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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RECORD-BREAKING IRISH TEAM RETURN TO DUBLIN ON THE BACK OF IRELAND’S MOST SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Irish athletics team returned to Dublin this afternoon following their record-breaking exploits in Munich at the European Athletics Championships in Munich over the previous 7-days. Munich will be remembered for some time by Irish athletics fans, with this edition providing Ireland’s most successful ever European Athletics Championships. The medals marked the many high points this week, adding to the …

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Mageean and Adeleke secure European Final places

Ciara Mageean (1500m) and Rhasidat Adeleke (400m) advanced to their respective finals on day 2 of the European Athletics Championships in Munich this morning   Mageean secured her place in Friday’s 1500m final with an impressive front-running display. The City of Lisburn athlete, who won a bronze medal at these championships in 2016, secured one of the automatic qualification places …

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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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