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Cian McPhillips pictured during his heat in the mens 800m on Day 1 of the European Athletics Championships 2026 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Cian McPhillips out of the European Athletics Championships
Disappointing 7th place finish in a time of 1:46.84 in his 800m heat
Barry Sheil

Cian McPhillips in a confident mood in the build up to the European Athletics Championship

Longford’s Cian McPhillips taking on Europe’s best in Birmingham

Longford's Cian McPhillips in his UCD club singlet after winning in the men's 800m final during day two of the 123.ie National Senior Track & Field Championships 2026 at Morton Stadium in Dublin

Longford’s Cian McPhillips wins first national senior outdoor title

Longford elite athlete Cian McPhillips

Longford athlete Cian McPhillips competes in his opening outdoor race

County Longford medal winners at the All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore were John Fitzpatrick Jr, Andrew Nolan and Conor Brennan

Longford athletes shine at All-Ireland Schools Track and Field

Ashley Ryan, Fiona Gettings and Edel Maguire

Longford athletes enjoy great success at the European Masters Championships

Cian McPhillips crossing the finishing line in Boston

Longford's Cian McPhillips powers to impressive win in Boston

Andrew Fitzpatrick of Longford AC competing in the boys u14 high jump during day 2 of the 123.ie National Indoor AAI Games and Combined Events at the National Indoor Arena Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Longford athletes scale new heights for glory at All-Ireland multi-events Champi...

Cian McPhillips is a 'fantastic ambassador for Longford and Ireland'

Cian McPhillips celebrates winning his men's 800m heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Longford’s Cian McPhillips wins World Athletics Championships 800m heat with cla...

Cian McPhillips celebrates after winning with a national record of 1:43.18 in the Men's 800m semi-final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Record Breaker: Longford’s Cian McPhillips storms to a stunning semi-final win i...

Cian McPhillips pictured in Hong Kong on Saturday last as he continued his preparations for the 800m event at the World Athletics Championship

Longford's class act Cian McPhillips set to take on the best in the world in Tok...
World Athletics Championships: Cian will compete in the 800m on Tuesday
Barry Sheil

Gold medal winners at the Community Games finals: Longford South and Town Under-14 boys 4 x 100m relay squad of Darragh Lyons, John Fitzpatrick Jr, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Dillon Walsh and El'nathan Okoh

GOLD for Longford at National Community Games Finals

Cian McPhillips (UCD AC) competing in the 800m on Day 1 of the 153rd 123.ie National Track & Field Senior Championships at Morton Stadium on his way to winning his heat Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Longford athlete Cian McPhillips wins a silver medal in the 800m at the National...

Cian McPhillips celebrates winning the Men's 800m event during the 2025 Morton Games at Morton Stadium in Santry, Dublin on Friday evening Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Longford's Cian McPhillips storms to Morton Games 800m victory in World Champion...

Longford Athletics Club All-Ireland Gold medal winning relay squad of Alvin Prempeh Wiafe, El’nathan Okoh, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Adam Mulleady and Kevin English pictured at the National Juvenile C'ships

All-Ireland Relay Gold medal glory for Longford U-14 boys

Robin Óg Murphy of Longford Athletics Club, winner of the Gold medal in the 3000m Race Walk at the National Junior Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday last

Longford athlete Robin Óg Murphy wins Junior (U-20) All-Ireland 3000m Walk

Longford athlete Andrew Fitzpatrick pictured with his three medals won at the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships in Tullamore last weekend

Longford Athletics Club strike Gold at the National Track and Field Championship...

Vilte Krasikova of Longford Athletics Club pictured with her silver medal won in the Under-12 girls 60 metres at the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships on Sunday last

Longford athlete Vilte Krasikova wins Silver medal at the National Juvenile T & ...

Longford Athletics Club enjoyed a very successful Connacht Track and Field Championships in Sligo on Saturday last with several medal winners including Sean Grealy, Emma Brennan & Marc Galligan

Longford athletes enjoy great Connacht Track & Field success in Sligo

The County Longford under-16 boys 5km Gold medal winning team of Rian McCaffrey, Daniel Higgins, Conor Brennan and Luke Morgan pictured at the Community Games National finals in Meath on Sunday last.

Longford U-16 athletes win 5K Gold medals at the National Community Games Finals

Longford AC ladies claim historic Team Gold at National Athletics Road Relay Cha...

Andrew Fitzpatrick

Longford athlete Andrew Fitzpatrick completes triple Gold medal success at Natio... Barry Sheil

Cian McPhillips pictured before competing in the Men's 800m heats at the recent European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Injury rules Longford's Cian McPhillips out of World Indoor Athletics Championsh...

Cian McPhillips competing in the men's 800m semi-final during day three of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Longford's Cian McPhillips bows out of European Indoor 800m at semi-final stage

Cian McPhillips competing in the men's 800m heats on Day 2 of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Longford’s Cian McPhillips advances after dramatic 800m at European Indoor Athle...

Longford athlete Cian McPhillips set for European Indoor Championships

Hannah Deely of Longford Athletics Club is looking forward to her New York adventure

Ready, steady, go - Longford Athletic Club's Hannah Deely is set for New York ad...

