TikTok yes, Twitter no, and keep mute button close to hand - Irish athletes' social media advice

Rule No 1 for the Irish competing in the World Championships in Budapest is not disappearing down a depressing rabbit hole on social media. Some platforms are fine... in moderation

LIKE AND FOLLOW: 'I stick to Instagram. I have Twitter deleted off my phone,' says Irish athlete Sharlene Mawdsley. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

“I am grateful for the platform. I am grateful to be able to reach people. But I don’t want it, like when I tell you I don’t want fame, I don’t want any of that. It’s toxic. It genuinely, physically makes me sick. When I got back on social media, for three or four weeks before the trials, I started getting anxiety because you’re looking at what everybody else is doing, what everybody else is posting, how many followers they have, and it physically makes you sick.” 

– Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Olympic 400m hurdles champion.