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Tipperary’s Seán Tobin wins Antarctic Ice Marathon in record time

Tipperary’s Seán Tobin wins Antarctic Ice Marathon in record time

The 17th edition of the event was won by the Irish athlete in 2:53:33 in -14 degrees

Thu Dec 15 2022 - 20:18
Daniel Wiffen becomes first Irish swimmer to break a European record

Daniel Wiffen becomes first Irish swimmer to break a European record

The 21 year-old from Down set a European short-course record in the 800m freestyle

Thu Dec 15 2022 - 16:36
‘I’m disappointed I just couldn’t hold on’ - Nicholas Griggs pipped at the line at cross-country championships

‘I’m disappointed I just couldn’t hold on’ - Nicholas Griggs pipped at the line at cross-country championships

17-year-old from Tyrone couldn’t hold off Britain’s Will Barnicoat but still takes home silver medal

Sun Dec 11 2022 - 20:21
Women’s team lead record medal haul for Ireland at European Cross-Countrys

Women’s team lead record medal haul for Ireland at European Cross-Countrys

Twins Eilish and Roisin Flanagan run identical times to set up podium finish, while Nick Griggs is cruelly denied in junior men

Sun Dec 11 2022 - 17:06
How Europe became the cross-country capital of the world

How Europe became the cross-country capital of the world

Fresh off his blazing college season in the US, Brian Fay is ready to lead the Irish senior men’s medal pursuit in Turin

Sat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00
Fit-again Power aiming for European cross-country medal podium

Fit-again Power aiming for European cross-country medal podium

Nadia Power looking forward to competing for Team Ireland in Sunday’s European Cross-Country Championships in Turin

Wed Dec 07 2022 - 06:00
Ballyhale v Ballygunner semi-final at Croke Park to go head-to-head with World Cup final

Ballyhale v Ballygunner semi-final at Croke Park to go head-to-head with World Cup final

Two semi-finals will be played as a double-header at Croke Park on Sunday, December 18th

Tue Dec 06 2022 - 17:03
Ciara Mageean withdraws from Ireland team for European Cross-Country Championships

Ciara Mageean withdraws from Ireland team for European Cross-Country Championships

Mageean and her coaching team have made the decision to allow her recover from a recent illness

Mon Dec 05 2022 - 20:14
Pat Hickey ends last remaining links with IOC on health grounds

Pat Hickey ends last remaining links with IOC on health grounds

The 77-year-old submitted his letter of resignation to the IOC executive board

Mon Dec 05 2022 - 20:03
Sinead Diver produces fastest ever marathon time by an Irish woman

Sinead Diver produces fastest ever marathon time by an Irish woman

Mayo-born Sinead Diver, representing Australia, ran the fastest ever marathon by an Irish woman as she recorded a time of 2:21.34 in Valencia

Sun Dec 04 2022 - 15:44
When they were kings and we had true heroes

When they were kings and we had true heroes

Murray Halberg’s passing reminds us that human will can triumph over adversity – and that real heroes never lose our trust

Sat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
Kate O’Connor right there where it counts in her seven events

Kate O’Connor right there where it counts in her seven events

Commonwealth silver medal in the heptathlon came 50 years after Mary Peters won Olympic gold

Thu Dec 01 2022 - 06:00
Shane Horan still keeping things local at Kilmacud Crokes

Shane Horan still keeping things local at Kilmacud Crokes

The Stillorgan club will contest both AIB Leinster finals on Sunday

Thu Dec 01 2022 - 05:00
Sport Ireland point to deterrent factor as they report single positive doping test from 2021

Sport Ireland point to deterrent factor as they report single positive doping test from 2021

A total of 1,354 tests carried were carried out across 28 different sports at a cost of just over €1.8m

Wed Nov 30 2022 - 19:07
No sign of Cody or Ballyhale taking anything for granted

No sign of Cody or Ballyhale taking anything for granted

Ballyhale Shamrocks are aiming to seal a fourth consecutive Leinster club hurling title when they take on first-time finalists Kilmacud Crokes

Wed Nov 30 2022 - 05:00
Another World Cup where impossible is nothing

Another World Cup where impossible is nothing

A world away from supposedly squeaky-clean Qatar, World Athletics is considering an outright ban on Kenyan athletics

Sat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Strong medal potential for Ireland at European Cross-Country in Turin

