Ian O’Riordan: Debate on return of competitive running starts fast and stays hot

There is huge frustration among the athletic community at the lack of competition

Mo Farah targeting another record run on the Antrim coast

Four-time Olympic champion out to break his British half marathon record on Saturday

Cheltenham punters give their tips for this week’s festival

Jerry Kiernan, Andrew McNamara, Darragh Ó Sé, Leon Blanche and Willie Penrose

‘It takes a lot to say don’t follow your dream, even if it’s a mad one’

Winning a National Cross Country has been a boost for Kevin Dooney’s mental health

Punter predictions: Cheltenham festival tips and fancies

Michael Duignan, Phillip Reynolds, Darragh Ó Sé and more have their say

TV View: Hitch your bandwagon to McClenaghan’s Pommel Horse

Gold medal performance from Irish gymnast steals the show on Sunday

Team Ireland at the European Athletics Championships

Ian O’Riordan profiles the 42 athletes wearing green in Berlin next week

Ciara Mageean still chasing that magical sub-four

‘Sonia was a fantastic athlete, if I can go after some of those records it would be special’

Cheltenham 2017: Straight from the horses’ mouths

Darragh Ó Sé, Willie Penrose, Jerry Kiernan, Paddy Power and Willie McCreery have their say

Ciara Mageean apologises but Irish athletics has more problems

The 1,500m runner was the great medal hope in Belgrade but withdrew during the final

Illness forces Ciara Mageean to drop out of 1,500m final

Irish runner struggled after her heat yesterday and dropped out with two laps to go

Under-par Ciara Mageean claims final spot in 1,500m final

Irish athlete glad to get through in European Indoors, despite illness affecting performance

Ciara Mageean and Ciara O’Sullivan: injuries to a sense of self

‘The mental legacy of a sports injury is an awful lot more traumatic than the physical’

Mary Hannigan: RTÉ panel show little delight in Turkish success

If at first you don’t succeed through doping, try buying in athletes from other countries

Shona Heaslip breezes past Olympians to win cross-country title

Shock win in 8km race earns runner a place on senior European Championships team

Ciara Mageean named Sportswoman of the Month for February

After fighting back from injury 24-year-old broke two Irish indoor records last month

TV View: No impartiality on day Olympics regained a little magic

Thomas Barr’s ‘date with destiny’ almost becomes the most heroic run of his life

Sonia O’Sullivan: Thomas Barr’s heroics resurrected a tired studio

Olympic final place for 400m hurdler is exactly what Irish athletics needs

Olympic TV view: Arrests, cartels, inner bits – just another quiet day in studio

Ireland deserve a gold medal in the biggest headline-generating small nation category

Encouraging short run for Ciara Mageean at Morton Games

Olympic hopeful just misses out in 800m but believes it will help in 1,500m in Rio

Sonia O’Sullivan: Ciara Mageean now destined for a higher level

European Championship 1,500m medal can prove the perfect confidence boost

Sonia O’Sullivan: Team race could add spice to marathon

Race doesn’t encourage greatness such is the reduction in qualification standards

Diarmaid Ferriter: Rot in athletics will take time to fix

The sad thing now is that I am not sure I would be bothered to wake my own children from slumber to witness an Olympic race

Ian O'Riordan: Berlin represents Ireland’s marathon hopefuls’ best shot for Rio

Countdown to next year’s Olympics has begun with distance runners giving their all

Cork City Marathon produces first local winner since 2007

Cillian O’Leary is victorious in the men’s while Nollaigh Hunter takes the women’s

Bill O’Herlihy: Goodnight and God bless

Eamon Dunphy, Sonia O’Sullivan, Liam Brady, Jerry Kiernan, Risteárd Cooper, Mick Dowling, Gary O’Toole and Eamonn Coghlan on a genuine broadcasting legend

Mark English’s eyes turn to Beijing after European indoor silver

The single-minded 21-year-old’s priority is the World Championships in the summer

Mary Hannigan’s TV Review

It’s not cricket when a soft drinks company gets so much free coverage

Mark English through to European Indoor 800m final

Beaten across the line by Britain’s Guy Learmonth but second place finish enough

And the greatest Irish champion of all time is: Vincent O’Brien

For sustained mastery over decades the esteemed handler comes out well on top

Athletes look to alternative models for funding

Government’s lack of support prompts Irish competitors to seek donations

Ginola and Merson make hard work of simplifying matters

Moyes stands firm on title ambitions as pundits turn up the heat

Not a pretty picture as Vinny hits the wall on the southside

What seemed like a good idea now felt like a marathon mistake

Seán Hehir becomes first Irishman to win since John Treacy 20 years ago

Maria McCambridge has to call on all her strength and endurance to close 50-second gap on Clare McCarthy

Sweeney favoured to end long wait for local success in Dublin Marathon

Lack of elite overseas runners opens the way for first Irish men’s winner in 20 years

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