Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

12 September 2025; Sharlene Mawdsley of Ireland, left, and teammate Cillin Greene during the official open training session ahead of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Preview: Indoor medallists lead Irish charge at Worlds

Katie Kirk previews a selection of the action in Tokyo for the World Athletics Championships, where Mark English, Sarah Healy and Kate O'Connor are likely to shoulder Irish hopes.

Athletics • 12 Sep

Cathal Doyle of Clonliffe Harriers AC, Dublin, centre, celebrates after winning the senior men's 1500m, ahead of Andrew Coscoran of Star of the Sea AC, Meath, left, and Nick Griggs of CNDR Track AC, right, during day two of the 153rd 123.ie National Track

Doyle thrills crowd with fourth 1500m national title

On the second day of the 123.ie National Track and Field Championships at the Morton Stadium in Santry the men's 1500m final lived up to its hype with Cathal Doyle retaining his national title and securing a fourth win in a row at the championships.

Athletics • 03 Aug

The Ireland women's 4x400m relay team have qualified for Tokyo

Ireland women relay team impress to qualify for Worlds

The Ireland women's 4x400m relay team have joined the 4x400m mixed relay quartet in qualifying for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo later this year.

Athletics • 11 May

Of all the Sport Ireland high-performance funding changes yesterday, individual relay funding was the most eye catching

Athletics tackles carding conundrum by rewarding relay

Yesterday Sport Ireland announced that Athletics Ireland are set to receive a significant increase of €200,000 per year in funding for their high-performance programme.

Athletics • 27 Mar

Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker ran their hearts out in Paris

Paris 2024: Ireland agonisingly miss out on relay medal

Ireland agonisingly missed out on a medal as they set a national record en route to finishing fourth in the women's 4x400m relay final at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 10 Aug 24

Sarah Healy falls on the line just after being pipped to sixth

Updated Paris 2024: Healy and O'Sullivan into 1500m repechage

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the women's 1500m semi-finals at Paris 2024 with both Team Ireland athletes finishing seventh in their heats.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Sophie Becker believes a 'good story is unfolding' ahead of the athletics competition

Becker: Reaching Tokyo relay final really spurred us on

Being part of the 4x400 mixed relay team that reached a final in Tokyo was the start of "something special" for Irish athletics, says Sophie Becker, who again will run in the relays at the Paris Olympics, as well as competing individually in the 400m.

Olympics • 01 Aug 24

Sophie Becker will compete in the 400m at the Paris Olympics

Becker and McCann heading for Paris, Barr misses out

Sophie Becker and Jodie McCann have secured their places at the Paris Olympics after reaching the final athlete qualification quota for the 400m and 5,000m respectively.

Athletics • 07 Jul 24

Luke McCann will not be competing at the European Championships in Rome next week

McCann breaks 1500m PB Stockholm Diamond League meet

Luke McCann broke his 1500m personal best in finishing second at the Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday.

Athletics • 02 Jun 24

Donegal's Kelly McGrory will be part of the relay team

World Athletics Championships: Irish in action on Day 8

The Irish women's relay team will try and make up for the absence of Rhasidat Adeleke.

Athletics • 26 Aug 23

(l-r) Sophie Becker, Chris O'Donnell, Jack Raftery and Sharlene Mawdsley finished sixth in the final

Sixth place final finish for mixed 4x400m relay team

Ireland's 4x400m mixed relay team of Sophie Becker, Jack Raftery, Chris O'Donnell and Sharlene Mawdsley collected an impressive sixth placed finish in a dramatic final at the World Championships in Budapest.

Athletics • 19 Aug 23

The Ireland team of Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy and Rhasidat Adeleke have enjoyed a memorable championships

Ireland 4x400m team sixth, Shanahan eighth in 800m

Ireland finished sixth in the women's 4x400m relay at the European Athletic Championships, while Louise Shanahan recorded an eighth-place finish in a testing 800m final in Munich.

Athletics • 21 Aug 22

Sophie Becker, Jack Raftery, Chris O'Donnell and Sharlene Mawdsley after finishing eighth

Ireland mixed relay team 8th in 4x400m world final

Ireland's mixed relay team finished eighth in the final of the 4x400m at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Athletics • 16 Jul 22

From left, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker, Chris O'Donnell and Jack Raftery

Ireland into World Championship 4x400m relay final

The Ireland 4x400m mixed relay team are through to the final at the World Championships in Oregan after a blistering display in the heats, finishing second to gold medal contenders Domican Republic.

Athletics • 15 Jul 22

Christopher O'Donnell is targetting another final

Irish 4x400m team looking to make statement in Oregon

The 4x400 metres mixed relay team are the first Irish athletes in action when the 2022 World Athletic Championships get underway in Oregon this evening and they're looking to start with a bang.

Athletics • 15 Jul 22