BRENDAN Boyce became the first Donegal athlete to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games last weekend – despite an absence of significant funding and what he calls ‘the bare minimum’ of preparation.
December 2014 Donegal News Sports Personality of the Month – Ann Marie McGlynn
Last month Ann Marie McGlynn made the most of her renaissance, captaining the Ireland women’s team to a bronze medal at the European Cross Country Championships
Ann Marie McGlynn looks to take on the World after European heroics
ANN-MARIE McGlynn is gearing up for the World Cross Country Championships in March and the Letterkenny AC woman then plans to turn her focus to the 3,000m steeplechase with the 2016 Olympics in mind.
Letterkenny AC’s Ann Marie McGlynn to lead Ireland in Bulgaria
Letterkenny AC athlete Ann Marie McGlynn will captain the Ireland women’s team at Sunday’s European Cross Country Championships
Open and frank discussion follows bust-up in Donegal cross-country race
AN ‘open and frank discussion’ was held into the events surrounding the recent Donegal Senior Cross Country Championships at a meeting of the Donegal Athletics Board on Monday night.
Mark English set to shine at international athletics meeting in Letterkenny
IRELAND’S hottest athletics talent will be on show against some of the world’s best athletes next Sunday 13th July at the Letterkenny AC Sub 4 Minute Mile Challenge Event.
Teresa McDaid: Still in pursuit of excellence
Chris McNulty talks to Letterkenny athletics coach Teresa McDaid
Video: Mark English feels on course for Zurich
MARK English feels his preparations for Zurich getting better by the week…
Mark English takes second in NY Diamond League meet with season’s best
BY CHRIS MCNULTY MARK English produced a sensational performance to finish second, behind Olympic champion David Rudisha, in the 800m at the Diamond League in New York’s Ichan Stadium on Saturday evening. English ran a season’ best 1:45.03 to take second behind 800m world record holder Rudisha, with the Kenyan taking the win in a […]
Two Donegal athletes in Northern Ireland’s Commonwealth Games squad
BY HARRY WALSH LETTERKENNY middle-distance runner Danny Mooney and hammer thrower Dempsey McGuigan, Finn Valley, have been named as part of a 117-strong Northern Ireland team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Mooney will run in the 1,500m while McGuigan will take part in the hammer. Mooney has come off the production line of talented […]