Fortune favours the brave and Thomas Barr has bravery in bucketloads, writes Derval O’Rourke.

This week’s European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam is a final chance to book a place on the plane to the Rio Olympics, writes Derval O’Rourke.

Sprint hurdler Derval O’Rourke has joined the National Dairy Council’s Moo Crew to help promote the health benefits of dairy, a balanced diet and exercise to primary school children.

Derval O’Rourke, former Olympic athlete, was joined today by her own trusty labradoodle Berlino to unveil the Irish Guide Dogs #GoWalkies Christmas campaign.

I began running because I loved it and because I was pretty good at it.

As a world-class athlete, a high-performance diet was always part of Derval O’Rourke’s regime, but now as she is about to become a mum, she is focussed on healthy eating during pregnancy, says Clodagh Finn.

The absence of an athletics track at University College Dublin isn’t making life any easier for an athlete who hopes to break Derval O’Rourke’s senior Irish hurdle records in the near future.

THE 2004 Greek Olympics was a “wake-up call” for Derval O’Rourke. A bout of severe food poisoning and appendicitus meant she was in hospital for six days just four weeks before the games. Doctors’ advice was to remove her appendix, skip the games, and recover.

Rob Heffernan has claimed Ireland's third ever gold medal at a World Athletics Championship, winning the men's 50k walk in Moscow this morning.