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
Ellen Walshe
Irish swimmer Ellen Walshe
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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
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