Sports coaches are some of my favourite people to spend time with. The great ones are motivated by pure passion and joy for what they do.

There’s one day in the athletics calendar that reminds those of us who love the sport of all the reasons we love it — the All-Ireland Schools’ Championships.

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

Ireland's Derval O'Rourke lowered her national record to 12.67 seconds as she finished a magnificent fourth in tonight's 100 metres hurdles final at the World Championships in Berlin.