SportsIreland’s European athletics champion Ciara Mageean dies aged 34

Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean has died aged 34, her family said. A European 1,500m champion who competed at two Olympics, she disclosed in 2025 that she had advanced bowel cancer. Tributes came from Ireland’s Olympic federation and political leaders.

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