Alex Wright
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Rob Heffernan walks into history as Irish Olympic squad confirmed
- Other Sports
- July 12, 2016, 15:22
It’s not the largest ever Irish athletics team being sent to the Olympics but it’s already somewhat historic, Rob Heffernan becoming the first athlet(...)

Rob Heffernan battles to fifth place in Beijing 50km walk
- Other Sports
- August 29, 2015, 11:18
He vowed not to surrender his World Championship title without a fight and so it proved, Rob Heffernan displaying typical courage and determination be(...)

Russian walker Yargunkin out of World Championships after failing drugs test
- Other Sports
- August 28, 2015, 17:30
Russian race walker Alexander Yargunkin will not compete in Saturday’s 50km at the World Championships following reports that he has failed a drugs te(...)

IAAF World Championships: English and Barr fail to qualify
- Other Sports
- August 23, 2015, 21:24
There was always going to be some element of luck needed for both Mark English and Thomas Barr if they were to make a World Championships final in the(...)

Mark English bows out in 800m semi-finals in Beijing
- Other Sports
- August 23, 2015, 12:34
No luck for the Irish on day two of the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, with both Mark English and Thomas Barr missing out on a place in the(...)

World Athletics Championships - The lowdown on the Ireland squad
- Other Sports
- August 21, 2015, 20:45
(In order of appearance, times Irish) Mark English (UCD AC) – Men’s 800m (heats Saturday, 4:50am) After a rollercoaster summer, emotionally a(...)

Targeted Olympic qualification approach pays off for Irish trio in Letterkenny
- Other Sports
- July 11, 2015, 16:54
That old feeling of waiting around for something only for it to arrive in multiplicity is certainly true about the three Irish women who qualified for(...)

Robert Heffernan falls short in 5km walk
- Other Sports
- July 9, 2014, 01:00
This was a sprint when he’s aiming for more than a full marathon distance longer, although Robert Heffernan was still thrown a little off track in Co(...)