Damien Comer: ‘You haven’t as much time left as you think. I still feel like I’m in my early 20s’Now 30, Galway‘s Comer starts his 11th season injury free after a disappointing championship exit last yearWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
Reece Ademola breaks near 20-year old Irish U23 long jump record 20-year-old improves previous record which had stood since March 1996 by 27cmTue Jan 23 2024 - 21:02
Rhasidat Adeleke breaks two Irish indoor records with first individual races of 2024The 21-year-old runs best times in 60m and 200m in Albuquerque, New MexicoSun Jan 21 2024 - 13:32
Mona McSharry: ‘I’d come to the conclusion that I hated swimming’Olympic medal prospect speaks of her love-hate relationship with the sport ahead of the World ChampionshipsSun Jan 21 2024 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Not all in athletics community impressed by latest Nike must-have shoe This is an expensive option at almost €310 but has received glowing reports globally from 300 elite athletesSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Kelly Murphy and team-mates in pursuit of an Olympic dreamNo Irish cycling team of men or women have qualified for Olympic track eventsWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
Daniel Wiffen: ‘Ever since I was younger, my aim has been to break a world record’The Irish Olympic medal prospect has a firm confidence in his abilitiesMon Jan 15 2024 - 20:00
Rhasidat Adeleke eases back into competitive action in LouisvilleIrish sprinter competes 4x400m relay event indoors at the University of KentuckySun Jan 14 2024 - 15:39
Fresh lessons from the sofa with Wim Hof’The Iceman’ Wim Hof was only too happy to share his now-popular theories before his much-anticipated keynote talk at the Pendulum Summit at Dublin’s Convention CentreSat Jan 13 2024 - 06:00
The Iceman Speaketh: Wim Hof warms an audience in DublinThe Dutch athlete, who has claimed 21 World records in the ice cold, tells stories of his wild lifeThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:00
Paris and Rome shrink appeal of indoor athletics seasonOlympic Games and European Championships taking obvious priority for the likes of Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat AdelekeWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Charlie Engle: ‘Running saved my life, then running gave me a life’He has done time in a US prison, kicked drink and drug addictions, and run the length of the Sahara desert. Next stop: Dublin. Then maybe Mount EverestTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:00
Conflict between despair and denial ever-present when Olympic dreams are dashed mid-strideEvery runner, chasing an Olympic dream or otherwise, is unsure of when to push through or to pull back when a running-related injury strikeSun Jan 07 2024 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Does anything about the Irish anti-doping report add up?Of 32 National Governing Bodies listed in the document, Athletics Ireland was the most tested in 2022, with 218Sat Dec 30 2023 - 06:00
No anti-doping violations in 2022 despite record testing by Sport Ireland The organisation conducted 1,415 tests across 32 sports, including athletics, rugby and cyclingThu Dec 28 2023 - 15:32
Sports Review 2023: Adeleke’s phenomenal season full of promise of more to comeRhasidat Adeleke lights up collegiate season and sets seven national records in 2023 as she joins the very best women sprinters in the worldThu Dec 28 2023 - 06:00
Difficult to separate Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke after their impressive seasonsBoth Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke enjoyed outstanding campaigns in 2023 and deservedly share Athletics Ireland's Athlete of the Year awardSun Dec 24 2023 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean notches fastest ever parkrun in BelfastPortaferry athlete finishes 5km event in a time of 15 minutes and 13 secondsSat Dec 23 2023 - 18:14
Jack McCaffrey: ‘After my hamstring exploded for the 10th time, I was thinking ‘what am I doing’?’After three seasons away, one of Dublin’s favourite sons, Jack McCaffrey, overcame his doubts and returned to help Dessie Farrell’s men reclaim a coveted All-Ireland titleSat Dec 23 2023 - 06:00
Sportswoman awards: The inspiration for future generations has never been greaterKatie McCabe and Fiona Coghlan well deserving winners of The Irish Times/Sport Ireland awardsFri Dec 22 2023 - 19:50
Ciara Mageean: ‘People dubbed me as the next Sonia, breaking her record meant a lot to me’A fourth-place finish in the World Championships proved bittersweet but Ciara Mageean is ready to give her all again in pursuit of a medal on the biggest stage of allSun Dec 17 2023 - 12:46
Nick Griggs leads Ireland to historic gold at European Cross-Country ChampionshipsTyrone teenager also claims bronze medal in individual under-20 raceMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:00
Daniel Wiffen becomes first Irishman to break swimming world recordIrish swimmer wins third gold medal of the European Short Course Swimming ChampionshipsSun Dec 10 2023 - 20:44
Nick Griggs’s bronze leads Ireland to under-20 gold at European Cross Country Championships Fionnuala McCormack finishes fourth in the senior women’s race a week after qualifying for Olympic GamesSun Dec 10 2023 - 14:43
Kevin Mulcaire: ‘Maybe I had it too easy ... it’s like this had to happen, to become the athlete I want to be’Once seen as Ireland’s most talented men’s distance runner in generations, the Clareman then practically disappeared. Now, after years of injury and ‘humbling’ slowness, he is back, and this weekend he will compete in the European Cross-Country ChampionshipsSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
