Ellen Walshe and Kate O’Connor given a hero’s welcome at Dublin Airport
Ellen Walshe’s double gold in Paris Ellen Walshe and Kate O’Connor were given a hero’s welcome at Dublin Airport on Monday, walking through arrivals to cheers from supporters after a remarkable few days for Irish sport. Walshe came home with two golds from the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, O’Connor with European heptathlon gold from […]
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Cathal Doyle appeal fails after fall in 1500m semi-final
Coscoran and O’Connor keep Ireland moving as Cathal Doyle exits Cathal Doyle’s European Athletics Championships ended in the cruellest fashion in Birmingham on Friday. The four-time Irish champion hit the deck on the second bend of the penultimate lap of the first of two 1500m semi-finals, taking Spain’s Carlos Sáez down with him, and Ireland’s […]
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Kate O’Connor on the verge of Commonwealth heptathlon gold
Kate O’Connor has just one event left to win Kate O’Connor is closing in on heptathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with just one event standing between the Dundalk AC athlete and the title. O’Connor, who has led since the opening day, stretched her advantage to 258 points after a dominant morning session […]
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