SHANAHAN AND 4X400M RELAY TEAM SECURE EUROPEAN FINAL PLACES

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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RELAY TEAMS SELECTED FOR DAY 5 OF EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The women’s 4x400m relay team will be in action this morning (10.51am), boasting another strong Irish relay line-up including last night’s 400m finalist Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC). Adeleke will be joined in the team by the experienced global final performers of Phil Healy (Bandon AC), Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock), and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC). The 4 athletes selected all rank …

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MAGEEAN READY FOR 1500M SHOWDOWN

Ciara Mageean is due to go in search of her second European Championship medal in the 1500m final set for 7.45pm (Irish time). The 2016 bronze medalist will take to the start in today’s medal decider having looked imperious in her semi-final which she dominated from gun to tape. The City of Lisburn star will have to face up against …

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What You May Have Missed: National Athletics Championships

This past weekend marked the 150th Irish Life Health national track and field championships at Morton Stadium in Dublin. Despite the brutal weather, the weekend saw many amazing performances across all the disciplines. Limerick’s Sarah Lavin battled the 5.0 metres-per-second headwind to take home her seventh outdoor national title Saturday in the 100m hurdles. Lavin crossed the finish line in …

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Kellyann Doyle: “Everyone Was Celebrating After The Match… I Was Just In Floods Of Tears”

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Despite the setbacks, the All-Ireland final defeats and in particular, the significant injuries, there has never been cause for Kellyann Doyle to regret the path she took when meeting the fork in the road.  The tears she was captured shedding at the final whistle of last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Cork, after making a near-miraculous …

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Day 9: Flanagan Runs Huge PB As Mageean S. Healy & P. Healy Set For Exciting Day

Eilish Flanagan and Michelle Finn had mixed experiences in the 3000M Steeplechase while we preview Ciara Mageean, Sarah Healy & Phil Healy’s upcoming events.

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Day 7: Olympic Final For 4x400M Relay & Harrington One Fight Away From Bronze

Team Ireland’s 4x400M relay team have booked their place in an Olympic Final while Kellie Harrington moves one fight from bronze.

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Healy Shines in Sunny Belfast With A New Personal Best

It was a triumphant weekend for some of Ireland’s top athletic stars at the Irish Milers meet in Belfast on Saturday. Phil Healy sparkled by running her fastest 400 metres race, adding more ranking points towards Tokyo Olympic qualification in the process. Healy came to the track determined to maximise the ranking points, and so she did: winning the 400m in …

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