Mark English

Irish athlete Mark English

Sophie O’Sullivan: ‘When people get medals, you think it just makes it a bit more possible for everyone’

Sarah Healy and Kate O’Connor hope to build on their medal success at this weekend’s World Indoor Championships in Nanjing

Thu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00

Ireland’s Nicola Tuthill wins under-23 hammer gold at European Throwing Cup

Cork athlete becomes the first Irish winner in the event which has been running since 2001

Sun Mar 16 2025 - 15:38

From Apeldoorn to Nanjing, Kate O’Connor chases another podium place at the World Indoor Championships

‘The progress has been day and night ... if I can stay injury-free this summer could be really, really exciting’

Wed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00

Sarah Healy, Mark English and Kate O’Connor to chase more medals at World Indoor Championships

Three European medal winners selected as part of Ireland team that will compete in Nanjing, China next week

Tue Mar 11 2025 - 12:17

Ireland’s three medal winners from the European Indoor Championships: who they are and their journey to the medal podium

Sarah Healy, Mark English and Kate O’Connor each claimed a medal during the final day of action in Apeldoorn

Mon Mar 10 2025 - 14:51

Three medals for Ireland as Sarah Healy, Kate O’Connor and Mark English shine at European Indoor Championships

Sarah Healy takes gold in 3,000m final as centrepiece of astonishing half hour for Irish athletics

Sun Mar 09 2025 - 20:27

Ireland’s Mark English qualifies for 800m final at European Indoor Championships

English clocks 1:45.89 to reach Sunday’s final

Sat Mar 08 2025 - 20:21

Sharlene Mawdsley withdraws from 400m heats at European Indoors

Irish athlete suffers hamstring injury during warm-up for Friday morning’s heats

Fri Mar 07 2025 - 13:05

European Indoors preview: Irish medal hopes looking to shine in Apeldoorn

Cathal Doyle hopes to make the 1,500m final against Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Wed Mar 05 2025 - 19:27

Athletes running abroad: why more Irish medal hopes are being driven by foreign coaches

Sarah Healy, who now trains in Wigan under coaches Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, is among the leading 3,000m contenders at next weekend’s European Indoor Championships

Sun Mar 02 2025 - 06:00

Sonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young Irish athletes hoping to make a splash

Sonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young athletes hoping to make a splash

Fri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00

Olympics day 14 as it happened: Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in 400m final

Ireland qualify for women’s relay final, Kate O’Connor is 14th in the heptathlon with one event remaining

Fri Aug 09 2024 - 21:13

Olympics: Ireland qualify for final of women’s 4x400m relay

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Kelly McGrory and Sharlene Mawdsley finish behind Jamaica and the Netherlands to earn a place in Saturday’s final

Fri Aug 09 2024 - 14:48

Olympics day 12 as it happened: Rhasidat Adeleke through to 400m final

Jack Woolley beaten in taekwondo repechage as Sarah Lavin and Mark English qualify for Friday’s semi-finals

Wed Aug 07 2024 - 21:32

Mark English and Sarah Lavin book Olympic semi-final spots after dramatic morning

Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy just miss out in 1,500m semi-finals after both came fourth in repechage round

Wed Aug 07 2024 - 13:24

Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Track and Field

Rhasidat Adeleke one of several genuine Olympic medal contenders for Ireland in Paris

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 21:31

Sophie O’Sullivan takes gold in 1,500m at national championships

Mark English poised for his third Olympics in the 800m, and signs off with his ninth outdoor title

Sun Jun 30 2024 - 19:39

Mark English breaks Irish 800m record for the second time this week

Donegal runner had already qualified for this summer’s Olympics having ran well in Finland on Tuesday

Fri Jun 21 2024 - 22:28

Mark English qualifies for his third Olympic Games as he breaks his own Irish 800m record

31-year-old Donegal doctor puts disappointing European Championships behind him by booking Paris ticket

Tue Jun 18 2024 - 19:12

World Athletic Championships: Ciara Mageean sets Irish record to finish fourth - ‘I honestly gave it my all’

Mageean just missed out on a first World Championship medal on the track for an Irish athlete since 1995

Tue Aug 22 2023 - 20:40

Phil Healy fails to match heat time as she misses out on 400m final in Belgrade

Sprinter was touch and go whether she would compete in World Indoors after bout of Covid

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 19:57

Sonia O’Sullivan: Indoor running a vintage form of entertainment

‘It always makes me wonder too about the origins, relevance and where it’s all headed’

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 05:00

Leading coach calls for greater clarity over selection for European Cross-Country

Feidhlim Kelly: ‘It’s a home championship, but so far there just isn’t the buzz there should be’

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 17:23

Tokyo 2020: Mixed emotions in the mixed zone as Irish athletes’ race is run

Ciara Mageean, Thomas Barr and Mark English bowed out with no excuses

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 05:55

Olympic families: ‘I wouldn’t be boxing if it wasn’t for them’

Ireland’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes are headed for Japan, without their loved ones

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00

‘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

Mark English books his place at Tokyo Olympics

English breaks Irish 800m record to claim Olympic place

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 20:38

Phil Healy gets the nod as Rhasidat Adeleke showdown lives up to the hype

26-year-old just edges 18-year-old pretender to National Track and Field 200m crown

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 18:05

English’s national ambitions sidelined after Tokyo qualification goalposts shift

800m runner will now try and nail 800m automatic qualification time on the continent

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 06:00

Phil Healy runs fastest 400m of her life at Irish Milers meeting

Michelle Finn also gains valuable Tokyo ranking points in 3,000m steeplechase

Sat May 29 2021 - 21:03

Row over Belfast athletics meeting sees European permit restored

Permit affords competing athletes the chance to gain valuable ranking points

Thu May 27 2021 - 13:30

Belfast meet organiser urges Athletics Ireland to reconsider permit support

Irish Milers Club meeting lost European permit over administrative error

Thu May 20 2021 - 19:03

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

European Indoors: Irish miss out on medals but leave with some positives

Sean Tobin left disappointed with performance in final of the 3,000m on Sunday

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 20:24