Ciara Mageean

It is Health Season in The Irish Times. In print and online, we will be offering encouragement and inspiration to help us all improve our ph(...)

Frustrating. Rough. Torturous. Crushing. Bitterly disappointing. As Irish sport closes out 2021 celebrating the many highs for women on the sporting s(...)

So what’s next? Sport is merciless in its propulsion. Regardless of what was achieved in 2021, the next 12 months of the diary are sitting there, wait(...)

There are some artists among distance runners who can feign their effort to make things appear easier than they actually are. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is no(...)

Such is the unquestionable service and unfailing commitment and consistency of Fionnuala McCormack when it comes to the European Cross-Country that it(...)

We gathered at Santry Demesne from the early morn, and over the course of the long day watched one medal chance slip away after the other until all ho(...)

A cool, crisp and sunny day – you couldn’t ask for better conditions for a cross-country race, and that’s exactly how it was at Santry Demesne last Su(...)

Four weeks before the European Cross-Country Championships return to home ground for only the second time, Irish athletics coach Feidhlim Kelly has ca(...)

After 12 years, and for only the second time, the European Cross-Country Championships are coming back to home ground. This may not be the biggest spo(...)

Somewhat forgotten but certainly not gone, Dublin will host the European Cross-Country Championships on December 12th, one year later than originally (...)