Leon Reid: ‘You can’t be Irish because you’re black’Irish athlete talks about how he deals with ongoing online abuseTue Feb 23 2021 - 15:21
Season of fast times selects largest Irish team for European IndoorsMajority who qualified were racing in standard running spikes according to rulesMon Feb 22 2021 - 20:05
Síofra Cléirigh Büttner regains Irish 800m record in USThe 25-year-old’s run comes just days after Nadia Power had broken it in PolandMon Feb 22 2021 - 09:01
Irish athletes turn Elite Micro Meet into festival of national recordsEnglish and McPhillips set new 800m personal bests as Healy shines in 400m raceSun Feb 21 2021 - 22:24
Sam Bennett caught by desert crosswinds in first stage of UAE TourMathieu van der Poel sprinted clear of the pack late on to win the first stageSun Feb 21 2021 - 14:03
Mark English pressed hard into Irish Indoor 800m recordHe edges superb race with Cian McPhillips at Athletics Ireland Elite Micro MeetSat Feb 20 2021 - 17:35
Nadia Power provides a lesson in how to succeed in Irish athleticsRecord breaker travels around Europe alone relying on her own high performance unitSat Feb 20 2021 - 08:22
Sam Bennett puts new season and shoe to the pedal in UAE TourThe Irish cyclist will start his first race of 2021 at the UAE Tour, beginning on SundayFri Feb 19 2021 - 06:00
Hurling sin-bin may be introduced without significant trial periodThe new playing rules were originally intended to be tested out during the leagueThu Feb 18 2021 - 05:00
GAA defer several key motions to special congress in the autumnMotions include the radical proposals for reforming the football championshipThu Feb 18 2021 - 04:00
Nadia Power breaks Irish record again with third place finish in PolandHer 2:00.98 will almost certainly see her qualify for the Tokyo OlympicsWed Feb 17 2021 - 19:00
Hurling black card to be discussed at first ever remote GAA congressReform of the football championship deferred to special congress in the autumnWed Feb 17 2021 - 13:58
Jason Smyth not ready yet to give up that winning feelingSprinter remains confident he can still go faster after 15-year dominationTue Feb 16 2021 - 06:00
Síofra Cléirigh Büttner books European Indoors spotDublin 1,500 metre star was one of several Irish athletes to qualify over the weekendSun Feb 14 2021 - 16:04
Nadia Power’s good form continues with victory in BelgiumThe 23-year-old Dubliner ran the second fastest time of her career indoorsSat Feb 13 2021 - 16:25
Searing account of the sick soul of cycling still sadly relevantBetween the lines: Paul Kimmage’s A Rough Ride remains one of sports’s seminal booksSat Feb 13 2021 - 07:00
Conn McDunphy back in the saddle and raring for mountain return24-year-old Irish rider is fit again following a grisly crash in the French Alps last OctoberFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:00
No slow start for Eddie Dunbar with spin up Mont Ventoux to come on SaturdayCork cyclist looking to put frustrating period on sidelines behind him at Tour de la ProvenceWed Feb 10 2021 - 16:15
Andrew Coscoran runs fifth fastest Irish 1,500m indoors in LiévinNadia Power finishes second in 800 metre race with Joanna Jozwik taking top spotTue Feb 09 2021 - 21:47
Should sportspeople’s nutrition books come with a health warning?Athletics: What we’ve learnt is that there is no single dietary route to peak performanceSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
Derval O’Rourke: ‘Who cares if there’s nobody in the stadium?’Three-time Olympian says athletes must prioritise performance over experience in TokyoThu Feb 04 2021 - 06:00
Bernard Dunne says authorities must ‘protect all our athletes’IABA high performance director is confident Olympics will go ahead as plannedThu Feb 04 2021 - 06:00
Will O’Donoghue denies Limerick are masters of the dark artsAll-Ireland winner agrees the need to clamp down on cynical play but says it’s hard to policeTue Feb 02 2021 - 17:08
Irish athletes will have the chance to compete on home soil in FebruaryAthletics Ireland organising three meetings ahead of European Indoor ChampionshipsMon Feb 01 2021 - 17:17
Nadia Power breaks Irish indoor 800m record in ViennaThe 23-year-old finished second behind British star Kelly HodgkinsonSat Jan 30 2021 - 19:13
