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
Katie-George Dunlevy
Irish Para-cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy
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
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
Katie George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly named Sportswomen of the Month for August
The duo defended both their Time Trial and Road Race world titles
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly defend World Championships title in the Road Race
Second gold of the world championships for pair in Ronse, Belgium
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly take gold at World Championships
Irish duo defend their tandem time trial title with dominant performance in Belgium
Sarah Healy looking to cash in on summer of consistency at Diamond League final
Last stop on Diamond League circuit is final meeting before World Championships in Tokyo
Sportswoman of the Year Awards: Celebration of women’s achievements hits its 20th year
Monthly winners this year included Kellie Harrington, Rachael Blackmore and Rhasidat Adeleke
Paul O’Donovan named RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year 2024
Paralympic medallist Róisín Ní Ríain chosen as Young Sportsperson of the Year
The top 25 women’s sporting moments of the year: top spot revealed with Katie Taylor, Rhasidat Adeleke and Kellie Harrington featuring
Our countdown of the 25 moments that defined women’s sport in Ireland this year
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly win gold again at World Championships
Josephine Healion and Eve McCrystal take bronze in Zürich after string of fourth-place finishes
Ireland’s Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly win gold in World Championship time-trial
Irish pair defend their title in Zurich as Josephine Healion and Eve McChrystal finish fourth
Paralympic cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy: ‘I want to inspire visually impaired children and the LGBT community to not give up’
The most decorated Irish Paralympic athlete of all time on what keeps her going, family support and coming out out ‘really late at the age of 29′
Raucous Dublin Airport homecoming reception for Team Ireland Paralympians ‘brilliant to see’
Sprinter Orla Comerford says homecoming has been a ‘lifetime in the making’, while cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy says she’s ‘just delighted for the whole team, it’s really, really brilliant’
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