The Irish Times

Mu pips Hodgkinson and sets new US record as she claims 800m gold

Thompson-Herah becames first woman to successfully defend a sprint double at Olympics

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 22:20

‘Dream come true’ - 11 athletes join the automatic Irish qualifiers

After Tuesday’s close of business, they were inside the ranking quota for their events

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 17:14

Mark English books his place at Tokyo Olympics

English breaks Irish 800m record to claim Olympic place

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 20:38

Phil Healy gets the nod as Rhasidat Adeleke showdown lives up to the hype

26-year-old just edges 18-year-old pretender to National Track and Field 200m crown

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 18:05

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

Irish athlete Leon Reid in UK court on drug and weapons charges

26-year-old sprinter appeared at Bristol Crown Court with 17 other defendants

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 15:11

Tokyo Olympics: Irish athletics team getting stronger

So far, 21 athletes have either qualified or are very close to – four more than in Rio 2016

Mon May 03 2021 - 18:20

Irish sprinter Leon Reid charged with drugs offences

Reid appeared in a Bristol court last week

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 20:15

Leon Reid: ‘It’s like bullying, if you give them what they want, they feed off it’

Irish sprinter is fronting new campaign highlighting how to deal with online abuse

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 06:00

Leon Reid: ‘You can’t be Irish because you’re black’

Irish athlete talks about how he deals with ongoing online abuse

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 15:21

Season of fast times selects largest Irish team for European Indoors

Majority who qualified were racing in standard running spikes according to rules

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 20:05

Mark English pressed hard into Irish Indoor 800m record

He edges superb race with Cian McPhillips at Athletics Ireland Elite Micro Meet

Sat Feb 20 2021 - 17:35

Tokyo dreaming: Ireland’s Olympics team slowly taking shape

Ireland could send as many as 90 athletes to Japan – an increase on Brazil four years ago

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00

Olympic boxing qualifiers continue but uncertainty continues for many athletes

Ireland has sent 13 boxers to the qualifying event at the Copper Box in London

Sun Mar 15 2020 - 13:32

Team Ingebrigtsen one of the many hurdles Ireland face in Norway

Three talented brothers set to run at European Team Championships on their home track

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 16:56

Stephen Scullion targets marathon in Doha after Santry success

Clonliffe Harriers runner wins 10,000 metres at National Championships

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 18:03

‘Class is permanent’ - Ciara Mageean reaches 1,500m final

She ran the perfect race, finishing second to Britain’s gold medal favourite Laura Muir

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 13:06

Leon Reid dejected after finishing seventh in European 200m final

Bath-based sprinter says he needs ‘to build a few more biceps and get ready to go again’

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 22:25

Mark English fails to recapture former glories in Berlin

2014 bronze medal winner’s European Championships over at the first hurdle

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 12:22

Marcus Lawler reminded that times count for nothing

All Irish hopes in the 200m now rest with Leon Reid, recently transferred from Britain

Wed Aug 08 2018 - 11:16

Team Ireland hope to continue national medal rush in Berlin

Mageean and Barr among main hopes as European Athletics Championships begin

Mon Aug 06 2018 - 13:04

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

Sprinter Leon Reid cleared to represent Ireland in Berlin

IAAF announce 24-year-old now eligible for next week’s European Championships

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 13:00

Leon Reid’s hopes of representing Ireland in Berlin look doomed

Sprinter was hoping to switch allegiance from Britain before European Championships

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 15:38