Strong medal potential for Ireland at European Cross-Country in Turin

On paper runners look well capable of surpassing the three medals won last year in Dublin

Thu Nov 24 2022 - 18:43
Dublin and Kerry announce new ground development plans

Dublin and Kerry announce new ground development plans

Dublin set to build a new €6.6 million centre of excellence on the grounds of the former Hollystown Golf Course

Thu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Greatness of Catherina McKiernan finally recognised in Irish athletics’ Hall of Fame

Greatness of Catherina McKiernan finally recognised in Irish athletics’ Hall of Fame

Catherina McKiernan's outstanding career recognised as she finally joins Athletics Ireland's Hall of Fame

Thu Nov 24 2022 - 02:00
Kilmacud Crokes looking to keep the treble dream alive beyond Dublin

Kilmacud Crokes looking to keep the treble dream alive beyond Dublin

Dublin and Leinster champions Kilmacud Crokes facing formidable Donaghmoyne in intriguing All-Ireland semi-final

Wed Nov 23 2022 - 05:00
David Clifford nominated for Kerry captaincy for 2023 season

David Clifford nominated for Kerry captaincy for 2023 season

East Kerry nominate the 2022 Footballer of the Year to lead the Kingdom next year

Tue Nov 22 2022 - 20:38
Ballygunner’s steely comeback shows the stuff of champions

Ballygunner’s steely comeback shows the stuff of champions

Ballygunner's gutsy second-half display in Munster semi-final one for the ages

Tue Nov 22 2022 - 05:00
Talk turns to Turin medals after Healy and McElhinney move to next cross-country stage

Talk turns to Turin medals after Healy and McElhinney move to next cross-country stage

Nick Griggs also declares Irish team medal ambitions at the European Cross-Country next month

Mon Nov 21 2022 - 22:16
From Glengarriff to Rosapenna, Darragh McElhinney comes of age with first senior cross-country title

From Glengarriff to Rosapenna, Darragh McElhinney comes of age with first senior cross-country title

Sarah Healy, still only 21, also lands a first senior women’s title, battling ahead of Ciara Mageean

Sun Nov 20 2022 - 20:17
Is the road running boom in danger of going bust?

Is the road running boom in danger of going bust?

Headline events will always survive –but is the road running boom in danger of going bust?

Fri Nov 18 2022 - 19:00
Building more so more will come: a new masterplan for the Sport Ireland Campus

Building more so more will come: a new masterplan for the Sport Ireland Campus

A national velodrome and badminton centre is next on the list of ambitious new projects at the Sports Ireland Campus

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 21:20
Major delay to Morton Stadium redevelopment caused by wet autumn

Major delay to Morton Stadium redevelopment caused by wet autumn

Phase one outdoor work to be stalled until next spring at the earliest due to unsuitable conditions

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 17:22
Nick Griggs shaping up well in advance of bid to defend his U-20 crown

Nick Griggs shaping up well in advance of bid to defend his U-20 crown

Seventeen-year-old Nick Griggs will bid to defend his U-20 title at Sunday’s National Cross-Country Championships at Rosapenna GC

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 06:00
Dublin’s Lee Gannon backs Pat Gilroy to ‘push us on that extra little level’

Dublin’s Lee Gannon backs Pat Gilroy to ‘push us on that extra little level’

Gilroy, who managed the team to the All-Ireland title in 2011, has joined Dessie Farrell’s backroom team

Wed Nov 16 2022 - 18:47
Revenge for Kilmacud Crokes as they boss Clough/Ballacolla

Revenge for Kilmacud Crokes as they boss Clough/Ballacolla

Dublin hurling champions see off Laois counterparts by nine-point margin

Sun Nov 13 2022 - 16:09
Rhys McClenaghan: Zen and the art of our first world-champion gymnast

Rhys McClenaghan: Zen and the art of our first world-champion gymnast

What the Northern Irishman achieved in Liverpool last weekend ranks high among Ireland’s finest ever sporting moments

Sat Nov 12 2022 - 06:00
Reece Ademola eyes spot at Paris 2024 after impressing on youth stage

Reece Ademola eyes spot at Paris 2024 after impressing on youth stage

Nineteen-year-old Cork teenager Reece Ademola already the third best Irish long jumper in Irish history and eyeing a spot at Paris 2024

Thu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
What’s next for Rhys McClenaghan: ‘I want that Olympic medal’

