Ireland Shines at the European Indoor Athletics Championships

Ireland’s women delivered a historic and inspirational performance at the 2025 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. With gold and bronze medals, national records, and remarkable personal bests, the Irish women proved that they belong among Europe’s elite.   https://www.instagram.com/p/DG_TsJjtrF9/?img_index=1   Thursday Thursday saw the Mixed 4x400m Relay, where the team featuring Sharlene Mawdsley, Phil Healy, Conor Kelly …

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Lara Gillespie takes Gold at European Track Championships

Yesterday, Lara Gillespie won the Elimination race at the UEC European Track Championships in Zolder, Belgium! The race was a stop-start affair early on, as two crashes involving five riders caused damage to the track. Gillespie remained unphased by the stoppages, and remained near the front of the pack for each sprint elimination. Gillespie was joined in the final three …

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Three Time Paralympian Nicole Turner Announces Retirement

Irish Paralympic swimmer Nicole Turner has announced her retirement, bringing an extraordinary career in competitive swimming to a close. A Paralympic silver medallist and multiple-time international medallist, Nicole leaves the sport as one of Ireland’s most celebrated athletes. https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhgnBTIGyI/ Nicole initially took up swimming to follow in the footsteps of her two older brothers, but her exceptional talent quickly became …

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‘We love a hard race’ Eve McCrystal on winning a 6th World Championship medal  

In this week’s episode of the Her Sport Show, we caught up with the 6-time world champion para-cyclist, Eve Mc Crystal, as she discusses her latest gold medal victory with teammate Katie-George Dunlevy.   Eve talks to us about her disappointment at getting silver in the trials, and the complexity of managing energy and power in such an intense series …

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“It’s A Suffer Test Of A Sport But I’d Never Give Up Because She’s Always There With Me”-Katie George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal

The B Time Trial champions of the 2020/2021 Tokyo Paralympics are Katie George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal, meet the women behind the helmets.

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