12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (467+ words) Greater Manchester’s Naya O’Connell was bursting with pride after landing a spot on the podium at a national school sports event to cap an unforgettable experience in the East Midlands. O’Connell, 13, who lives in Bolton, featured at the School Games…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) Ireland's newest golden girl is enjoying a weekend in Stradbally as she celebrates her heroics from Birmingham. Kate O'Connor has swapped the track and field of Birmingham for the fields of Stradbally as she enjoys a weekend with her friends…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) Hanna O’Connor isn’t slowing down. The Johnston native and Boston resident continues to emerge as one of the country’s elite distance runners and recently made her marathon debut in New York, finishing with a time of 2:35:55 – which was good enough…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (809+ words) Ireland’s Finn Lynch leading the fleet. Pic: ©INPHO/David Branigan. Katie Taylor’s swansong is about to fill out Croke Park, the Ryder Cup is coming to Adare in little over a year, and the Aviva will host no less than…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (212+ words) Three Irish boxers box for European gold on Friday. Kristian Jubani, John Donoghue and Louise Joyce will all try and step onto the top of the European U19 Championship podium. Two time European medalist, Louise Joyce will box for 48kg gold against…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (936+ words) Kate O’Connor capped a memorable summer on Saturday when she added European gold to her Commonwealth Games triumph Kate O'Connor celebrated winning heptathlon gold for Ireland at the European Championships in Birmingham with a "double burger". That choice seemed fitting:…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago   (198+ words) Kate O'Connor has secured a gold medal in the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Brimingham. The 25-year-old claimed third place in the 800 metres earlier as she followed Rhasidat Adeleke and Mark English in finishing on the podium…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (880+ words) Kate O’Connor is European champion. A sentence like that should still make Irish athletics pause for a moment. Not because O’Connor’s medal now arrives as a shock, but because the danger with greatness is that it starts to feel ordinary…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (360+ words) Kate O’Connor has sensationally won Gold in the Heptathlon at the European Championships after a great two days in Birmingham. The reigning World Championship silver medallist and Commonwealth gold medallist took home the Gold medal after finishing third in the…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (121+ words) Ireland's Kate O'Connor speaks after winning gold in the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships, just weeks after winning the same event at the Commonwealth Games. 'It was so up and down' - O'Connor wins heptathlon gold Video, 00:02:28'It was…...