Summer Camps: A guide to the best and most popular sports camps in Ireland
A guide for parents to the best Irish summer camps, from badminton and basketball to rock climbing and surfing
Athletics Ireland
Sharlene Mawdsley runs lifetime best for 400m victory in Savona
Tipperary sprinter improves 400m best to 50.52
The Dublin club behind every Irish sprint record-holder in the last decade
Coach Daniel Kilgallon has played a role in the development of almost every Irish sprint record holder over the last decade
Ian O’Riordan: Sub-two-hour marathon record leaves the world of athletics asking ‘how?’
Sebastian Sawe’s coach and shoe sponsor were confident he would break barrier
Sonia O’Sullivan: Ireland’s future relay prospects will be put to the test in Botswana
Rhasidat Adeleke’s absence affords younger athletes the chance to shine, but it also makes qualification that bit more difficult
Peter Lynch knocks almost two minutes off Irish marathon record in London
Irish runner finishes as the top European on day where Sabastian Sawe ran under two hours
London Marathon: Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier as Irish record is also broken
Kenyan wins men’s race in 1:59:30, 65 seconds faster than the previous world record
Ireland’s new fastest man Benji Richardson: ‘This is a country I’ve always wanted to run for’
The fastest Irishman on the planet has been winning medals for South Africa – but now he’s on track to represent Ireland at the next Olympics. He’s keen to share his story
When is an Irish 100m record not a record?
Benji Richardson has now transferred from South Africa to Ireland, but can’t compete internationally until August 2027
Rhasidat Adeleke opts to miss World Athletics Relays in Botswana in May
Adeleke concentrating on her individual races ahead of the European Championships in Birmingham in August
Kate O’Connor tightens grip on medal with shot put performance in pentathlon at the World Indoors
Irish athlete clears 1.81m on third attempt to stay in medal contention after opening events in Torun
Sonia O’Sullivan: Kate O’Connor could reach new heights at the World Indoors in Poland
Ireland has qualified 11 athletes, across eight different events, and O’Connor once again leads medal hopes
Ronnie Delany’s Melbourne gold remains one of the greatest achievements in Irish sport
Memorable Irish track Olympian, a splendid middle-distance champion
Ciara Neville, Emma Moore and James Gormley confirmed for World Indoor Championships in Poland
It means 11 Irish athletes will now make the trip to Torun, led by Kate O’Connor
Seats on the plane filling up as Irish athletes qualify for World Indoor Championships
Nick Griggs, Bori Akinola and Sarah Lavin all secured their places in Poland by winning national titles last weekend
Kate O’Connor is back on track to challenge for another medal
Irish athlete is back on track to challenge for another multi-event podium
Brian Fay secures best Irish result at World Cross Country Championships in over a decade
Dublin athlete’s 16th-place finish the fourth best by a European on the day
Sonia O’Sullivan: Are some Irish athletes running scared of the World Cross-Country?
I get the sense there wasn’t much thought or energy put into Irish team selection for Saturday’s event in Tallahassee
The Irish athletics records most ripe for revision in 2026
Some records are not just a measure of time or distance, they are also a measure of true greatness
A bumper year for Irish athletics: 25 medals and the athletes who won them
It’s rare for Irish athletes to win medals across such a wide range of events in a single year
Kate O’Connor’s calm mindset was her greatest asset during medal-winning year
Central to the Dundalk athlete’s success in 2025 was her understanding to never look beyond any event immediately in front of her
Four athletes to represent Ireland at next month’s World Cross-Country Championships
Brian Fay, Fiona Everard, Niamh Allen and Noah Harris to make trip to Florida
The story of Donore Harriers: Kings of cross-country, lords of the track
Founded in October 1893, three years before the first modern Olympics, Donore Harriers created a new breed of Irish distance runner
Kate O’Connor’s father Michael wins 2025 Coaching Achievement Award from World Athletics
World Athletics singled out for his ‘athlete-centred philosophy’ and outstanding commitment to athlete development
Kate O’Connor named athlete of the year at Athletics Ireland annual awards
Cian McPhillips chosen as track athlete of the year, Derval O’Rourke inducted into Hall of Fame
Cian McPhillips’s availability boosts Ireland’s medal hopes for European Cross-Country Championships
McPhillips will run in the 4 x 1,500m relay team in Portugal next month
Derval O’Rourke: ‘I almost needed my career to hit rock bottom before I could enjoy it again’
Hall of Fame inductee has made peace with disappointments faced during ‘pretty savage career’
Cormac Dalton eyeing second national cross-country title in three years
Men’s and women’s senior races are once again relatively wide open
Sonia O’Sullivan: Time for the Irish women’s distance runners to prove more of their mettle
While the standard of Irish men’s 5,000m running is rising, women’s standards continue to fall back
‘She has an amazing engine, and some capacity for pain’: Coaching Caitríona Jennings to the 100-mile world record
The 45-year-old Jennings won the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile last Saturday in a time of 12:37:04
Booming numbers in athletics clubs is not all good news
Dundrum-South Dublin already has a waiting list for juvenile membership
Ian O’Riordan: David Gillick’s cry for help is what resonates most in The Race
The Race continues at suitably swift pace through the highs and lows of Gillick’s career
Orla Comerford: ‘Female sprinting in Ireland is probably the strongest it’s ever been’
Double world champion says to clinch golds in 100m and 200m is ‘absolutely surreal’
Kate O’Connor: The making of a world heptathlon medal winner
The Dundalk woman’s success at the World Championships has drawn attention to the heptathlon and shown the benefits of a multi-events approach for young athletes
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices