David Clifford: ‘You can’t let the result from the weekend affect the rest of your week, or else it’s a slog of a life’A year on from the death of Ellen Clifford, Kerry will face Clare in another Munster football finalTue Apr 23 2024 - 18:30
Israel Olatunde: ‘I’ve surprised myself and the world in the past, so why not this year again?’After a difficult season in 2023, the 21-year-old Irish 100m record holder is still dreaming of ParisTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
Dublin find two goals in injury time to snatch a draw with Wexford Danny Sutcliffe and Cian O’Sullivan both produced goals in injury time to give Micheál Donoghue’s men an unlikely share of the spoilsSun Apr 21 2024 - 18:46
Ireland’s Stephen Scullion sees Olympic marathon hopes end after 13th-place finish in London Kenya’s Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir sets new a new world record in a women’s-only raceSun Apr 21 2024 - 14:17
Paris 2024 Olympic Games: A sneak preview of picture postcard City of Light before the event The occasion can be a matter of taste, but it remains the greatest sporting feast of all — and Paris will be no exceptionSun Apr 21 2024 - 06:00
John Treacy’s weird and wonderful year: from almost quitting to winning an Olympic medal in his first marathonA snap decision to move to the USA, a doctor with good instincts and a large slice of luck – how the Waterford runner managed to find himself in the 1984 Los Angeles marathonSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Waterford’s PJ Fanning on striking the balance between sport and studyFull-time student squeezing in part-time work and spending 16 hours weekly driving between Limerick and Waterford for trainingFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
Cian O’Sullivan: ‘Any outsider would say Dublin are underperforming at the moment’Dublin start their Leinster hurling campaign away to Wexford on Saturday, but it already feels like a pivotal clash for both teamsFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
Ireland projected to win record medal haul at Olympic Games in ParisGracenote Virtual Medal Table predicts seven medals for Ireland in ParisWed Apr 17 2024 - 19:13
New Irish record launches Elizabeth Ndudi into Olympic long jump conversationUniversity of Illinois student broke the 14-year-old Irish long jump record last weekend, jumping an impressive 6.68 metresTue Apr 16 2024 - 18:05
Rhasidat Adeleke pays tribute to ‘amazing man’ on the death of first coach Johnny FoxRhasidat Adeleke sad to hear of the passing of Johnny Fox, a founding member and outstanding servant of Tallaght AC, who coached her through her early yearsMon Apr 15 2024 - 17:52
‘Irishman wins Boston, trains on beer’: Remembering the Irish success in the world’s oldest annual marathonThree Irishmen have triumphed in the race. The last winner, Neil Cusack, has been invited back to mark the 50th anniversary of his 1974 victorySun Apr 14 2024 - 06:00
Meath senior goalkeeper Seán Brennan proving to be that vital safe pair of hands After championship first-round victory over Longford, Brennan is ready for Sunday’s Leinster quarter-final against All-Ireland champions DublinFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00
Dublin Marathon’s start and finish locations to stay in city centreDespite fears being raised the race route would be moved outside the city centre, this year’s path will contain only minor tweaks to the usual race routeWed Apr 10 2024 - 13:58
World Athletics to award $50,000 prize money to gold medal winners at Paris OlympicsWorld Athletics president Sebastian Coe describes the decision ‘as a pivotal moment’Wed Apr 10 2024 - 10:35
Rugby targeted with highest number of anti-doping tests in 2023Sport Ireland announces details of 1,595 tests across 32 sports, with rugby topping the list at 284 samples, ahead of athletics and rowingTue Apr 09 2024 - 20:15
Wicklow stun Westmeath in first round of Leinster championshipFor Oisín McConville, this ranks as his finest win since taking charge as his side defeat the newly-crowned Division Three championsSun Apr 07 2024 - 17:40
Paris-Roubaix arrives amid uneasy mood among riders following major crashPerhaps it is fatigue, pressure to hit the winning line first or the addition of course obstacles as in Paris-Roubaix, but going into this Sunday’s renewal, natural anticipation has been replaced by genuine fearSat Apr 06 2024 - 09:00
Jim McGuinness delivers silverware for Donegal after frantic endgame with ArmaghAaron Doherty kicks the winning score at the death to hand Donegal a narrow one-point victory at Croke ParkSun Mar 31 2024 - 15:43
Rhasidat Adeleke part of quartet that sets new world best in the 4x200 metre relay Adeleke, alongside Texas’ Lanae Tava-Thomas, Julien Aldfred, and Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith, finish inside the world record timeSun Mar 31 2024 - 13:43
East African countries dominate World Cross Country Championships in BelgradeHugo Armstrong finishes best of the Irish in men’s race in 50th place; Anna Gardiner finishes 37th in women’s U20 raceSat Mar 30 2024 - 15:16
The long-distance running gospel, according to Catherina McKiernanMemories of her four successive silver medals in the World Cross Country will always be precious to someSat Mar 30 2024 - 12:57
Armagh could edge past Donegal to deliver win Kieran McGeeney craves Down’s fortunes likely to improve against WestmeathSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Niall Moyna: ‘I actually don’t like the term strength and conditioning’Moyna, by his own admission, fell out of love with Gaelic football around six years agoFri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
