European Athletics and Swimming Championships: Complete guide to the Irish in action
At the halfway mark to LA, Irish athletes have medals on their minds in Birmingham and Paris
Daniel Wiffen
Daniel Wiffen and Ellen Walshe negotiate Friday heats with confidence
Ellie McCartney to face gruelling evening schedule with 200m breaststroke final before 200m IM semi-final
European swimming and athletics: Ellen Walshe wins gold, McSharry wins silver – as it happened
Rhasidat Adeleke is into the 200m final after a brilliant semi-final run
Ellen Walshe claims European gold medal with stunning 400IM swim in Paris
Mona McSharry takes silver in the 100m breaststroke but Daniel Wiffen has to settle for fourth in the 800m freestyle
Jack Kelly misses out on medal but targets European success in favoured 200m breaststroke on Wednesday
Mona McSharry, John Shortt and Daniel Wiffen all qualify for finals on Wednesday evening
Jack Kelly breaks Irish national record again to reach European 100m breaststroke final
Kelly among the medal contenders for Tuesday’s final
‘I realised maybe I wasn’t ready to be done’: Mona McSharry targets more glory at Europeans
Sligo swimmer is loving life as a fully fledged professional athlete as she prepares for Paris test
Daniel Wiffen saves best for last to take silver in 1,500m freestyle
Michaela Walsh guarantees at least bronze in women’s featherweight
Mayo reach top step of the Hogan Stand after 75-year climb
Tears of joy flood Croke Park as Mayo bid goodbye to the curse
Daniel Wiffen misses out on medal in final of Commonwealth Games 400m
Sam Short leads home an Australian 1-2-3 in Glasgow as Wiffen’s hopes of three medals falls at first hurdle
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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Welcome question on Daniel Wiffen, Mona McSharry and Róisín Ní Riain, Irish Olympic and Paralympic medalists
British ambassador hosts birthday bash for King Charles as he turns, er, 77 and a half
Michael McDowell, Rossa Fanning and Helen McEntee also had birthdays recently, though Helen tried to keep mum about it
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Daniel Wiffen leaves California training base to continue Olympic preparations in Dublin
Olympic champion was unhappy with his progress at UC Berkeley
It’s still a cultural taboo in the GAA to declare your ambition
Cork’s Alan Connolly was criticised for saying he was targetting further victories, and that says a lot
Ellen Walshe claims fifth national title to close out Irish Open Championships
Daniel Wiffen wins 800m freestyle for third title of the week in Bangor
Daniel Wiffen wins 400m title at Irish Open in Bangor
John Shortt sets Irish record in 200m backstroke
Daniel Wiffen falls short of first target at Irish Open Swimming Championships
Olympic champion wins 1,500m freestyle on opening day in Bangor but misses self-set goal
Daniel Wiffen sets a personal ultimatum ahead of Irish Open Swimming Championships
The Olympic champion wants to swim close to his personal bests to prove California move is bearing fruit
How Munster opportunity knocked for Scottish swimming coach John Szaranek
The Swim Ireland National Centre head coach has been at the coalface of efforts to bring Irish swimming along
Daniel Wiffen upping stakes for Irish Open Championships: ‘If I don’t swim fast, I’m not staying in California’
Olympic champion not yet convinced of his path to defending his title in LA
With one pool for every 80,000 people, it’s a miracle Ireland is producing great swimmers
Over half are hotel pools, which usually don’t have pay-as-you-go public swimming, restrict children’s access and lack accessibility accommodations
‘For me it’s not swimming’: Daniel Wiffen lashes out against Enhanced Games
Max McCusker becomes second Irish swimmer to sign up for the controversial event
Ellen Walshe wins 200m butterfly gold at the European championships
Seven medals for Ireland in unprecedented week of success for Irish swimming
Ellen Walshe wins silver and Daniel Wiffen wins bronze at European championships
Olympic champion Wiffen had chance to win 800m freestyle, but had to settle for third
Daniel Wiffen wins gold medal in 1,500m freestyle at European Championships
Evan Bailey produces the best swim of his career to win a tied bronze in the 200m freestyle final
Irish teenager John Shortt wins European 200m backstroke gold medal in stunning fashion
Ellen Walshe also produced an excellent swim on Wednesday morning, breaking her own 100m individual medley record
Daniel Wiffen wins bronze in 400m free at European Short-Course Championships
Belfast’s Jack McMillan takes gold for Britain; John Shortt breaks Irish 200m backstroke record twice in eight hours to reach final
Daniel Wiffen out to restate his claim at European Short-Course Championships after illness
Olympic gold medallist suffered appendicitis before the World Championships in July
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Daniel Wiffen withdraws from world championships due to appendicitis
Ellen Walshe finishes eighth in butterfly final
Daniel Wiffen surrenders first of his World Championship swimming titles in Singapore
Ellen Walshe qualifies for 200m butterfly final with new Irish record
Daniel Wiffen narrowly qualifies for 800m freestyle final at World Championships
The Olympic and World champion in the event was the slowest qualifier from Tuesday’s heats
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