Kate O’Connor named athlete of the year at Athletics Ireland annual awards
Cian McPhillips chosen as track athlete of the year, Derval O’Rourke inducted into Hall of Fame
World Athletics Championships
South African sprinter Benji Richardson to switch allegiance to Ireland
Richardson (21) has a 100 metres best of 9.86 seconds and last represented South Africa at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Ian O’Riordan: After the kindest and cruellest of running seasons, what next for Mark English?
After dominating Irish 800m running for over a decade, his record times were suddenly wiped clean by Cian McPhillips
Sonia O’Sullivan: No time for complacency in athletics cycle that never stops
Big goal for many Irish athletes will be next year’s European Championships in England
Ian O’Riordan: Extraordinary Tokyo performances raise standards again in Irish athletics
The 2025 World Championships saw Ireland’s athletes surpass all expectations, crowned by Kate O’Connor’s silver medal
Kate O’Connor: The making of a world heptathlon medal winner
The Dundalk woman’s success at the World Championships has drawn attention to the heptathlon and shown the benefits of a multi-events approach for young athletes
Sonia O’Sullivan: Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips proved what Irish athletes can do
But it’s back to the drawing board for the women’s 4x400m relay
Kate O’Connor receives hero’s welcome at Dundalk homecoming
Louth native claimed silver medal for Ireland in heptathlon at World Athletics Championships in Japan
Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips begin new chapter in Irish athletics history
Both athletes also broke their own Irish records at the World Athletics Championships
Silver lining for Kate O’Connor and relieved studio pundits despite injury alert
‘She looked considerably less stressed than the rest of us. But still, there were 800m to come’
Kate O’Connor dreaming bigger again after perfect season ends in Tokyo
Heptathlete shrugs off injury concerns to become Ireland’s sixth medal winner in history of World Championships
‘I gave it everything’: Cian McPhillips reflects on groundbreaking World Championships 800m runs
Longford athlete won fourth place in the men’s 800m final
Kate O’Connor secures stunning silver while Cian McPhillips finishes fourth at World Championships
Dundalk heptathlete put aside injury concerns to become Ireland’s sixth medal winner in the history of the championships
In pictures: How Kate O’Connor won a heptathlon silver medal at the World Championships
Dundalk athlete records another personal best - her fifth in seven events - in the 800 metres in Tokyo
Irish athletes’ performance at World Championships allows us to dream again
Young athletes can be inspired by Ireland’s two medal chances going into penultimate day at Tokyo
Noah Lyles pledges to surpass Usain Bolt’s record after his fourth 200m gold at World Championships
Dutch athlete Femke Bol wins 400m hurdles gold
Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips look to turn big dreams into medals at World Championships
Heptathlete goes into second day of action in silver-medal spot while McPhillips faces 800m heavyweights in final
Cian McPhillips profile: The Longford athlete who has made history in 800m at World Championships
Longford athlete decided against moving to US for college, opting to study and train in UCD
Sex tests brought in after data showed 50-60 DSD athletes in finals, World Athletics says
Cheek swabs introduced for world championships
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone runs fastest women’s 400m in 40 years to claim world gold
High standard for absent Rhasidat Adeleke’s event as Marileidy Paulino also runs under 48 seconds
Kate O’Connor looks to take next step in her rise at World Championships in Tokyo
Andrew Coscoran, Darragh McElhinney, and Brian Fay also go in Friday’s 5,000m heats
‘I’ve been working towards that for a long time’: Cian McPhillips qualifies for 800m World Championships final
Mark English misses out as 23-year-old McPhillips sets new Irish record to earn spot in Saturday’s final
Cian McPhillips and Mark English capable of making 800m history at World Athletics Championships
Women’s 400m final set to be a thriller with USA’s Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone eyeing world record
Andrew Coscoran finishes 12th in 1,500m final at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo: ‘It’s a learning experience’
Portugal’s Isaac Nader wins gold in 3:34.10
World Athletics Championships: Andrew Coscoran goes into 1,500m final an athlete reborn
Dublin runner has reaped benefits of making big changes after Olympic disappointment
Cordell Tinch goes from toilet paper factory to 110m hurdles world champion
The 25-year-old took three-year break from elite sport
Cian McPhillips and Mark English produce red letter day in Tokyo with 800m qualification
Sarah Healy finishes 10th in 1,500m world final
Sarah Healy poised for thrilling 1,500m World Championships showdown after final reprieve
Sharlene Mawdsley goes in the 400m semi-finals
‘I’m absolutely chuffed’ - Andrew Coscoran makes 1,500m final at World Championships
Dubliner finishes fifth in his stacked semi-final in Tokyo; Sarah Lavin misses out on 100m hurdles final
France’s Jimmy Gressier pulls off old-school upset for 10,000m win at World Championships
Uruguay wins its first medal at competition and Fionnuala McCormack achieves her best global placing
Sharlene Mawdsley and Sarah Healy progress at World Athletics Championships
Andrew Coscoran and Nicola Tuthill both advance, in the 1,500m and hammer respectively
Outstanding Fionnuala McCormack finishes ninth in World Championships marathon in Tokyo
Nicola Tuthill, Andrew Coscoran, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley and Sarah Healy progress
Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan lift the Irish mood in Tokyo with 1,500m qualification
Mixed-relay quartet of Jack Raftery, Sophie Becker, Conor Kelly and Sharlene Mawdsley ended up sixth in their heat
Darragh McElhinney’s long, hard run back to Tokyo qualification
Cork 24-year-old endured a frustrating two years unable to figure out what was wrong
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