Columns - Irish Examiner

Derval O'Rourke

Make healthy food a part of your weekly menu

We all must stay in the game

Sport is all about keeping score, identifying the winners and losers, and it takes no prisoners.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2013

Hard to keep Olympic dream down

Track and field is an all-consuming sport to compete in at a high level.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2013

DERVAL O'ROURKE: Planning my year just like running a small business

As 2013 is drawing to a close, track and field athletes are busy preparing for the 2014 season.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2013

What makes the elite better than the rest?

For the recent visit of the All Blacks to the Aviva Stadium, I was on a radio panel with Irish legend David Wallace and Kiwi and Ulster player Nick Williams.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2013

Retirement is inevitable though not always imminent

At 32, I’m considered to be in the prime of my professional life.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2013

Irish athletics could learn a lot from FAI and Keane

The announcement of Roy Keane as assistant manager to Martin O’Neill got me very excited.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013