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Ní Riain retains crown as Brady seals silver atWorld Para Swimming European Championships
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (284+ words) GOLDEN GIRL: Róisín Ní Riain. Ireland had another successful night at the 2026 World Para Swimming European Championships as Róisín Ní Riain successfully defended her European 100m Backstroke (S13) title, while Dearbhaile Brady claimed a second silver medal of the week. Ní Riain…...
Greenan and Sharpe claim second silver for Ireland at worlds
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (496+ words) Sinéad Greenan and pilot Alice Sharpe finished the world championships with two silver medals. Pic: Paralympics Ireland Sinéad Greenan and pilot Alice Sharpe claimed their second silver medal of the 2026 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships in the women's B…...
Midleton could get outdoor lido as population growth puts pressure on sports facilities
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (434+ words) Try from €0.25 / day. Senior Cork County Council officials are currently undertaking a review of council-run swimming pools in the region. File picture Residents in an East Cork town which is set to become the largest town in Co Cork may…...
Megan Lyons: Dublin freediver aims to become Ireland’s deepest diver after 80m record
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1096+ words) Try from €0.25 / day. As a freediver, Megan Lyons has reached unimaginable depths, shattering records that once might have seemed impossible. The 33-year-old from Dublin managed to break her own national record with an 80 metre plunge at the AIDA Asian Freediving…...
Irish woman swims into 'triple crown' history, inspired by Cork brother's transplant journey
2+ week, 5+ day ago (530+ words) Maura Twomey swimming as dawn breaks in California Irish woman Maura Twomey has become the oldest person to successfully cross California’s Catalina Channel in a sub-16-hour swim. Her feat completes the Triple Crown of open water swimming. Having taken…...
McClenaghan and Montgomery miss out on medals in European finals
3+ week, 1+ day ago (247+ words) Rhys McClenaghan finished seventh in the pommel horse final at the European Championships. Pic: ©INPHO Rhys McClenaghan finished seventh in the final of the pommel horse at the European Championships in Zagreb on Friday evening. The Olympic champion - a three-time…...
Women's Relay final secured as men's team break Irish record in Paris
3+ week, 6+ day ago (579+ words) Ireland’s Mona McSherry enters the water. Pic: Giorgio Scala/Inpho Ireland's relay teams closed out the final morning of competition at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris in style, with the women's 4x100m Medley Relay qualifying for Sunday's final and the…...
Andrew Coscoran storms to brilliant bronze for Ireland in thrilling 1500 final
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (396+ words) FLYING THE FLAG: Andrew Coscoran of Ireland celebrates with his bronze medal. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Green night in Birmingham. A second podium. Bronze to go with the earlier gold. Andrew Coscoran has added his name to this county’s decorated…...
Kate O'Connor wins heptathlon gold for Ireland at European Championships
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (160+ words) Kate O'Connor won her seventh medal of the last 18 months. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Kate O'Connor won gold for Ireland after running 2:11.74 in the 800m, the final event of the heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. O'Connor held a…...
European Championships: productive Saturday morning for Irish in Birmingham
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (702+ words) Sophie O’Sullivan of Ireland competes in round 1 of the women's 1500m. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Save for the 22 medal-drenched minutes on Thursday night, Saturday’s morning session was Ireland’s most productive and prominent of these European Championships. Kate O’Connor rightly stole attention…...