The Irish Times

Tokyo 2020 Day 14: Top 10 finish for Brendan Boyce in 50km walk; Natalya Coyle finishes in 24th

Stephanie Meadow stays in touch in the golf as Leona Maguire fades in third round

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 12:43

Tokyo 2020 Day 13: Kellie Harrington secures at least silver; Natalya Coyle makes fine start

Diving final just out of reach for Tanya Watson as golfers move up the leaderboard

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 19:06

‘Dream come true’ - 11 athletes join the automatic Irish qualifiers

After Tuesday’s close of business, they were inside the ranking quota for their events

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 17:14

Tokyo Olympics: Irish athletics team getting stronger

So far, 21 athletes have either qualified or are very close to – four more than in Rio 2016

Mon May 03 2021 - 18:20

National Indoor Championships: Explosive Phil Healy sets 200m record

Plenty of excitement in men’s 5,000m race walk as Alex Wright is shown a red card

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 21:54

Mark English’s late invite to Doha raises questions over IAAF qualifying process

Athlete was initially left out of 800m despite appearing well within qualifying positions

Sun Sept 22 2019 - 20:00

Olympic medallist Annalise Murphy loses direct funding of €40,000

Rio silver medal winner will now be funded through Irish Sailing Association

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 21:37

Team Ireland at the European Athletics Championships

Ian O’Riordan profiles the 42 athletes wearing green in Berlin next week

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00

Team Ireland request change of hotel to avoid vomiting bug

Race walkers Rob Heffernan, Brendan Boyce and Alex Wright arrive on Thursday

Tue Aug 08 2017 - 14:56

World Athletics Championships: All you need to know

London’s Olympic Stadium the venue for the biggest global sporting event of the year

Fri Aug 04 2017 - 10:00

Rio 2016: Rob Heffernan moved up to fifth after gruelling 50km walk

London bronze medalist finished sixth but was moved up after Hirooki Arai disqualified

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 16:20

Rio 2016: Irish in action Day 14

Rob Heffernan competes in the 50km road race while the women’s golf continues

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 08:00

Rio 2016: Irish in Action on Day Seven

Irish rowers on a gold rush at the Lagoa Stadium

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 12:04

Rio 2016: Irish in action on Friday

Ireland’s first serious medal chance - both men’s and women’s rowing crews in finals

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 07:00

Rob Heffernan walks into history as Irish Olympic squad confirmed

Corkman becomes first Irish athlete to be selected for five consecutive Games

Wed Jul 13 2016 - 07:39

Rob Heffernan battles to fifth place in Beijing 50km walk

Cork athlete fails to defend World Championship title as Matej Tóth takes the gold

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 11:18

Russian walker Yargunkin out of World Championships after failing drugs test

Russian anti-doping agency says 33-year-old has tested positive for Erythropoietin

Fri Aug 28 2015 - 17:45

IAAF World Championships: English and Barr fail to qualify

Irish duo come up short in 800m and 400m hurdles respectively

Sun Aug 23 2015 - 21:24

Mark English bows out in 800m semi-finals in Beijing

Fifth place finish rounds off disappointing day at World Championships for Irish

Sun Aug 23 2015 - 12:34

World Athletics Championships - The lowdown on the Ireland squad

Ian O'Riordan profiles the 16 Irish athletes competing in Beijing and when they are competing

Fri Aug 21 2015 - 20:45

Targeted Olympic qualification approach pays off for Irish trio in Letterkenny

Kerry O’Flaherty, Michelle Finn, and Sara Treacy all run inside time for 3,000m steeplechase in Rio

Sat Jul 11 2015 - 16:55

Robert Heffernan falls short in 5km walk

50km walk world champion finds shorter distance a real test at Cork City Sports

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00