Kenenisa Bekele’s star quality was able to pierce through a blustery crosswind at the Spar Great Ireland Run 10km in the Phoenix Park yesterday.

Fionnuala Britton today won Ireland’s second bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg.

Ciarán Ó Lionáird became Ireland’s latest medallist at a major athletics championships, as Brian Gregan’s hopes for glory bit the dust in devastating fashion.

Fionnuala Britton and Amy Foster kept up the impressive run of Irish performances at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, with both making it through to the final day.