The Irish Times

These are challenging times for young athletes everywhere

The Jerry Kiernan Foundation is keeping his spirit alive and helping Irish athletes

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 10:00

When De La Salle ruled the roost in Leinster schools rugby

Diarmuid Coogan on how the Churchtown school upset the odds twice in the 1980s

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 06:00

Ian O’Riordan: Magic of the mile never fails to thrill

Something and everything about this imperial distance still brings a smile to Irish sport

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

Jerry Kiernan Foundation offering grants to Irish athletes

Foundation wants to help ‘build the next generation of winners’

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 01:42

Mageean still bubbling with enthusiasm as she looks forward to a big year

World and European Championships and Commonwealth Games both in her sights

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00

Sporting obituaries 2021: From League of Ireland to GAA, Olympics and the World Cup

Remembering the sportspeople who passed away in 2021

Sat Jan 01 2022 - 06:00

Ciara Mageean still coming to terms with a difficult Olympic year

Injury before the Games and death of coach Jerry Kiernan were two crushing blows

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 06:00

Ian O’Riordan: Rekindling the running spirit of Jerry Kiernan

Former running partner Murt Coleman and his family have set up a foundation in the Olympian’s honour

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00

Ian O’Riordan: Olympic documentary series keeps focus despite shifting horizons

Darragh Bambrick’s three-part series looks at nine Irish athletes on the long road to Tokyo

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00

Ciara Mageean drops out of European Indoor Championships

1,500m runner says training setbacks have left her short of her best form

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 18:12

Tipping Point: Racing people need to stand up for their sport

Viking Hoard case is equivalent of someone tinkering with brakes of a racecar

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 07:00

Teaching was Jerry Kiernan’s vocation; in 30 years he never missed a day

I recall not just a great athlete but an inspiring teacher at St Brigid’s Boys School

Sat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00

‘It’s what he lived for’: Athletes pay tribute to inspirational coach Jerry Kiernan

The coach instilled self-belief in his runners, but wasn’t afraid to give the ‘sh**e’ talk

Sat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00

Irish Olympic marathon runner Jerry Kiernan dies aged 67

Kerryman finished ninth at the Los Angeles Olympics and also won two Dublin Marathons

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 14:42

Ian O’Riordan: Debate on return of competitive running starts fast and stays hot

There is huge frustration among the athletic community at the lack of competition

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00

Mo Farah targeting another record run on the Antrim coast

Four-time Olympic champion out to break his British half marathon record on Saturday

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 15:56

Cheltenham punters give their tips for this week’s festival

Jerry Kiernan, Andrew McNamara, Darragh Ó Sé, Leon Blanche and Willie Penrose

Mon Mar 09 2020 - 09:00

‘It takes a lot to say don’t follow your dream, even if it’s a mad one’

Winning a National Cross Country has been a boost for Kevin Dooney’s mental health

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 09:14

Punter predictions: Cheltenham festival tips and fancies

Michael Duignan, Phillip Reynolds, Darragh Ó Sé and more have their say

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 08:00

TV View: Hitch your bandwagon to McClenaghan’s Pommel Horse

Gold medal performance from Irish gymnast steals the show on Sunday

Sun Aug 12 2018 - 17:10

Team Ireland at the European Athletics Championships

Ian O’Riordan profiles the 42 athletes wearing green in Berlin next week

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00

Ciara Mageean still chasing that magical sub-four

‘Sonia was a fantastic athlete, if I can go after some of those records it would be special’

Tue Jun 13 2017 - 19:34

Cheltenham 2017: Straight from the horses’ mouths

Darragh Ó Sé, Willie Penrose, Jerry Kiernan, Paddy Power and Willie McCreery have their say

Sat Mar 11 2017 - 11:00

Ciara Mageean apologises but Irish athletics has more problems

The 1,500m runner was the great medal hope in Belgrade but withdrew during the final

Sun Mar 05 2017 - 19:25

Illness forces Ciara Mageean to drop out of 1,500m final

Irish runner struggled after her heat yesterday and dropped out with two laps to go

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 19:24

Under-par Ciara Mageean claims final spot in 1,500m final

Irish athlete glad to get through in European Indoors, despite illness affecting performance

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 20:48

Ciara Mageean and Ciara O’Sullivan: injuries to a sense of self

‘The mental legacy of a sports injury is an awful lot more traumatic than the physical’

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 01:00

Mary Hannigan: RTÉ panel show little delight in Turkish success

If at first you don’t succeed through doping, try buying in athletes from other countries

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 01:17

Shona Heaslip breezes past Olympians to win cross-country title

Shock win in 8km race earns runner a place on senior European Championships team

Sun Nov 27 2016 - 19:42

Ciara Mageean named Sportswoman of the Month for February

After fighting back from injury 24-year-old broke two Irish indoor records last month

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 12:00

TV View: No impartiality on day Olympics regained a little magic

Thomas Barr’s ‘date with destiny’ almost becomes the most heroic run of his life

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 05:00

Sonia O’Sullivan: Thomas Barr’s heroics resurrected a tired studio

Olympic final place for 400m hurdler is exactly what Irish athletics needs

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 07:45

Olympic TV view: Arrests, cartels, inner bits – just another quiet day in studio

Ireland deserve a gold medal in the biggest headline-generating small nation category

Wed Aug 17 2016 - 21:30

Encouraging short run for Ciara Mageean at Morton Games

Olympic hopeful just misses out in 800m but believes it will help in 1,500m in Rio

Fri Jul 22 2016 - 22:10