Ireland’s boxing sensation Katie Taylor won her country’s first gold medal of London 2012 by beating Sofya Ochigava. The 26-year-old lightweight, who is considered a national hero in Ireland after winning four world and five European titles, beat the...
Belfast athlete Gareth Turnbull has won the 2012 Kleinwort Benson Investors St. Patrick’s 5K Festival Road Race, which took place in Dublin on Sunday, March 18th. The St. Malachy’s AC runner completed the course in 00:14:26, just 14 seconds adrift of the 00:14:12...
The 2012 Cork City Marathon is taking place this Monday, 4 June. Long regarded as the ‘marathon for everyone’, race organisers are expecting thousands of participants to take to the starting line and compete in the full marathon, half marathon and relay event this...
Legends Join Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Ahead of Final Volvo Ocean Race Tilt Galway’s hurling royalty, the Connolly brothers, swapped their sticks for dock shoes today as they joined Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, the Abu Dhabi-backed team in the gruelling round-the-world...
Cork City, Monday 4 June 2012: Clonmel athlete Angela McCann has successfully defended her title at the 2012 Cork City Marathon in a time of 2:53:02. The mother of three shaved almost half a minute off the winning time she set in last year’s race. Anne Curley of...