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Sonia O'Sullivan

Olympic hero Sonia O’Sullivan tells of the toll athletics took on her body
Sonia O'Sullivan
Her Olympic silver medal in 2000 capped a string of successes for the star
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Ireland's Fittest Family coach Davy Fitzgerald says RTE running out of money 'isn't a game'
Davy Fitzgerald
Exclusive: It comes in the wake of RTE’s Director General Kevin Bakhurst telling the Oireachtas Media Committee that RTE will be insolvent by next Spring if it doesn’t receive a cash injection to save the station.
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Ciara Mageean so close to a medal at World Athletics Championships
Ciara Mageean
The 31-year-old battled bravely in the dramatic finish and claimed a new Irish record in finishing fourth
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RTE Ireland's Fittest Family coach teases drama as he shares behind the scenes snaps from new series
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The series airs later this year with some new faces
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Sonia O'Sullivan's daughter reacts to narrowly missing out on World Athletics Championships semi-finals as she smashes personal best time
Sophie O'Sullivan
The 21-year-old smashed her personal best with a time of 4:02:15 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest
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Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy advance as Sonia O'Sullivan's daughter clocks personal best time at World Athletics Championships
Ciara Mageean
The Irish pair both finished third in their respective heats as Sophie O'Sullivan narrowly missed out on qualification for the semi-finals
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Ciara Mageean excited to get into 'nitty gritty' of racing as Worlds on start line
Athletics
Plenty of Irish are in action on Saturday, which is day one of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, with the women's and men's 1500m heats a big focus
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'Rhasidat Adeleke is a winner' - Eamonn Coghlan excited about Ireland's prospects in World Champs
Rhasidat Adeleke
"Her times will come with her wins," said the legendary Coghlan. "Whether it's good enough this year in the World championships, I'd like to think she'll make the final at least"
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Ciara Mageean excited for Worlds bid after breaking Sonia's mile record
Ciara Mageean
The Portaferry star has Faith in "phenomenal" Kenyan flyer Kiphyegon after producing three world records this season
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Sonia O'Sullivan says it's "funny" how people have reacted to her since Ciara Mageean broke record
Sonia O'Sullivan
Mageean recorded a time of 4.14.58 at the Diamond League in Monaco last Friday to break O'Sullivan's record of 4:17.25
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Ciara Mageean breaks Sonia O'Sullivan's record as Rhasidat Adeleke qualifies for Olympics in Monaco
Athletics
Mageean recorded a time of 4.14.58 to break O'Sullivan's record of 4:17.25, which she set at the 1994 Bislett Games in Norway
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New Ireland's Fittest Family host Laura Fox reveals how she landed her new TV job
Mairead Ronan
The 2FM star replaces Mairead Ronan on the show, who quit earlier this year after ten years as host
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2FM DJ Laura Fox announced as new host of Ireland's Fittest Family, alongside Olympic medallist Sonia O'Sullivan
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Laura and Sonia will be two new faces to the Ireland Fittest Family team next year
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Ciara Mageean 'on cloud nine' after smashing Sonia O'Sullivan's 1500m record
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Mageean ran a time of 3.56.63, taking a full two seconds off O'Sullivan's long-standing record
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Germany's Konstanze Klosterhalfen thanks Sonia O'Sullivan after gold medal win at European Athletics Championships
European Athletics Championships
The German was full of praise for her coach after finishing ahead of Turkey’s Yasemin Can on Thursday evening
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Sarah Healy breaks Sonia O'Sullivan's Irish U23 1500m record
Sarah Healy
The Dubliner finished sixth with a time of 4:02.86, three seconds ahead of the record set by O'Sullvan in 1991
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New stamps released to celebrate Irish women in sport
Katie Taylor
“These stamps celebrate of the achievements of Irish women in sport – not just here in Ireland but on a world stage"
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Sonia O'Sullivan says squad system can stop talent drain in Ireland
Sonia O'Sullivan
The athletics legend says positive Euro Cross Country experienced in Abbotstown must now be built on
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Sonia O'Sullivan organises memorial race for mum who died running in Comeragh Mountains
Sonia O'Sullivan
The mother of two's remains were found in a steep gully in County Waterford last week
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Ciara Mageean using her hero Sonia O'Sullivan's records for inspiration
Athletics
High expectations of her beating a third O'Sullivan record in five weeks fell by the wayside, though Mageean predicts that she will soon break that magic four minute barrier
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24 reasons why Ireland is the worst country at sport in the world
Sport
We're really not very good
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Sonia O'Sullivan feels 'shadow' hangs over track and field from 1990s Chinese domination
Sonia O'Sullivan
'It's really frustrating that their times and records are still in the record books'
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Sonia O'Sullivan thinks 2020 Olympics should be postponed until next year
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic games later this summer have been thrown into doubt
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Sonia O'Sullivan has no plans to slow down as she gears up for the Great Pink Run in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland
Sonia O'Sullivan
She will be running with her 17-year-old daughter Sophie
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