Everything You Need To Know About The VHI Mini Marathon 2023

The 2023 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon takes place this Bank Holiday Sunday 4th June and is the largest event of its kind in the world! The event always has great atmosphere, excitement and joy, as thousands of people take to the streets of Dublin for the annual 10km. While entries are officially closed, late entries will be accepted on a …

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Revealed: Winners of the Her Sport Awards

Lights, camera, action! Tonight the Her Sport Awards returned to UCD Astra Hall presented by Her Sport founder Niamh Tallon with broadcaster Gráinne McElwain as our amazing MC for the night. We were joined by some of our outstanding nominees and sports people and people from our Her Sport community, young and old, on an inspiring night full of like-minded …

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Sinead Diver Runs Fastest Marathon Ever by Irish Woman

On Dec. 4th, Sinead Diver ran the Valencia marathon in 2:21:34— the fastest marathon time ever by an Irish woman. Remarkably, 45-year-old Diver only started running in 2010, when she was 33. The mother of two also works full-time. Diver was representing Australia in the event, so Catherina McKiernan still holds the Irish record (2:22:23) she set in 1998–but Diver’s …

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First Woman to Referee Men’s World Cup Match, WNL Salaries Introduced: Weekly Roundup

Best-Ever Finish for Ireland at Emirates Dubai 7s Team Ireland finished sixth overall in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the highest-ever finish for the squad. Ireland topped Pool C with three victories right out of the gate, beating Spain 21-7, Japan (31-24), and Fiji (24-17). The run of success ended with a 5-0 loss in the quarter-final when Ireland …

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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, 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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