Martina McCarthy: ‘I didn’t deliver on my potential. As a coach, you have to park that’
The Galway former Olympic sprinter talks about her role as senior S& coach to Ireland’s elite athletes
Rhasidat Adeleke
Irish Olympic hopefuls have won 45 senior medals worldwide in 2025. Where did it all go right?
Three years out from the LA Olympics, new faces have emerged into a system that finally seems to be working
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
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
Sonia O’Sullivan: Irish athletes head to Tokyo under the radar, but don’t write them off
Without Rhasidat Adeleke and Ciara Mageean, spotlight falls on Kate O’Connor, Sarah Healy and Mark English
Irish expectations at the World Championships in Tokyo: ‘We’re not seeded to medal, let’s be frank about that’
Athletics Ireland Director of High Performance, Paul McNamara, believes there are still medal chances
Rhasidat Adeleke can take heart from Keely Hodgkinson’s superb comeback after injury
Even away from the track, Daniel Day-Lewis’s forthcoming film proves how time spent recuperating is never wasted
Sonia O’Sullivan: My worry for Rhasidat Adeleke is that she’s not being entirely open or honest
Issuing a vague message on social media was far from the best way to deal with her withdrawal from the World Athletics Championships
What do Ireland’s medal prospects look like at the World Athletics Championships?
The withdrawal of Rhasidat Adeleke leaves a big hole to be filled in the women’s 4x400m relay
What’s behind Rhasidat Adeleke’s withdrawal from the World Championships?
Irish runner says her season has been blighted by injury and setbacks
Rhasidat Adeleke to miss out on World Athletics Championships
‘Increasingly difficult to train and perform at level I expect from myself’, athlete says
National Track and Field Championships: Rhasidat Adeleke absence opens opportunities in sprint event
No lack of intrigue around 153rd edition of championship at Morton Stadium
Sonia O’Sullivan: I’ll always remember my first time winning a national title
It was in 1987 and I was 17, racing senior athletes I only knew about from magazines
Rhasidat Adeleke to sit out National Championships in favour of recovery
Dubliner streamlining race schedule ahead of World Championships in Tokyo in September
Nick Griggs wins silver at European Under-23 Championships in Norway
Women’s 4x100m relay set new Irish record at Diamond League in London
Rhasidat Adeleke withdraws from Monaco Diamond League
Mid-season interruption is a surprise with World Championships in Tokyo only two months away
Off-form Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in Pre Classic 400m in Eugene
The 22-year-old clocked 51.33 in breezy conditions, well off her 49.07 Irish record
Pre Classic is primed for Rhasidat Adeleke to get her season back on track
Saturday night’s line-up also includes newcomer Bella Whittaker from the US, who won in Oslo and Stockholm, and Adeleke will want to run closer to 50 seconds, even if Tokyo is still some distance off
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes sixth in 400m at Stockholm Diamond League meeting
Irish runner tires down the homestretch as US newcomer Isabella Whittaker wins again
Like mother, like daughter: Sophie O’Sullivan wins the NCAA 1,500m title in dominant style
Irish runner emulates achievement of mother Sonia with a superb performance at Hayward Field in Oregon
Sonia O’Sullivan: Nothing beats the NCAAs as the breeding ground for track and field champions
Ireland has a long history of athletes competing at the NCAA Championships; this year seven will be seeking a podium spot
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in Diamond League 400m race in Oslo
Mark English finishes seventh in fast 800m race
Rhasidat Adeleke ready to turn up the heat on her summer in a double bill of Diamond League races
Mark English also runs at the Bislett Games in Oslo on Thursday looking to continue his record-breaking season over 800m
Rhasidat Adeleke on life in the spotlight: ‘How do people like Beyoncé handle this? This is crazy!’
Rhasidat Adeleke interview: Tallaght sprinter on navigating fame at 22, building her brand and the changes she has made ahead of September’s World Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley play starring roles as Ireland qualify for World Championships on the double
Mixed and women’s 4x400m teams secure tickets to Tokyo with strong showing at World Athletics Relays
Ireland women’s 4x400m relay team seal World Championships qualification in Guangzhou
Women’s quartet join mixed team in securing spot at World Championships in Tokyo
Sharlene Mawdsley anchor leg helps Ireland seal mixed relay World Championships qualification
Men’s and women’s teams into Sunday’s repechage rounds after missing out on automatic qualification
Can Ireland quartets maintain upward trajectory at World Athletics Relays?
