Ep 3357: Kate O'Connor's Incredible Silver, Cian McPhillips Goes Forth, Ryder Cup Preview - 22/09/25 Kate O'Connor's heptathlon silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo was one of the truly great Irish sporting achievements. To post 5 personal bests in her 7 events, some of them with a knee injury, speaks to a truly elite mental toughness. Derval O'Rourke watched it all, was left by turns speechless and emotional over the course of Saturday morning, and joins us today to talk about the importance of solid structures around Kate, the new stratosphere she has been launched into, as well as Cian McPhilips' tantalising run for fourth in the 800m final. We join Joe Callaghan, who made the border crossing from Canada to get to Bethpage Black, a blue collar course in New York, for a Ryder Cup that will have lots of bite and spite, on and off the course. And there's lovely sports Dads, the spirit of Seve, and we imagine what VR headsets abusing polite European sportspeople might be like.  --- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 3357: Kate O'Connor's Incredible Silver, Cian McPhillips Goes Forth, Ryder Cup Preview - 22/09/25 (🎙️@SecondCaptains) #KateOConnor #Heptathlon #WorldAthleticsChampionships

Kate O'Connor Wins Historic Heptathlon Silver for Ireland

Irish heptathlete Kate O'Connor took silver at the World Athletics Championships, scoring 6,714 points – Ireland's first global multi‑event medal since 1995. Read more: getnews.me/kate-oconnor-wins-histor... #kateoconnor #heptathlon #ireland

Bonn airgid🥈don ár wee lassie Kate ó Dún Dealgan🤩😎🙌🌟💫

Taispeántas iontach ar 🌟👍

Comhghairdeas #KateOConnor ... agus a foireann💚🎉🥳

#Dundalk #WorldAthleticsChampionships2025 #Tokyo2025 #IrishAthletics #SpéirGhorm

Ár cailín ó Dún Dealgan #Kate inniu 🤩😎☀️

Iontach iontach ar fad 🌟👍 agus á hathair Michael 🤩 💚

Cén dath amárach #KateOConnor 😍⭐️💫🤞

Lean ar aghaidh aur wee lassie #Dundalk #WorldAthleticsChampionships2025 #Tokyo2025 #IrishAthletics #SpéirGhorm

#KateOConnor wins🏅at #WorldUniversityGames #RhineRuhr2025 and a new national record with 6487 points 🥳🙌

What a 2025 for da wee lassie from #Dundalk #Louth 🤩

🥉 European Indoors
🥈 World Indoors
🥇 World University Games

#Athletics

Congrats #KateOConnor fantastic achievement, very proud!!!!

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15) Replay of #KateOConnor 800m event which decided the order of medals at the #Nanjing2025 World Champs. Ireland’s first medal in 19 years

www.nbcsports.com/watch/olympics/vanninen-...

#IrishAthletics #Multis #Pentathlon […]

Vanninen clinches pentathlon win in women's 800m Saga Vanninen wrapped up the women's pentathlon win in the women's 800m at the 2025 World Indoor Championships ahead of Ireland's Kate O'Connor and American Taliyah Brooks, who rounded out the podium ...

16) Replay of #KateOConnor 800m event which decided the order of medals at the #Nanjing2025 World Champs. Ireland’s first medal in 19 years

www.nbcsports.com/watch/olympi...

#IrishAthletics #Multis #Pentathlon #TrackAndField #SpéirGhorm #IrishSky #IrishSport

O'Connor claims silver at World Indoor Championships Dundalk woman Kate O'Connor has won Ireland's first World Indoor Championships medal in 19 years after taking silver in the pentathlon in Nanjing, China.

