Sportswoman of the Year Award

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

The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for March: Rachael Blackmore

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: ‘I didn’t get the results I wanted, but the goal wasn’t to win a medal’

Mona McSharry continues to set high standards for herself following promising World Aquatics Championships showing

Irish Rugby Sevens skipper Lucy Mulhall a woman of sporting substance

‘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’

The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for January: Lucy Mulhall (Rugby)

Ireland Sevens captain led side to a first World Series gold medal in Perth in January

Fionnuala McCormack named Sportswoman of the Month for December

McCormack is the first Irish woman to qualify for the Olympic Games for a fifth successive time

Sportswoman awards: The inspiration for future generations has never been greater

Katie McCabe and Fiona Coghlan well deserving winners of The Irish Times/Sport Ireland awards

Katie McCabe named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year for 2023

Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award goes to former Ireland rugby captain Fiona Coghlan

‘Without spark, no fire’: Katie McCabe lit up 2023 for Ireland and Arsenal

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

Sportswoman of the Year preview: A look back on a year in sport

Another exceptional year for Katie-George Dunlevy, Mona McSharry and Lucy Mulhall saw the three of them on that list yet again

Sonia O’Sullivan: Sportswoman of 2023? Take your pick, it’s not an easy task

The overall sports award needs to be for the sportswoman that in some way transcends their sport.

The top 25 highlights of the year in Irish women’s sport

From Aussie Rules to athletics, sailing to soccer and everything in between, 2023 has been a spectacular year for Ireland’s sportswomen

Recognising the barriers they face is first step in getting girls into sport

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 named The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for November

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

Mona McSharry named The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October

Ciara Mageean and Siobhan McCrohan named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswomen of the month

Mageean broke her own Irish 1500m record while McCrohan took home gold at rowing World Championships

Katie-George Dunlevy and Hannah Tyrrell named Sportswomen of the Month for August

An All-Ireland football final win for Tyrrell and more elite cycling medals for Dunlevy

Sportswoman of the Month: Katie McCabe

Ireland captain led by example in the Women’s World Cup following a stellar season with Arsenal

Thammy Nguyen named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Month

Weightlifter was the first Irish competitor to win a senior medal at the championships in Armenia last month

Orla Prendergast named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the month

Ireland all-rounder won a place in the team of the tournament at the Women’s T20 World Cup

‘Having grown up in a working-class home, I appreciate how hard you have to work for what you have’

Me & My Money: Ciara Mageean, middle-distance runner

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