Ellen Keane
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Ellen Keane pining for the water but refusing to lose focus
- Other Sports
- April 7, 2020, 06:00
She’s been dreaming of waking up in a waterbed, and if that wasn’t strange enough her morning weights session now include bottles of spring water atta(...)

Helping isolated people comes naturally to most postal workers. “You’ll always get people who are lonely and all they’ll be looking for a bit of conve(...)

Joanne O’Riordan: Yoga helps me stay somewhat sane in self-isolation
- Sport
- March 26, 2020, 06:00
I don’t know when it was exactly that I went mad courtesy of self-isolation. Was it when I found myself arguing with those I live with about where to (...)

Tokyo 2020 postponement: Irish Olympic and Paralympic contenders react
- Sport
- March 24, 2020, 20:00
Thomas Barr (athletics) The 27-year-old from Waterford finished fourth in the 400m hurdles in Rio in 2016, and was already well on track for Tokyo 20(...)

The sporting decade that was: Athletes, first and foremost, without an asterisk
- Other Sports
- December 30, 2019, 12:00
September 7th-18th, 2016: Rio Paralympics The Paralympics champion the indomitability of the human spirit set against a backdrop of sporting endeavo(...)

Malachy Clerkin's guide to the best sports books for children
- Sport
- November 29, 2019, 21:00
Gordon’s Game by Gordon D’Arcy and Paul Howard (Penguin Ireland, €12.99) – As far as anyone can tell, this is the first time anyone’s had the idea of (...)

The joy of gymnastics: children with disabilities join the club
- Fitness
- November 20, 2019, 06:01
Imagine being a parent who has to tell their child they can’t have their childhood dream of being a gymnast because of disability. Now imagine the exc(...)

Why periods must no longer be a taboo subject in sport
- Sport
- July 25, 2019, 06:30
“It’s because my period came yesterday, so I felt particularly tired.” The throwaway comment by Chinese Olympian swimmer Fu Yuanhui in 2016 sparked a(...)

Ireland needs to show serious support for women’s sport
- Sport
- December 20, 2018, 06:00
Women’s sport has been on a journey over the last number of years both internationally and domestically. 2018 can be considered Ireland’s most success(...)

‘Asking for help should be the first step, not also the longest one’
- Health & Family
- October 30, 2018, 17:01
It’s often said that when you’re feeling down, asking for help is the first and, sometimes, scariest step. If you are looking beyond the help of frien(...)