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20 January 2026
Northern Ireland and Ulster athletics have named their men’s and women’s teams for two key fixtures in the February racing calendar: the Home Countries and Celtic International Cross Country Championships and the Armagh Road Races.

19 January 2026
Lauren Roy (NI Coach Adam McMullen / City of Lisburn), opened her 2026 season in dramatic style by improving her 60m PB significantly from 7.39 first, to 7.31 in the heats of the Corky Classic in Texas and then to a Northern Irish record of 7.25 in the semifinals, posting the 3rd fastest time.

15 January 2026
We are delighted to announce the Northern Ireland national team selected to compete at this year’s Anglo Celtic Plate 100k International.

12 January 2026
Two NI records fell in Valencia on Sunday morning in what was billed as the fastest 10k in the world.

12 January 2026
Athletics NI has confirmed that an NI & Ulster Senior Men’s and Women’s team will compete at the 2026 UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham, on Saturday 7 March 2026.

08 January 2026
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Athletics Northern Ireland (2008) will be held on Wednesday, 21st January 2026 at 7.00pm in Les Jones room, Athletics House, Old Coach Road, Belfast BT9 5PR. The meeting will be in person, however voting by Proxy is permitted (see Note 7).

05 January 2026
Applications to Athletics NI are now open for individual grants for athletes eligible for Belfast City Council funding.
Please carefully read the criteria and application process below.

22 December 2025
A new Javelin Event Group training programme has been announced for early 2026, offering athletes the opportunity to develop their technique under expert coaching at Ulster University Jordanstown.

19 December 2025
Athletics NI would like to advise athletes, clubs and facility users of the opening arrangements for the Mary Peters Track and Athletics NI offices over the Christmas and New Year period.

18 December 2025
Northern Irish long-distance runner Hannah Irwin (Cambridge & Coleridge AC) delivered a standout performance in the Telford 10K on Sunday, setting a new personal best and improving her own Northern Ireland 10-kilometre road record with a time of 31 minutes 42 seconds.
