Ellen Walshe and Kate O’Connor given a hero’s welcome at Dublin Airport
Ellen Walshe’s double gold in Paris Ellen Walshe and Kate O’Connor were given a hero’s welcome at Dublin Airport on Monday, walking through arrivals to cheers from supporters after a remarkable few days for Irish sport. Walshe came home with two golds from the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, O’Connor with European heptathlon gold from […]
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Mona McSharry caps off huge week with Irish record bronze in Paris
She’d won her second medal Friday Mona McSharry has claimed her third individual medal of the week at the European Aquatics Championships, taking bronze in the women’s 50m breaststroke final in Paris on Sunday and breaking the Irish record along the way. The Sligo swimmer touched the wall in 29.95 seconds for a new national […]
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Mona McSharry wins 200m bronze to make it two European medals in a week
She won bronze in Paris Mona McSharry has won her second medal of the week at the European Aquatics Championships, taking bronze in the 200m breaststroke in Paris on Friday evening. The Sligo swimmer touched in 2:22.43, just enough to hold off Tes Schouten of the Netherlands, who finished in 2:22.67, days after claiming 100m […]
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Mona McSharry cruises into 200m breaststroke semi-finals in Paris
Busy day for Mona McSharry and the Irish in Paris Mona McSharry has glided into the semi-finals of the women’s 200m breaststroke at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. The Sligo swimmer clocked the second-fastest time of the morning heats a day after winning silver in the 100m, RTÉ reports. McSharry finished second in her […]
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Liam Custer sets new Irish record at European Championships
A new broken record for Irish athletes at the European Championships Swimmer Liam Custer got Ireland’s 2026 European Aquatics Championships campaign off to a flying start in Paris, setting a new national record on the opening day. The Florida-born athlete won his 400m individual medley heat in 4:22.57, just two hundredths of a second inside […]
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Multiple Dublin swimming spots closed by council due to poor water quality
The situation has been reviewed by the council. Multiple popular swimming spots in Dublin have been closed until at least tomorrow due to poor water quality caused by heavy rainfall. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council installed a prohibition notice at Seapoint beach last week following HSE consultations. In a statement, the council said this notice was […]
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