Jordan Conroy: ‘We’ve kind of prided ourselves on being a podium team’ With a top-five finish at each of the first five events this season, Ireland remain second in the overall Series standingsThu Mar 28 2024 - 06:00
Cormac Costello trying to reclaim Dublin jersey as he targets his first start in league finalEight-time All-Ireland winner vying for place in starting team again after latest injury setbackThu Mar 28 2024 - 06:00
Hugh Armstrong’s attitude a throwback to Ireland’s rich tradition in World Cross CountryThe 29-year-old from Mayo will make his debut in Belgrade on SaturdayWed Mar 27 2024 - 06:00
Derry’s Brendan Rogers: ‘From the outset this year, we wanted to win the league’The Derry midfielder talks up the importance of Sunday’s Division One showdown against DublinWed Mar 27 2024 - 06:00
UCC confirm long-term closure of Mardyke track for entire resurfacingCork athletes will be without a running track until the new surface at MTU is ready in the summerTue Mar 26 2024 - 19:56
Ciarán Farrelly confident Dublin’s conveyor belt still in working orderDublin have contested the last 10 Leinster under-20 football finals and manager Ciarán Farrelly says the county still producing players eager to progressTue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00
Séan Tobin and Shona Heaslip claim 10km titles Rathfarnham and Tullamore Harriers take men’s and women’s team titlesSun Mar 24 2024 - 16:44
Mona McSharry wins two silver medals at NCAA Championships in Georgia Sligo swimmer helped the University of Tennessee to a fourth-place team finishSun Mar 24 2024 - 13:33
My Paris Olympic predictions: Why Letsile Tebogo already is the next Usain BoltIn the fun and games of Olympic predictions, Athletics Weekly also have Rhasidat Adeleke making the podiumSun Mar 24 2024 - 06:00
Sharlene Mawdsley: ‘Bouncing back is something I’m quite good at’The 25-year-old from Tipperary is now focused on the Paris OlympicsFri Mar 22 2024 - 06:00
Sport Ireland increases core funding offered to national governing bodies Government commits to an increase of €1.3 million offered to the day-to-day running of Irish sporting organisations for 2024Thu Mar 21 2024 - 13:58
Tomás Ó Sé: You cannot get preseason, league and championship into six months and not expect players to breakÓ Sé, in his second term as the Kerry under-20 boss, on senior management, the split season and moreThu Mar 21 2024 - 06:00
Bernard Dunne resigns as India’s high-performance director before OlympicsDubliner submitted resignation after all nine Indian boxers failed to secure Paris 2024 quotas from the first Olympic boxing qualifierTue Mar 19 2024 - 17:01
Unbeaten Donegal seal their promotion while ensuring Kildare drop to Division ThreeJim McGuinness guides his native county straight back to top-flight football, after their relegation this time last yearSat Mar 16 2024 - 20:02
Ian O’Riordan: Come on parkrun, give them back their stats!Participants of this popular Saturday running event are not happySat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Olympic Federation of Ireland to mark centenary of Irish Olympians The 911 Irish names to have competed at an Olympic Games are to be marked in a ceremony at Trinity CollegeWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:08
Featherweight Jude Gallagher clinches place in Paris but Gráinne Walsh is left stung by shock decisionTyrone fighter becomes sixth Irish boxer to qualify for the summer’s Games, but there is only misery for Tullamore woman after surprise verdictMon Mar 11 2024 - 19:56
Ireland name eight-strong team for World Cross-Country Championships National champion Fiona Everard will run in the senior women’s race in BelgradeMon Mar 11 2024 - 19:08
‘Health and safety’ concerns force sudden closure of Sonia O’Sullivan Mardyke Track‘A rapid and significant deterioration’ of the surface leaves the entire county without a running trackMon Mar 11 2024 - 17:45
Jack Woolley bound for his second Olympics Twenty-five year old Jack Woolley secured his place at the Paris Olympics via the European Taekwondo qualification tournament in Sofia, BulgariaMon Mar 11 2024 - 17:06
Anna Gardiner follows in Mageean’s footsteps with second schools cross-country titleThe 17-year-old Down athlete highlighted her potential in All-Ireland Schools raceSun Mar 10 2024 - 15:10
Athletics championships often leave a nagging question of what might have beenSarah Lavin already gunning for the outdoor season after her fifth-place finish at the World Indoor Championships in GlasgowSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
The parkrun ‘world record’ that cost Ciara Mageean the indoor seasonIrish athlete tweaked her hamstring during the Christmas run, sidelining her from training for several weeksThu Mar 07 2024 - 14:47
Rhasidat Adeleke: ‘Gold, I think everyone wants a gold medal’Rhasidat Adeleke will step up her preparations for the 400 metres at the Paris Olympics this summer when her outdoor season begins later this month at the famed Texas RelaysThu Mar 07 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke to begin outdoor season at Texas Relays later this month Irish sprinter missed last weekend’s World Indoor Championships in Glasgow but will return to action stateside at the end of MarchWed Mar 06 2024 - 15:05
Aifric Keogh remains focused on the process as she plots a route to ParisThis week’s trials at the Irish Rowing Centre in Cork mark an important stage for Ireland’s top rowers in an Olympic yearWed Mar 06 2024 - 06:00
