Ciara Mageean - “If I’m going to die, I’m going to fit in as much living as possible now”
13 June 2026

Ciara Mageean - “If I’m going to die, I’m going to fit in as much living as possible now”

Brendan O'Connor

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Olympian Ciara Mageean spent her career representing Ireland and Northern Ireland, including a Gold at the 1500m European Championships in 2024, a year before the cancer diagnosis that ended her career. She talks to Brendan about her career, her terminal diagnosis, grief for the life she’ll never have and why we should all live in the moment.