Ireland and the United States both have a proud history of sporting heroes. Very often the stories of these sporting heroes overlap with their ties to both sides of the Atlantic. This area of the Irish America 250 website is dedicated to all those who participate, love, live and enjoy sport, from an Irish and Irish American perspective.
A great Irish sporting moment on American soil, USA 1994.
Coming Soon…
Marcus O’Sullivan, World Indoor Champion in the 1500m in 1987, 1989, and 1993 will appear on the next Irish America 250 podcast. O’Sullivan, a four time olympian, and major championship winner, also won the Wanamaker Mile 5 times in Madison Square Gardens. He is currently the Frank J. Kelly Endowed Track and Field Coach at Villanova University.
Sporting Heroes & Stories Coming Soon
Tom Brady
Eamon Coghlan
Ronnie Delaney
Sonia O’Sullivan
The Whales
GAA in New York
Katie Ledecky
Mary Lou Retton
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