Irish Athletics

WATCH: Limerick’s Sarah Lavin sets new personal best in Madrid as she gears up for European Championships

By Jack Neville / February 26, 2021 /

Limerick’s Sarah Lavin continued her excellent early season form as she beat her personal best twice at the World Indoor Tour on Wednesday evening in Madrid. The event came in…

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Limerick’s Amy O’Donoghue sets 1500m PB at Bryggen Invitational

By Jack Neville / February 15, 2021 /

Limerick and Emerald AC athlete Amy O’Donoghue knocked four seconds off her personal best as she finished fourth in the 1500m at the Bryggen Invitational in Manchester over the weekend.…

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Limerick’s Jim Hogan, a man who fulfilled his potential wearing a Great Britain singlet

By Ronan Coughlan / March 28, 2020 /

JIM HOGAN’S story in athletics is no ordinary one certainly not all plain sailing. The year was 1966 in Budapest, where the Irishman crossed over the line in his English…

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Olympian Thomas Barr helps launch Irish Life Health partnership with Athletics Ireland

By Jack Neville / January 29, 2019 /

Thomas Barr with UL’s Gary Ryan & Tom Comyns launch Irish Life Health partnership with Athletics Ireland Irish Life Health was announced as an official partner to Athletics Ireland, a…

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Ciara Neville named on IAAF World U20 Championships team

By Luke Liddy / July 2, 2018 /

A strong Irish team of 18 athletes have been selected for the IAAF World U20 Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland (July 10-15). Emerald AC star Ciara Neville returns to the…

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WATCH: Limerick’s Ciara Neville joins Gina Akpe-Moses in European U-20’s 100m final

By Raffaele Rocca / July 20, 2017 /

Limerick’s Ciara Neville joins Gina Akpe-Moses in European U-20’s 100m final tomorrow. In 1979 Patricia Amond + Michelle Walsh made the Euopean U20 100m final in Poland. History repeated itself…

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