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      Interview: Fionnuala Britton

      Sunday, 17 Feb 2013

      Fionnuala Britton talks about her 1500m victory at the Indoor Championships in Athlone

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      Britton wins National Indoor 1500m

      Sunday, 17 Feb 2013

      Fionnuala Britton turned on the style at the National Indoor Atheltic Championships in Athlone, claiming a confident victory in the final of the women's 1500m.

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      Meegan breaks Manley's 1500m Irish record

      Monday, 22 Oct 2012

      Andrew Meegan from Aer Lingus SC broke Steven Manley's seven-year-old 1500 metre Freestyle Short Course record on Sunday in the Berlin leg of the World Cup series.

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      McKillop's gold win went exactly to plan

      Tuesday, 04 Sep 2012

      Michael McKillop tells Adrian Eames that his 1,500m gold medal win went exactly to plan

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      Medal ceremony a family affair

      Tuesday, 04 Sep 2012

      Catherine McKillop tells of the privilege and honour she felt at being allowed to present her son Michael with his 1,500m gold medal

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      McKillop routs 1500m field in London

      Monday, 03 Sep 2012

      Michael McKillop won Ireland's fifth gold medal of the London 2012 Paralympics as he established himself as the world's greatest Paralympic middle-distance runner in the Olympic Stadium.

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      Michael McKillop

      Thursday, 23 Aug 2012

      Michael McKillop: 800m, 1,500m

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      James Brown

      Thursday, 23 Aug 2012

      James Brown: track - 1km time trial, 4km individual pursuit. Road - time trial, road race

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      Athletics: Alptekin leads Turkish one-two in 1500m

      Friday, 10 Aug 2012

      Asli Cakir Alptekin led a Turkish 1-2 when she held off Gamze Bulut to win the women's Olympic 1,500 metres gold after delivering a powerful final lap in a tactical, bunched race.

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      Athletics: Makhloufi wins shock 1500m gold

      Tuesday, 07 Aug 2012

      Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi won the men's 1,500 metres Olympic gold medal, a day after he had been thrown out of the event for not trying in his 800 metres heat then reinstated.

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      Melbourne provides Ireland with five medals

      Monday, 02 Jul 2012

      Ireland won five medals at the 1956 Melbourne Games, with Ronnie Delany's 1500m gold the pick of the bunch.

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      Ciaran O'Lionaird

      Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012

      Ciaran O'Lionaird: 1500m

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      McKillop sets new record at Olympic Stadium

      Tuesday, 08 May 2012

      Ireland's Michael McKillop set a new world record after taking a staggering 15 seconds off his 1,500m best time at the Visa London Disability Athletics Challenge in the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.

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      Sport At 7: Ronnie Delaney

      Thursday, 01 Dec 2011

      Ronnie Delaney recalls his Melbourne Olympics heroics 55 years to the day since his gold medal performance in the 1500m.

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      O'Lionaird through to 1500m semi-final

      Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011

      Ciaran O'Lionaird produced an impressive sprint finish in a slow and tactical men's 1500m heat to secure qualification for the semi-final at the World Championships in Daegu.

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      Mageean sets new Irish junior 1,500m record

      Monday, 22 Aug 2011

      Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) improved her own Irish junior 1,500m record last night.

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      Murphy just shy of place in World 1500m final

      Monday, 25 Jul 2011

      Gráinne Murphy narrowly missed out on a place in the 1500m freestyle final after finishing 10th overall in the heats at the World Swimming Championships.

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      Mageean wins silver at European juniors

      Sunday, 24 Jul 2011

      Ireland's Ciara Mageean has won a silver medal in the women's 1,500m at the 21st European Junior Athletics Championships, Estonia.

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      Cullen to take part in Great Ireland run

      Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011

      Recently crowned national indoor 1500m champion Mary Cullen has confirmed her entry to the SPAR Great Ireland Run 10km which takes place in the Phoenix Park on Sunday, 10 April.

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      Cullen claims 1,500m victory

      Sunday, 20 Feb 2011

      Mary Cullen won the 1,500 metres final at the Irish Indoor Championships on Sunday.

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