Athletics Ireland have this afternoon confirmed a final 47-strong team for the upcoming European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The championships take place at the Alexandra Stadium from August 10th to 16th and will see several international medallists including Kate O’Connor (Dundalk St. Gerard’s AC), Mark English (Finn Valley AC) and Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) don the green vest.
Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) is selected in the Women’s 400m and Women’s 4x400m Relay, but her participation is still dependant on full fitness. Athletics Ireland’s initial team announcement is HERE.
A further 14 individual athletes who were provisionally selected have now been confirmed as qualified by European Athletics having either achieved the Athletics Ireland ‘B’ Standard or having either been selected in another individual event or relay team (therefore not requiring the ‘B’ Standard).
Bori Akinola (UCD AC) has lowered his personal best in the Men’s 100m to 10.19 seconds this season and makes his individual debut at the European Athletics Championships having competed in the relay two years ago. Back-to-back national senior 100m champion Ciara Neville (Emerald AC) is selected for the women’s event and will also be part of a strong relay team.
Over one lap, Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers), Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) and national champion Rachel McCann (North Down AC) will all compete, while Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers) will go in the Men’s 200m.
Olympians Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) and Jodie McCann (Dublin City Harriers) will join teammates in the Men’s and Women’s 1500m. Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock AC) will race once more against Europe’s best in the Men’s 5000m.
Abbie Sheridan (St. Peter’s AC) has had a breakthrough season and has earned her first Irish call-up in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase. Niamh Allen (Leevale AC) will compete in her first European Championships on the track over 25 laps, as she races the Women’s 10,000m.
Fellow endurance athletes David McGlynn (Waterford AC) and Ryan Creech (Leevale AC) have been selected to join Paul O’Donnell (Dundrum South Dublin AC) in the Men’s Marathon.
Meanwhile, Eric Favors (Raheny Shamrock AC) will compete in his third straight European Athletics Championships as he throws in the Men’s Shot Put.
Team Selection – 2026 European Athletics Championships
Confirmed Selections – The following athletes have been confirmed as selected in individual events having achieved an automatic qualification standard:
| Name | Event(s) | Club | Coach(es) |
| Israel Olatunde | Men’s 100m | Tallaght AC | Lance Brauman |
| Sean Aigboboh | Men’s 200m | Tallaght AC | Carl Lewis |
| Rhasidat Adeleke | Women’s 200m | Tallaght AC | Edrick Floreal |
| Lauren Roy | Women’s 200m | Fast Twitch AC | Kevin Schexnayder |
| Sharlene Mawdsley | Women’s 400m | Newport AC | Tony Lester |
| Cian McPhillips | Men’s 800m | UCD AC | Joe Ryan |
| Mark English | Men’s 800m | Finn Valley AC | Justin Rinaldi |
| Andrew Coscoran | Men’s 1500m | Star of the Sea AC | |
| Sophie O’Sullivan | Women’s 1500m | Ballymore Cobh AC | Collis Birmingham |
| Sarah Healy | Women’s 1500m & 5000m | UCD AC | Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows |
| Darragh McElhinney | Men’s 5000m | Bantry AC | Emmett Dunleavy |
| Nick Griggs | Men’s 5000m | Candour Track Club | Mark Kirk |
| Jack O’Leary | Men’s 10,000m | Mullingar Harriers | Emmett Dunleavy |
| Sarah Lavin | Women’s 100m Hurdles | Emerald AC | |
| Kate O’Connor | Women’s Heptathlon | Dundalk St. Gerard’s AC | Michael O’Connor, Tom Reynolds and David Sweeney |
| Nicola Tuthill | Women’s Hammer Throw | UCD AC | Killian Barry |
| Paul O’Donnell | Marathon | Dundrum South Dublin AC | Donal Hennigan |
| Fionnuala McCormack | Marathon | Kilcoole AC | Alan McCormack |
| David Kenny | Half Marathon Race Walk | Farranfore Maine Valley AC | Jamie Costin |
| Oisin Lane | Marathon Race Walk | Mullingar Harriers | Michael Lane |
The following relay panels have qualified and been selected:
| Israel Olatunde | Men’s 4x100m Relay | Tallaght AC | Lance Brauman |
| Sean Aigboboh | Men’s 4x100m Relay | Tallaght AC | Carl Lewis |
