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Irish Times
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Rhasidat Adeleke to sit out National Championships in favour of recovery
Rhasidat Adeleke will not compete at this weekend's National Track and Field Championships in Santry as 'she continues to focus on recovery following recent race exertions.' Adeleke wasn't listed among any of the sprint events after entries closed on Tuesday night, and Athletics Ireland confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that she was bypassing the championships due to her race schedule over the last few weeks. The 22-year-old provided one of the highlights of last year's championships when she claimed the last Irish sprint record not already belonging to her, obliterating the 100m mark in 11.13 seconds. 'I think that was the most special, not even the national record, but the appreciation from everyone who was cheering my name,' Adeleke said afterwards. READ MORE At the London Diamond League meeting on July 19th, she moved down to 200m and finished fourth in a season best of 22.52 seconds, though still short of her 22.34 Irish record which she ran in 2023. 'I was working my way back, but I'll take it,' Adeleke said after that race, 'just making sure I can stay healthy and stay motivated and disciplined and just continue on the road to Tokyo (World Championships). 'It is about a month and a half away so just trying to make sure our eyes are focused on that, even though there's so many other things going on.' Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke after the Women's 200m at the Diamond League in London on July 19th. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Earlier this month, Adeleke was also a late withdrawal from the 400m at the Monaco Diamond League, where she won last year in 49.17 seconds. This summer she's been well short of breaking 50 seconds in her three 400m Diamond League appearances so far. No exact reason was given for Adeleke's decision to bypass Monaco. Adeleke's opening Diamond League appearances in the 400m in June, in Oslo and then Stockholm, were also below par. She faded to sixth in the homestretch in Stockholm, running 50.48, having finished fourth in 50.42 in Oslo three nights before. She then ran 51.33 to finish fourth in Eugene. From the outset of this particularly long season, Adeleke has been talking about timing things differently. It is unclear where she will race next, with the Tokyo World Championships starting on September 13th. Several other leading Irish athletes are confirmed for this weekend, including World Indoor silver medallist in the pentathlon Kate O'Connor (javelin/shot put/long jump), Sarah Lavin (100m hurdles/100m/ 200m), Sharlene Mawdsley (200m/400m), Mark English (400m/800m), Sarah Healy (800m), Sophie Becker (400m), and Phil Healy (400m).
Irish Times
18-07-2025
- Irish Times
Disabled man made homeless after bringing subletting issue to rental watchdog
A disabled man, who uses a wheelchair, said he has been made homeless after discovering he was unknowingly subletting from another tenant . Upon raising the issue with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), the man said days later he came home to find the locks of the front door changed and all of his belongings in suitcases and plastic bags outside the accommodation, including his wheelchair. He said this was done by the other tenants of the flat, one of whom he was subletting from. The RTB said it could not comment on 'any individual or ongoing dispute resolution cases'. READ MORE The man, who is originally from outside the EU, has lived in Ireland for two years. He suffers from a disease that affects his metabolism and has significantly weakened his muscles since adulthood. He wishes not to be named by The Irish Times for fear of it being used against him when looking for future accommodation or employment. Having already attended university in his home country, he recently graduated from a higher education institution in Dublin with a diploma in computer science. He said 'student visa restrictions and the challenges I face as a wheelchair user made it nearly impossible' to secure a job before graduating. He came to Ireland in July 2023 and found a room to rent in Santry , Dublin 9, where he has stayed for the past two years. He said he recently discovered the official rent for the flat and that he had been overcharged for the entirety of his living there. On June 28th, he took this to the RTB 'to request a refund and ask for the rent to be adjusted fairly'. He said they told him 'they couldn't help because I had no formal lease, and paid rent to another tenant, and had never seen or dealt with the landlord directly'. [ Households of people with disabilities hit by extra costs and lower income Opens in new window ] In response to these claims, the RTB said it 'cannot comment on any individual or ongoing dispute resolution cases'. In email correspondence seen by The Irish Times, the property's letting agent informed him that the landlord 'has no record of a tenancy agreement or contractual relationship with you'. The landlord 'had no knowledge of your occupancy in the property and you were occupying the property without consent,' the agent said. Days after bringing a case to the RTB, he said 'everything changed'. 'When I arrived, there was a man in the house who spoke to me in an aggressive way and told me to leave. I don't know who he was. He might have been the landlord or someone from the estate agency,' he said. He said 'thankfully, some friends helped me collect my belongings, and one of them is now keeping them safe. Unfortunately, none of them were able to host me even for a short while, because their homes are not wheelchair accessible'. The man is a member of Disability Power Ireland, a grassroots disability advocacy group. Availing of their support, they said he was using the last of his savings to stay in a private hostel.
