Greg Allen

Sport Journalist

Preview: Dreams can become reality for in-form McIlroy

It's a mantra that regularly gets trotted out at this time of the golf season that 'this will be a Masters like no other'.

Golf • 06 Apr 23

Adeleke and Coscoran set new Irish records

Rhasidat Adeleke and Andrew Coscoran both set national records on a shining Saturday for Irish athletics.

Athletics • 25 Feb 23

Israel Olatunde celebrates after landing the indoor 60m title with a national record time

Blistering Olatunde smashes 60m national indoor record

Last year's European 100 metre finalist Israel Olatunde produced the performance of the weekend at the 123.ie National Athletics Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Abbottstown by clocking a new Irish 60 metres record.

Athletics • 19 Feb 23

Allam wins Dublin Marathon, Hoare first Irishman home

The 41st running of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon, featuring a record 25,000 competitors, was led home by Morocco's Taoufik Allem in 2 hours 11 minutes 30 seconds after a surge at 22 miles which was the precursor to an emphatic dominant triumph.

Athletics • 30 Oct 22

Leona Maguire fell one stroke shy of victory at the KPMG Irish Women's Open

Maguire falls one stroke short as Spilkova takes title

Leona Maguire missed out on a playoff by a single stroke as Czech Republic's Klara Spilkova took the KPMG Women's Irish Open crown at Dromoland Castle.

Golf • 26 Sep 22

Maguire's late surge has her well placed at Irish Open

Leona Maguire produced a flourish of four birdies and an eagle in the last seven holes of round three at the KPMG Irish Women's Open at Dromoland Castle to move right into contention and within two shots of the lead entering the final round.

Golf • 24 Sep 22

Ennis' Aideen Walsh missed the cut by a single stroke

Folke puts on a show while there's heartbreak for Walsh

Just as the light began to fade late on the second day's play at the KPMG Irish Women's Open at Dromoland Castle, 27-year-old Swede Moa Folke struck a seven iron to 25 feet on the closing hole and rolled in the putt for an eagle three to take a two-shot lead at the halfway point.

Golf • 23 Sep 22

Leona Maguire chips onto the sixth green at Dromoland Castle

Maguire recovers well as Walsh impresses on home soil

Leona Maguire shrugged off a poor start to move into contention after day one of the KPMG Women's Irish Open at Dromoland Castle in County Clare.

Golf • 22 Sep 22

"This is only the second time in his career that McIlroy has been in the field for an Open at St Andrews – a venue which has been quite rewarding for him down the years"

No golfing truce as a history-drenched Open looms

The war of words in golf continued apace as the world's best arrived at the spiritual home of the game for the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews, where the Irish contingent are well set to mount a challenge, writes Greg Allen

Golf • 13 Jul 22

Mount Juliet bids to rekindle unique Irish Open feel

As a host course for the Irish Open, Mount Juliet near Thomastown in County Kilkenny has a cachet about it that few other venues can bring to one of the most enduringly popular sporting occasions of the year on the island.

Golf • 29 Jun 22