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Waterford, Ireland / WLR Mar 6, 2021 3:55 PM Sarah Lavin and Sean Tobin have set lifetime bests on day two of the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland, with both promising potentially more to come in Torun. Clonmel AC and Dublin Track Club star Tobin clocked a new mark of 7 minutes, 47.71 seconds in coming fifth in his 3000m semi-final, only being a second off winner Andrew Butchart of Britain (7:46.46) in a blanket finish. Tobin had stayed close to the front throughout, looking ve...

Sport Journalist Much has been made of the size of the 23-strong Irish team which will compete over the four days of the upcoming European Indoor Championships in Torun this weekend, but ultimately the currency of success is medals and winning even one from four days of competition looks a daunting task.  The Ireland team, however, has had a long and happy relationship with the most accessible championship for its athletes who earned two podium successes from the last staging in 2019.  Mark E...

Sport Journalist Irelands largest ever team for a major indoor championship will travel to Poland next week for the European Indoors, with 2019 medallists Mark English and Ciara Mageean carrying some of the best hopes of a medal among the 24-strong squad.  English is currently ranked seventh in Europe over 800 metres but he will bring vast experience to the task of potentially racing three-hard races in three days.  Its a refined skill to reach a six-man final in such a condensed schedule bu...

The rush of Irish records and personal bests that have filled the sessions of the Elite ILH Micro Meeting at Abbotstown continued into day two with Phil Healy's sub 52-second run in the 400 metres headlining a long list of athletes making significant breakthroughs.

Playwright Kieron Magee on the Maritime Mile and rediscovering his joinery skills Gail Bell asks experts and people in the public eye what keeps them going. This week: Belfast playwright, Kieron Magee Belfast writer, gazebo builder and whiskey drinker Kieron Magee 04 February, 2021 01:00 Kieron is project manager at Tread the Boards, whose short film 1797 – Searching for Henry Joy McCracken is on YouTube 1 Up and at it – what is your new morning routine? How...

Just a fearless guy... He was far more a friend than just a colleague RTÉ’s Peter Collins and Greg Allen recall their time working with athletics legend Jerry Kiernan. By Sinead Farrell Saturday 23 Jan 2021, 7:00 AM Jan 23rd 2021, 7:00 AM 32,995 Views 15 Comments RTÉ BROADCASTING GIANT Bill O’Herlihy turns to Jerry Kiernan in studio, th...

); What stood out was how Kiernan’s public persona matched up exactly with who he was in private Cathal Dennehy pays tribute to the Irish athletics legend. By Cathal Dennehy Friday 22 Jan 2021, 8:35 AM Jan 22nd 2021, 12:03 AM 36,930 Views 11 Comments Jerry Kiernan (file pic). Updated Jan 22nd 2021, 8:35 AM IF ONLY he could see it. If only Je...

They cried, they laughed, they reflected. For those who knew Jerry Kiernan, this had all come too soon, a traumatic, impossibly grim situation that made no sense. On Wednesday night, Kiernan had been texting friends shortly before going to bed, cracking a joke to one of them about Donald Trump. Hours later, he was gone. The 67-year-old passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning and the cause is not yet known, though Kiernan had been struggling with his health for months and dealing wi...

); Sport Ireland CEO and former athlete John Treacy pays tribute to his late friend. By Paul Fennessy Thursday 21 Jan 2021, 6:48 PM Jan 21st 2021, 6:48 PM 29,077 Views 13 Comments Irelands John Treacy pictured competing at the 1984 Olympics. Image: S&G and Barratts/EMPICS Sport Irelands John Treacy pictured competing at the 1984 Olympics. Ima...

Digital Desk Staff President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to former Olympian and athletics commentator Jerry Kiernan following his death. The 67-year-old represented Ireland at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, placing ninth in the men’s marathon. Kiernan went on to train many of Ireland’s top athletics talents, including middle-distance runners John Travers and Ciara Mageean. “The death of Jerry Kiernan, Olympian, sports commentator and athletics coach will have been heard with sad...