by ieadmin | Dec 13, 2011 | Cross Country, Featured, News
Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) put in a stellar performance of front running to take the gold medal at the 18th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Velenje, Sloveni. This is Ireland’s second senior women’s gold medal in the history of these championships,...
by ieadmin | Nov 1, 2011 | Dublin, Featured, Marathon, News
The big Irish performance of the day at the National Lottery Dublin Marathon belonged to Linda Byrne, who as well as winning the women’s Woodie’s DIY national marathon title, also achieved the A standard running 2:36.21 (inside the Olympic A standard of 2:37). This...
by ieadmin | Oct 9, 2011 | Featured, News
Athletics Ireland is delighted to announce the appointment of Natalie Gabites in the newly created ‘Athlete Services Co-ordinator’ role. Natalie will work closely with High Performance Director, Kevin Ankrom. Natalie hails from New Zealand where she studied Sport and...
by ieadmin | Sep 17, 2011 | 5000m, Featured, News, Track
Alistair Cragg of Clonliffe Harriers sets a new Irish 5000m record of 13:03:53 in Brussels. After a number of years of frustration, Cragg, finally got back into the shape last seen in 2007 when he set 13:07:10. In the final race of the Diamond League series the South...