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Colin Sheridan: Ciara Mageean was a stranger who felt like a friend to everyone
Ciara Mageean with her gold medal 10/6/2024
Resilient Ciara Mageean was an incredible champion in life
Olympian and European Championships gold medal winner Ciara Mageean has succumbed to cancer at the age of 34. As fellow athlete Thomas Barr put it: 'You were the purest human and brightest soul among us'

Sun, 01 Nov, 2026

Spencer Matthews Runs The Marathon With The Turmeric Co. “tattooed” Across His Knees
Colin Sheridan: Why I'm rooting for Spencer Matthews, the marathon runner I never expected to like
There are many reasons to resist Matthews. His television persona supplied several: spoiled rich boy, charming cad, cheeky chappy but he is a willing learner and that makes him listenable

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Cork City Sports
Sonia O'Sullivan: 'We are still very short on tracks in Cork'
O'Sullivan believes an opportunity was missed by not developing athlete accommodation at the Sport Ireland Campus in Abbotstown

Sat, 03 Oct, 2026

Kate O'Connor 21/9/2026
CMAT and London Fashion Week: Kate O'Connor on a life less ordinary
The European heptathlon champion plans to remain largely Ireland-based, trusting the team that has helped take her to this level while gradually introducing new expertise.

Tue, 22 Sep, 2026

2026 Irish Life Dublin Half Marathon
Hyland and Ryan claim Dublin Half Marathon wins
Thousands of runners took to the streets of the capital for the Irish Life Dublin Half Marathon

Sun, 20 Sep, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day One
Cork's Darragh McElhinney 'proud' as he breaks Irish 5k record
Breaking the Irish record was one of McElhinney's main aims at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen

Sat, 19 Sep, 2026

Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fifth 13/9/2026
Adeleke closes season with fourth place finish in London, O'Sullivan takes fifth in 800m
The race was won by Olympic champion Gabby Thomas in 22.13. Sophie O'Sullivan was in action at the same event over 800m, the 24-year-old clocking 2:00.53 to finish fifth, with Britain's Keely Hodgkinson winning in 1:56.40

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Andrew Coscoran crosses the line to win a bronze medal 15/8/2026
Andrew Coscoran leads Irish charge at World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen
Seven other competitors will feature for Ireland: Sarah Healy, Laura Nicholson, Cathal Doyle, Brian Fay, Darragh McElhinney, Peter Lynch, Hiko Tonosa 

Thu, 17 Sep, 2026

World Athletics Ultimate Championship - Budapest: Day One
'I never want to go through that again': Sharlene Mawdsley reflects on injury ordeal
Mark English and Rhasidat Adeleke will race at the Ultimate Championship over the weekend

Fri, 11 Sep, 2026

123.ie National Senior Track & Field Championships 2026 - Day 1
Sharlene Mawdsley returns as Irish trio prepare for $10m Ultimate Championship
Mawdsley, Rhasidat Adeleke and Mark English are all set to fly the flag for Ireland at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Sophie O’Sullivan after finishing eighth 16/8/2026
Landmark run for Sophie O’Sullivan in second-place Italy finish
Rhasidat Adeleke was in action at the same meeting, the 24-year-old Dubliner finishing sixth.

Sun, 30 Aug, 2026

Andrew Coscoran crosses the line to win a bronze medal 15/8/2026
How Andrew Coscoran put the pieces together to end Ireland's 48-year wait
It took people, patience, and investment - not just financial - to get Andrew Coscoran on the podium for the 1500m at the European Championships. He told Cathal Dennehy how he got there

Wed, 19 Aug, 2026

Andrew Coscoran with supporters 16/8/2026
European Championships: No standing still for Irish athletes eyeing their LA story 
Birmingham proved brilliant for the Ireland camp in the end.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2026

Mark English celebrates with his gold medal 14/8/2026
Colin Sheridan: Celebrate Irish medals - but the work that went in by our athletes too 
Mark English's 800m gold medal may have looked a foregone conclusion as he turned for the home straight but nothing about the journey towards it was inevitable

Mon, 17 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Seven
'I just missed a moment where the race was gone': Sarah Healy finishes fifth in 1500m final
Sophie O'Sullivan finished eighth, saying "I felt I should have done better"

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Six
'It's surreal, crazy, amazing, exciting' — Kate O'Connor on clinching European heptathlon gold
The 25-year-old finished the job in the 800m on Saturday evening.

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Seven - Marathon
McCormack forced to pull out as Vainio storms to record-breaking marathon victory
With the Alexander Stadium swapped for a 5km loop around Birmingham City centre, the men’s and women’s marathon took centre stage on this the final day of European Championship action.

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Six
Andrew Coscoran storms to brilliant bronze for Ireland in thrilling 1,500 final
Stefan Nillessen strode home to take gold and Samuel Pihlstrom won silver.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Six
Kate O'Connor wins heptathlon gold for Ireland at European Championships
It continues an incredible medal hot streak for O'Connor over the last 18 months

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

Kate O'Connor 15/8/2026
Kate O'Connor one race from European gold as she seizes heptathlon lead
Kate O'Connor goes in the heptathlon 800m at 7:45pm on Saturday with a gold medal up for grabs. To maintain her lead, O’Connor must finish within 3.5 seconds of Emma Oosterwegel and 4.9 seconds of Sofie Dokter

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Six
European Championships: productive Saturday morning for Irish in Birmingham
There was very little not to like about Day 6 at the Alexander Stadium.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Five
With O'Connor ready to pounce, can Irish metric-milers add to medal haul?
The current medal haul in Birmingham - thanks to 22 glorious minutes on Thursday night - stands at two. If the final tally is to match the four from Rome two summers ago, then the metric-milers must again step up.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Five
Kate O'Connor poised to strike for European gold after putting herself in 'great position'
O'Connor sits just 42 points off gold heading into day two of the heptathlon at the European Championships

