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19-year-old Amy Greene storms to senior national 5k title

Amy Greene (Finn Valley AC) struck senior gold at this morning’s National 5k Championships held in conjunction with the Biofreeze Irish Runner 5k in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Over 1700 participants took part in the race, which was the first of three in the Biofreeze Athletics Ireland Race Series. Greene, who is still a junior athlete, took the senior women’s …

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Fionnuala McCormack takes 4th at European Cross Country Championships

Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole AC) produced one of the all-time great Irish performances to finish fourth in the senior women’s race at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Brussels this afternoon (Dec 10th). Competing at her 18th European Cross Country Championships, the context of McCormack’s result was made all the more impressive in that only last weekend she secured the qualifying …

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Fiona Everard wins National Senior Cross Country title

Fiona Everard won the National Senior Cross Country title in Gowran Sunday afternoon, winning the 9k race in 36:32, a stunning 37 seconds ahead of runner-up Mary Mulhare (Portlaoise AC). 🗣️ “I never thought I’d win it…it’s slowly sinking in, I’m so shocked.” Fiona Everard (Bandon AC) speaks after winning the @Ask123ie National Senior Cross Country title in Gowran 🤩🎤 …

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Irish Team Announced for World Cross Country Tour in Belgium

The Belgian city of Hannut is gearing up for its World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting on Sunday January 22nd, where a strong Irish team of 24 athletes (13 male and 11 female) will take the opportunity to gain experience of Belgium cross country conditions ahead of next year’s European Cross Country Championships which take place in Brussels on …

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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 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

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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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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