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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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Fionnuala McCormack is first Irishwoman to qualify for five Olympics

Fionnuala McCormack became the first Irishwoman to qualify for five Olympic Games after running inside the qualifying time in the Valencia Marathon on Sunday. McCormack’s time of 2:26.19 was more than 30 seconds inside the 2:26.50 necessary to qualify for Paris and she finished in 34th place. The 39-year-old Wicklow native competed in the 3000m at Beijing 2008, the 5000m …

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Sinead Diver Runs Fastest Marathon Ever by Irish Woman

On Dec. 4th, Sinead Diver ran the Valencia marathon in 2:21:34— the fastest marathon time ever by an Irish woman. Remarkably, 45-year-old Diver only started running in 2010, when she was 33. The mother of two also works full-time. Diver was representing Australia in the event, so Catherina McKiernan still holds the Irish record (2:22:23) she set in 1998–but Diver’s …

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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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