalEimear Lambe, Aifric Keogh, Tara Hanlon and Natalie Long open Ireland’s medal accountSat Aug 13 2022 - 12:15
Irish athletes recall 1972 Munich massacre: ‘Some of us heard shots. We assumed it was the Americans celebrating’One athlete remembers how loose security was in the athletes’ village compared with previous GamesSat Aug 13 2022 - 10:00
Chronicles of the once upon a time athletics reporterStarting out in this old game it was always about getting the quotesFri Aug 12 2022 - 19:00