Rhasidat Adeleke set to feature in women’s and mixed 4x400m events
Rhasidat Adeleke takes second spot in Diamond League 200m with storming finish
Strong closing stretch gives Dublin sprinter second place in Shanghai against high-class field
Sonia O’Sullivan: As Irish marathon standards falter, our relay prospects soar
Last year marked a record for our relay running with notable success
World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to return to RTÉ for the first time this century
The nine-day event in September likely to include the largest Irish team in World Athletics history
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in first individual race of season in Florida
Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred won 200m race at Tom Jones Memorial meeting in Gainesville
Rhasidat Adeleke named in Ireland squad for World Athletics Relays in China
Inclusion of Tallaght AC runner boosts hopes of qualifying two teams for the World Athletics Championships in September
Rhasidat Adeleke may feel the roundabout benefits of passing on Grand Slam Track
New super-elite competition aimed at growing the sport in between Olympic cycles
Anomalies remain around the awarding of Sport Ireland grants
Certain relays seem to be considered every bit as important as individual events
The unknowns around Sunday’s inaugural running of the Dublin City Half Marathon
Mostly flat course and road closures should be conducive to fast times this Sunday
On Athletics: Every athlete must choose their own pathway to success, in sport and life
‘All four academy athletes had to deal with a considerable roadblock in their development in the form of Covid-19′
‘It’s work, train, sleep, there’s not a lot of time for anything else’: Sarah Leahy on her chase for another Irish sprint title
The 25-year-old is also part of the Irish women’s 4x100m relay squad aiming for World Championship qualification
Sarah Healy beats own Irish indoor record to take second in Keely Klassic 1500m in Birmingham
Dubliner now ranked second fastest in Europe over 1,500m and 3,000m
Sonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young Irish athletes hoping to make a splash
Sonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young athletes hoping to make a splash
From Bryson to Jurgen to Raygun: The A to Z of 2024′s weirdest and wildest sports stories
Sport is about so much more than who won and lost and in the 12 months just gone – it gave us a non-stop stream of chancers and characters away from the podium places
Denis Walsh: Irish sport’s underdog mentality has been replaced with an unabashed hunger to be the best
In the Golden Age of Irish sport, winning has become intentional
Our writers share their sporting highlights of the year
From Olympic medallists to heroics on the home front, and a poignant evening in Dalymount Park, it’s been another memorable year for Irish sport
Four of Ireland’s top five most admired sports people in 2024 are women
Survey shows big performances mark major milestones in a historic year for women in Irish sport
Sportswoman of the Year awards as it happened: Kellie Harrington named winner for 2024
Katie-George Dunlevy, Linda Kelly and Eve McCrystal win Team of the Year award
Sportswoman of the Year Awards: Celebration of women’s achievements hits its 20th year
Monthly winners this year included Kellie Harrington, Rachael Blackmore and Rhasidat Adeleke
Katie Taylor is Ireland’s most admired athlete for eighth year in a row
Kellie Harrington’s rendition of Grace with Irish supporters at Roland Garros considered top 2024 moment by Teneo survey
The top 25 women’s sporting moments of the year: top spot revealed with Katie Taylor, Rhasidat Adeleke and Kellie Harrington featuring
Our countdown of the 25 moments that defined women’s sport in Ireland this year
Rhasidat Adeleke takes third in 400m Diamond League final after Salwa Eid Naser disqualified
Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser was disqualified for lane infringement
John Coghlan: ‘There’s other talent as good, maybe even better, than Rhasidat Adeleke in Ireland’
The Dublin sprint coach who got two of his athletes on to the Olympic podium in Paris in the same event
Rhasidat Adeleke looks to end long season on a high in Diamond League final
Irish runner will meet Marileidy Paulino and Salwa Eid Naser again in high-class 400m final in Brussels
Irish Paralympian Deaten Registe subjected to online racism during Games
Swimming finalist targeted last week after sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke received racist abuse in recent months
Sign of buoyant times as athletics clubs in Dublin struggle to meet demand
Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club now has a long waiting list at certain juvenile levels
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