O'Sullivan leads golden 1-2 for Ireland as Coscoran smashes national record

IRISH 1-2: Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Lavin led an Irish 1-2 at the women's 1500m at the European U23 Championships in Finland. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

As days go, this was a truly special one for Irish athletics, with Sophie O’Sullivan, Sarah Healy and Andrew Coscoran taking 1500m running to a place it hasn’t been for a very long time.

O’Sullivan and Healy led an Irish 1-2 in the women’s 1500m at the European U-23 Championships in Espoo, Finland and just minutes later, at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, Andrew Coscoran obliterated his own Irish 1500m record, clocking 3:30.42 to finish fourth behind Norway’s Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who set a European record of 3:27.14.