| Bori Akinola | Men’s 4x100m Relay | UCD AC | Adam McMullen |
| Marcus Lawler | Men’s 4x100m Relay | Clonliffe Harriers | Patricia Lawler |
| Ryan Mulholland | Men’s 4x100m Relay | Tallaght AC | Carl Lewis |
| Lucas Fadden | Men’s 4x100m Relay | Galway City Harriers | Brendan Glynn |
| Dubem Amah | Men’s 4x100m Relay non-travelling reserve | Tallaght AC | Kerron Stewart |
| Mark Smyth | Men’s 4x100m Relay non-travelling reserve | Raheny Shamrock AC | Kay Bannon |
| Ciara Neville | Women’s 4x100m Relay | Emerald AC | Noelle Morrissey |
| Lauren Roy | Women’s 4x100m Relay | Fast Twitch AC | Kevin Schexnayder |
| Lucy-May Sleeman | Women’s 4x100m Relay | Leevale AC | Matt Kane |
| Sarah Leahy | Women’s 4x100m Relay | Killarney Valley AC | Daniel Kilgallon |
| Mollie O’Reilly | Women’s 4x100m Relay | Dundrum South Dublin AC | Daniel Kilgallon |
| Molly Scott | Women’s 4x100m Relay | St. Laurence O’Toole AC | Deirdre Scott |
| Katie Bergin | Women’s 4x100m Relay non-travelling reserve | Moyne AC | Alan Mahoney |
| Jack Raftery | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Donore Harriers | Gerard O’Donnell and Aideen Sinnott |
| Andrew Egan | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Galway City Harriers | Flavio Zberg |
| Sean Doggett | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Athenry AC | Stephen Doggett |
| Joe Doody | Men’s 4x400m Relay | UCD AC | Dominic Munnelly |
| Ciarán Carthy | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Dundrum South Dublin AC | Gerard O’Donnell and Aideen Sinnott |
| Darragh Murphy | Men’s 4x400m Relay | UCD AC | Adam McMullen |
| Alex Cullen | Men’s 4x400m Relay non-travelling reserve | Kilkenny City Harriers | Nicola Barron, May Hunt and Alan Mahoney |
| Fintan Dewhirst | Men’s 4x400m Relay non-travelling reserve | Tír Chonaill AC | Drew and Hayley Harrison |
| Rhasidat Adeleke | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Tallaght AC | Edrick Floreal |
| Sharlene Mawdsley | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Newport AC | Tony Lester |
| Sophie Becker | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Raheny Shamrock AC | Gerard O’Donnell and Aideen Sinnott |
| Rachel McCann | Women’s 4x400m Relay | North Down AC | Ian Neely |
| Cliodhna Manning | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Kilkenny City Harriers | Peter Lyons |
| Arlene Crossan | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Finn Valley AC | Shauna Carlin |
| Michelle Duggan | Women’s 4x400m Relay non-travelling reserve | UCD AC | Adam McMullen |
| Jenna Breen | Women’s 4x400m Relay non-travelling reserve | City of Lisburn AC | John Davis |
The following have now been confirmed as qualified by European Athletics, having achieved a B standard, or having been selected in another individual event or Relay team and therefore not requiring a B standard:
| Bori Akinola | Men’s 100m | UCD AC | Adam McMullen |
| Ciara Neville | Women’s 100m | Emerald AC | Noelle Morrissey |
| Marcus Lawler | Men’s 200m | Clonliffe Harriers | Patricia Lawler |
| Jack Raftery | Men’s 400m | Donore Harriers | Gerard O’Donnell and Aideen Sinnott |
| Sophie Becker | Women’s 400m | Raheny Shamrock AC | Gerard O’Donnell and Aideen Sinnott |
| Rachel McCann | Women’s 400m | North Down AC | Ian Neely |
| Cathal Doyle | Men’s 1500m | Clonliffe Harriers | Jon Bigg |
| Jodie McCann | Women’s 1500m | Dublin City Harriers | Clark McCann |
| Brian Fay | Men’s 5000m | Raheny Shamrock AC | Nic Bideau |
| Niamh Allen | Women’s 10,000m | Leevale AC | Donie Walsh |
| Abbie Sheridan | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | St. Peter’s AC | Simon Allen |
| Eric Favors | Men’s Shot Put | Raheny Shamrock AC | Dane Miller |
| Ryan Creech | Men’s Marathon | Leevale AC | Donie Walsh |
| David McGlynn | Men’s Marathon | Waterford AC | Ray Treacy |
| Oisin Lane | Men’s Half Marathon Race Walk | Mullingar Harriers | Michael Lane |
- Birmingham 2026 website is HERE
- Birmingham 2026 timetable is HERE
- ‘Road to Birmingham’ is HERE
- Athletics Ireland selection policy for the European Athletics Championships is HERE
- Athletics Ireland’s initial team selection issued 28.07.2026 is HERE.
- Preview, Team Ireland schedule, where to watch etc. will be available next week.
This was posted @ 3:45pm on 30.07.2026