Spectacular performance. Our female athletes have been our shining lights over the past couple of years. #KateOConnor

Pic shows Kate O'Connor putting Irish tricolour around her shoulders with Dad and coach Michael in background

Aur wee lassie ó #Dundalk ##DúnDealgan 🥈do #KateOConnor in #Pentathlon @ World Indoor #Athletics Championships in China & as for her Dad & coach👍

Ar fheabhas🙌 -laoch í arís tar éis an 800m sin🥉 ➡️ 🥈! Maith thú 🤩

First ever 🇮🇪 athlete to win a global multi-event medal🥉& now a world 🥈medal freisin🥳

##speirgorm #KateOConnor 🇮🇪👏👏👏🇮🇪

World rankings table detail as of Feb 2 from International Athletics website Rank, Mark, WIND, Competitor, DOB, Nat, Pos, Venue, Date, Results Score 4843, Saga VANNINEN, 04 MAY 2003 (FIN), 1, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1197 4683, Kate O'CONNOR, 12 DEC 2000 (IRL), 2, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1153 4522, Liisa-Maria LUSTI, 22 AUG 2004 (EST), 1, Lasnamäe Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 19 JAN 2025, 1110 4506, Cheyenne NESBITT, 23 AUG 1999 (USA), 1, Illinois-Armory, Champaign, IL (USA), 24 JAN 2025, 1106 4498, Sveva GEREVINI, 31 MAY 1996 (ITA), 1, Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA), 26 JAN 2025, 1104 4478, Jana KOŠCAK, 19 MAY 2006 (CRO), 3, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1098 4455, Célia PERRON, 18 APR 1997 (FRA), 2, Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA), 26 JAN 2025, 1092 4452, Paulina LIGARSKA, 09 APR 1996 (POL), 4, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1091 4405, Lucie KIENAST, 01 JUN 2001 (GER), 2, Illinois-Armory, Champaign, IL (USA), 24 JAN 2025, 1079 4365, Lovisa KARLSSON, 15 JAN 2000 (SWE), 3, Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA), 26 JAN 2025, 1068

2) How good was the new Irish #Pentathlon record set by #KateOConnor in Estonia on Sunday?

- #2 in the World
- Would rank in the top 5 over the last five seasons
- #56 all time

Well positioned for World Indoor Champs in #Nanjing

#IrishAthletics #TrackAndField #MastoDaoine #IrishSports

World rankings table detail as of Feb 2 from International Athletics website Rank, Mark, WIND, Competitor, DOB, Nat, Pos, Venue, Date, Results Score 4843, Saga VANNINEN, 04 MAY 2003 (FIN), 1, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1197 4683, Kate O'CONNOR, 12 DEC 2000 (IRL), 2, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1153 4522, Liisa-Maria LUSTI, 22 AUG 2004 (EST), 1, Lasnamäe Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 19 JAN 2025, 1110 4506, Cheyenne NESBITT, 23 AUG 1999 (USA), 1, Illinois-Armory, Champaign, IL (USA), 24 JAN 2025, 1106 4498, Sveva GEREVINI, 31 MAY 1996 (ITA), 1, Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA), 26 JAN 2025, 1104 4478, Jana KOŠCAK, 19 MAY 2006 (CRO), 3, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1098 4455, Célia PERRON, 18 APR 1997 (FRA), 2, Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA), 26 JAN 2025, 1092 4452, Paulina LIGARSKA, 09 APR 1996 (POL), 4, Tallinna Kergejõustikuhall, Tallinn (EST), 02 FEB 2025, 1091 4405, Lucie KIENAST, 01 JUN 2001 (GER), 2, Illinois-Armory, Champaign, IL (USA), 24 JAN 2025, 1079 4365, Lovisa KARLSSON, 15 JAN 2000 (SWE), 3, Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubière (FRA), 26 JAN 2025, 1068

2) How good was the new Irish #Pentathlon record set by #KateOConnor in Estonia on Sunday?

- #2 in the World
- Would rank in the top 5 over the last five seasons
- #56 all time

Well positioned for World Indoor Champs in #Nanjing

#IrishAthletics #TrackAndField #SpéirGhorm #IrishSports