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Ciara Mageean wins 1500m silver at European Championships
Just beforehand, Mark English qualified for the 800m final as an automatic qualifier.
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Aug 19th 2022, 7:54 PM
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Ciara Mageean secures 1500m silver at Commonwealth Games
The Down star clocked a season’s best time of 4:04.14 to finish behind Laura Muir.
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Aug 7th 2022, 8:13 PM
# the eagle has landed
New stars Dossen and Eagleson secure European Championship medals for Ireland
Eagleson, who had never before competed as a senior in any competition, is now an Elite European Championship medallist.
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Ireland's Lanigan-O'Keeffe bags brilliant bronze medal at World Cup Cairo
The Kilkenny man’s bid to reach his third Olympics started on a high.
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Feb 29th 2020, 5:38 PM
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World Bronze for Cork's McCarthy as discus hero lands Ireland's first medal in Dubai
Niamh McCarthy was flying the flag at the World Para Athletics Championships.
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Nov 12th 2019, 6:05 PM
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Mayne adds to Ireland's medal tally with bronze in Baku
The Templeogue native produced a fantastic final swim and finished just three seconds behind runner-up, Justine Delmas.
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Jul 24th 2019, 3:12 PM
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Ciara Mageean wins bronze for Ireland in the European Indoor 1500m final
The 26-year-old was pipped for second place in Glasgow.
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Mar 3rd 2019, 8:29 PM
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Bronze medal for Ireland as Mark English grabs third in European Indoor 800m final
The Letterkenny native finished third in the men’s 800m final on Sunday evening.
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Mar 3rd 2019, 7:07 PM
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'I still can’t believe it': Ireland's Lydia Boylan wins silver at the Track Cycling World Championships
The 31-year-old brought Ireland’s medal tally in Poland to two with her win in the women’s points race.
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Mar 3rd 2019, 3:53 PM
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Ireland's Mark Downey wins bronze at Track Cycling World Championships
Downey’s medal is Ireland’s first at the championships since 2014.
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Mar 1st 2019, 7:50 PM
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Ireland's Ryan claims world bronze in 50m backstroke final
Setting a new Irish record, the 24-year-old was home in a time of 22.76 in China.
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Dec 14th 2018, 12:56 PM
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Kurt Walker secures Ireland's second medal at EU Boxing Championships
The Lisburn bantamweight has joined Galway’s Kieran Molloy in the semis.
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Nov 15th 2018, 7:46 PM
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Galway boxing star Molloy guarantees bronze at EU Championships
Molloy outclassed former Youth Olympic champion Vincenzo Arecchia to reach the semis.
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Nov 13th 2018, 6:16 PM
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Gold for Ireland! Ellen Keane powers to first place in 100m breaststroke SB8 final
The 23-year-old earned Ireland’s first gold medal at the 2018 European Paraswimmimg Championships.
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Aug 19th 2018, 7:56 PM
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Ireland's Ellen Keane takes bronze as hosts win first medal at European Champs
The Clontarf native produced a stunning performance in the 200m Individual Medley.
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Aug 17th 2018, 8:54 PM
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Brilliant Barr makes history as he wins European Championship bronze
The Waterford native produced a brilliant performance in Berlin.
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Aug 9th 2018, 7:20 PM
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Memorable day for Irish sport capped as Shane Ryan wins European swimming bronze
The 24-year-old produced a strong swim in Glasgow this evening.
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Aug 4th 2018, 7:03 PM
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Ireland's young athletics stars return home to heroes' welcome
Sarah Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sophie O’Sullivan all delivered medals in Hungary.
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Jul 9th 2018, 10:05 PM
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Harrington earns European bronze and sets up semi showdown with Taylor's Olympic conqueror
The Dubliner will face Mira Potkonen in Monday’s semi-final.
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Jun 9th 2018, 3:54 PM
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Bronze medal for Ireland's Ryan Mullen at European Road Cycling Championships
The medal comes just a month after winning the National Road Race Championships.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 4:52 PM
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Cork's Christina Desmond guarantees bronze at European Boxing Championships
Cork middleweight will be back in the ring on Tuesday.
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Nov 20th 2016, 7:27 PM
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Brilliant bronze for Ireland's Anna Turvey at European Track Championships
The 36-year-old finished third in the Women’s Individual Pursuit in Paris.
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Oct 21st 2016, 6:54 PM
# teenage dreams
16-year-old Noelle Lenihan battles through injury to win Paralympic bronze
Another stellar day for Ireland in Rio as two medals are added to the total.
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Sep 18th 2016, 8:00 AM
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We've hit 10! Dynamic duo Dunlevy and McCrystal win silver in Paralympic Road Race
Ireland have now won five cycling medals in Rio.
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Sep 17th 2016, 8:07 PM
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Niamh McCarthy wins Ireland's second Paralympic medal of the day
She follows Orla Barry in claiming silver at the Olympic Stadium.
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Sep 15th 2016, 10:53 PM
# Silver lining
Medal alert! Cork's Orla Barry goes one better than London to take home Paralympic silver
A brilliant performance from the 26-year-old.
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Sep 15th 2016, 5:10 PM
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Gold! Sensational Eoghan Clifford battles knee injury to win second Paralympic medal
The three-time World champion adds the Paralympic crown to his collection.
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Sep 14th 2016, 7:20 PM
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Ireland's Colin Lynch storms to Paralympic silver with stunning Time Trial performance
Team Ireland are now halfway towards their medal target of eight.
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Sep 14th 2016, 12:45 PM
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Brilliant day for Ireland in Rio capped as Eoghan Clifford claims bronze on the track
The three-time world champion claimed a commanding victory in the bronze medal race.
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Sep 9th 2016, 10:59 PM
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History makers! Ireland stun England to win bronze at Euro Championships
England were stunned by the Green Machine in London on Saturday.
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Aug 30th 2015, 8:20 PM
# European Games
Medal alert! 19-year-old Irvine secures boxing silver as badminton pair add to Ireland's tally
It’s been a good day for Team Ireland in Baku.
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Jun 25th 2015, 3:12 PM