RTÉ’s Sam Bennett faux pas adds insult to imageryMistaken identity as Bennett, arguably, robbed at the RTÉ Sportsperson of the YearFri Jan 29 2021 - 12:45
Katie Taylor is Ireland’s most admired athlete, survey showsWorld champion’s win over Delfine Persoon voted 2020’s most memorable momentWed Jan 27 2021 - 01:00
Talk of athletes getting Covid-19 vaccines early is growing louderOlympics taking place with vaccinated athletes appears to be a possibilityTue Jan 26 2021 - 14:02
‘It’s what he lived for’: Athletes pay tribute to inspirational coach Jerry KiernanThe coach instilled self-belief in his runners, but wasn’t afraid to give the ‘sh**e’ talkSat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00
Sad loss of Jerry Kiernan felt far beyond the world of athleticsOlympic marathon runner, commentator and athletics coach dies aged 67Thu Jan 21 2021 - 21:15
Irish Olympic marathon runner Jerry Kiernan dies aged 67Kerryman finished ninth at the Los Angeles Olympics and also won two Dublin MarathonsThu Jan 21 2021 - 14:42
Nominees announced for RTÉ Sportsperson of the YearWinner will be announced when the awards take place on January 28thThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:47
Paul O’Donovan will ‘go with the flow’ as talk turns to Tokyo OlympicsRio silver medal winner admits battle to earn a seat will be a tough oneThu Jan 21 2021 - 06:35
Dan Martin sees more Grand Tour success alongside Chris FroomePair will ride for Israel Start-Up Nation in 2021 with Froome still hungry to add to tallyMon Jan 18 2021 - 19:21
To let the Games begin, or not: Three Irish athletes give their thoughts on the Tokyo OlympicsSara Treacy, Thomas Barr and Brendan Boyce on the question of holding the Games this summerMon Jan 18 2021 - 14:46
Limerick dominate All Stars with 14 nominationsAll but one of the All-Ireland winning team have made it onto the shortlistSat Jan 16 2021 - 07:00
Ian O’Riordan: Zen and the art of social distance runningWhat motivates us to keep running? Some classic novels might give a little clueSat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00
Dublin dominate football All Star nominations with 13Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny and Cillian O’Connor on Footballer of the Year shortlistFri Jan 15 2021 - 07:00
Paddy Andrews unlikely to be the last Dublin hero to call time on glittering careerSt Brigids player won seven All-Ireland titles during period of unprecedented successThu Jan 14 2021 - 10:29
Sam Bennett warms to new riding experience alongside Mark CavendishIrish star believes Cavendish’s experience will be a huge benefit to Deceuninck-Quick-StepWed Jan 13 2021 - 17:05
GAA may look at tougher penalties for counties breaching Covid banCork, Down and two other counties are currently being investigatedWed Jan 13 2021 - 06:00
Brian Cody will lead Kilkenny for a 23rd season in 2021Long-serving manager was ratified again by the county board on Monday nightMon Jan 11 2021 - 22:30
Ian O’Riordan: Spiky running debate now sounds so 2020Improvements in running shoes, like improvements in cycling technology, are here to staySat Jan 09 2021 - 11:48
Sam Bennett: ‘I still feel like I lost out on a few years – still playing catch-up’Cyclist reflects on a year of lockdown and taking the Tour de France green jerseySat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00
The joys of being born to run on St Stephen’s DayOn a memorable birthday run with my dad in 1986, I discovered the joy of runningSat Dec 26 2020 - 07:00
GAA outline ‘financial challenges’ after releasing fixture plan for 2021Feargal McGill says Government funding may again be required to run championshipTue Dec 22 2020 - 06:00
Club All-Ireland competitions to return as GAA unveils 2021 master fixture planSplit season will start with intercounty before switch to club on July 25thMon Dec 21 2020 - 16:07
Dessie Farrell says sixth All-Ireland just reward for player’s effortsJonny Cooper says Dublin needed to adjust their game at times to cope with MayoMon Dec 21 2020 - 07:00
Where it was won and lost: Turning points in Dublin’s final victoryO’Callaghan’s goal a standout move that defines the contribution of both him and ScullySun Dec 20 2020 - 18:09
Brian Fenton remains the master and commander of Dublin’s destinyMayo players left chasing shadows of the now six-time All-Ireland winnerSat Dec 19 2020 - 20:24
