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Running into trouble – Michael Cullen on the rift in Irish athletics in the 1930s

Running into trouble – Michael Cullen on the rift in Irish athletics in the 1930s

An Irishman’s Diary

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 19:01

‘What the film says is that you can hold on to your principles, and still emerge a winner’

‘What the film says is that you can hold on to your principles, and still emerge a winner’

David Puttnam recalls series of accidents that helped make Chariots of Fire a classic

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 09:45

Is there a better closing scene in any running film than Chariots of Fire?

Is there a better closing scene in any running film than Chariots of Fire?

A hymn plays at Abrahams’s funeral and young men run barefoot on an open beach

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 06:00

Ian O’Riordan: You can’t put in what God left out (and other coaching secrets)

Ian O’Riordan: You can’t put in what God left out (and other coaching secrets)

Everyone knows the secret to great coaching is finding a great athlete – or vice versa

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 06:00

Ian O’Riordan: Photo-finish in the race for best ever running film

Ian O’Riordan: Photo-finish in the race for best ever running film

A recent viewing of Chariots of Fire opened up the debate yet again

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 19:00

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