Athletics Ireland Announce Athletes Heading To European U23 Championships

Athletics Ireland has selected a team of 32 athletes to compete at the 2023 European U23 Championships to be held in Espoo, Finland, from 13-16 July. This is a key championship on the athlete pathway and serves as a final launching pad into full senior championship competition. Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan have been included in the squad, currently ranked …

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Team Ireland to race in DNA U20 meet today

Team Ireland arrived in Spain yesterday (February 21st) ahead of the 2023 DNA U20 meet, taking place in Madrid this morning. Dynamic New Athletics (DNA) is a European Athletics initiative which will see 6 nations compete against each other in a two-hour long team competition.  The match, which will take place at midday in Madrid’s Gallur Municipal Sports Centre, will …

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‘The Bar Will Always Win’ | Meet Una Brice

For Una Brice, Athletics has always been a part of her life. Her godfather was a discus thrower for Ireland, and went on to attend college in the United States on a scholarship, so when Brice’s father asked her if she wanted to get into athletics, she immediately said yes. The 18 year old is both a sprinter and a …

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It’s Like Being At The Beach | Meet Leagh Moloney

At just 15 years old, Leagh Moloney is as dedicated to her sport as any adult athlete. The Limerick native decided to give athletics a try when she was young, after her older sister got a scholarship to college in the United States. “My sister did athletics before me,” said Moloney. “She was a shot putter and got to the …

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