Fri, 14 Aug, 2026

Sophie Becker finishes eighth 13/8/2026
Sophie Becker's 400m run comes to an end, Marcus Lawler progresses
It was a semi-final won in 49.57 by Natalia Bukowiecka, the Polish sprinter who beat Rhasidat Adeleke to European gold and Olympic bronze two summers ago.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

Mark English celebrates after setting a championship record 12/8/2026
Already proven on this stage, it's now time for Mark English to conquer it
Sonia O’Sullivan and English both wear five European track medals. From an Irish perspective, they are unmatched in this respect. The colours of their jewelry box, though, differ greatly.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

Mark English celebrates after setting a championship record 12/8/2026
'I'm confident no matter how it goes': Mark English ready for European gold bid
English is bidding to become the first Irishman win European outdoor gold when he goes in Thursday night's 800m final

Wed, 12 Aug, 2026

Sophie Becker celebrates after the race 12/8/2026
Sophie Becker produces season's best to squeeze into 400m semi-finals
Finishing third in the opening heat in a season’s best 52.28, the 29-year-old held her form very well down the home straight to hold off Melanie Roland of Switzerland to her immediate right.

Wed, 12 Aug, 2026

Rhasidat Adeleke 25/7/2026
No coming in under the radar despite Rhasidat Adeleke's route to Euro 200m action
Adeleke's 22.80 from nationals just over two weeks ago not alone punched her ticket to Birmingham but also purchased her a top 12 seeding and bypassing of the heats.

Wed, 12 Aug, 2026

Sarah Healy finishes in fourth place 11/8/2026
'I do have a bit of regret': Frustrating fourth for Sarah Healy in Euro 5000m final
Healy finished behind winner Nadia Battocletti of Italy, Marta García of Spain and another Italian Micol Majori

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Sarah Lavin on her way to finishing sixth 10/8/2026
Sarah Lavin on season of change: 'It's not life and death. I run and jump over stuff. But yeah, it's been hard, really hard'
After a summer of transition, the Irish hurdler has vowed Birmingham is not the end of the track for her. 

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Nicola Tuthill 10/8/2026
Cork's Nicola Tuthill reaches European final but is left wanting more
Tuthill qualified eighth for Wednesday's hammer throw final

Mon, 10 Aug, 2026

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day One
Nick Griggs finishes eighth as Jakob Ingebrigtsen makes golden European return
Irish vests were prominent throughout the men's 5000m final at the European Championships but Brian Fay, Darragh McElhinney, and Nick Griggs could not stick with the pace

Mon, 10 Aug, 2026

Mark English 10/8/2026
Morning session: Mark English and Cian McPhillips make contrasting starts at European Championships
This evening, the focus will be on the men’s 5000m where Ireland has three representatives: Darragh McElhinney, Nick Griggs and Brian Fay.

Mon, 10 Aug, 2026

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games - Day Five
Ireland's best European Championship medal hopes and three events you can't afford to miss
Cathal Dennehy outlines the magic moments on the horizon across a packed week of European Championship action in Birmingham

Mon, 10 Aug, 2026

Nicola Tuthill 5/8/2026
Cork hammer thrower Nicola Tuthill aims high: Every year you’re getting stronger, faster, your technique is improving
Tuthill has quietly, steadily developed into a world-class thrower in recent years and is ready to make a mark at the European Championships

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

Sharlene Mawdsley celebrates 3/5/2026
Athletics Ireland announces final team for European Championships
Sharlene Mawdsley is selected in the women’s 400m and women’s 4x400m but her participation is dependent on fitness

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Cian McPhillips wins the mens 800m final 26/7/2026
Cian McPhillips underlines Euro medal potential with classy 800m victory at nationals
Sophie O’Sullivan proved a class apart in the women’s 1500m, breaking the championship record held by her mother Sonia since 1995.

Sun, 26 Jul, 2026

Rhasidat Adeleke on her way to winning the 200m Sprint Final and qualifying for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingh
Relieved Adeleke powers to national title but Mawdsley pulls up injured
Back in her home city, the Tallaght sprinter looked much closer to her best self.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026 - Day Two
Lauren Roy disappointed more than angry about missing Commonwealth Games
The 200m at the National Championships on Saturday could serve up a riveting clash between Roy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

123.ie National Outdoor Senior Championships - Day 2
Rhasidat Adeleke targets European qualifier over 200m at nationals
At the National Championships on Saturday, Adeleke could square off against Lauren Roy and Sharlene Mawdsley for the 200m title

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Mark English 7/6/2024
Mark English smashes his 800m PB with brilliant Diamond League run
The 33-year-old's effort makes him the second Irishman ever to break 1:43 following Cian McPhillips' Irish record of 1:42.15 in the 800m world final last year

Sat, 18 Jul, 2026

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 14 - Athletics
Adeleke comes up short of standard in Lucerne as European Championships loom
Running in the outside lane, the Dubliner was looking to run 22.85 or faster to secure her spot at next month’s Europeans and went into the race with a season’s best of 22.86 from April

Thu, 16 Jul, 2026

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 14 - Athletics
Rhasidat Adeleke withdraws from Monaco Diamond League after sub-par performance on return
With just over a fortnight left to secure qualification for next month's European Championships in Birmingham, it leaves the Dubliner's season hanging in the baalnce.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2026

65th Ostrava Golden Spike
Sharlene Mawdsley lowers 400m personal best again on Diamond League debut
Mawdsley lowered her 400m personal best for the fourth time in six weeks

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026

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