Ciara Mageean: ‘I just felt numb. It wasn’t even sadness, it was just emptiness’
The Down athlete reflects on the devastation she felt at having to pull out of the Olympics on the eve of the Games
Ciara Mageean
Few Irish athletes have displayed more resilience than Ciara Mageean
Ciara Mageean has been down a lonesome road at times, enough times to realise her career is still a long way from the finish
The timely and welcome renaissance in Irish athletics field events
Joyce’s success in Lima is a timely reminder that for all the talk of the need for better facilities and specialised coaches nothing beats a bit of old-school ingenuity and ambition
Our writers choose the best and worst of the 2024 Olympic Games
From historic feats by Daniel Wiffen and Kellie Harrington to kangaroo-hopping and boxing’s lapse into a culture war
Olympics: Complete day-by-day guide to the Irish athletes in action in Paris
Paris 2024 timetable: Who is competing when in athletics, boxing, rowing, hockey, badminton and gymnastics?
Olympics day 11 as it happened: Ireland’s Kellie Harrington wins gold in women’s lightweight final
Kellie Harrington beat China’s Wenlu Yang to win gold in the women’s 60kg final
Olympics Day 11: Irish in action and best of the rest as Kellie Harrington and showjumpers go for gold
Irish boxer’s opponent Wenlu Yang from China is an old foe and rivalry dates from 2016 world championships when Yang defeated Harrington in the final
Ciara Mageean ‘absolutely heartbroken’ as injury forces her out of Olympic 1,500m
European champion has been suffering with chronic pain from an Achilles injury in the run-in to the Games
Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Track and Field
Rhasidat Adeleke one of several genuine Olympic medal contenders for Ireland in Paris
Magic Olympic rings have the power to pull the biggest Ireland team ever to go to the games
Here’s where we are - this team will win medals and possibly the most ever
Ciara Mageean is The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the month for June
Popular Portaferry runner’s decisive kick for gold medal was utterly commanding as she ripped to the front to win the European Championship 1,500m in the Stadio Olimpico in June
Paris prep: What the National Athletics Championships tell us about Ireland’s Olympics preparations
All six of the Paris qualifiers who competed came away with national titles, none more impressively than Rhasidat Adeleke
Ireland predicted to win a record nine Olympic medals in Paris
Nielsen’s Gracenote Virtual Medal Table predict Ireland will claim a record nine Olympic medals in Paris
‘It’s a really cool achievement’: Irish athletics team inspiring girls across the country
Recent Irish success in the European Athletics Championships is inspiring athletes across the country
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s athletics success: a breakthrough at the top
While there have been advances in terms of facilities, we are still desperately lacking in enough grassroots outlets for children interested in athletics
Rome success has been years in the making, and heralds a bright future for Irish athletics
Improved coaching, facilities and funding helped Ireland’s athletes reach their potential at the European Championships
Malachy Clerkin: Irish athletics has hit new heights, but let’s not lose the run of ourselves
Paris Olympics: After the Irish team's heroics in Rome, it’s important not to overburden our best athletes with incessant medal chat
European Athletics Championships: How Ireland’s historic week in Rome unfolded
Ireland's four-medal haul means team finishes European Athletic Championships in 10th place – ahead of continental superpowers like Germany and Sweden
Mary Hannigan: No superlatives remaining for Irish athletes in Rome
Rhasidat Adeleke, Ciara Mageean and Thomas Barr all go again after gold medal success; Limerick hurlers make more history
Meet the medallists: The Irish athletes who made European Championship history
Ciara Mageean, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Thomas Barr and Chris O’Donnell have all achieved golden success at this year's championships
Ireland’s Ciara Mageean takes gold in 1,500m at European Athletics Championships
Portaferry runner produces a brilliant finish to take the win ahead of Britain’s Georgia Bell
‘I feel like I’m ready’: Ciara Mageean perfectly poised for another European 1,500m showdown
Portaferry native Ciara Mageean in confident mood and targeting a gold medal in the European 1,500m final
Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy safely into 1,500m final at European Championships
Mageean and Healy cruise through their heats and into Sunday night’s final in Rome
Rhasidat Adeleke opts for 400m as Ireland sends large squad to European Athletics Championships
Also qualified in the 200m, the Dublin sprinter has decided on her now specialist event
Ciara Mageean makes latest breakthrough in 800m with sub-1:59 time
In British Milers Club meeting, Portaferry native took well over half a second off her previous record
Sonia O’Sullivan: The world record that has stood for 41 years may soon be broken
We appear to be nearing the time when a woman will run the 800m faster than Jarmila Kratochvílová somehow did in 1983
The parkrun ‘world record’ that cost Ciara Mageean the indoor season
Irish athlete tweaked her hamstring during the Christmas run, sidelining her from training for several weeks
Virgin Media to broadcast 15 Diamond League meetings and World Indoors
Irish station announces extensive live coverage of athletics starting with Seville Marathon on Sunday
Paris and Rome shrink appeal of indoor athletics season
Olympic Games and European Championships taking obvious priority for the likes of Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke
Conflict between despair and denial ever-present when Olympic dreams are dashed mid-stride
Every runner, chasing an Olympic dream or otherwise, is unsure of when to push through or to pull back when a running-related injury strike
Sporting predictions for 2024: Sonia O’Sullivan, Graham Geraghty and others look ahead
Will Ireland do better than ever at the Olympics? Will anyone stop Limerick’s hurlers? Who will win Euro 2024? Will our educated guessers get anything right? It’ll certainly be fun finding out
Sports Review 2023: In this golden age of Irish sport, the fallback of honour in defeat no longer exists
Ireland’s sportspeople used to be good at losing. Finally the ‘wee Tricolour’ has become a force to be reckoned with
Difficult to separate Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke after their impressive seasons
Both Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke enjoyed outstanding campaigns in 2023 and deservedly share Athletics Ireland's Athlete of the Year award
Ciara Mageean notches fastest ever parkrun in Belfast
Portaferry athlete finishes 5km event in a time of 15 minutes and 13 seconds
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