MOSCOW (Reuters) – Robert Heffernan said he wanted to create a “Rocky scenario” by beating the Russians in their own back yard and the Irish journeyman duly matched Sylvester Stallone’s ...

Robert Heffernan is not the first Irish race walker to suffer disappointment on the streets of England's capital city. After 3hr 37min 54sec of toil in the heat and high humidity of London ...

Former New York Times television critic Heffernan writes about the Internet as one “massive and collaborative work of realist art.” Marketed as a treatise on art, the book turns out to be more ...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Silver medalist Mikhail Ryzhov of Russia, gold medalist Robert Heffernan of Ireland and bronze medalist Jared Tallent of Australia stand on the podium during the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This was a sprint when he's aiming for more than a full marathon distance longer, although Robert Heffernan was still thrown a little off track in Cork last night. Competing at home for the first ...