Runners unsure of European Cross Country Championships move aimed at creating gender balanceSunday’s European Cross Country Championships will be run over the same distances for men and women for the first timeSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
Fiona Everard excited about lining up with legendary McCormack at European Cross Country Championships Fiona Everard will make her senior international debut for Ireland in Sunday’s European Cross Country Championships in BrusselsFri Dec 08 2023 - 06:00
2024 GAA league and championship - who’s playing who, and when? The 2024 football league starts on Saturday, January 27th with a repeat of this year’s All-Ireland semi-finalsWed Dec 06 2023 - 20:42
Cormac Dalton on running through the pros and cons of US scholarship trailExperienced athlete set to lead Irish men at Sunday’s European cross-country championships in BrusselsWed Dec 06 2023 - 06:00
Aichlinn O’Reilly becomes first Irish man to break eight-hour barrier in Ironman triathlonO’Reilly placed sixth best overall in race in Western AustraliaMon Dec 04 2023 - 18:09
Fionnuala McCormack qualifies for a record fifth OlympicsIn ideal running conditions in Valencia, McCormack clocked 2:26:19, inside the required mark for ParisSun Dec 03 2023 - 12:16
Shane Walsh brilliance helps Kilmacud Crokes retain Leinster titleDublin champions had enough quality and experience to secure three-in-a-rowSat Dec 02 2023 - 16:11
Fionnuala McCormack in good company with Wicklow’s most reclusive residents of fame Fionnuala McCormack, the now 39-year-old mother-of-three and former double European Cross Country champion, is aiming to qualify for her fifth OlympicsSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
Róisín Ní Riain: ‘I was very young, for Tokyo, I’ll be much more familiar when Paris comes around’Para Swimming World Champion gunning for medals in Paris after tasting the Paralympics experience in TokyoFri Dec 01 2023 - 06:00
Thomas Barr in ‘no doubt’ that he can get back to Rio 2016 formTop class 400m hurdler Thomas Barr remains undaunted despite enduring a rotten run of luck since just missing out on an Olympic bronze in 2016Fri Dec 01 2023 - 00:00
Dublin Marathon organisers say event will remain ‘preferably within the city centre’Council and transport authority had demanded finish was taken away from Merrion Square NorthMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:25
Paul O’Donovan: ‘I’m never happier than when I’m rowing... why would I want to switch off?’He graduated as Dr O’Donovan last May, completed a few weeks of induction with plans to go into surgery, before putting all that on hold, exactly one year out from ParisSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Throw away the stopwatch and become a better runnerLooking at the time every few moments when running can make it seem much longerSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke joint winners of 2023 Athlete of the YearFirst time two women athletes shared the honour after fourth-place finishes at the World ChampionshipsWed Nov 22 2023 - 16:30
Fionnuala McCormack returns to strengthen Ireland’s challengeFormer back-to-back champion Fionnuala McCormack will make her 18th appearance at the European Cross-Country Championships in BrusselsTue Nov 21 2023 - 19:58
The startling running progress of Fiona Everard Fiona Everard from Bandon won her first senior cross-country title on Sunday, less than 12 months after winning the novice titleMon Nov 20 2023 - 20:16
Epic cross-country battle sees Nick Griggs collapse into the mudCormac Dalton and Fiona Everard survive brutal conditions to win first senior titles at National Cross-Country ChampionshipsSun Nov 19 2023 - 20:20
The last bohemian of Luggala: ‘We won’t see the likes of those lives again’Garech Browne’s friend, who died in a fire at the Wicklow estate last month, had great stories to tell, from ‘visiting an opium den with Marianne Faithfull’ to the filming of ExcaliburSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Mark Carroll a rightful member of distance running’s hall of fame Ian O'Riordan: In all my years of witnessing some of the world’s best distance runners, Cork native Mark Carroll was every bit as goodSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
‘I would stand with getting rid of the skorts’ - Dublin’s Emma O’Byrne supports calls for change in camogieDublin camogie star Emma O'Byrne: ‘I can’t think of anyone who wears the skort during training, so yeah, it’s just a matter of matchday’Thu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Brian Fenton: ‘Being that player for 12 years will be what I’ll be proud of’Few Dublin footballers in history have ever enjoyed as consistent a level of success as Brian FentonThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Sophie O’Sullivan plotting her own path from Washington to Paris 2024No place on earth has a greater fascination with the weather than the seaport city of Seattle, and the University of Washington lies at the heart of itSun Nov 12 2023 - 06:00
A sudden death in the local GAA club which has moved the mountainGavin Mulvey was a fourth-generation player and a stalwart for Glencullen’s local GAA club Stars of ErinSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Dublin should be adding more of the city to marathon route, not taking it away Most city marathons also sell themselves on famous landmarks along the routeTue Nov 07 2023 - 19:57
From Wicklow, to Toulouse, and bee tattoos: Lucy Mulhall’s journey to the Paris OlympicsAfter 10 seasons chasing Olympic qualification a summer date in Paris awaitsTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
