Sharlene Mawdsley seizes the day as Ireland go in search of another European Championship medalStage is set for sensational final on Wednesday as Ireland, Poland and the Netherlands set to bolster teams for their women’s 4x400mWed Jun 12 2024 - 06:00
Karsten Warholm and Femke Bol both smash European Championship hurdles records in Rome400m hurdlers light up the Stadio Olimpico with statement performances ahead of the Olympic GamesTue Jun 11 2024 - 21:55
Sharlene Mawdsley shows there are no limits as she leads Ireland into women’s 4x400m finalIrish women emerge as a strong medal contender for Wednesday night’s final where Rhasidat Adeleke may return to the teamTue Jun 11 2024 - 11:39
Rhasidat Adeleke takes silver in 400m at European Championships Silver adds to the fantastic medal haul for Ireland following Friday night’s gold in mixed 4x400m relay and Ciara Mageean’s triumph in the 1,500mMon Jun 10 2024 - 20:54
Andrew Coscoran through to 1500m final but Irish runners struggle elsewhereThomas Barr fails to qualify for the 400m final while Nick Griggs, Phil Healy and Louise Shanahan also miss outMon Jun 10 2024 - 13:08
Meet the medallists: The Irish athletes who made European Championship historyCiara Mageean, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Thomas Barr and Chris O’Donnell have all achieved golden success at this year's championshipsMon Jun 10 2024 - 09:51
Ireland’s Ciara Mageean takes gold in 1,500m at European Athletics ChampionshipsPortaferry runner produces a brilliant finish to take the win ahead of Britain’s Georgia BellSun Jun 09 2024 - 21:51
Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley book spots in 400m final at European Championships Adeleke won her heat and goes into Monday night’s final as the fastest of the eight finalistsSun Jun 09 2024 - 20:46
Thomas Barr shows no sign of fatigue as he qualifies fastest for semi-finalsEuropean Championships morning round-up: Mark Smyth makes 200m semi-finals while Nicola Tuthill makes hammer finalSun Jun 09 2024 - 14:09
Sarah Lavin clips hurdle and can only finish seventh best in EuropeIsrael Olatunde finished sixth in the semi-finals of the 100m at the European Athletics ChampionshipsSat Jun 08 2024 - 22:25
Chris O’Donnell progresses safely through 400m heats 12 hours after relay goldO’Donnell ran a season best of 45.69 to nail fourth place in his heat and will race again during Sunday’s semi-finalsSat Jun 08 2024 - 13:33
‘I feel like I’m ready’: Ciara Mageean perfectly poised for another European 1,500m showdownPortaferry native Ciara Mageean in confident mood and targeting a gold medal in the European 1,500m finalSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke: ‘I just feel it was our turn to win a championship medal’Ireland win gold in 4x400m mixed relay at European Athletics ChampionshipsFri Jun 07 2024 - 22:51
Ireland win gold in 4x400m mixed relay at European Athletics ChampionshipsTeam of Chris O’Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley finish top in RomeFri Jun 07 2024 - 22:13
When back in Rome: a 50-year-old postcard arriving from the Eternal CityThe famed Stadio Olimpico, venue for the European Athletics Championships, has played host to some of the greatest moments in athletics historyFri Jun 07 2024 - 19:00
Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy safely into 1,500m final at European ChampionshipsMageean and Healy cruise through their heats and into Sunday night’s final in RomeFri Jun 07 2024 - 11:35
Rhasidat Adeleke to run mixed relay final in boost to Ireland medal hopesStraight eight-team final is set for 9.20pm Irish time on Friday on opening night of European ChampionshipsThu Jun 06 2024 - 16:59
Rhonex Kipruto: Kenyan runner trained by Irish coach banned for six years for doping offencesAthlete trained by Brother Colm O’Connell loses 2019 World Championship bronze medal in the 10,000m and his 10k road record from 2020Thu Jun 06 2024 - 14:29
Sarah Lavin still searching for that magic medal moment in RomeThe now 30-year-old from Limerick first took to this stage in Zurich 10 years agoWed Jun 05 2024 - 19:53
Thomas Barr aiming to go out with a bang as European Championships and Olympics approachAthlete says ‘there’s no reason why we can’t be coming home from European Championships with a medal around our necks’Wed Jun 05 2024 - 06:00
Nhat Nguyen: ‘Looking in the mirror, room pitch dark black, and you’re just thinking, how do I actually improve?’Badminton star has come through a dramatic loss of confidence to qualify for his second OlympicsSun Jun 02 2024 - 06:14
Eamonn Fitzgerald: ‘He was a superstar before the term was known’When Fitzgerald died in June 1958 after contracting tuberculosis, less than a dozen mourners attended his funeral at Deansgrange Cemetery in DublinSun Jun 02 2024 - 06:05
Rhasidat Adeleke opts for 400m as Ireland sends large squad to European Athletics ChampionshipsAlso qualified in the 200m, the Dublin sprinter has decided on her now specialist eventTue May 28 2024 - 19:26
Irish swimmers provide two standout performances on last day of the Olympic TrialsOver the five days of action, there were two more Paris Olympic qualifiers, and four qualification timesSun May 26 2024 - 21:08
Hurling Sunday: Final round of Leinster and Munster championships as it happenedKilkenny and Dublin make Leinster final, while Limerick and Clare make Munster finalSun May 26 2024 - 17:50
