Rob Heffernan
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The Irishman who survived the most ruthless adventure race on the planet
- Travel
- August 24, 2020, 06:00
“We didn’t know what we were letting ourselves in for. We knew it was going to be pretty intense, but nothing prepared us for what unfolded.” Ultra en(...)

The will to win, on and off the field
- Work
- June 11, 2020, 12:00
Paddy Andrews Private client manager at Metis Ireland /Dublin footballer Paddy Andrews made his debut as a Dublin footballer in 2008. Given the natu(...)

Welcome to my world: Brendan Boyce walks on as everyone else joins in
- Other Sports
- April 10, 2020, 06:00
Not many athletes can describe a lockdown in a time of a global pandemic as perfectly mimicking their normal training routine: seeing only the people (...)

Sanctuary Runners: ‘The transformation in people’s lives has been amazing’
- Fitness
- February 8, 2020, 17:01
The entrance to the IDA business park in Dungarvan is pretty unremarkable. If you didn’t work there you’d miss it. But for me it’s a cherished spot. (...)

Brendan Boyce over the moon as he walks his way to sixth place in Doha
- Other Sports
- September 29, 2019, 12:12
Brendan Boyce survived the most gruelling of events at the World Championships in Doha and turned in the performance of his career to finish sixth in (...)

‘Breaking down barriers’: Solidarity on the run in Cork City Marathon
- Fitness
- June 2, 2019, 15:19
A group of runners promoting solidarity with and wellbeing of asylum-seekers living in Direct Provision played a major part in the Cork City Marathon (...)

New park opens on site of former dump in Cork city
- Irish News
- May 23, 2019, 08:03
A 70 hectare (173 acre) park has opened on the site of a former landfill facility in Cork city. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Mick Finn, said Tramore(...)

Olympian Rob Heffernan donates runners to residents in direct provision
- Irish News
- April 22, 2019, 12:12
Olympic medal winning walker Rob Heffernan has donated some of the running gear he has amassed over the years to people living in the direct provision(...)

Olympian Rob Heffernan to be Cork St Patrick’s Day parade Grand Marshall
- Irish News
- March 10, 2019, 22:03
He may be used to getting around Leeside and the world on foot but when five times Olympian walker, Rob Heffernan steps out as Grand Marshall for Cork(...)

Mayo dial up some early drama in the MacHale gale
- Gaelic Football
- January 26, 2019, 21:16
Mayo 1-8 Roscommon 1-7 Ye gads. Mayo and the usual hyper-drama. Roscommon hopped over the border and came desperately close to their first league in (...)