Last week I was in an audience listening to Sonia O’Sullivan discuss her Olympic silver medal.

Both at home and further afield, it’s been a busy few day in the world of anti-doping.

My husband is an Olympic sailor and occasionally he runs with me, but he isn’t much of a runner.

I always notice people out running. It’s probably because I’m a runner and I’m more tuned in to running than most but whatever the reason I always spot them.

Last week I was a panellist on the RTÉ sports show, Second Captains.

This time of year is all about being Irish.

Regrettably, most sports don’t lend themselves to glamorous exits and people tend to wind down in a low-key manner.

I’m counting down the hours to the weekend’s World Indoor Championships as Sopot in Poland hosts the most important event of the global athletics calendar.

Recently, the Irish Sports Council announced it’s funding for 2014.

The Olympic spirit is contagious. It makes you emotionally attached to people you have never met or even heard of before.