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Ellen Walshe
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A week like few others: Wonder women, golden boys and medals galore
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European Championships: McSharry wins second bronze; Healy fifth in 1,500m final - as it happened
Irish swimmers finish with five medals in Paris
‘A special week’: Mona McSharry and Ellen Walshe celebrate Paris medal haul
Pair excelled at European Aquatics Championship while Tom Fannon put in a strong performance
European Athletics and Swimming Championships: Complete guide to the Irish in action
At the halfway mark to LA, Irish athletes have medals on their minds in Birmingham and Paris
Ireland team reach relay final on last night in Paris; McSharry, Walshe and Fannon out for individual honours
Irish women’s team qualified for the final of the 4x100m medley relay, while the men’s quartet missed out
European Championships: O’Connor wins heptathlon gold, bronze for Coscoran; Walshe earns second IM gold
Three fresh medals for Ireland in Paris and Birmingham
Ellen Walshe claims second glittering gold in Paris with 200m IM victory
Templeogue swimmer storms final 50m to win second European title this week
Mona McSharry produces brilliant finish to win bronze in 200m breaststroke
Ellen Walshe keeps alive prospect of second gold at European swimming championships
Ellen Walshe claims European gold medal with stunning 400IM swim in Paris
Mona McSharry takes silver in the 100m breaststroke but Daniel Wiffen has to settle for fourth in the 800m freestyle
Jack Kelly misses out on medal but targets European success in favoured 200m breaststroke on Wednesday
Mona McSharry, John Shortt and Daniel Wiffen all qualify for finals on Wednesday evening
‘Just race your heart out’: Ellen Walshe bringing impressive momentum to European Aquatics Championships
Swimmer has the form to take podium places in Paris – if she can get out of her own way
Ellen Walshe claims fifth national title to close out Irish Open Championships
Daniel Wiffen wins 800m freestyle for third title of the week in Bangor
Daniel Wiffen wins 400m title at Irish Open in Bangor
John Shortt sets Irish record in 200m backstroke
Daniel Wiffen sets a personal ultimatum ahead of Irish Open Swimming Championships
The Olympic champion wants to swim close to his personal bests to prove California move is bearing fruit
With one pool for every 80,000 people, it’s a miracle Ireland is producing great swimmers
Over half are hotel pools, which usually don’t have pay-as-you-go public swimming, restrict children’s access and lack accessibility accommodations
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Sportswoman of the Year selected after a 2025 to remember for Irish athletes
Judges had to choose from an illustrious list of 15 across several sports
From Tokyo to Istanbul and Croke Park: the top 25 moments of the year in women’s sport
World and European champions, record-setters and mould-breakers, Irish sportswomen had another stellar year
John Shortt sets junior records at Winter Championships
Galway swimmer ends season with eight senior and 13 junior Irish records
Beyond Skorts: How Ireland’s sportswomen kept clearing impossibly high bars in 2025
Away from the rí-rá of the skorts debate, Irish women offered a bounty of sporting firsts in 2026
Ellen Walsh caps off brilliant week for Irish swimmers as provinces return mixed bag in Europe
St Martin’s and Dingle secure provincial crowns in hurling and football; Gianni Infantino lets Europe know where it stands
Ellen Walshe wins 200m butterfly gold at the European championships
Seven medals for Ireland in unprecedented week of success for Irish swimming
Ellen Walshe wins silver and Daniel Wiffen wins bronze at European championships
Olympic champion Wiffen had chance to win 800m freestyle, but had to settle for third
Daniel Wiffen wins gold medal in 1,500m freestyle at European Championships
Evan Bailey produces the best swim of his career to win a tied bronze in the 200m freestyle final
Irish teenager John Shortt wins European 200m backstroke gold medal in stunning fashion
Ellen Walshe also produced an excellent swim on Wednesday morning, breaking her own 100m individual medley record
Daniel Wiffen wins bronze in 400m free at European Short-Course Championships
Belfast’s Jack McMillan takes gold for Britain; John Shortt breaks Irish 200m backstroke record twice in eight hours to reach final
Daniel Wiffen out to restate his claim at European Short-Course Championships after illness
Olympic gold medallist suffered appendicitis before the World Championships in July
Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry claim silver as they end World Cup series in Toronto
Irish pair claim silver medals in last outing of three-meet World Cup series
Medals and national records for Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry at Swimming World Cup
Toronto hosts last stop of World Aquatics World Cup series
Ellen Walshe adds to World Cup medal haul with silver in 400m IM
Mona McSharry fourth in 100m breaststroke in Indiana
Ellen Walshe breaks oldest national short-course record with World Cup bronze in 200m fly
Templeogue swimmer bests record held by Michelle Smith since 1997
Katie Taylor named Sportswoman of the Month for July
History-maker concludes epic trilogy with resounding win
Ellen Walshe misses out of 400m IM final on last day of World Championships in Singapore
Ireland finish 21st in men’s 4x100m medley relay
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