Zak Hanna nails fifth spot at World Mountain and Trail Running ChampionshipsDown runner beats several of the very best including former World championFri Nov 04 2022 - 17:03
Bob Dylan live: Will the songs remain the same?Dylan has rarely been the same act twice. What should audiences expect when he comes to Dublin?Tue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
Dublin marathon organisers unveil entry details for 2023 eventHope is that greater percentage of competitors will make the start as just shy of 15,000 listed as finishers for 2022Mon Oct 31 2022 - 19:00
Dream results for best of the Irish as the Dublin Marathon finally gets back runningMartin Hoare and Courtney McGuire both win first Irish marathon titles with times under two hours and 35 minutesSun Oct 30 2022 - 18:21
Fairytale finishes all round as Dublin marathon returnsMartin Hoare and Courtney McGuire the best of the Irish runnersSun Oct 30 2022 - 12:53
Still crazy about running the Dublin Marathon after all these yearsMary Nolan Hickey and Martin Kelly aim to extend their remarkable running streak after a now three-year countdownSat Oct 29 2022 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: It will always be hard to explain the marathon to anyone who has never run oneJerry Kiernan won the 1982 Dublin marathon the hard way — a lasting lesson in how to suffer for successSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Marathon wait finally ends for 25,000 runnersDublin event, twice postponed during the pandemic, returns to capitol’s streets this SundayFri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
Kilmacud Crokes strike late to seal famous Dublin southside double-doubleKilmacud-Crokes defeat Na Fianna in Dublin hurling final to seal a famous double-double for the southside clubSun Oct 23 2022 - 19:07
Meet Daniel Davey: The sports nutritionist making food for fuel taste good‘I’m very up front about the fact I am not a chef. I’ve got that sporting background, but also a two-year-old who could eat any of these recipes’Sat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Ian O’Riordan: Some truths about Kenyan runners adding up to one big lieSuch is the pace of recent doping offences it’s time to impose an outright ban on Kenyan athleticsSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Nina McGowan makes swift rise to incredible depths in risky sport of freedivingThe 50-year-old from Balbriggan took home gold and a world record at the recent World championships in TurkeyWed Oct 19 2022 - 18:20
Smyth happy to balance risk and reward in pursuit of seventh heaven Jason Smyth targeting even more golden glory at 2024 Paralympic GamesWed Oct 19 2022 - 05:00
Concerns over Athletics Ireland imposing new running levy on non-membersAnyone not registered with an Irish athletics club will face an extra €2 on their entry, for each race their enter, starting from JanuaryMon Oct 17 2022 - 20:47
Darragh McElhinney makes winning return to scene of cross-country triumph at AbbotstownDarragh McElhinney claims Autumn Open International Cross-Country win at AbbotstownMon Oct 17 2022 - 05:00
European Championships: Irish women’s boxing team poised for medal rush in BudvaOlympic champion Kellie Harrington among those fighting for a guaranteed medal this weekSun Oct 16 2022 - 20:41
European Championships: Kellie Harrington well tested but moves into last eightIrish boxer secured split-decision win over young Turkish fighter Gizem OzerSat Oct 15 2022 - 19:47
Dan Martin’s spectacle of fearsome acts makes for one honest readMartin’s new autobiography, Chased by Pandas, reveals true fears inside the pelotonSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
Cool business as usual for Kellie Harrington on day one of European boxing championshipsEuropean under-22 featherweight champion Niamh Fay also wins her opening bout in MontenegroFri Oct 14 2022 - 20:53
Harrington comes in under the radar, Broadhurst doing the fighting talk ahead of EuropeansA team of 10 Irish women loaded with medals contest the European Championships in MontenegroFri Oct 14 2022 - 06:00
Broadhurst and O’Rourke receive prize money five months after world titlesWorld champion boxers faced lengthy wait due to IBA financial issue involving Russian sponsorThu Oct 13 2022 - 10:38
Brian Cody back on Kilkenny sidelines as James Stephens look to halt history and Ballyhale ShamrocksReigning champions seeking to land a fifth successive title as classic final showdown awaitsThu Oct 13 2022 - 06:00
GAA to launch new referee respect campaignMove follows a series of incidents of abuse by non-players in recent monthsThu Oct 13 2022 - 06:00
‘You come to a certain age when these things aren’t your friend anymore’ – Paul Howard on wearing the sports jerseyThe writer and sports fan makes a clear exception for Goal jersey day, which takes place on FridayWed Oct 12 2022 - 19:00
Ian O’Riordan: Zen and the art of competitive axe throwingThe Wicklow Axe Throwers, a recent world champion among them, want their pursuit recognised as a sportFri Oct 07 2022 - 19:00