Irish Times
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Cian McPhillips and Andrew Coscoran take impressive wins at Morton Games
On a balmy evening in Dublin sent straight from the running gods, Andrew Coscoran turned up the heat to win the headline mile race at the Morton Games in Santry, just holding off Cathal Doyle in a frantic, homestretch duel. Coscoran, the Irish mile record holder, kicked for home with 200m to go, holding on to win in a meeting record of 3:51.12, Doyle just a half stride behind in 3:51.26, with Darragh McElhinney also smashing his lifetime best when clocking 3:51.99 for third. Nick Griggs had to settle for fourth despite running 3:52.42. Cian McPhillips made the absolute most of the perfect conditions, running a Morton Stadium and Irish all-comers 800m record of 1:44.19, this time judging his run to perfection to nail the win and smash his previous best of 1:45.33 in the process. He's now the second fastest Irishman after Mark English . 'I've been working towards that for a long time now,' said 23-year-old McPhillips, who missed out on recent years with injury. 'Delighted with that, but conditions were so good, so very happy with that.' READ MORE Poland's Maciej Wyderka had kicked early for home but had to settle for second in 1:44.40 – McPhillips simply unstoppable once into the homestretch. It was a near perfect evening for one-lap running too, although a little breezy, Sharlene Mawdsley a class apart when winning the women's 400m in 51.61 seconds, a meeting record, timing her season well it would appear with the World Championships in Tokyo still two months away. Sharlene Mawdsley during the women's 400m at the Morton Games in Dublin. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho 'To win in front of a home crowd, with my family up there (in the stand), is a very special feeling,' she said. 'I'm glad I committed from the gun, and thankfully I held on. And this weather, in Ireland, wow, it's great to have that here too.' Elian Larregina from Argentina clocked the fastest ever 400m on Irish soil when winning the men's event in 45.08, with 17-year-old David Kelly again lowering the Irish under-20 record with an excellent 45.85 in fourth – breaking the 46-second barrier for the first time. Israel Olatunde also continued his fine form, delighting the home crowd when winning the 100m in 10.20 seconds, although the wind reading was over the limit at +2.3 m/s. For the 23-year-old, coming back within sight of his Irish record of 10.12, it took nothing from the winning feeling. Jack O'Leary was delighted with a new lifetime best of 13:22.67, finishing fourth in the 5,000m. Valentin Soca from Uruguay the winner in 13:18.22.
BreakingNews.ie
30-05-2025
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Man (20s) to appear in court following armed robbery at Dublin fast food restaurant
The man (20s) arrested following an armed robbery at a retail premises in Dublin 9 on Thursday has been charged. He is due to appear before court 4 of the CCJ on Friday, gardaí said. Advertisement The man was arrested following an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in north Dublin on Thursday morning. Gardaí say a man armed with a shotgun entered the restaurant in Northwood in Santry at 7:30pm and threatened staff. He stole a sum of cash and fled the scene in a car. During a follow up operation the man in his 20s was arrested, and a car stolen in a previous burglary was recovered.
BreakingNews.ie
29-05-2025
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Man (20s) arrested following armed robbery at Dublin fast food restaurant
A man has been arrested following an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in north Dublin this morning. Gardaí say a man armed with a shotgun entered the restaurant in Northwood in Santry at 7:30pm and threatened staff. He stole a sum of cash and fled the scene in a car. During a follow up operation a man in his 20s was arrested, and a car stolen in a previous burglary was recovered. The man can be questioned for up to three days. Advertisement
