Lara Gillespie climbing the cycling ranks and finding that extra gear despite adversity
‘I am hard myself ... but I think every athlete does have a bit of that in them. And I think that’s how you keep getting better’
The Irish Times and Sport Ireland are proud to support women in sport with The Irish Times Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year Awards. The awards run over 12 months with an annual awards ceremony in December
‘I am hard myself ... but I think every athlete does have a bit of that in them. And I think that’s how you keep getting better’
A year plagued by injury and illness didn’t stop Dunlevy and Kelly getting results when it mattered
The Kerry Gaelic football star is no longer the greatest player never to have won an All-Ireland
Back-to-back Olympic gold medal winner Kellie Harrington claims the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for July
Popular Portaferry runner’s decisive kick for gold medal was utterly commanding as she ripped to the front to win the European Championship 1,500m in the Stadio Olimpico in June
The Tallaght superstar has been named Irish Times/Sports Ireland Sportswoman of the Month for May
Róisín Ní Riain claims Irish Times/Sports Ireland Sportswoman of the Month award after her five-medal haul at the European Para Swimming Championships
Having won the Gold Cup on A Plus Tard and two Champion Hurdles on Honeysuckle, Blackmore secured the third jewel in the festival’s crown on 17-2 shot Captain Guinness
Mona McSharry continues to set high standards for herself following promising World Aquatics Championships showing
‘A few years back, we’d have bitten your hand off just to qualify for the Olympics, but our goals are so much bigger now’
Ireland Sevens captain led side to a first World Series gold medal in Perth in January
McCormack is the first Irish woman to qualify for the Olympic Games for a fifth successive time
Katie McCabe and Fiona Coghlan well deserving winners of The Irish Times/Sport Ireland awards
Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award goes to former Ireland rugby captain Fiona Coghlan
A World Cup goal, Champions League team of the year and a Ballon d’Or nomination - it was a year to remember for the Dubliner
Another exceptional year for Katie-George Dunlevy, Mona McSharry and Lucy Mulhall saw the three of them on that list yet again
The overall sports award needs to be for the sportswoman that in some way transcends their sport.
From Aussie Rules to athletics, sailing to soccer and everything in between, 2023 has been a spectacular year for Ireland’s sportswomen
Misinformation about periods is just one reason teenage girls are put off participating in sport, a reluctance the Her Moves campaign is addressing head on
Katie Taylor's defeat of Chantelle Cameron up there among the very best of her victories in a remarkable boxing career
Mona McSharry named The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October
Mageean broke her own Irish 1500m record while McCrohan took home gold at rowing World Championships
An All-Ireland football final win for Tyrrell and more elite cycling medals for Dunlevy
Ireland captain led by example in the Women’s World Cup following a stellar season with Arsenal
Weightlifter was the first Irish competitor to win a senior medal at the championships in Armenia last month
Ireland all-rounder won a place in the team of the tournament at the Women’s T20 World Cup
Me & My Money: Ciara Mageean, middle-distance runner
Two weeks after setting a new Irish indoor 200m record the Tallaght native smashed Karen Shinkins’ Irish record
Seeing the Portaferry athlete breaking my Irish 1,500m record was no surprise - and was well deserved
O’Gorman part of Republic of Ireland squad honoured with Outstanding Achievement Award
Muirhevnamor boxer caps stellar year with Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year award
Vera Pauw’s Republic of Ireland squad earn Outstanding Achievement Award for World Cup qualification
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