Katie Kirk

Losing it: Trials of male athletes making weight

Weight making is a unique part of sports that have weight categories or a limit. With increasing lev...

Áine O'Gorman is helping to settle the score for girls in sport

Áine O'Gorman is backing women playing soccer in Ireland and is passionate about tackling the drop-o...

Olympic hopefuls shine at National Athletics Championships in Dublin

Rhasidat Adeleke's victory was the highlight on the second day of the 123.ie National Athletics Cham...

Eve McMahon is not being held back by realists as sailors are announced for Olympic Games

"I have a huge amount of experience even though I'm quite young. I have a huge amount to learn still...

Mark English qualifies for Olympic Games in Paris with new Irish 800m record

Mark English has set a new Irish record and qualified for his third Olympic Games after running the ...

Israel Olatunde, Louise Shanahan and Chris O'Donnell added to European Championships team; Luke McCann 'not entered'

The squad for next week's European Championships has been finalised by Athletics Ireland. Athletes n...

Sarah Lavin is eyeing Euro podium after her fastest ever season opener

With Ireland set to send a bumper squad to the European Athletics Championships next week, Limerick'...

Ciara Mageean lowers her own Irish 800m record in Manchester, Orla Comerford breaks the tape in Eugene Diamond League

Ciara Mageean has bettered her own Irish record by 0.6 of a second, running 1.58.08 at the British M...

Battle of wounded knee: Cruciate injuries an issue for GAA

There has been no escaping reports of cruciate injuries in the GAA this week. Mayo's captain Paddy D...

Eileen Gleeson has plan and programmes in place to maintain fitness ahead of Sweden games

Eileen Gleeson is in contact with all her UK-based players to ensure they maintain their fitness in ...

In-form Sharlene Mawdsley beats Olympic qualifying time in Poland

Sharlene Mawdsley has secured the automatic Olympic standard in the 400m, running 50.72 at the Memor...

Jack Woolley trying to enjoy the process ahead of Paris Olympic Games after disappointing experience in Tokyo

Ireland's first Olympic taekwondo competitor Jack Woolley is determined to enjoy the experience in P...

Focused Kellie Harrington not fixated on possibility of Amy Broadhurst bout as Paris and retirement loom

Tokyo Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington admits there is a target on her back. Off the back of her f...