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Ireland predicted to win best ever Olympic medal haul in Tokyo

Ireland predicted to win best ever Olympic medal haul in Tokyo

Two gold, one silver, three bronze: Six medals are predicted for Irish competitors

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 19:35
Sigerson Cup final: Pat Critchley looks to defy the odds against DCU

Sigerson Cup final: Pat Critchley looks to defy the odds against DCU

IT Carlow manager embarking on latest chapter of a storied sporting career

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 17:01
‘It doesn’t bother me’ – Thomas Barr on the what ifs of Rio

‘It doesn’t bother me’ – Thomas Barr on the what ifs of Rio

Waterford native looking ahead to the challenge of the 400m hurdles in Tokyo

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 07:00
Ciara Mageean breaks Irish indoor 1,500m record in Boston

Ciara Mageean breaks Irish indoor 1,500m record in Boston

Portaferry runner began 2020 with a bang by finishing third at New Balance Grand Prix

Sun Jan 26 2020 - 13:14
Limerick roar from behind to sink Tipp and start league in style

Limerick roar from behind to sink Tipp and start league in style

Defending All-Ireland champions lead by 10 but are pegged back in Semple Stadium opener

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 19:54
Investment in our Olympic hopefuls may be costly – but it’s worth it

Investment in our Olympic hopefuls may be costly – but it’s worth it

Ian O’Riordan: the price of each anticipated medal could be close to €10 million

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00
Cox calls for a more relaxed transfer regime in the GAA

Cox calls for a more relaxed transfer regime in the GAA

Roscommon star believes time is right for the association to examine current constraints

Fri Jan 24 2020 - 06:51
Bright prospect Efrem Gidey now running with the big boys

Bright prospect Efrem Gidey now running with the big boys

Impressive senior debut in Seville suggests there’s plenty more to come

Fri Jan 24 2020 - 01:00
Sonia O’Sullivan: Tracking the marathon Olympic journey of Aoife Cooke

Sonia O’Sullivan: Tracking the marathon Olympic journey of Aoife Cooke

Cooke is on a dream pursuit and doing her best to get a marathon place at Tokyo

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 07:12
Funding row just ‘background noise’ for Mayo’s Diarmuid O’Connor

Funding row just ‘background noise’ for Mayo’s Diarmuid O’Connor

Forward says players focused on on-pitch matters as holders prepare to defend league

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 01:00
O’Donoghue says Limerick will let their hurling talk in 2020

O’Donoghue says Limerick will let their hurling talk in 2020

Midfielder believes county eager to move on and begin the quest for more honours

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 00:30
Callanan aiming to set fresh records with Tipperary

Callanan aiming to set fresh records with Tipperary

Premier County captain setting his sights on a first national league title since 2008

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 00:30
McDonald and Wexford eager to push on under Fitzgerald

McDonald and Wexford eager to push on under Fitzgerald

Charismatic coach continues to have a massively positive effect on the Model County

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 00:30
David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020

David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020

East Kerry two-time All Star takes the mantle despite not turning 21 until Wednesday

Mon Jan 20 2020 - 17:43
Stephen Scullion completes marathon journey to Tokyo

Stephen Scullion completes marathon journey to Tokyo

Belfast athlete earns automatic qualification to Olympics after finishing fifth in Houston

Sun Jan 19 2020 - 20:30
Welcome to Iten in Kenya – home of champions and cheats

Welcome to Iten in Kenya – home of champions and cheats

Nobody is being fooled anymore about how so many of their runners are so bloody good

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 20:00
TJ Reid reveals the fresh secrets of his consistency

TJ Reid reveals the fresh secrets of his consistency

Positive work-life balance keeps Ballyhale sharpshooter firing nicely on all cylinders

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 06:00
Corofin closing in fast on All-Ireland club history

Corofin closing in fast on All-Ireland club history

Darragh Silke to miss UCD’s Sigerson Cup quarter-final on Sunday due to club final

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 06:00
Conor Laverty knows another giant-killing act is not beyond Kilcoo

Conor Laverty knows another giant-killing act is not beyond Kilcoo

Down club looking to deny Corofin a historic three-in-a-row of club football titles

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 06:00
Borris-Ileigh aiming to be cock of the walk on their return to Croke Park

Borris-Ileigh aiming to be cock of the walk on their return to Croke Park

Tipperary side hoping to continue old tradition with the help of Paddy the cockerel

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 06:00
Don’t think twice it’s all right: David Gillick’s advice to his younger self

Don’t think twice it’s all right: David Gillick’s advice to his younger self

National 400m record holder has some timely advice for Ireland’s young athletes

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 19:00
Dublin Marathon demand exceeds entry limit despite increase to 25,000

Dublin Marathon demand exceeds entry limit despite increase to 25,000

This year’s race, taking place on October 25th, attracted more than 35,000 applicants

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 08:01
‘I don’t know if we should be rewarding forwards for catching a ball’

‘I don’t know if we should be rewarding forwards for catching a ball’

Top forwards less than enthusiastic about the advent of the advanced mark

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 01:00
O’Brien and Kerry ready to go again in pursuit of All-Ireland goal

O’Brien and Kerry ready to go again in pursuit of All-Ireland goal

Kingdom star only too well aware of the small margins between victory and defeat

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 01:00
Hannah Tyrrell on a high as she embraces new year full of possibilities

