Derval O'Rourke
# derval-orourke - Friday 10 May, 2013
Derval O’Rourke’s training camp will make you insanely jealous
It definitely beats a run down the ‘Dyke.
# derval-orourke - Friday 3 May, 2013
Derval O’Rourke in line for medal upgrade as rival charged with doping
Nevin Yanit won the European title in Gothenburg in March
# derval-orourke - Friday 12 April, 2013
Derval O’Rourke’s Friday evening routine puts us to shame
Is this what people mean when they talk about that “Friday feeling”?
# derval-orourke - Sunday 31 March, 2013
‘I find it hard not to take it personally’ — Derval O’Rourke ‘disappointed’ by grants cut
The Cork athlete was granted just €12,000 this year.
# derval-orourke - Saturday 23 March, 2013
IAAF and WADA quash reports of doping suspicion over Turkish duo
Reports yesterday had claimed Cakir Alptekin and Nevin Yanit were at the centre of a doping scandal.
# derval-orourke - Friday 1 March, 2013
Derval O’Rourke was this close to a medal at the European Indoors this evening
Ireland’s Derval O’Rourke ran a season’s best in the 60m hurdle final but missed out on a medal by one-hundredth of a second.
Indoor Championships: O’Rourke eases through 60m heat
The Cork athlete came second in her heat this morning, clocking a season’s best time in the process.
# derval-orourke - Monday 25 February, 2013
The 11 Irish athletes going to European Indoors this week (and when you can see them)
The European Indoor Championships begin in Gothenburg on Friday morning.
# derval-orourke - Sunday 17 February, 2013
In pictures: Fionnuala Brittton takes win at national indoors
And there was plenty of other talking points in Athlone.
# derval-orourke - Saturday 19 January, 2013
‘I’m turning this crap off now…’ Derval O’Rourke slams Lance Armstrong
To say the Cork athlete has little sympathy for the shamed cyclist is an understatement.
# derval-orourke - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Olympic committee warn O’Leary over betting
The Corkman bet on Great Britain’s sailors in Beijing 2008.
# derval-orourke - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Opinion: Here come the girls… at last, as Katie Taylor set for RTÉ award
The Olympic champion will – surely – be crowned Sports Person of the Year ending a wait that was too long.
# derval-orourke - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Will swap Olympic medal for All-Ireland ticket! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
We’ve scoured countless timelines to bring you some of the best comments made on Twitter over the past seven days.
# derval-orourke - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 11, wrap
Michael Conlan won Ireland’s third medal, while Chris Hoy broke a British record and Sally Pearson gained partial redemption for Team Australia.
I can’t see myself going to Rio, says disappointed Derval O’Rourke
The Irish athlete admitted the “middle hurles weren’t good enough” in her performance this evening.
End of the road for Derval O’Rourke following fifth place semi-final finish
The Irish athlete equalled her time of 12.91 in the Heats, but it was not good enough for her to advance.
As it happened: London 2012 Olympics, day 11
Michael Conlan took top billing… and the little Belfast fighter didn’t disappoint.
Ailis McSweeney: Derval can deliver on biggest stage
The Cork-born hurdler is built to perform when the championship pressure is on, writes her training partner Ailis McSweeney.
# derval-orourke - Monday 6 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 10, wrap
You wait four years for an Olympic medal to come along and two come along in quick succession.
As it happened: London 2012 Olympics Day 10
It was Day Ten of London 2012 as Katie Taylor and Annalise Murphy looked to add to Ireland’s medal haul from this Olympic games.
Derval O’Rourke qualifies for 100m Hurdles semi-final
The Cork athlete recorded a season’s best time of 12.91 and paid credit to her training partner, our very own Ails McSweeney.
# derval-orourke - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Ailis McSweeney: For Ireland’s track stars, this is the biggest race of their lives
The likes of Derval O’Rourke, Robert Heffernan and Joanne Cuddihy are ready to go in London, writes their injured team-mate.
# derval-orourke - Thursday 26 July, 2012
Open thread: what do you hope to see at the Olympics over the coming months?
Gold for Katie? Phelps beaten? Bill O’Herlihy losing his patience with Jerry Kiernan?
# derval-orourke - Monday 23 July, 2012
In pictures: The rocky road to London for Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls
A new photography exhibition shows the work away from the spotlight for those aiming for the Games.
# derval-orourke - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Derval O’Rourke gets Olympic challenge back on track
The Corkwoman was second to America’s Lolo Jones in Lignano, Italy on Tuesday night.
# derval-orourke - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
VIDEO: A day in the life of Lolo Jones
The American Olympian is the subject of a stylish little featurette.
# derval-orourke - Monday 9 July, 2012
‘It’s no major drama’ – O’Rourke quells fears after finals absence
The 100m hurdler says she was suffering from a stiff back but plans to race next Saturday.
# derval-orourke - Sunday 8 July, 2012
It’s Sunday, so here’s 12 of our favourite pictures from the past 7 days
Check this lot out.
# derval-orourke - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Five videos you really need to see from last night’s Diamond League meet in Paris
Some of the biggest names in world athletics continued their Olympic preparations in Paris last night.
# derval-orourke - Friday 6 July, 2012
Stars come out for National Track and Field Championships
This weekend is the last chance saloon for those Irish athletes still hoping to achieve the Olympic “A” Standard.
# derval-orourke - Saturday 30 June, 2012
London 2012: Introducing… Derval O’Rourke
Our athlete-by-athlete guide continues with one of Ireland’s greatest medal hopes on the track…
# derval-orourke - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Britton named in Irish squad for European Championships
Deirdre Ryan and Derval O’Rourke won’t compete in Helsinki in order to focus on their own Olympic preparations.
# derval-orourke - Saturday 10 March, 2012
End of the road for Derval in Istanbul
It was a season’s best for the Cork hurdler but it’s not enough at the world indoors.
# derval-orourke - Friday 9 March, 2012
Derval progresses to 60m semi-final but O’Lionaird bows out of World Indoors
Derval O’Rourke successfully came through her heat, while Ciaran O’Lionaird finished a disappointing 11th in Istanbul today.
# derval-orourke - Thursday 1 March, 2012
The Morning Score: Thursday
Here’s everything you need to know this morning, unless your name is James McCarthy.
# derval-orourke - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Small packages: O’Rourke among curtailed group for World Indoors
Athletics Ireland will be sending just three athletes to compete in the World Indoor Championships in Turkey on 9 March.
# derval-orourke - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Hurdles: O’Rourke quietly confident in Olympic build-up
London 2012 is ‘the one you wanna nail’ says Derval O’Rourke, but for the moment the Douglas athlete is concentrating on her next hurdle in Istanbul.
# derval-orourke - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
Sports Council announce €10.5m funding for Irish athletes in 2012
The Irish Sports Council today revealed details of a “very significant investment package for our top athletes” ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.
# derval-orourke - Monday 13 February, 2012
O’Rourke wins national indoor title, but promises improvement
Derval O’Rourke won the 60m hurdles at the Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 8.21s yesterday.


























































