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In our new series, ‘Showcase your Sport’, in association with the Irish Federation of Sport, we will be giving you a thorough insight into some of the most fascinating sports we have in Ireland. This week, our focus is on Athletics, and taking part in our Q&A is Under-18 European gold medallist, Sarah Healy. _____ When did you take up athletics?  …

“It’s a magical experience”, says Sarah Dervan when asked about playing in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day, with clear joy and awe in her voice.  “Your day starts from the minute you wake up, your nerves kick in that morning and it’s hard to believe you’re going up to play an All-Ireland final in Croke Park. The buzz is …

In our new series, ‘Showcase your Sport’, in association with the Irish Federation of Sport, we will be giving you a thorough insight into some of the most fascinating sports we have in Ireland. This week, our focus is on Camogie, and taking part in our Q&A is seven-time All-Ireland winner and Cork legend, Rena Buckley. ______ Earliest memory of playing …

At 25, Sarah Lehane has pretty much achieved all there is to achieve in Taekwon-Do.  The multiple-time European champion left the World Championships in 2017 with two gold medals in her back pocket with the Irish senior female team triumphing over all others. With a Professional Masters of Education in Primary Education to keep her busy, you might think that …

In our new series, ‘Showcase your Sport’, in association with the Irish Federation of Sport, we will be giving you a thorough insight into some of the most fascinating sports we have in Ireland. This week, our focus is on Taekwon-Do and to learn more about the dynamic martial art, we’ve put our questions to world champion, Jamie Williams. _____ 1. …

“What we always try and say, our philosophy would be to try and give people a better life through tennis,” Richard Fahey, CEO Tennis Ireland. In these somewhat precarious times, a half-hour spent chatting to Richard Fahey on a sprightly Wednesday morning is enough to make anyone forget the worries and the stresses that come with a pandemic.  By the …

In our new series, ‘Showcase your Sport’, in association with the Irish Federation of Sport, we will be giving you a thorough insight into some of the most fascinating sports we have in Ireland. This week, we’re focusing on tennis and to learn more about the day-to-day life of an Irish tennis player, we’ve put our questions to pro player, …

In our new series, ‘Showcase your Sport’, in association with the Irish Federation of Sport, we will be giving you a thorough insight into some of the most fascinating sports we have in Ireland. First up is kickboxing, and to learn more about the combat sport, we put our questions to Roy Baker, the President of WAKO (The World Association …