Episode 2961: European Gold Rush For Ireland, More Medals To Come?, McDevitt v Kiernan Reprise
It was an incredible weekend for Irish athletics. Last Friday, Sonia O’Sullivan was the only Irish person to have ever won gold at a European Championships. Ronnie Delany, Eamon Coghlan, John Treacy – all had tried, none had succeeded. By this afternoon, we had added 5 names to that roll of honour, after the success of Ciara Mageean and our mixed relay team.
Step aside please and let the champ through https://t.co/u8IxHDy5yA
— Eoin McDevitt (@EoinMcDevitt) June 9, 2024
Cathal Dennehy and Derval O’Rourke join us to talk about the extraordinary achievement of our (geographically, demographically) diverse team which marries youth and experience – and how richly deserved this is for Ciara Mageean, who now has a gold to go with her silver and bronze European medals.
©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Ken predicts gold for Ireland in tonight’s 400m women’s final, and we raise a toast to Jerry Kiernan, so fondly remembered in the RTE studios last night.
©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
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