Ciara Mageean makes latest breakthrough in 800m with sub-1:59 timeIn British Milers Club meeting, Portaferry native took well over half a second off her previous recordSat May 25 2024 - 19:19
‘I’m the only one who can win’: Ingebrigtsen and Kerr will carry spirit of Prefontaine into face-offThe Paris 1,500m rivals will line up against each other for the first time this year in Saturday’s Bowerman Mile in OregonSat May 25 2024 - 06:00
Shortt and Davison star on day three of Swim Ireland’s Olympic trialsRising teenage talents among the standout stars at the National Aquatics CentreFri May 24 2024 - 20:16
Rowing: A record seven boats set for Paris 2024 as teams compete in World Cup II this weekendFor the majority of the Olympic crews, Rowing Ireland still has to decide on the final Paris selectionsFri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Tom Fannon finishes two hundredths of a second inside qualification time to seal Olympic berthNathan Wiffen falls short of joining his twin brother Daniel in Paris with one more chance to qualify this weekendThu May 23 2024 - 20:46
Danielle Hill smashes through the one-minute barrier to book her place in Paris OlympicsConor Ferguson just misses out again in his quest to nail the 100m backstroke qualifierWed May 22 2024 - 19:16
Sanita Puspure’s bid to make it to a fourth Olympic Games ends in LucerneIreland women’s four qualify for Olympics after victory in LucerneTue May 21 2024 - 12:43
Conor Ferguson hoping it’s third time lucky in chase of his Olympic swimming dreamConor Ferguson, the 24-year-old from Belfast, who narrowly missed out on Rio and Tokyo, on his last chance to make the Paris OlympicsTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Sanita Puspure leads the way as three Irish crews keep Olympic dreams aliveKonan Pazzaia and the women’s four are also looking to seal their Paris berth after progressing to Tuesday’s final sessionMon May 20 2024 - 16:16
Sharlene Mawdsley shines a light on her Olympic potentialRhasidat Adeleke also mixes it up with the finest US sprinters in LASun May 19 2024 - 19:55
Sam Bennett wraps up stunning return to form with victory at the Four Days of Dunkirk33-year-old from Carrick-on-Suir is finding his best form ahead of next month’s Tour de FranceSun May 19 2024 - 16:57
Sanita Puspure turns back clock with dominant win at Paris Qualifying RegattaKonan Pazzaia and the women’s four also on course to qualify for ParisSun May 19 2024 - 15:26
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in world-class 200m race in LA US star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone took the win in brilliant styleSat May 18 2024 - 21:50
Irish Olympian Jack Woolley: ‘We’ve sat in saunas and not drank water for two days’The 25-year-old from Tallaght opens up on finding love and dealing with the weight of his own expectations as he prepares for his second Olympics in taekwondoSat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Rachael Darragh’s anxious wait over as Paris Olympics place confirmedRaphoe woman comes from a famous badminton family and will now follow in the footsteps of her illustrious aunt, Chloe Magee, who competed in Beijing, London and RioFri May 17 2024 - 06:00
Sam Bennett makes it back-to-back stage victories in Four Days of DunkirkBennett held off late acceleration from Milan Fretin and is now eight seconds clear in general classificationThu May 16 2024 - 20:27
Kellie Harrington’s Olympic focus: ‘The tunnel is there and there’s also light beyond that tunnel’ ‘There’s no bad blood or bad feelings towards Amy’ Harrington says of Broadhurst’s switch to Team GBThu May 16 2024 - 06:00
Sam Bennett wins second stage of Four Days of Dunkirk, ending bunch sprint droughtIrish rider won for the first time for his team Decathlon Ag2r La MondialeWed May 15 2024 - 18:18
Kellie Harrington: ‘There’s no bad blood or bad feelings towards Amy’‘If I was to think of just one person, that would be absolutely crazy. There are so many really, really good girls out there’Wed May 15 2024 - 16:00
On her marks: Rhasidat Adeleke graduates as hectic summer of action awaits University of Texas graduate believes she has the ability to take on the world's best athletes as the Paris Olympics looms largeTue May 14 2024 - 06:00
Sarah Lavin finishes fifth in Doha Diamond League then face plants onto trackIrish hurdler was rewarded with a time of 12.73 seconds, not far off her Irish record set last yearSat May 11 2024 - 11:56
Already the undisputed GOAT, can Kenenisa Bekele chase another Olympic medal?It would be a fitting finale to an incredible career to see Kenenisa Bekele, the legendary Ethiopian, at 42, line up in the Olympic marathon in Paris this summerSat May 11 2024 - 11:47
‘I do enjoy being further forward’: David Fitzgerald on his Clare hurling versatilityHalf forward, and on occasion midfielder, spent several years coming off the bench so back in starting 15 ‘was obviously my goal’Wed May 08 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke’s storming run leads Ireland to the medal podium at the World Athletics RelaysWith Olympic qualification already in the bag, Adeleke, Cillín Greene, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley took bronze in the 4x400m mixed relayMon May 06 2024 - 09:00
Sensational Rhasidat Adeleke leads Irish relay teams to Paris Olympics on the doubleIreland’s women’s 4x400m team and mixed 4x400m team both book their spots in Paris with record-breaking displaysSun May 05 2024 - 17:51
