Cork Athletics History & News

LIVE TV - Stockholm Diamond League
Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday June 7th 2026

Live on TVirgin Media 2 and Virgin Media Player, 4pm-6:15pm

https://stockholm.diamondleague.com/

Results from 11 Cork Parkruns - Saturday 6th June 2026
Note: These results are all compiled by volunteers, and may not be available immediately.
Ballincollig: https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/latestresults/
Glen River: https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/latestresults/
Tramore Valley: https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/latestresults/
Macroom Castle: https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/latestresults/
Bere Island: https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/latestresults/
Glengarriff: https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/latestresults/
Castlehaven: https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/latestresults/
Clonakilty: https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/latestresults/
Mallow Castle: https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/latestresults/
Pobalscoil na Trionoide: https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/latestresults/
Midleton Greenway: https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/latestresults/

Cork City Sports 1985 - Maree Masters Marcus!
Irish Runner Vol 5 No 6 - August 1985

With the Cork City Sports, on Wednesday 8th July, just over four weeks away, it is timely to look back at the 1985 edition:

Words by Jim Dowling - Pictures by Brian Tansey

The Cork 800 celebrations reached one of its zeniths in a magnificent Cork City Sports at the Mardyke on Tuesday, July 9th. In the past ten years most of our leading distance runners have come from Munster and it is appropriate that the province's finest city should now boast the best athletics meeting in Ireland. However, it is also ironic that Dublin, where politicians have uttered so much bland rhetoric about improving athletics in Ireland, while sharing in the limelight of the triumphs of Eamonn Coghlan and John Treacy, should nowadays be without a major athletics meeting of any sort.

One hears excuses - such as the sponsorship for such a venture being harderto raise in Dublin than in Cork - but the situation surely is also indicative of a lack of will and industry on the part of the BLE authorities in Dublin.

To return to Cork, from an Irish point of view the highlight of the night was Ray Flynn’s magnificent victory in the Quinnsworth 5,000m. However, from the Yellow Pack Hammer which began the evening, to the Cork 800 4x400m relay which concluded the meeting, the action never flagged but skipped like a light Lee breeze from one exciting contest to another. Perhaps from a local point of view, the icing on the cake was that in a Harp Lager Mile in which Eamonn Coghlan ran like a mere shadow of his normal self, his successor emerged in the shape of Marcus O'Sullivan, a son of Cork in every sense of the term and a credit to the city of his birth.

Here was a night that brought out the best in everyone. For some it was a night of redemption. The much maligned Declan Hegarty won back his reputation by finishing second to World Record Holder Yuri Sedyk of Russia in the Hammer. He set an Irish record for the event in the process, throwing 76.40m in the fifth round. Mary Decker Slaney left an ill-judged Olympic press conference well behind, proving instead to be a genial, quiet American throughout her visit and showing ail her renowned courage in a magnificent finish with Kirsty McDermott in the Cork Airport 800m. Caroline O’Shea ran a great race here but her recent ’flu virus left her short of strength in the final 200m, and she just failed to beat her Irish record. Mary's win was one of many highlights for the stars and stripes. The best finish of the night came in the Imperial Hotel 800m, in which Johnny Gray held on by the slimmest of margins from his countryman John Marshall. Sydney Maree won a tremendous contest for the Harp Lager Mile, dismissing with ease the challenge of Marcus O’Sullivan who, nonetheless, staked claims to Coghlan’s mantle as the King of Irish milers. However the real sensation of the race was Enda Fitzpatrick who took sixth in the magnificent time of 3 Mins 56 secs, his first sub-four minute mile and gained at the expense of Dave Taylor and Eamonn Coghlan.

Another Irish mile star, Ray Flynn, eventually ran away with the 5,000m. Here was a magnificent contest, with John Treacy, Tim Hutchins, Mike McLeod and Richard Mulligan all making brave sallies in the lead before Ray outshone them all.

It was not only the seniors who took the limelight. Seamus McCann of Antrim spreadeagled his field in the Junior 3,000m, Paul O'Regan won the Shandon Travel Open 400m in 47.6 secs a most promising performance. Nor should one forget the girls. Monica Joyce ran the bravest of races in the Life Style 3,000m before just failing to hold Angela Tooby. Michele Walsh went close to the Irish record when winning the Rockies Fast Food 400m in 53.56, clearly indicating that her best days are still ahead. Lastly, in keeping with the spirit of the night, the American Johnnie Gray and the Russian Vladimir Bukov, combined with two Irishmen in the 4x400m to defeat the National squad. Of course the night would not have been complete without a win for Liam O’Brien in the Open Mile and a great night afterwards in the Imperial Hotel, only slightly marred by the delaying tactics of the doormen.

