Inside track: Fionnuala Ward on being a spectator at the European Athletics Championships
People smile and nod when you say you have tickets to the games in Birmingham or even the Olympics
Cian McPhillips
Mark English and Cian McPhillips among Irish medal hopes in action on day one of European Athletics Championships
The 46-strong Irish team in Birmingham is the largest ever representation
It’s easy to get carried away about Ireland’s chances at the Europeans
Despite the absence of Ciara Mageean and the mixed relay team, Irish athletes are targeting a record medal haul
Sky’s the limit for several Irish medal hopes at the Europeans
Mark English and Cian McPhillips first up in the 800m and they’ll both be targeting a place in the final
Cian McPhillips ready to make his mark on European Championship 800m
After dental surgery and injury earlier in the year, the Longford athlete is only now returning to his best
Sharlene Mawdsley included in bumper Irish squad for European Championships
Twenty automatic qualifiers and four relay panels confirmed for Birmingham
Rhasidat Adeleke pulls out of 400m event in Belgium as European Championships deadline looms
Mark English clocks 800m personal best in London
Sonia O’Sullivan: Don’t expect too much from Rhasidat Adeleke on her return to racing
Sharlene Mawdsley must now believe she can go below 50 seconds over 400 metres
Sharlene Mawdsley narrowly misses out on 400m title with personal best at FBK Games
Tipp woman clocks 50.14 to finish second behind Egypt’s Bassant Hemida
Cian McPhillips poised for 800m return after early-season setbacks
Longford athlete to race at the FBK Games in Hengelo on Sunday
Majestic Torun a worthy setting as Kate O’Connor prepares to do battle with the best
Mark English also begins his quest to reach a first global 800m final at World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland
Mark English primed for another 800m medal shot at the World Indoor Championships
Former Irish 800m record holder David Matthews believes English’s experience will count in Poland this weekend
Cian McPhillips decides against competing in next month’s World Indoor Championships
Sarah Healy will also bypass indoor season, but Kate O’Connor is back in action this weekend
The shifting psychology behind breaking a world record
While some records repeatedly fall in quick succession, others can go unbroken for many years
Sonia O’Sullivan: Irish runners aim to restore winning tradition at the Millrose Games
Cian McPhillips and Andrew Coscoran will both race in the Big Apple on Sunday
Qualification for World Indoors already heating up as Cian McPhillips now primed for Millrose Games 800m
Andrew Coscoran will race the Wanamaker Mile a year after running his Irish record 3:49.26
Cian McPhillips returns to action with 600m victory in Boston
Irish runner runs 1:16.37 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday
Sonia O’Sullivan: Ireland in the hunt for medals at European Cross Country Championships
Mixed relay is filled with subplots and could be decided by a tactical masterstroke
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
Martina McCarthy: ‘I didn’t deliver on my potential. As a coach, you have to park that’
The Galway former Olympic sprinter talks about her role as senior S& coach to Ireland’s elite athletes
Ian O’Riordan: After the kindest and cruellest of running seasons, what next for Mark English?
After dominating Irish 800m running for over a decade, his record times were suddenly wiped clean by Cian McPhillips
Sonia O’Sullivan: No time for complacency in athletics cycle that never stops
Big goal for many Irish athletes will be next year’s European Championships in England
Irish Olympic hopefuls have won 45 senior medals worldwide in 2025. Where did it all go right?
Three years out from the LA Olympics, new faces have emerged into a system that finally seems to be working
Ian O’Riordan: Extraordinary Tokyo performances raise standards again in Irish athletics
The 2025 World Championships saw Ireland’s athletes surpass all expectations, crowned by Kate O’Connor’s silver medal
Sonia O’Sullivan: Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips proved what Irish athletes can do
But it’s back to the drawing board for the women’s 4x400m relay
Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips begin new chapter in Irish athletics history
Both athletes also broke their own Irish records at the World Athletics Championships
Silver lining for Kate O’Connor and relieved studio pundits despite injury alert
‘She looked considerably less stressed than the rest of us. But still, there were 800m to come’
‘I gave it everything’: Cian McPhillips reflects on groundbreaking World Championships 800m runs
Longford athlete won fourth place in the men’s 800m final
Irish athletes’ performance at World Championships allows us to dream again
Young athletes can be inspired by Ireland’s two medal chances going into penultimate day at Tokyo
Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips look to turn big dreams into medals at World Championships
Heptathlete goes into second day of action in silver-medal spot while McPhillips faces 800m heavyweights in final
Cian McPhillips profile: The Longford athlete who has made history in 800m at World Championships
Longford athlete decided against moving to US for college, opting to study and train in UCD
‘I’ve been working towards that for a long time’: Cian McPhillips qualifies for 800m World Championships final
Mark English misses out as 23-year-old McPhillips sets new Irish record to earn spot in Saturday’s final
Cian McPhillips and Mark English produce red letter day in Tokyo with 800m qualification
Sarah Healy finishes 10th in 1,500m world final
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