Mawdsley And Lavin Shine At The World Athletics Continental Tour
Ireland’s athletic talents shone at last night’s World Athletics Continental Tour, where Sharlene Mawdsley and Sarah Lavin put out very impressive performances. 51.34 PB for @sharlenem229 over 400m in Huelva🙌 4th on the Irish all-time🔥🔥🔥@AndrewCoscoran clocks 3:33.87 to claim yet another top 3 finish on the Continental Tour 💪 @sarahlavin_Lavin continues her blistering start to the outdoor season with 12.86SB⚡#ContinentalTour …
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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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The 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships: Who to watch
The Irish team have arrived in Istanbul ahead of the European Athletics Indoor Championships which take place from March 2nd – 5th 2023. Ireland will have fifteen athletes (nine women and six men), including a relay team, taking to European competition across the busy four-day schedule. The Irish team boasts plenty of international experience including two-time European World Indoor 60m Hurdles finalist …
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Team Ireland Ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships
An exciting Irish team have begun to arrive in Istanbul ahead of the European Athletics Indoor Championships which take place from March 2nd – 5th 2023. Ireland will have fifteen athletes (nine women and six men), including a relay team, taking to European competition across the busy four-day schedule. The Irish team boasts plenty of international experience including two-time European World Indoor 60m …
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Irish Team for Indoor European Championships Announced
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Grace Fisher
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February 23, 2023
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Athletics
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123.ie, Cliodhna Manning, European Indoors Championships, Joan Healy, Kate O'Connor, Miriam Daly, Molly Scott, Niamh Murray, Phil Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker
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Athletics Ireland have announced an exciting team of sixteen athletes set to compete at the upcoming European Indoor Championships which take place in Istanbul from March 2nd – 5th 2023. The selection came the same day insurance company 123.ie were officially announced as the new official kit sponsor of Irish athletics, doubling down on their existing multi-annual six figure sponsorship of Athletics Ireland which began …
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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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Fastest-ever opener for Sarah Lavin in 60m Hurdle in Aarhus
On Wednesday Sarah Lavin won her 60m hurdle heat in just 8.02 seconds at the 2023 Aarhus Sprint’N’Jump in Denmark, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze event. 8.02 seconds is the fastest-ever season opener for the Limerick hurdler, and her second-fastest time ever; she was only .05 seconds from her personal best of 7.97 seconds. It also marks the eighth …
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Catherina McKiernan Set to Enter Hall of Fame at National Athletics Awards
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HerSport Editor
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October 19, 2022
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Athletics
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Catherina McKiernan, Ciara Mageean, Dean Casey, European Athletics Championships, Israel Olatunde, Kate O'Connor, Louise Shanahan, Mark English, Nicola Tuthill, Nicolas Griggs, Reece Ademola, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, World Cross Country Championships
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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
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HerSport Editor
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August 23, 2022
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Athletics
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Ann Marie McGlynn, Aoife Cooke, Athletics, Ciara Mageean, Eilish Flanagan, European Championships, Fionnuala McCormack, Louise Shanahan, Michelle Finn, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Roisin Flanagan, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Women's Marathon Team
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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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Weekend Roundup
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HerSport Editor
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August 22, 2022
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Athletics
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800m, canoe, EuroHockey, European Championships, Hurdles, ireland rugby, Jenny Egan, Louise Shanahan, Lynsey McKey, relay, Sarah Lavin, Shanahan, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers, Team Ireland, Upton, Wexford Youths, WNL
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A stunning start for Ireland’s rugby team Scoring a 57-22 win against their hosts, this season’s rugby tour in Japan has secured a confident start. Both Dalton and Deely scored tries, while the rest of the team maintained a confident and consistent game right to the final whistle. Deely stated after the match “I knew myself once we got the ball …
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