@IrishSportPower

Information about Irish athletes in sporting competitions around the world.

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🤩That's a Rainbow Jersey for Lara Gillespie 🇮🇪 for the second year in a row! She is new cycling track 🥇 WORLD CHAMPION in the points race! Second medal for her in this championship after the 🥈 in scratch on last Wednesday. What a superstar for our country! #Cycling #Ireland
UCI Track Cycling@UCI_TrackOct 18
🌈 Women Elite Points Race Lara Gillespie is World Champion! 🇮🇪 Silver in the scratch on Day 1, the Irish rider goes one better and takes the Rainbow Jersey with 42 points 💚 🥇 🇮🇪 Lara Gillespie 🥈 🇩🇰 Amalie Dideriksen 🥉 🇧🇪 Shari Bossuyt #Shanghai2026 #TrackCycling
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🥇 GOLD MEDAL for Ellen Walshe 🇮🇪 at Astana World Cup in 200m Butterfly! #Swimming #Ireland
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1st place for Mona McSharry 🇮🇪 at Astana World Cup in 100m Breaststroke! #Swimming
Albert Tubella@AngryCoach3Oct 15
Replying to @AngryCoach3
200free🚺 M.Steenbergen🇳🇱 1.50.23 200fly🚹S.Ogata🇯🇵 1.49.89 100breast🚺M.McSharry🇮🇪 1.04.07 100back🚹P.Coetze🇿🇦 48.40 50back🚺M.Steenbergen🇳🇱 25.67 200im🚹S.Casas 🇺🇸1.51.98
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Dodge@seidodgeOct 15
Yesterday Harrison McGrogan became the first weightlifter from Ireland to ever win European gold at any level. He is the 70kg European Junior Champion at 18 years old 🇮🇪🏋
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Ian O'Riordan@ianoriordanOct 14
So Close! Lara Gillespie just beaten for the rainbow jersey in the scratch race at the World Track Cycling Championships.. Lorena Wiebes makes it three in a row ..
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Her Sport@HerSportDotIEOct 12
Irish cyclist Lara Gillespie finished second overall at the Tour of Chongming Island, 15 seconds behind winner Lorena Wiebes, after taking third on Stage 1 and runner-up finishes on Stages 2 and 3, marking a career best for Gillespie in a Women's WorldTour stage race 👏🚵‍♀️
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"It's all over & Ireland are in the play-offs!" 🤩💚 Our three goals from tonight's famous win over England ⚽️
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Márcio Melo@marciohmmeloOct 3
Athletes qualified for Los Angeles 2028 #Olympics through #AsianGames: IND 🇮🇳35 🏒🚹16 🏒🚺16 🏹🚹🚺2 🏹🚺1 CHN 🇨🇳4 🎾🚺1 🏹🚹🚺2 🏊🚴🏃🚺1 JPN 🇯🇵4 🏄🏻‍♂️🚺1 🏄🏼‍♀️🚹1 🏹🚹1 🏊🚴🏃🚹1 KOR 🇰🇷3 🏹 🚹1 🏹 🚺1 ⛵ 🚹1 MAS🇲🇾2 🎾 (squash)🚹1 🎾 (squash)🚺1 THA🇹🇭1 ⛵🚺1 HKG🇭🇰1 🎾🚹1
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clíona foley@ponyyelofOct 1
Troy Parrott with four men to beat………………’hold my beer’😱 Even allowing for the comedy defence that is brilliant! #troyparrot
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Dodge@seidodgeSep 27
Ben Healy ended up in 10th. The 3rd world champs in a row (and 4th global event when you include the Olympics) that he has finished in the top 10. He gave it everything today 🚲🇮🇪
Dodge@seidodgeSep 27
The men’s cycling road race world championships is one of the best races I’ve ever seen. Every single top 15 rider has had multiple attacks 🚲
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Update list of qualified athletes for @LA28 #Olympics 👇🏻
Márcio Melo@marciohmmeloSep 20
Atletas nos Jogos de #LA28: USA🇺🇸461 BRA🇧🇷51 CAN🇨🇦32 MEX🇲🇽28 BEL🇧🇪25 DOM🇩🇴24 GBR🇬🇧24 VEN🇻🇪24 AUS🇦🇺22 NED🇳🇱21 COL🇨🇴18 JPN🇯🇵18 IND🇮🇳15 RSA🇿🇦15 ITA🇮🇹14 CUB🇨🇺12 EGY🇪🇬12 THA🇹🇭12 TUR🇹🇷12 GER🇩🇪10 SWE🇸🇪8 FRA🇫🇷7 IRL🇮🇪6 SUI🇨🇭6 ESP🇪🇸5 DEN🇩🇰3 NZL🇳🇿3 MAR🇲🇦2 NGR🇳🇬2 BUL🇧🇬1 CHN🇨🇳1 #VoleiNoSportv
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La Vuelta
@lavueltaSep 11
👏👏👏 EDDIEEEEEEEEEE #LaVuelta26
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Velon CC@VelonCCSep 11
Dunbar's long road back pays off 🙌 Eddie Dunbar soloed to victory on Stage 19 of La Vuelta a España, four months after a serious ankle injury forced him out of most of the 2026 season.
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"Go on lad!" 🇮🇪 The Breakaway react to Eddie Dunbar's last-gasp effort to win Stage 19 at La Vuelta! 🔥

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Teledeporte
@teledeporteSep 11
¡QUÉ FINAL DE ETAPA! 🏁 Eddie Dunbar aguanta el ataque de Buitrago y 𝓼𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓶𝓪 𝓰𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓭𝓸𝓻 en Peñas Blancas 📺 EN DIRECTO 𝓮𝓵 𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓮 de la etapa 19 de la #VueltaRTVE11s en @la1_tve y @rtveplay rtve.es/play/videos/directo/…
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Yes! An emotional Eddie Dunbar 🇮🇪 has won stage 19 at #LaVuelta! It is his first victory in @Q36_5.
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Qualified athletes for the next #Olympics 👇🏻
Márcio Melo@marciohmmeloSep 6
Atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de #LA2028: USA🇺🇸461 CAN🇨🇦32 MEX🇲🇽28 BRA🇧🇷27 BEL🇧🇪25 DOM🇩🇴24 GBR🇬🇧24 VEN🇻🇪24 AUS🇦🇺22 NED🇳🇱21 COL🇨🇴18 IND🇮🇳15 RSA🇿🇦15 ITA🇮🇹14 EGY🇪🇬12 THA🇹🇭12 TUR🇹🇷12 GER🇩🇪10 SWE🇸🇪8 FRA🇫🇷7 IRL🇮🇪6 SUI🇨🇭6 ESP🇪🇸5 JPN🇯🇵5 DEN🇩🇰3 NZL🇳🇿3 MAR🇲🇦2 NGR🇳🇬2 BUL🇧🇬1
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Dodge@seidodgeAug 30
The 🇮🇪 womens crews at the rowing world championships 🥇 Double sculls 🥈 Single scull 7th Fours 9th Quad sculls 11th Pair If that’s repeated next year, all 5 boats would qualify for the Olympics. None of the men’s boats ended in qualifying spots (big year next year)
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Dodge@seidodgeAug 30
Silver for Fiona Murtagh in the single sculls at the world championship. Now has 🥇🥈🥉 from Olympics and worlds. 🇮🇪🚣
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Dodge@seidodgeAug 29
For the first time since the Paris Olympics, Kellie Harrington is named in an Irish boxing squad. She’s joined in the European Championships by the O’Rourke sisters and new commonwealth champ Jon McConnell in a team of 9 women and 5 men 🇮🇪🥊
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