Catherina McKiernan Set to Enter Hall of Fame at National Athletics Awards
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HerSport Editor
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October 19, 2022
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Athletics
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Catherina McKiernan, Ciara Mageean, Dean Casey, European Athletics Championships, Israel Olatunde, Kate O'Connor, Louise Shanahan, Mark English, Nicola Tuthill, Nicolas Griggs, Reece Ademola, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, World Cross Country Championships
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Athletics Ireland are delighted to announce that Catherina McKiernan, regarded as one of the world’s best ever cross country athletes, will be honoured with the Hall of Fame Award at this year’s National Athletics Awards on Wednesday November 23rd at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry. The county Cavan native enjoyed her first major cross country success in 1988 when she …
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David Gillick Shares His Delight At The Recent Success Of Irish Athletics On The International Scene
David Gillick, Irish international track and field star (and Hell Week contestant), is used to intense training, but on this week’s episode of The Her Sport Show the Athletics commentator admits that “The hardest part is getting off the couch and getting out…if you can put the trainers on, you’re halfway there.” In the episode, Gillick shares the impact of …
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Non-binary Category to be Included in London and Boston Marathons Next Year
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Grace Fisher
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September 20, 2022
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Athletics
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Berlin Marathon, Boston Marathon, Chicago Marathon, FINA, LGBTQ Sport, New York City Marathon, nonbinary athletes, TCS London Marathon, Tokyo Marathon, World Marathon Majors
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The Boston Marathon and TCS London Marathon have announced that runners will be allowed to register as nonbinary for the races next year.
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ASICS Research Shows You Could Be Running In The Wrong Shoe
Did you know that 80% of runners are wearing the wrong shoes? With running and walking among the most popular forms of exercise for women in Ireland it’s time to get it right! While running is one of the easiest sports to take up, it can also be one of the toughest when it comes to looking after your body …
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MAGEEAN RETURNS TO 1500M ACTION IN BRUSSELS
Ciara Mageean will take her place in a stacked 1500m Diamond League race in Brussels this evening, Friday September 2nd. It will be Mageean’s first appearance since her superb silver medal winning display at the European Championships in Munich last month. The Portaferry star will renew rivalry with Scotland’s Laura Muir, with the pair also joined by five other athletes …
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RECORD-BREAKING IRISH TEAM RETURN TO DUBLIN ON THE BACK OF IRELAND’S MOST SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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HerSport Editor
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August 23, 2022
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Athletics
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Ann Marie McGlynn, Aoife Cooke, Athletics, Ciara Mageean, Eilish Flanagan, European Championships, Fionnuala McCormack, Louise Shanahan, Michelle Finn, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Roisin Flanagan, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Women's Marathon Team
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The Irish athletics team returned to Dublin this afternoon following their record-breaking exploits in Munich at the European Athletics Championships in Munich over the previous 7-days. Munich will be remembered for some time by Irish athletics fans, with this edition providing Ireland’s most successful ever European Athletics Championships. The medals marked the many high points this week, adding to the …
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SILVER FOR MAGEEAN ON MAGIC NIGHT IN MUNICH
Ciara Mageean has secured a silver medal in the final of the 1500m at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The City of Lisburn AC athlete produced the greatest performance of her career to claim the silver medal in a time of 4.02.56 which was her fastest 1500m this season. Tonight’s silver medal adds to the bronze medals Mageean picked …
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SUPERB 4X400M RELAY TEAM 6TH IN EUROPE AND SHANAHAN SMASHES THE FINAL
Ireland’s 400m relay team have secured a superb 6th place in the final of the women’s 4x400m at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The team of Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Sharlene Mawdsley crossed the finish in a time of 3:26.63, backing up their fantastic national record (3.26.06) performance. Squad members Roisin Harrison and Cliodhna Manning also …
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Weekend Roundup
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HerSport Editor
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August 22, 2022
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Athletics
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800m, canoe, EuroHockey, European Championships, Hurdles, ireland rugby, Jenny Egan, Louise Shanahan, Lynsey McKey, relay, Sarah Lavin, Shanahan, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers, Team Ireland, Upton, Wexford Youths, WNL
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A stunning start for Ireland’s rugby team Scoring a 57-22 win against their hosts, this season’s rugby tour in Japan has secured a confident start. Both Dalton and Deely scored tries, while the rest of the team maintained a confident and consistent game right to the final whistle. Deely stated after the match “I knew myself once we got the ball …
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SHANAHAN AND 4X400M RELAY TEAM SECURE EUROPEAN FINAL PLACES
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HerSport Editor
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August 19, 2022
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Athletics
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400m, 800m, atheltics, European Championships, Louise Shanahan, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Running, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker
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It was another superb morning for the Irish team in Munich, with Louise Shanahan (800m) and the women’s 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Sharlene Mawdsley securing places in their respective European Athletics Championship finals. The women’s 4x400m relay team earned their place in tomorrow’s final in a new national record time of 3.26.06 which smashed …
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