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From Rory to Sonia and Seán: who is Ireland’s greatest ever sportsperson?
We asked Irish Times readers to weigh in on who they thought was the greatest Irish sportsperson of all time - they didn’t disappoint us
Sonia O’Sullivan: Should any athlete have to pay to run for their country?
In relation to Ben Connor’s case with UK Athletics, I 100 per cent agree that no athlete should be expected to pay their own way to a championship event
The rise and rise of Kate O’Connor: Ireland’s first world indoor medallist for 19 years
The Dundalk multi-event athlete has now added world bronze to the European bronze she won two weeks ago
Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025
This century has brought us many landmark moments, provided by remarkable Irish women who are an inspiration to others
Irish women have real medal-winning potential at European Indoor Championships this weekend
Sarah Healy and Kate O’Connor among those in contention in the Netherlands amid strong competition
I am now very fit. I am ready for Ireland’s fittest family to adopt me
What golden specimens they are, you think, as they propel themselves across God’s good earth like Accenture employees here to rationalise a business
TV in 2025: 25 of the best new and returning shows to watch out for in the 12 months ahead
Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear
Sonia O’Sullivan: Some Olympic athletes are now entering the danger zone
Sonia O'Sullivan: Olympic countdown - Every athlete must avoid the hype and just focus on performing at an event that for many is the pinnacle of their sporting life
Sonia O’Sullivan: Sometimes I still chase Sophie around like she’s a 10-year-old
It was a special moment for my daughter to win the national 1,500m title and for me to present her medal in the same event I won myself
Meet the medallists: The Irish athletes who made European Championship history
Ciara Mageean, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Thomas Barr and Chris O’Donnell have all achieved golden success at this year's championships
Sonia O’Sullivan: Irish eyes turn to potential record European medal haul in Rome
It is now 49 days to the start of the Paris Olympics, some events may feel a little diluted, given some countries are missing some of the best athletes who rather focus all their efforts on the Olympics
Sonia O’Sullivan: For Rome and Paris, Rhasidat Adeleke should consider taking the selfish option
The major athletics events this summer are not simple or straightforward affairs for athletes when they face having to balance individual aspirations with team obligations
Sonia O’Sullivan: I would support whatever it takes to get the Mardyke track opened fully again
Suddenly Cork is left without a single running track to serve the entire county
‘Health and safety’ concerns force sudden closure of Sonia O’Sullivan Mardyke Track
‘A rapid and significant deterioration’ of the surface leaves the entire county without a running track
Sonia O’Sullivan: Once again we are left wondering what might have been in Glasgow
The outcome was not so certain with the lack of a constant pace, and athletes had to think a bit more
‘If she can do it, I can do it’: 10 inspirational Irish women on their heroines
Ahead of International Women’s Day, 10 women tell us about the female leaders who paved their way
Sonia O’Sullivan: Dealing with the pressures and expectation of an Olympic year
There are a lot of sessions to recover from and races to use as practice for the big dance waiting at the Stade de France when it all begins in July
Sporting predictions for 2024: Sonia O’Sullivan, Graham Geraghty and others look ahead
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
Ian O’Riordan: Mark Carroll a rightful member of distance running’s hall of fame
Ian O'Riordan: In all my years of witnessing some of the world’s best distance runners, Cork native Mark Carroll was every bit as good
Sonia O’Sullivan: Getting inside the enduring success of Ireland’s Fittest Family
This may be one show that truly brings families together
Planned Freedom of Cork recipient ‘stunned’ at award
Mary Crilly to be honoured for 40 years helping survivors of sexual and domestic abuse
Sweden anticipate skullduggery as Ireland seek to defy the odds
Pauw says her team play passionately but always by the rules ahead of Women’s World Cup qualifier
Swimming divided over presence of transgender athletes
Lia Thomas’s emergence as a dominant force in swimming has polarised opinion
John Treacy and Sonia O’Sullivan: World-beaters who became lasting icons of Irish sport
‘The tide is definitely rising around women’s sport, and long may that continue’
Pierce O’Callaghan a rare Irish presence at the top of World Athletics
Former race walker tasked by Seb Coe with clearing up haphazard athletics calendar
Lynne Cantwell: ‘Women representing all of sport will ultimately lead to better decisions’
Former rugby international’s grounding in athletics gave her inclusive perspective from the start
The biggest stories of 2021 belonged to sportswomen
Avalanche of firsts and emergence of stars a sign of shifting landscape in Irish sport
Sonia O’Sullivan: Ireland must capitalise on Cross-Country medals
Translating success from the junior to senior ranks is the acid test for Irish athletics
Ian O'Riordan: Is staying at home now the way to go?
Growing evidence that perhaps once preferred option of US scholarship is no longer most successful one
Sports Books of the Year: Hard-hitting and honest rugby reads lead the way
Chronicle of Barcelona’s implosion and fascinating look at gambling business also stand out
Ian O’Riordan: Fionnuala McCormack lets her running do the talking
There is an honesty about the morning run beyond commitment to success
What being Irish means to me. By Leo Varadkar, Ola Majekodunmi, Mary Lou McDonald and more
20 years after her father published Being Irish, Marie-Claire Logue asks a new group
Technology helps female athletes achieve ‘unthinkable’ results
Web Summit: Orecco provides sports science and data-led tools for professional sports people
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