What’s next for Rhys McClenaghan: ‘I want that Olympic medal’

The 23-year-old is looking forward to getting home and ‘being human’ for a week or two

Wed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Bob Dylan at the 3Arena: ‘Not gone yet’ ... At 81, he’s coming alive as a performer again

Bob Dylan at the 3Arena: ‘Not gone yet’ ... At 81, he’s coming alive as a performer again

From behind a piano that looks like it came out of a skip comes that powerful, irresistible voice

Mon Nov 07 2022 - 23:31
Sport Ireland confirm full IABA funding to be restored

Sport Ireland confirm full IABA funding to be restored

Boxing’s governing body meets Sport Ireland’s requests for reform

Mon Nov 07 2022 - 19:00
 McClenaghan delivers another new chapter in Irish sporting history

McClenaghan delivers another new chapter in Irish sporting history

The 23-year-old from Down is Ireland’s first ever global champion in gymnastics

Mon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
Rhys McClenaghan makes history with gold for Ireland at the World Gymnastics Championships

Rhys McClenaghan makes history with gold for Ireland at the World Gymnastics Championships

‘This sport I’ve dedicated my life to, it’s been worthwhile for this day right here and this moment’

Sat Nov 05 2022 - 16:17
Oisín McConville will have to move mountains to wake giants in Wicklow

Oisín McConville will have to move mountains to wake giants in Wicklow

Oisín McConville may need to move mountains and not just in the metaphorical sense to take Wicklow forward

Sat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
Zak Hanna nails fifth spot at World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

Zak Hanna nails fifth spot at World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

Down runner beats several of the very best including former World champion

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 17:03
Bob Dylan  live: Will the songs remain the same?

Bob Dylan live: Will the songs remain the same?

Dylan has rarely been the same act twice. What should audiences expect when he comes to Dublin?

Tue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
Dublin marathon organisers unveil entry details for 2023 event

Dublin marathon organisers unveil entry details for 2023 event

Hope is that greater percentage of competitors will make the start as just shy of 15,000 listed as finishers for 2022

Mon Oct 31 2022 - 19:00
Dream results for best of the Irish as the Dublin Marathon finally gets back running

Dream results for best of the Irish as the Dublin Marathon finally gets back running

Martin Hoare and Courtney McGuire both win first Irish marathon titles with times under two hours and 35 minutes

Sun Oct 30 2022 - 18:21
Fairytale finishes all round as Dublin marathon returns

Fairytale finishes all round as Dublin marathon returns

Martin Hoare and Courtney McGuire the best of the Irish runners

Sun Oct 30 2022 - 12:53
Still crazy about running the Dublin Marathon after all these years

Still crazy about running the Dublin Marathon after all these years

Mary Nolan Hickey and Martin Kelly aim to extend their remarkable running streak after a now three-year countdown

Sat Oct 29 2022 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: It will always be hard to explain the marathon to anyone who has never run one

Ian O’Riordan: It will always be hard to explain the marathon to anyone who has never run one

Jerry Kiernan won the 1982 Dublin marathon the hard way — a lasting lesson in how to suffer for success

Sat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Marathon wait finally ends for 25,000 runners

Marathon wait finally ends for 25,000 runners

Dublin event, twice postponed during the pandemic, returns to capitol’s streets this Sunday

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
Kilmacud Crokes strike late to seal famous Dublin southside double-double

Kilmacud Crokes strike late to seal famous Dublin southside double-double

Kilmacud-Crokes defeat Na Fianna in Dublin hurling final to seal a famous double-double for the southside club

Sun Oct 23 2022 - 19:07
Meet Daniel Davey: The sports nutritionist making food for fuel taste good

Meet Daniel Davey: The sports nutritionist making food for fuel taste good

‘I’m very up front about the fact I am not a chef. I’ve got that sporting background, but also a two-year-old who could eat any of these recipes’

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Ian O’Riordan: Some truths about Kenyan runners adding up to one big lie

Ian O’Riordan: Some truths about Kenyan runners adding up to one big lie

Such is the pace of recent doping offences it’s time to impose an outright ban on Kenyan athletics

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Nina McGowan makes swift rise to incredible depths in risky sport of freediving

Nina McGowan makes swift rise to incredible depths in risky sport of freediving

The 50-year-old from Balbriggan took home gold and a world record at the recent World championships in Turkey

Wed Oct 19 2022 - 18:20
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