Adeleke and Lavin Set To Headline National Championships This Weekend
The Irish Athletics Championships, which also celebrates its 150th birthday, will take place this upcoming weekend where numerous Irish stars will compete at Morton Stadium in Santry. In a statement posted by her manager, Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from this weekend’s nationals as a “precautionary measure as she had a niggle” after her Irish mile record in Monaco last week. …
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Ciara Mageean smashes national mile record, comes second to Faith Kipyegon’s new world best
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Grace Fisher
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July 22, 2023
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Athletics
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Ciara Mageean, Diamond League Monaco, Faith Kipyegon, Freweyni Hailu, Jessica Hull, Kristie Schoffield, Laura Muir, Natalia Kaczmarek, National Senior Track and Field Championships, Nikki Hiltz, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Lavin, Sonia O'Sullivan, Winnie Nanyondo, World Athletics Championships
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In a historic night at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, Ciara Mageean ran 4:14.58 to smash Sonia O’Sullivan’s 29-year-old Irish record by nearly three seconds, coming in second to Faith Kipyegon’s unbelievable new world record time of 4:07.64. Sifan Hassan had set the previous world best (4:12.33) in 2019, also in Monaco. 32-year-old Mageean was one of seven runners …
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Top Performances From Irish Athletes On The International Stage
A few of Ireland’s top athletes gave outstanding performances at international competitions this past weekend. On Saturday (3 June) Shona Heaslip and Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and second in the women’s B race at the European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France. Kerry’s Shona Heaslip finished second with a season-best time of 33:26.96 while Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and …
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Mageean retakes Irish 800m record in 1.59.27
Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn A.C.) produced the performance of her life over 800m to break Louise Shanahan’s national record at the British Milers Club meet in Manchester this evening (May 27th). The Portaferry native crossed the line in 1.59.27 to knock 0.15s off the record Leevale A.C.’s Shanahan had set in Belfast in May 2022. Mageean had previously set …
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Rugby Sevens Qualify for Olympics- Weekend Roundup
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Grace Fisher
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May 15, 2023
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Week In Review
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Ciara Mageean, Down Camogie, Ireland Rugby 7s, Kate Mooney, Louise Shanahan, Mona McSharry, Paris 2024 Olympics, Peamount United, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Tipperary Camogie, Women's Premier Division
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Ireland Sevens Qualify for Olympics Ireland Women’s 7s have made history by booking automatic qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The crucial game was against Fiji in the fifth-place semi-final on the last day of the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse this morning (May 14). Thanks to a brace of tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Ireland defeated Fiji 10-5, ensuring …
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Triumph for Louise Shanahan, Sharlene Mawdsley at Belfast Irish Miler Meet
A year after setting the Irish 800m record at the Belfast Irish Miler Meet, Cork’s Louise Shanahan has once again won that race, with Ciara Mageean taking fourth. With 1:59:53, Shanahan was just .11 seconds outside that record time. England’s Abigail Ives took second with a personal best of 1:59.92. Isabelle Boffey took third with 2:00.18, just ahead of Mageean …
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Athletes To Watch Out For At The Belfast IMC This Weekend
Several of Ireland’s top athletes will compete at the Belfast Irish Milers Meet at Mary Peters Track this weekend. The meet on 13 May will serve as a chance for the athletes to lay down a marker for the season ahead which culminates in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest from 19-27 August 2023. Last year saw Louise Shanahan (Leevale …
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It’s Senior Indoor Championships Weekend! Here’s who to watch
The stars of Irish athletics will descend upon the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena this weekend for what promises to be a thrilling two days of competition at the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships (February 18th & 19th). This year’s championships will showcase some of Ireland’s best athletics talent, many of whom will be will be looking to continue their early season form …
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All You Need to Know Ahead of the European Cross Country Championships
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Grace Fisher
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December 7, 2022
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Athletics
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Anika Thompson, Anna Gardiner, Anne Marie McGlynn, Aoibhe Richardson, Aoife O'Cuill, Ciara Mageean, Danielle Donegan, Eilish Flanagan, European Cross-Country Championships, Fiona Hawkins, Georgie Hartigan, Hannah Kehoe, Jane Buckley, Jodie McCann, Laura Mooney, Mary Mulhare, Michelle Finn, Nadia Power, Niamh O'Mahoney, Roise Roberts, Roisin Flanagan, Sarah Healy
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An exciting Irish team of 40 athletes, made up of equal numbers of men and women, will take to Turin this weekend for the 28th edition of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships, at La Mandria Park on December 11th 2022. The Irish athletes will join over 550 competitors from 40 countries who are set to battle it out for …
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First Woman to Referee Men’s World Cup Match, WNL Salaries Introduced: Weekly Roundup
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Grace Fisher
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December 6, 2022
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Week In Review
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Aine O'Gorman, Alannah McEvoy, Ann Marie McGlynn, Aoibhe Richardson, Catherina McKiernan, Ciara Mageean, Eilish Flanagan, European Cross-Country Championships, Honeysuckle, HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 in Dubai, Jessica Henessy, Karen Diaz Medina, Mary Mulhare, Michelle Finn, Neuza Back, Rachael Blackmore, Roisin Flanagan, Shamrock Rovers, Sinead Diver, Stephanie Frappart, Summer Lawless, USWNT, Valencia Marathon, WNL Salaries, Women's National League
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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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