I think the biggest disappointment from yesterday is we all needed a big moment from Isak, Wirtz or Barcola. That’s where the momentum of the last few weeks felt like it was going - big game, big goal. And it just didn’t happen for a multitude of reasons.
Ciara Mageean, Rome 2024.
The way she blasts through the two British runners to claim gold.
The epitome of Irish fighting spirit.
She'd tell David Gillick after - 'I didn't grow up playing camogie to get boxed in.'
Genuinely very upset to hear Ciara Mageean has lost her battle with cancer. The gold in 2024 is obviously the abiding memory, but I also remember just admiring the hell out of her on that Ray Goggins series on RTE. What a strong and gorgeous person. So so sad.