The 45th staging of the Irish Life Dublin marathon highlights the journey the event has had in the capital, but traditional values remain strong among organisers.
Kenya's world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO in a sample taken before her Sydney Marathon victory.
By finishing third in the women's race at the Melbourne Marathon, Nichola Sheridan's graph continues on an upward curve, this for a competitor who only made her marathon debut in 2024.
Ethiopian Hawi Feysa retained her Chicago Marathon crown in a heavyweight clash with Kenya's Sharon Lokedi on Sunday, pulling away in the final mile to break the tape in two hours, 13 minutes and 33 seconds.
Dublin City Marathon organisers are keen to grow the event even more going forward but inflationary costs will see the entry fee for the event increase to €130 in 2027.
European gold medallist Kate O'Connor has been revelling in doing "normal things" for a 25-year-old, but acknowledges the prospect of Olympic silverware is always at the back of her mind.
It's been a remarkable year for Irish sport, but Mark English's European Athletics Championships gold in the men's 800m will be hard to top when they're stitching together the 2026 edition of Reeling In The Years.
European 1500m bronze medallist Andrew Coscoran is among eight Irish athletes taking to the streets of Copenhagen this weekend for the second edition of the World Athletics Road Running Championships.
The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has submitted a budget proposal to the Government "seeking modernised tax measures" to improve Irish athletes' prospects of reaching and performing at the elite level.
Mark English set a new personal best at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest as he finished sixth in the men's 800m final with Rhasidat Adeleke bowing out at the semi-final stage.
Sharlene Mawdsley was unable to replicate her summer form as she failed to qualify for the women's 400m final on the opening night of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
Irish Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan and teammate Eamon Montgomery have both qualified to the apparatus final at the 2026 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
European heptathlon champion Kate O'Connor enjoyed a triumphant return to Dublin Airport on Monday afternoon following her memorable gold medal win in Birmingham.
Amy Hunt became the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single European championships as Swedish superstar Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis took home the gold in the men's pole vault.
Medal ceremonies at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham were postponed on Saturday evening and transport was suspended after a man was arrested on suspicion of fraud.