Athletics
- Mark English finished second in a high-quality men’s 800m field at the Rome Diamond League. The Donegal athlete clocked a season’s best time of 1:43.80, his second fastest ever over the distance, as he closed strongly in the final metres to challenge for victory.
- Sarah Healy delivered a personal best time of 14:48.88 in the 5000m at the Rome Diamond League. The performance also secured automatic qualification for the upcoming European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, providing a strong platform for the season ahead.
- Andrew Coscoran delivered another strong international performance, finishing eighth in the mile at the Oslo Diamond League. Coscoran clocked an outdoor personal best of 3:49.68.
- Sharlene Mawdsley continued her outstanding season with another personal best in the 400m at the FBK Games in the Netherlands, part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold. The 27-year-old clocked 50.14 seconds to finish second, edging ever closer to the 50-second mark.
- Nicola Tuthill continued her excellent season by producing a personal best throw of 72.73m to win the hammer event at the Czesław Cybulski Memorial in Poland.
- Sharlene Mawdsley marked her Diamond League debut with another breakthrough performance. The Newport AC runner clocked a personal best of 50.06 seconds in the women’s 400m, finishing fifth and continuing her impressive progression on the world stage.
Boxing
- Two-time Olympic champion Kellie Harrington secured her first international gold medal since her Paris 2024 success, leading a strong Team Ireland performance at the opening phase of the Four Nations tournament in Glasgow. Harrington delivered an assured performance in the women’s 60kg elite final, defeating England’s Ella Lonsdale.
- Team Ireland’s boxers competed at the World Boxing Cup in Guiyang, China, one of the sport’s leading ranking events, with nine athletes taking part in a field of more than 330 boxers from 44 nations. Although Ireland narrowly missed out on medal contention, several athletes delivered standout performances:
- Daina Moorehouse opened with a unanimous decision win over Chorong Bak (Korea) before facing Olympic champion Wu Yu, losing on points after a competitive bout.
- Dean Clancy impressed with an RSC win in his opening fight before losing a tight 4-1 split decision to Moldova’s Alexandru Paraschiv in the last 16.
- Jack Marley was involved in one of the closest contests of the tournament, edged out on a split decision by China’s Han Xuezhen in the heavyweight division.
3×3 Basketball
- The Ireland men’s 3×3 team have secured qualification for the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Finals for the second year in a row, booking their place in Antwerp, Belgium this September with a 21-13 victory over Cyprus in the qualifying final in Kosovo. It marks another significant milestone for the programme, with Darren McGovern’s side delivering across a tightly contested tournament. Having been drawn alongside Cyprus and Kosovo in the group stages, Ireland responded to a narrow opening loss to Cyprus (21-19) with a crucial 18-16 win over hosts Kosovo to progress.
- The Ireland women’s 3×3 team also impressed, reaching the final of the qualifiers. After a dominant opening win over Kosovo (21-8), led by Claire Melia and Hazel Finn with seven points each, Ireland produced another strong semi-final performance to secure a final berth. In the decider, Ireland pushed last year’s Europe Cup runners-up Azerbaijan all the way, with Niamh Dwyer’s side narrowly losing 21-20 in a high-quality contest, underlining their growing presence at European level.
- Ireland improved on their Vienna outing at the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series in Amsterdam, reaching the quarter-finals after a win over Belgium in group play. They were beaten by Beijing in the group stage but still advanced, before losing to hosts Netherlands in the last eight.
Cycling
- Lara Gillespie has made history in cycling, becoming the first Irish woman to complete all three of the sport’s Grand Tours – the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta España.
- Ireland’s leading road cyclists faced challenging conditions in County Mayo as the 2026 Cycling Ireland National Championships crowned four elite champions.
- Seth Dunwoody claimed the Elite Men’s Road Race title following an impressive ride to secure the national crown.
- Olympian Lara Gillespie enjoyed a championship weekend to remember, completing a road race and time trial double. Gillespie captured both the Women’s Road Race and Women’s Time Trial titles, underlining her status as one of Ireland’s leading cyclists.
- Ryan Mullen successfully defended his Men’s Time Trial championship, adding another national title to his distinguished career.