Dublin Marathon exploring nonbinary runner entries for future racesSeveral big city marathons including New York, London and Boston have a third option of gender race entryThu Oct 06 2022 - 18:29
IBA votes to allow boxers from Russia and Belarus to return to all competitionsFederation directly contradicts IOC in latest blow to boxing’s survival as Olympic sportWed Oct 05 2022 - 16:54
Israel Olatunde: Benefits of kind in UCD campus accommodation for Ireland’s fastest manSprinter is in his final year in Computer and Data Science, raring to go faster again in 2023Wed Oct 05 2022 - 06:00
Ian O’Riordan: Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon world record makes me believe but also wonderEliud Kipchoge’s 2:01.09 in Berlin last Sunday may be as close as anyone will come for a very long timeSat Oct 01 2022 - 00:00
Aidan Walsh ducks and weaves on boxing’s fight for Olympic inclusionIOC concerned about the actions of the IBA and boxing has not been included for the 2028 GamesFri Sept 30 2022 - 06:00
Increased funding for coaches and athletes is ‘superb’, says swimmer Shane RyanAn additional €8 million in funding for sport was announced by the Government as part of Budget 2023Thu Sept 29 2022 - 14:48
Brand new track represents fresh era for UCD athleticsAlmost 11 years after the original Belfield track was deemed unsafe and turned into a car park, a new chapter opens in UCD athletics historyWed Sept 28 2022 - 19:39
Born to row and not to run: Paul O’Donovan will mix up his off-season with some cross countryWorld champion Paul O'Donovan back to his studies in UCC and will incorporate some cross-country running into his winter planWed Sept 28 2022 - 05:00
Budget 2023 allocates €8 million increase in funding for sportMinister of State for Sport Jack Chambers announces funding package for sports clubs dealing with rising energy costsTue Sept 27 2022 - 16:40
The rising tide that is Irish rowing is lifting more and more boatsFour medals won — two gold and two bronze — and still there might have been more in RaciceSun Sept 25 2022 - 19:00
O’Donovan and McCarthy: bigger biceps, stronger quads, better still to comeAnother gold medal in the bag, and the Irish lightweight double are already thinking Paris 2024Sun Sept 25 2022 - 17:20
Sanita Puspure and Zoe Hyde time things to perfection to take bronze at Rowing World ChampionshipsIrish medal haul finishes on four with two golds after eight days of competitionSun Sept 25 2022 - 13:38
Eliud Kipchoge lowers his world marathon record mark to 2:01:09 in Berlin Kenyan looked on course for first sub two-hour run after blistering half-marathon time of 59:51Sun Sept 25 2022 - 11:18
O’Donovan and McCarthy storm home to take another World Championship gold Cremen and Casey secure brilliant bronze at World Rowing ChampionshipsSat Sept 24 2022 - 13:36
Still unbroken after 40 years, what’s holding back a new Irish mile record?While some stubborn old Irish athletics records fell this summer, Ray Flynn’s 1,500m/mile marks went untouched again after 40 yearsSat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00
Katie O’Brien wins Para gold at World Rowing ChampionshipsGalway rower took control of four-boat final from the start in the Czech RepublicFri Sept 23 2022 - 12:55
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy move comfortably on to another title shotFive Irish crews to contest medal races at the Rowing World Championships, with the promise of one more to comeThu Sept 22 2022 - 13:49
Ireland take corner of reform in boxing’s latest fight for Olympic survivalOutcome of re-elections in Armenia on Sunday may ultimately decide if Olympic boxing lives past Paris 2024Wed Sept 21 2022 - 17:16
McCarthy and O’Donovan move comfortably on towards another World rowing titlePhil Doyle and Konan Pazzaia narrowly miss out on their A/B semi-final in the men’s doubleWed Sept 21 2022 - 12:04
Lydia Heaphy reaches lightweight single sculls semi-finals at World Rowing ChampionshipsFintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan among the Irish crews in action on Wednesday morningTue Sept 20 2022 - 16:41
Irish women’s four make a winning start at Rowing World ChampionshipsAifric Keogh, Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe and Fiona Murtagh were back in the boat for the first time since last summer’s OlympicsMon Sept 19 2022 - 16:05
McCarthy and O’Donovan safely navigate opening race at Rowing World ChampionshipsThe Skibbereen pair eased home ahead of the home crew from the Czech RepublicSun Sept 18 2022 - 14:16
Liam Moggan: the coach’s coach talks success in sport and in lifeHe was one of the first graduates in PE from Limerick, and an honorary doctorate brought his journey back homeSun Sept 18 2022 - 08:00
Tokyo disappointments left behind, Phil Doyle is looking ahead to World ChampionshipsThe Belfast-based doctor has a new heavyweight double sculls partner in Konan PazzaiaSat Sept 17 2022 - 06:00
Haaland’s latest touch marks the distance between talent and geniusEarly specialisation in sport is still the key to winning anything major - just ask Haaland, Ingebrigtsen and AlcarazSat Sept 17 2022 - 05:00
