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All You Need to Know Ahead of the European Cross Country Championships
An exciting Irish team of 40 athletes, made up of equal numbers of men and women, will take to Turin…
Ciara Mageean withdraws from Irish European Cross Country Team
Ciara Mageean has been forced to withdraw from the Irish team set to compete at the European Cross Country Championships…
“It was a harder race than I expected”: 2nd Place for Caitriona Jennings in JFK 50 Mile
Caitriona Jennings placed second in the women's race in the JFK 50 Mile Ultramarathon Saturday Nov. 19th. Her time of…
2nd for Jennings in Ultramarathon, Biggest ever payday for Maguire- Weekend Roundup
National Cross Country Championships- First Senior Title for Healy Sarah Healy claimed her first national senior title at the National…
Courtney McGuire: National marathon champ on debut
At just 23-years-old and on her marathon debut, Courtney McGuire achieved greatness in this years Dublin Marathon. McGuire crossed the…
“I Don’t Feel Like I Have a Lot to Lose”: Caitriona Jennings to run JFK 50 Mile Saturday
The JFK 50 Mile, America's oldest ultramarathon, is famously difficult. The 13-mile section on the Appalachian trail is enough to…
Vartry Angling Club Ladies Opening Day
The Vartry Angling Club is hosting a fly-fishing Ladies Opening Day on Sunday November 6th, 2022 from 10am to 3:30pm. …
Marathon Legend Mary Nolan Reflects on Running the Lap of the Map at 65, Completing Every Dublin Marathon, and How Much Athletics has Changed in 50 Years
Mary Nolan's been running for a long time: since 1968, in fact, when she started as a sprinter. Since then…
70-year-old Who’s Run Every Dublin Marathon Since 1980 Shares Her Tips for Newcomers
Mary Nolan has been running the Dublin Marathon every year since its creation in 1980; on Sunday Oct. 30th, she…
Nataliya Lehonkova Looks to Win Dublin Marathon a Third Time
Previous two-time winner Nataliya Lehonkova of Ukraine will head the elite women's field at the 2022 Irish Life Dublin Marathon.…
Irish sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley: “I was running for fun, and then I got a small bit better as I got older and I wouldn’t have known that if I dropped out of the sport”
Sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley was part of the women's 4x400m relay team that broke a national record at this Summer's European…
Catherina McKiernan Set to Enter Hall of Fame at National Athletics Awards
Athletics Ireland are delighted to announce that Catherina McKiernan, regarded as one of the world’s best ever cross country athletes,…