Equestrian
- Ireland’s showjumping team produced a strong comeback performance to finish third at the Nations Cup event in La Baule. After sitting eighth of the 10 competing nations following the first round, Ireland responded emphatically in the second phase. Clear rounds from Darragh Kenny and Eddy Blue, Bertram Allen and Qonquest De Rigo, and Cian O’Connor with Chatouline PS lifted the team up the standings, with anchor Cian O’Connor and James Kann Cruz not required.
Hockey
- The Ireland men’s hockey team made an encouraging start to their 2026 FIH Hockey Nations Cup campaign in Cape Town, recording a 3-0 victory over the USA. However, they were unable to build on that momentum in their second pool match, falling 2-0 to France despite a strong opening period, as the French side proved clinical either side of half-time.
- The Ireland women’s team faced a challenging return to FIH Hockey Pro League action in Rotterdam, suffering a 7-0 defeat to world number one Netherlands in their opening encounter. They responded with a significantly improved performance in their second meeting, showing strong defensive structure and resilience. Ireland limited Dutch chances effectively, but the Netherlands’ strength at penalty corners proved decisive, with the hosts taking a 4-0 win.
- The Ireland Women’s Hockey Team produced an impressive display to defeat Spain with a 3-1 win and strengthen their position in the FIH Hockey Pro League, building on their 1-1 draw against the same opposition the previous day. Ireland took control early, with Emily Kealy opening the scoring in the first quarter to register her first goal in a green shirt. The advantage was extended in the third quarter when Niamh Carey struck superbly on the reverse, before Ireland added another through Sarah McAuley, who deflected home from a penalty corner. Spain pulled a goal back late on, but Ireland remained composed to close out the win and secure a vital three points in their bid to remain in the Pro League next season.
- The Ireland Men’s Hockey Team concluded their campaign at the 2026 FIH Hockey Nations Cup with a commanding 5-1 win over the USA, their second victory over the tournament debutants. A brace from Ben Nelson, alongside goals from Alistair Empey, Greg Williams, and Matthew Nelson, ensured a comfortable win and a positive end to the competition.
Rowing
- Fiona Murtagh delivered a standout performance in the Women’s Single Sculls A Final to win silver. Murtagh battled throughout a thrilling contest with Great Britain’s Lauren Henry, holding a narrow lead at halfway before eventually crossing the line second in 7:37.79.
- Izzy Clements claimed Ireland’s first medal of the weekend with bronze in the Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls.
- The Women’s Double Sculls crew of Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen also impressed. The Irish pair made a blistering start and led the field early on before eventually finishing fourth, narrowly missing out on a podium finish in a highly competitive final.
Swimming
- Ireland’s swimmers starred at the prestigious Sette Colli International in Rome, returning home with an impressive haul of eight medals.
- Mona McSharry got Ireland’s campaign off to a flying start on the opening evening, securing silver in the 100m Breaststroke. After progressing as the fastest qualifier from the morning heats in 1:06.53, the Sligo native improved to 1:06.30 in the final to finish second.
- Ellen Walshe delivered another high-quality performance to claim silver in the 400m Individual Medley, clocking 4:37.30 – the third-fastest swim of her career.
- McSharry added a bronze medal in the 50m Breaststroke, touching in 30.66 behind Pilato and Lisa Angiolini.
- Daniel Wiffen secured bronze in a competitive 800m Freestyle final. Wiffen touched in 7:53.76 after a closely fought contest with Greece’s Vasileios Kakoulakis and Brazil’s Guilherme Costa.
- Walshe led the charge with a remarkable gold-and-silver double. The 24-year-old won the 200m Butterfly in 2:08.02, the second-fastest performance of her career and just outside her Irish record. Less than an hour later, she returned to the pool to secure silver in the 200m Individual Medley in 2:11.40.
- McSharry completed a full set of medals in Rome with gold in the 200m Breaststroke. Turning second with 50 metres remaining, she produced a powerful closing leg to overhaul the Netherlands’ Tes Schouten and touch first in 2:22.71.
- John Shortt claimed silver in the men’s 200m Backstroke. Shortt improved significantly from the heats to post 1:57.73 in the final, finishing second behind Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov.