Rory Morrissey

Husband, Daddy, Nurse, and a fella who likes to swim bike but now mostly runs...

[Jake’s Takes 🇮🇪 @JakesTakesIE]

Have to take four trains and a bus to get from Tralee to Roscommon today.

It should not be that difficult to get from one county town to another.

Public transport in this country is a joke.

[Simpsons wrestling memes @SimpsonsWWE]

A Simpsons reference on a political talk show in Ireland regarding the absolute shambles of the national children’s hospital 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Don Lavery @donlav]

Ah. Sorry to hear this.
I recall David's putdown to warlord Mohamed Farah Adid in Mogadishu.
My local TD for years, he was also " Minister for Fish and Ships"!
RIP.

RTE news: Former Minister for Foreign Affairs David Andrews dies aged 91

https://t.co/O02XO2Ltca

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

🗣️ “I think the world record will be broken soon, I’m not going to compare myself to people like that… I’m very satisfied with a 1:55 right now.”

Despite Femke Broeders-Bol’s rapid ascension in the 800m this year, the former 400mH World champion understands there’s levels to half-mile greatness. Broeders-Bol ran a big PB of 1:55.60 to finish 2nd in today’s #ParisDL.

🎥 FULL INTERVIEW: https://t.co/rcEihhv2mv

[Ian O'Riordan @ianoriordan]

How concerning is Rhasidat Adeleke’s sudden drop from the 400m world rankings?

The question of how soon the Dublin sprinter can break back into the rankings depends on two things

https://t.co/oOMQjvfLfY

[Cathal Dennehy @Cathal_Dennehy]

Mark English breaks the Irish 1000m record in Ostrava with 2:15.82 to finish sixth, while Sharlene Mawdsley runs the second fastest time of her career to finish 3rd over 400m in 50.28.

That's English's 7th national record in 18 months.
https://t.co/vbcfK47qVs

[Cathal Dennehy @Cathal_Dennehy]

Splits for the Irish 4x400m, and Mawdsley's is just as spectacular as it looked.

McCann: 52.35
Becker: 51.84
Crossan: 51.30
Mawdsley: 48.34

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Mary Cain's new book "This is Not About Running," should be required reading for high school and college coaches and athletes.

It's what happens when we allow the win at all costs mindset to take over, with no checks in place, in an environment that promoted craziness...

It's a great read. And Cain doesn't hold back.

We're all human. We all mess up. But there are far too many people in this sport who witnessed what occurred with Mary and others, who turned a blind eye because they wanted to win no matter what. They wanted their $$$ or prestige and were willing to do whatever it took to keep chasing that fragile dream.

And many of these folks are still in the sport, acting like nothing happened.

If you don't speak out, if we don't have folks say this isn't right, the cycle continues. More abuse and cheating follow.

So hats off to Cain for speaking out. And shame on those who continue to hide, hoping that folks will just forget that they chose $$$ and status over doing the right thing.

Go read Cain's book: This is Not About Running.

[Cathal Dennehy @Cathal_Dennehy]

"I didn't really enjoy the sport when it had to become about me. [Coaching] is more suited to who I am."

Talked to Peter Lynch and Alistair Cragg ahead of the London Marathon

Lynch says he's "in shape to run 2:06 on the right day"

Irish record: 2:07:54
https://t.co/yHSVrWB8c3

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

It's not run slow to run fast...

It's run a lot of easy to give you the foundation and capacity to handle and absorb all sorts of moderate to hard training.

They work in concert. You don't just magically get faster by lots of easy. It supports the rest.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

A few crazy things about this race and the climate at the time.

-Melissa Bishop would have been a legend without the DSD athletes. Olympic Gold, World Champ, and a WC silver.

-You'd talk to a lot of elite mid-distance women behind the scenes for years and they'd be pissed off, but afraid to get reamed in the media for doing so. Or just realizing that nothing would change.

-Canada's head coach who was told after Bishop finished 4th at the Olympics by a lawyer for the Canadian Olympic committee "‘You say one thing about this, I’m going to make sure you’re banned for life in all sports.’”

-Lyndsey Sharp did speak up and got torn apart in the media, so the fear was real.

It was just a wild time. And many women lost a lot of money and glory because of it.

[Terry Virts @AstroTerry]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!

[Stephanie Bruce @Steph_Rothstein]

This is why Josh has been my agent for over a decade. He always has his athletes and athletes in general top of mind. Hope this situation can be righted for those 3 ladies. Give prize money to top 3 and same prize $/World spots to Jess, Emma Grace and Ednah. Tough spot for all❤️

[Will Dalton @WillDalton01]

🇮🇪🏃‍♂️🔥 WE GOT NEWS!! 🏃‍♂️🇮🇪
For the 1st time ever at the National Indoor Championships, Virgin Media TV will bring you live coverage of the event from 2.30pm on Sunday on Virgin Media Two and on Virgin Media Play
Tickets 🎫
✅ SUNDAY SOLD OUT 🇮🇪 A few left for Saturday #vmsport

[Cathal Dennehy @Cathal_Dennehy]

Not a good look for Rowing Ireland that neither the CEO nor head coach is in attendance at today's Oireachtas Committee meeting on welfare/safeguarding issues - and this from Evanne Ní Chuilinn only adds to it.

Watch live here: https://t.co/MQACLTWqQG

[Ryan Meader @Ryan_Meader11]

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Pearl Jam - Wishlist

October 16, 2013
Worcester, Massachusetts

[J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt]

84 years ago today, the battleships USS West Virginia and USS Tennessee burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

[Paul Kimmage @PaulKimmage]

Podcast: Episode 2

The Indo Daily: Ep 2: ‘‘Am I going f***king mad?’’ - Inside the collapse of Olympian Gary O’Donovan’s relationship with Irish rowing
https://t.co/iXC6c8Aq48

[Paul Kimmage @PaulKimmage]

Podcast

The Indo Daily: Troubled Waters Ep 1 – ‘They’re messing with his head’: Paul Kimmage’s journey inside the toxic world of Irish rowing’s High Performance Unit
https://t.co/H8ZnvPkUje