Sisters Robin Óg and Molly Murphy of Longford Athletics Club pictured at the English Indoor Athletics Championships in Sheffield on Sunday last

Longford’s Robin Óg Murphy wins English race walks title

Ireland's outstanding Masters athlete Fiona Gettings, a member of Longford Athletics Club Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Longford’s Fiona Gettings produces an outstanding run to win the British and Iri...

National 3km Walk Champion Robin Óg Murphy

Golden weekend for Longford athletes at National and International competition

Conor Brennan of Longford Athletics Club pictured with his Gold medal after victory in the Under 14 1000m race walk at the National Juvenile Indoor Athletics Championships in Athlone on Saturday

Longford athletes reach new heights at the National Indoor Athletics Championshi...

Record breaker Andrew Fitzpatrick of Longford AC competing in the Boys under 12 High Jump at the 123.ie National Juvenile Indoor Championships Photo: Stephen Marken/Sportsfile

High Jump Gold and record for Longford athlete Andrew Fitzpatrick at National Ju...

Fiona Gettings

Longford athlete Fiona Gettings wins Gold with Team Ireland at Cross Country Int...

Cian McPhillips, who will be competing in the 800m heats at the European U-23 Athletics Championships in Finland on Friday

Longford athletes Cian, Yemi and Nelvin competing for Ireland in the European Un...

John Fitzpatrick Jr set a Championship Record in winning the Under-13 High Jump at the National Juvenile Championships in Tullamore on Saturday. John is pictured with his father and coach John Sr

Superb Success for Longford athletes at the National Juvenile Championships

Cian McPhillips back in action

Longford athlete Cian McPhillips achieves the 800m qualifying standard for Europ...

Longford's John Fitzpatrick following his gold medal winning performance of 1.56 metres in the Under-13 boys High Jump at the National Juvenile Indoor Athletics Championships in Athlone on Sunday

Further medal success for Longford athletes at All-Ireland Indoor Championships

Fiona Gettings pictured at the cross-country event at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Toruń, Poland

World Cross-Country Silver for Fiona Gettings and Gold for Team Ireland

Longford AC under-12 relay team of Adam Mulleady, Andrew Fitzpatrick, El' Nathan Okoh and Donncha Farrell on top of the podium at the National Indoors in Athlone

Gold for Longford athletes at All-Ireland Indoor Relay Championships

Emma Brennan (Moyne CS) pictured during last Saturday's All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Junior Girls 2500m race in Waterford

International Cross Country selection for Longford athletes Emma Brennan and Fio...

Emma Brennan, Moyne CS, on her way to winning the junior girls event at the Connacht Schools Cross Country C'ships in Loughrea, Co Galway Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Connacht Gold for Moyne CS, Longford student Emma Brennan

A fantastic performance by Emma Brennan saw her win gold in the Under-15 girls 2500 metres race at the National Juvenile B Cross Country Championships in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny on Sunday.

Longford athletes bring home the medals after successful National Cross Country ...

Longford Athletics Club duo Jairo Aklassou and Vilte Krasikova are travelling to New York to take part at the famous Millrose Games indoor athletics event on Saturday, February 11

‘Ready, Steady, Go’ – Young Longford athletes set for dream New York trip

(L to r): Joan Healy, Yemi Talabi, Lauren Roy and Sarah Leahy of Team Ireland after the Women's 4x100m relay heat at the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA

Excellent experience for Longford's Yemi Talabi at the World Athletics Champions...

Emma Brennan, Drumlish/Ballinamuck, winner of the Gold medal in the U-14 Girls 800m at the National Community Games Finals in Carlow on Saturday

Double Gold for Longford athletes at the National Community Games Finals

Yemi Talabi (left) pictured in Stockholm with the other members of the Irish relay team Sarah Leahy (Killarney Valley), Lauren Roy (City of Lisburn) & Joan Healy (Leevale)

Longford’s Yemi Talabi selected for Irish relay team to compete in World Athleti...

John Fitzpatrick, Longford AC, who achieved a magnificent double Gold success at the All-Ireland Juvenile Track and Field Championships in Tullamore

Double Gold for Longford athlete John Fitzpatrick at All-Ireland Juvenile Track ...

Ray Flynn during the 5000 metres final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with Eamon Coghlan, Cian McPhillips and Ray Flynn at the Millrose Games in February 2020 and at home in Longford

Remembering legendary Longford athlete Ray Flynn’s golden moment at the Dream Mi...

Successful weekend for Longford athletes at National Juvenile Indoor Championshi...

Emma Brennan of Longford AC, competing in the shot put event of the U-15 girls pentathlon during the Irish Life Health Indoor Combined Events All Ages at TUS in Athlone. Picture Sam Barnes Sportsfile

Longford athlete shines at national pentathlon event

Emma Brennan and Rachel Keenan of Longford Athletics Club during the Connacht U15 girls 3500m cross country in Loughrea on Sunday

Longford athletes Emma Brennan and Rachel Keenan qualify to compete at All-Irela...

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