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 in Italy on December 11th. Although disappointed, the Commonwealth Games 1500m silver medallist and her team have made the decision to withdraw from the event in order to recover from a recent illness and she will not travel to Turin. …

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Exciting Irish Team Selected for SPAR European Cross-Country Championships

European silver-medallist Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) heads an Irish squad stacked with Olympic and European championship experience which has been selected for the 28th edition of the SPAR European Cross-Country Championships which takes place at La Mandria Park, on the outskirts of Turin, on December 11th, 2022. Mageean is joined in the squad by fellow Olympians Michelle Finn …

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Healy claims her First National Senior Cross Country Title

Yesterday at the 123.ie National Cross-Country Championships in Donegal, Sarah Healy (21) took first place making this her first senior Cross Country Title.    Healy was pushed all the way in quality senior races, but the UCD student would soon be the star of the 10-race weekend.    The women’s 8000m race came down to a duel between Healy and …

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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 Cross Country Championships in Donegal this weekend in the 8000m, besting European silver medallist Ciara Mageean by 15 seconds with a time of 27:05– though Mageean still impressed as she ran much of the last lap with only one spike. …

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“It’s an Honor to Represent your Club and County Team” Grace Walsh

Camogie defender, Grace Walsh, is a Tullaroan native whose life revolves around the sport.   Her earliest memories of camogie were playing with her brothers in their family’s back garden. Her family has always been a huge GAA fan, especially her dad. “He didn’t really let us sit inside much, so we were always outside pucking with the hurling sliotar …

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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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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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Mageean Shines At Diamond League | The Weekend Roundup

Ciara Mageean stuns us again Ciara Mageean produced an extraordinary performance in the 1500m at the Diamond League final in Zurich. The two-time European Championship bronze medalist clocked a time of 4:01.68, coming in second to Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya (4:00.44).  Zurich Diamond League Final 2nd 💎 Wish I could share the whole race as most people couldn't …

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Ciara Mageean Smashes Sonia’s 1500m Record | Weekend Roundup

Ciara Mageean sets an all time Irish record   Ciara Mageean has officially smashed Irish Legend Sonia O’Sullivan’s Irish 1500m record, bringing Ireland another victory at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels. The athletics superstar clocked a time of 3 :56.63, carving more than two seconds off O’Sullivan’s previous record of 3:58.85, which has not been beaten since it was …

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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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