Midleton AC's ace has enjoyed a summer of milestones at just 17

Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Healy sign off historic European Championships with top eight finishes

Giving the calibre of athletes now attending Munster Technology University, choosing the top male and female of the year was no easy task.

Cork's Nicola Tuthill finishes fifth in the women's Hammer Final

Cork's Nicola Tuthill qualifies for Wednesday's hammer throw final

Kilbrittain hammer thrower came second to world champion Camryn Rogers at MTU Athletics Stadium

Ashton student wins national titles at 100 and 200 metres

Medals in Italy for athletes from Leevale and Bandon

Kilbrittain native continues to reach new heights

Darragh McElhinney, Michelle Finn and Max O'Reilly claimed medals while it was all Cork on the long jump podium

Kilbrittain hammer thrower selected as Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year

Providence College student’s time is also inside the automatic qualifying standard for next month’s World Indoor Championships in Poland

Bandon AC runner has been in brilliant form either side of Christmas and picks up the award for December

West Cork native Katie Kingston achieved great success in 2025, winning national javelin titles in Ireland, Wales and Scotland

Cork pair finished in the top 25 as they finished strongly in Tallahassee

Leeside duo join Brian Fay and Noah Harris as the global event returns to the USA for the first time since 1992

Cork stars in top form in recent months

Everard also secured her selection for a third successive European Cross Country Championships

Gifted Leeside runner competes in the 123.ie National Cross Country Championships this weekend

Douglas man ran non-stop to win the prestigious race, having taken up the sport during Covid

The Cork native burst onto the international stage in 2003, breaking the 13 second mark for the first time with a 12.96 in the 100m hurdles to finish fourth at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Poland. 

Olympian won Ireland's first-ever gold medal at the European Throwing Cup earlier this year

Bandon's Laura Nicholson missed out on a place in the women's 1500 semi

'It’s not easy to get a win in Cork, so I’ll take then when they come...'

Second time Cork city has entered the prestigious competition with medals secured by the athletics team

'Ultimate aim going forward is to wear that Irish vest again'

Corkonians Ailis McSweeney and Derval O'Rourke also medalled at the World University Games

Mr Kiely secured gold in both the over-80s 800m and 1500m events, with times of 3:09:35 and 6:51:00, respectively.

Two days after receiving her award, Niamh Allen became one of the fastest-ever Irish woman over 10 miles when setting a new course record of 52:51 at the John Treacy 10-mile in Dungarvan.

Shandrum, Togher and Grange Fermoy are staging events before December is over

A Sporting Chance

Referendum was recently passed on raising the student capitation fee by €50 for upgrading outdoor sport facilities

Hugely popular event raises massive funds for charity but there is always stiff competition to cross the finishing line first as well

Carlton Haddock, Sinead O’Regan and Annette Quaid delivered at the World Masters Athletics meet 

East Cork's Fittest Superstars will be coordinated by Davy Fitzgerald at Aghada GAA Grounds in Rostellan

Cork City Sports meet is next up for athletics fans at MTU on Tuesday, July 9

Free events across Cork city and county to promote the sport

Cork native is now assured of a top 12 finish at her first senior European championships

Numbers taking part were up over 300 on last year’s figures at the East Cork venue

Bandon runner excelled throughout 2023

The clubs have come together to raffle off a camper van worth €80,000

West Muskerry club woman helps young athletes of all abilities to enjoy the sport

The World Transplant Games kicked off to a great start for the Irish when Mairead O’Mahony from Berrings, won her first of five medals, a silver, in the first games event, the 5km race

The postponement of the full marathon is due to road flooding along coastal and low-lying roads.

John Casey from Togher Athletic Club, took on his first marathon challenge at the weekend, alongside former Brazilian footballer Kaká in Berlin.

WEST MUSKERRY AC MARK THE START OF A NEW ERA

The free, timed event, is to be held at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin on the eve of World Refugee Day.

Olympian Aoife Cooke launched the 5-kilometre Cheetah Run at Fota Wildlife Park, which marks its return on Thursday, May 19 after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

As well as this, over 800 people have opted to plant a tree instead of collecting a t-shirt as part of the race swag.

To give Cork’s athletes, triathletes and try-something-new peeps a focus for the months ahead, The Echo has put together some of the big race days coming up over the coming months.