Ciara Mageean: ‘I just felt numb. It wasn’t even sadness, it was just emptiness’
The Down athlete reflects on the devastation she felt at having to pull out of the Olympics on the eve of the Games
The Down athlete reflects on the devastation she felt at having to pull out of the Olympics on the eve of the Games
Ciara Mageean has been down a lonesome road at times, enough times to realise her career is still a long way from the finish
Joyce’s success in Lima is a timely reminder that for all the talk of the need for better facilities and specialised coaches nothing beats a bit of old-school ingenuity and ambition
From historic feats by Daniel Wiffen and Kellie Harrington to kangaroo-hopping and boxing’s lapse into a culture war
Paris 2024 timetable: Who is competing when in athletics, boxing, rowing, hockey, badminton and gymnastics?
Kellie Harrington beat China’s Wenlu Yang to win gold in the women’s 60kg final
Irish boxer’s opponent Wenlu Yang from China is an old foe and rivalry dates from 2016 world championships when Yang defeated Harrington in the final
European champion has been suffering with chronic pain from an Achilles injury in the run-in to the Games
Rhasidat Adeleke one of several genuine Olympic medal contenders for Ireland in Paris
Here’s where we are - this team will win medals and possibly the most ever
Popular Portaferry runner’s decisive kick for gold medal was utterly commanding as she ripped to the front to win the European Championship 1,500m in the Stadio Olimpico in June
All six of the Paris qualifiers who competed came away with national titles, none more impressively than Rhasidat Adeleke
Nielsen’s Gracenote Virtual Medal Table predict Ireland will claim a record nine Olympic medals in Paris
Recent Irish success in the European Athletics Championships is inspiring athletes across the country
While there have been advances in terms of facilities, we are still desperately lacking in enough grassroots outlets for children interested in athletics
Paris Olympics: After the Irish team's heroics in Rome, it’s important not to overburden our best athletes with incessant medal chat
Improved coaching, facilities and funding helped Ireland’s athletes reach their potential at the European Championships
Ireland's four-medal haul means team finishes European Athletic Championships in 10th place – ahead of continental superpowers like Germany and Sweden
Rhasidat Adeleke, Ciara Mageean and Thomas Barr all go again after gold medal success; Limerick hurlers make more history
Ciara Mageean, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Thomas Barr and Chris O’Donnell have all achieved golden success at this year's championships
Portaferry runner produces a brilliant finish to take the win ahead of Britain’s Georgia Bell
Portaferry native Ciara Mageean in confident mood and targeting a gold medal in the European 1,500m final
Mageean and Healy cruise through their heats and into Sunday night’s final in Rome
Also qualified in the 200m, the Dublin sprinter has decided on her now specialist event
In British Milers Club meeting, Portaferry native took well over half a second off her previous record
We appear to be nearing the time when a woman will run the 800m faster than Jarmila Kratochvílová somehow did in 1983
Irish athlete tweaked her hamstring during the Christmas run, sidelining her from training for several weeks
Irish station announces extensive live coverage of athletics starting with Seville Marathon on Sunday
Olympic Games and European Championships taking obvious priority for the likes of Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke
Every runner, chasing an Olympic dream or otherwise, is unsure of when to push through or to pull back when a running-related injury strike
Will Ireland do better than ever at the Olympics? Will anyone stop Limerick’s hurlers? Who will win Euro 2024? Will our educated guessers get anything right? It’ll certainly be fun finding out
Ireland’s sportspeople used to be good at losing. Finally the ‘wee Tricolour’ has become a force to be reckoned with
Both Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke enjoyed outstanding campaigns in 2023 and deservedly share Athletics Ireland's Athlete of the Year award
Portaferry athlete finishes 5km event in a time of 15 minutes and 13 seconds
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