Brian Fay
Athletics
BIOGRAPHY
Brian was the first Irishman home at the European Cross-Country Championships in Dublin in 2021 with an impressive 10th place, and has since proved his class on the track. He was seventh in the US collegiates (NCAA) in 2022, when he was also eighth in the European final. Last year he took almost two seconds off the Irish 5000m record which had been held by Alistair Cragg for 11 years. He is back-to-back national champion, unleashing a 53-second last lap to retain his title last month. Brian has a business degree from DCU and a Masters in entrepreneurship from the University of Washington before returning home in 2022. The Dubliner will also become the first quadruplet to represent Ireland at an Olympic Games.
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IRISH ATHLETICS TEAM OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT PARIS 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the athletics team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Team Ireland will be represented by twenty-three athletes at the Games, with the track and field events taking place in the Stade de France, and the marathon events running through the [...]
Paul McNamara | Team Behind The Team | Athletics Ireland HP Director
It takes a brave person to admit that “my appointment was as much a surprise to me as anyone else” and that he initially suffered from imposter syndrome. But that is how Paul McNamara felt when he was appointed Athletics Ireland’s Director of High Performance in April 2017. He had already amassed World Athletics’ highest [...]
Allianz supporting the next generation of Team Ireland athletes at Sport Ireland Campus Kids’ Camp
Allianz supporting the next generation of Team Ireland athletes at Sport Ireland Campus Kids’ Camp Thousands of children will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an Olympian environment at Sport Ireland Campus this summer, in the build up to Paris 2024 and during Team Ireland’s centenary celebration of participation at the Olympic Games. The partnership […]
Sarah Lavin Visits Lisnagry National School in Limerick
Olympic hurdler visits her former school to inspire the next generation of athletes as part of the Dare to Believe Programme supported by PTSB. Team Ireland Olympian and PTSB ambassador, Sarah Lavin, visited her old primary school to inspire the next generation of children to pursue their athletic ambitions. Lavin took a break from her [...]
King Of The Fling – Terry McHugh
Terry McHugh is indelibly etched on Olympic history as the only Irish athlete to qualify for six Games thanks to his dual talents in javelin and bobsleigh. Born in Clonmel, he started athletics with Nenagh Olympic AC before his family moved to Meath and the 21-time national javelin champion still remains the only Irishman to [...]
