Eamon Coghlan News Today

1983. Glenroe was the hip new soap on RTE, Shergar was stolen, Octopussy was the latest James Bond film. We lost Karen Carpenter at the age of 32.

BORD na Mona have come on board as major sponsors of the Tullamore half marathon, giving a major boost to the host Tullamore Harriers club as the race resumes a...

THE death has taken place of Mick Neville, one of Tullamore and Offalys greatest ever male runners – the only Offaly man with a better track record than ...

Irish athletics has lost another giant with the death of Jerry Kiernan, who leaves behind a legacy as one of Ireland’s foremost distance runners and coaches. The 67-year-old was a native of Listowel, Co Kerry, and he lived in Dublin for most of his adult life. He had many achievements in the course of his career. He finished in ninth place in the marathon at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where his Irish teammate John Treacy won the silver medal. Mr Kiernan won the Dublin Marathon in 1982...