Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

McCormack keen to emphasise value of team medal

Greg Allen got the reaction of Fionnuala McCormack, Lizzie Lee, Caroline Crowley and Ciara Durkan after a third-place finish for the Irish women in the senior race at the European Cross Country Championships in in Hyeres, France.

Athletics • 13 Dec 15

Fionnuala McCormack: 'I can’t wait to experience Chicago and try my hand at an American marathon'

McCormack eager for Chicago marathon experience

Fionnuala McCormack is looking forward to a new challenge at the Chicago Marathon this Sunday, 11 October as she targets qualification for the Olympic Games next summer.

Athletics • 08 Oct 15

Ireland's Fionnuala Britton, right, with Spain's Alessandra Aguilar, left, who finished third and race winner Gemma Steel

Britton impresses to take second at Great Ireland

Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) produced her best performance to take second at the SPAR Great Ireland Run and win the national 10k championships.

Athletics • 11 Apr 15

Fionnuala Britton led for over half the race in Scotland

Britton finishes runner up in Edinburgh

Fionnuala Britton finished second in the women’s 6km race at the Edinburgh International Cross Country event today.

Athletics • 10 Jan 15

The Ireland women's team celebrate with their bronze medals

Ireland claim bronze medal in Bulgaria

Fionnuala Britton had to settle for sixth place at the European Cross Country Championships in Bulgaria but that disappointment was tempered by the fact that Ireland team claimed the bronze medal.

Athletics • 14 Dec 14

Fionnuala Britton is aiming for a third European Cross Country title next month

Britton fifth at Cross de L’Acier

Two-time European Cross Country champion Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) placed fifth in the high quality Cross de l’Acier in France today.

Athletics • 30 Nov 14

Fionnual Britton said she was looking to improve on last year's fourth-place finish

Britton: Desire to win starts afresh every time

Fionnuala Britton has said her passion for winning the GloHealth Inter-County Cross Country Championships remains undimmed and spoken about her desire to balance cross-country with marathon running.

Athletics • 20 Nov 14

Fionnuala Britton ran well to finish 10th in her first attempt at the endurance event in Zurich

Men's 400m relay team reach Euro final

Ireland men’s 4x400m relay team put in a magnificent performance to qualify for Sunday’s final and break the Irish record at the European Track and Field Championships in Zurich.

Athletics • 16 Aug 14

Fionnuala Britton runs in the marathon on Saturday

Disappointed Britton turns attention to marathon

Fionnuala Britton was left frustrated after an eighth-place finish in the 10,000 metres final, having harboured hopes for a medal at the European Track and Field Championships in Zurich.

Athletics • 13 Aug 14

Irish ready for action at European Championships

Former European Cross Country champion Fionnoula Britton and hurdling sensation Thomas Barr are among 10 Irish Athletes in action on day one of the European Athletics Championships in Zurich on Tuesday.

Athletics • 11 Aug 14

Fionnuala Britton is best known for her exploits in the cross country arena

Britton to bolster Ireland’s marathon challenge

Double European cross country champion Fionnuala Britton will compete in the European Marathon Cup at the European Championships in Zurich later this month.

Athletics • 03 Aug 14

Thomas Barr is now the number one ranked European 400m hurdler

Barr win moves him to No 1 in Europe

Thomas Barr moved to number one in the European rankings list when setting a new Irish 400m hurdles record en route to winning the EAP meet in Geneva.

Athletics • 14 Jun 14

Fionnuala Britton came fourth in the Spar Great Ireland Run. Picture: Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE

Britton fourth in Great Ireland Run

Fionnoula Britton claimed the Irish 10k title after finishing fourth overall in the women's elite Spar Great Ireland Run.

Other sport • 06 Apr 14

Fionnuala Britton will go head to head with Sophie Duarte in the Phoenix Park

Britton set for Dublin showdown with Duarte

Fionnuala Britton, European cross country champion in 2011 and 2012, takes on her successor in 2013, Sophie Duarte of France in what promises to be an intriguing battle on Sunday.

Athletics • 04 Apr 14

Fionnuala Britton last ran at the Phoenix Park event in 2011

Britton to compete in Great Ireland Run

Fionnuala Britton will compete at this year’s Spar Great Ireland Run 10k at Dublin's Phoenix Park in April.

Athletics • 13 Feb 14

Fionnuala Britton was going for a third title in a row

Duarte takes Britton's crown in Belgrade

Sophie Duarte of France took the women’s European cross country crown in Belgrade today, while Ireland’s Fionnuala Britton finished fourth.

Athletics • 08 Dec 13

Fionnuala Britton has won the European title for the last two years

Britton to head Ireland's cross county charge

Reigning champion Fionnuala Britton heads a 30-strong Irish team for next month's European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.

Athletics • 26 Nov 13

Fionnuala Britton: 'The support was unbelievable...'

Britton and Pollock prevail in Santry

Fionnuala Britton and Paul Pollock took the senior titles at the Woodie’s DIY Inter County Cross Country championships at Santry Demesne today.

Athletics • 17 Nov 13

Fionnuala Britton has also been struggling to recover from a chest infection

Britton won't compete in World Championships

Two-time European cross country champion Fionnuala Britton has withdrawn from next month's World Athletics championships.

Athletics • 16 Jul 13

Fionnuala Britton has decided not to run in the SPAR Great Ireland race

Britton withdraws from Great Ireland run

Fionnuala Britton has withdrawn from the SPAR Great Ireland Run on Sunday due to fatigue.

Athletics • 08 Apr 13

Fionnuala Britton has finished fifth in Stockholm

Britton takes fifth in Stockholm

At the XL Galan meet in Stockholm tonight, Fionnuala Britton has finished fifth in the 3,000m, which will also be her event at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg next week.

Athletics • 21 Feb 13

Fionnula Britton (right) beat Kerry Harty (left) in the final of the women's 1500m

Britton wins National Indoor 1500m

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.

Athletics • 17 Feb 13

Familiar sight of late as the Wicklow brushes the tape in front at the winning line

Britton victorious in Antrim Cross Country

Double European Cross Country champion Fionnuala Britton claimed yet another victory - this time in the Antrim International Cross Country.

Athletics • 12 Jan 13

Fionnuala Britton secured another victory to confirm her standing as leading European cross country runner

Britton set sights on Worlds after Edinburgh win

Fionnuala Britton won the 2013 Great Edinburgh Cross Country race with another brilliant performance today.

Athletics • 05 Jan 13

Britton claims second place in Brussels

Double European Cross Country Champion Fionnuala Britton finished an impressive second place at the Iris Lotto Cross Cup in Brussels this afternoon.

Athletics • 23 Dec 12