LIVE TV - Pietro Mennea Golden Gala - Wanda Diamond League
Rome, Italy, Thursday June 4th 2026

Mark English runs in 800m, Sarah Healy, in 5000m

Coverage on Virgin Media 4 (Channel 106) from 8pm - 10pm
Also on World Athletics YouTube Channel (Geoblocked in Ireland, due to TV coverage - early programme may be viewable up to 8pm) https://www.youtube.com/worldathletics

LIVESTREAM - Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku (FIN)
5pm - 7pm, Wednesday June 3rd 2026

Cathal Doyle (1500m - 6:05pm), Darragh McElhinney (Bantry AC), Brian Fay and Nick Griggs all go in the 5000m (6:32pm)
Note1: Times may be off ... Finland is 2 hours ahead, and I hope I've calculated correctly!
Note2: Free registration is required to view livestream
https://worldathletics.org/videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTl7-qKUccs

Mark Your Calendar & Book Your Tickets!

Cork City Sports - Continental Tour 2026 Cork City Sports is Ireland’s premier European Athletics Permit Meeting attracting World and Olympic medallists to Cork City

Cork City Marathon Races 2026 - Participation Analysis

Source: Jill Daly, Togher AC

Stephen McAuley, Letterkenny AC, Wins Analog Devices Cork City Marathon 2026 in Magnificent Display of Front Running

Stephen laid down the gauntlet from the off, and was never headed throughout the distance. Heading down Patrick St, Stephen headed a trio of runners, including Chris Jeuken (Derg AC) and Pawel Kosek, who would eventually finish 6th). Passing the Mile mark, the trio were together, but Kosek was very slightly adrift by 2k, at Ladyswell.

At the 2 Mile mark, approaching Blackpool, there were just the three, with the rest of the field out of sight. By Madden's Buildings, Kosek had dropped a few metres.

Turning onto Camden Quay, at Christy Ring Bridge, Kosek had been dropped, and Jeuken was a metre or two behind McAuley. The duo maintained this passing 3 Miles, on Patrick's Quay, in 15:32, and 6k in 19:00, with 4 Miles on 20:30

5 Miles was passed in 26:05, and McAuley opened a sizeable gap, passing 6 Miles in 31:17 and 10k in 32:25, by which time the gap was 60m. However, heading through the Tunnel, Jeuken had clawed it back to a few metres. The climb out of the Tunnel, passing 7 Miles in 36:50, saw McAuley reopen the gap to about 25m. and extend this on the incline up the Mahon Point Slip, 8 Miles

McAuley went thro 9 Miles, just after the CSO, in 46 min, and 10 Miles in 52:09. with Jeuken about a minute adrift when the runners and lead car parted, with the runners heading out along the Blackrock/Lakelands Greenway.

The Lead Car picked up McAuley again at Pairc Ui Caoimh, just before 15 Miles (approx. 76 min), He hit 25k in 81:40, 16 Miles (Victoria Rd) in 84:05, and 18 Miles (Tramore Rd/Musgraves) in 1:35.

30k, at Pearse Rd/Botanic Rd junction, was passed in 1:38:30, with 20 Miles (1:46:24), at the Lough.

the Marathon 'Rule of Thumb' is that "20 Miles is Half-Way", so it was then a question of whether McAuley would continue at this pace and/or would any of the chasers make a late surge. By this time, McAuley had been the only runner visible to the lead car since rejoining at Pairc Ui Caoimh.

21 Miles (Orchard Rd) was passed in 1:51:10, and 22 Miles, just after turning onto Orchard Rd, in 1:57:00. 23 Miles on Inchigaggin, was 2:03:28, with 24 Miles just before the Carrigrohane Rd Car Park, in 2:09:40. .... and McAuley was still running very smoothly. 25 Miles (by the entrance to the Mardyke Arena, was passed in 2:15:00.

Stepen McAuley came in Washington St, running as if he was only going out along the Quays, with a good lift in his legs, an little sign of suffering ....... he looked like he had plenty more in the tank!

Finish Time: 2:22:40

Results: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/analog-devices-cork-city-marathon-2026/