Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics

These are rare and precious times for Kate O’Connor

With Commonwealth Games gold in the bag, Dundalk star quickly shifts focus to the European Championships

Athletics Ireland confirm 47-strong team for European Athletics Championships

Niamh Allen and Eric Favors among the 14 additional athletes added to team for Birmingham in August

Kate O’Connor wins heptathlon gold at Commonwealth Games

Dundalk athlete claims sixth successive championship medal in 17 months

Kate O’Connor roars back into heptathlon gold spot at Commonwealth Games with 200m win

O’Connor clocks 24.14 seconds at rain-soaked Scotstoun Stadium

Sharlene Mawdsley included in bumper Irish squad for European Championships

Twenty automatic qualifiers and four relay panels confirmed for Birmingham

‘It’s just about holding my nerve’: Kate O’Connor feels good about heptathlon medal bid

Dundalk athlete hopes strong performance in the Commonwealth Games will set her up for the Europeans in a fortnight

Sophie O’Sullivan breaks her mother Sonia’s 31-year-old record in runaway 1,500m win

Rhasidat Adeleke set Morton Stadium alight on Saturday when securing the 200m qualifying time for the European Championships

Kerry player ratings: Clifford brothers impress but too many fall below usual high standards

Mayo’s aggressive high press seemed to throw the Kerry defence off its stride

Mayo player ratings: Ryan O’Donoghue and Jack Carney shine brightest in stunning team display

Andy Moran deserves special praise for his achievement in his first season as manager

Rhasidat Adeleke nails final chance as she secures European Championships qualifying time

Adeleke runs 22.80 to win the 200m national title in Santry from Lauren Roy; Sharlene Mawdsley pulls up with injury

Josh Kerr’s ballsiest world record is motivating and demoralising for milers everywhere

Four-time Irish 1,500m champion Cathal Doyle says the race to catch up is already on

Mick ‘The Iron Man’ Murphy: One of the most intriguing champions in all Irish sport

The 1958 Rás Tailteann winner, who helped put Kerry cycling on the national racing map, was also a ‘farmer, runner, boxer, wrestler, circus performer and maverick’

Kerry’s Diarmuid O’Connor leaning on tested routines to calm the mind ahead of All-Ireland final

Summer holidays afford the schoolteacher ample free time that can be a curse if left unmanaged

Kerry football captain Paul Geaney: ‘I don’t think I’d be here if the rules didn’t change’

As he prepares for his eighth All-Ireland final, the 35-year-old has finally learned to relax and stop overthinking

Kate O’Connor leads the gold medal hopes in the Northern Ireland team at the Commonwealth Games

Rhys McClenaghan and Daniel Wiffen are also eyeing up gold medals at the Glasgow event

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