Hannah Tyrrell on a high as she embraces new year full of possibilities

Newly engaged, the versatile rugby star is eager to serve Ireland on two fronts

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 01:00
‘It’s the stuff of dreams’: Borris-Ileigh prepare for big day at Croker

‘It’s the stuff of dreams’: Borris-Ileigh prepare for big day at Croker

Conor Kenny relishing challenge of facing Ballyhale in All-Ireland club hurling final

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 06:00
Adelaide Crows swoop in on Tyrone star Cathal McShane

Adelaide Crows swoop in on Tyrone star Cathal McShane

AFL club confirm they have secured pre-season trial for Tyrone All Star forward

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 20:31
Borris-Ileigh emerge from supersonic semi-final

Borris-Ileigh emerge from supersonic semi-final

Club semi-final against St Thomas’ delivers the pace and quality of high summer

Sun Jan 05 2020 - 18:27
GAA previews: Ballyhale and Borris-Ileigh can set up final meeting

GAA previews: Ballyhale and Borris-Ileigh can set up final meeting

Champions Ballyhale look set to advance to another hurling decider as they face Slaughtneil

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 10:53
Quick transition puts old aristocrats Nemo back in the big time

Quick transition puts old aristocrats Nemo back in the big time

Munster kingpins have bounced back from 2018 defeat to earn another crack at Corofin

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00
Lost letter from Adi Dassler casts light on the original arms race in running shoes

Lost letter from Adi Dassler casts light on the original arms race in running shoes

The Dassler brothers recruited leading athletes by responding to most legitimate requests with offers of free shoes and gear

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 18:25
Irish athletes forced to abandon Australian training camp over bushfires

Irish athletes forced to abandon Australian training camp over bushfires

Falls Creek resort closed after state of disaster announced by Victoria’s premier

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 16:43
The sporting decade that was: 101 seconds cap a life’s work

The sporting decade that was: 101 seconds cap a life’s work

David Rudisha took the 800m where no athlete had gone before, or since

Tue Dec 31 2019 - 12:00
Spirit of Tokyo 1964 sidetracked as Olympic men’s marathon moves to Sapporo

Spirit of Tokyo 1964 sidetracked as Olympic men’s marathon moves to Sapporo

Ian O’Riordan: For the world’s top marathon runners, it will feel a long way from Tokyo

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 19:00
Sebastian Coe: ‘Change was turbo-charged because we needed it to be’

Sebastian Coe: ‘Change was turbo-charged because we needed it to be’

World Athletics president focuses on future after term dogged by doping scandals

Mon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00
The 2019 world running survey: Irish sprint past the British

The 2019 world running survey: Irish sprint past the British

Participation rates growing, particularly among women, bucking European trend

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Sanita Puspure takes top award after another brilliant year for women’s sport

Sanita Puspure takes top award after another brilliant year for women’s sport

Two-time World champion tops monthly winners representing 11 different sports

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 20:03
Three-quarters of GAA players never tested for drugs

Three-quarters of GAA players never tested for drugs

Only 7 per cent of players aged 18-21 years ever tested, ERSI study finds

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 01:00
Most GAA players feel life is better with intercounty status

Most GAA players feel life is better with intercounty status

81% of players indicated they had difficulty balancing demands of studying and playing

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 00:30
Nine out of 10 GAA players binge drink during off season

Nine out of 10 GAA players binge drink during off season

One in four players chose a career that would facilitate them to play senior intercounty

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 00:01
The super global sports star of 2019: the Nike Vaporfly

The super global sports star of 2019: the Nike Vaporfly

Running shoe phenomenon enables Kipchoge and others to rewrite the records book

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 20:30
Three-time Olympic champion Peter Snell dies aged 80

Three-time Olympic champion Peter Snell dies aged 80

Kiwi was voted New Zealand’s “Sports Champion of the Century”

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 20:26
Ciara Mageean bringing the Goal mile home this Christmas

Ciara Mageean bringing the Goal mile home this Christmas

Portaferry native bringing it all back home to the GAA club of her youth

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 20:44
Ciara Mageean bringing the Goal mile home this Christmas

Ciara Mageean bringing the Goal mile home this Christmas

The Christmas Goal Mile is one of Ireland’s longest-running annual fundraising events

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 15:20
Ryan Basquel questions timing of early January club semi-finals

Ryan Basquel questions timing of early January club semi-finals

Captain of Leinster club champions Ballyboden looking forward to All-Ireland

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 06:00
From Alamosa to Lisbon: tracing the trail of Ireland’s European medal haul

From Alamosa to Lisbon: tracing the trail of Ireland’s European medal haul

Perseverance pays off handsomely for Cotter and the Flanagan sisters

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 06:00
Record four medals for Ireland at European Cross Country

Record four medals for Ireland at European Cross Country

Efrem Gidey was the first to win bronze only days after being told he could compete

Sun Dec 08 2019 - 15:12
Fionnuala McCormack back to front Irish medal hopes in Lisbon

Fionnuala McCormack back to front Irish medal hopes in Lisbon

Wicklow woman will make a record 16th appearance in European Cross Country

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 06:00
Ian O'Riordan: Efrem Gidey is not switching nationality but finding one

Ian O'Riordan: Efrem Gidey is not switching nationality but finding one

Irish runner from Eritrea is now free to compete in European Cross Country Championships

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 20:00
Decision to step down in interests of Dublin, says  Gavin

Decision to step down in interests of Dublin, says Gavin

Coach of five-in-a-row champions doesn’t foresee himself leading another county

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 04:00
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