Limerick woman Ciara Neville will close off a challenging chapter of her athletics career when she runs in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday.
Following the death of Ronnie Delany, his achievements on the track were recalled by John Treacy and Eamon Coghlan, with both of the view that his success at the 1956 Olympics was truly remarkable given the global nature of athletics.
World indoor and outdoor silver medallist Kate O'Connor and five-time European medallist Mark English will headline a strong Irish team for the upcoming World Indoor Championships.
Kate O'Connor and Sharlene Mawdsley delighted spectators at the National Indoor Arena in Dublin this afternoon by claiming titles on the final day of the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships.
Sarah Lavin saw off an impressive effort from multi-event athlete Katie O'Connor to claim her eighth National Senior Indoor 60m hurdles title at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin on Saturday.
The showpiece of the Irish indoors season takes centre stage at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena when a host of big hitters converge for the 123.ie National Indoor Athletics Championships.
Orla Comerford is disappointed to see Russian and Belarusian athletes being allowed to compete under their own flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics.
Rhasidat Adeleke made a return to the track on Saturday, lowering her own Irish 300m record at the Tyson Invitational in the United States, clocking 36.30.
Femke Bol began her foray into 800m running on Sunday evening at the silver World Indoor Tour meeting in Metz, France clocking an impressive 1:59.07 for the four-lap race.
Femke Bol will embark on a new challenge on Sunday afternoon, running the 800m for the first time in her career. Katie Kirk reflects on the significance of the task and wonders just how fast she can run.
Mark English has lowered the Irish indoor 800m record for the second time in less than three weeks after a superb run at the Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava.
Ireland's Darragh McElhinney won the 3,000m race at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic on Saturday, coming home in in a time of 7:38.96.
Sarah Lavin achieved the 60 metres Hurdles World Indoor Championship standard by finishing second to French champion Laeticia Bapte in 7.98 seconds at an indoor meeting in Paris.
Brian Fay produced a superb display to finish 16th in the men's World Cross Country Championships in Florida, while a strong showing from Niamh Allen and Fiona Everard saw both Irish women finish inside the top-25 in the women's event.
Longford's Cian McPhillips has had a year to remember but that doesn't mean he can put his feet up over the festive season. The training continues and the focus remains.
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