Thank you to our staff and supported coaches who are part of our team for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
CORE STAFF
- Paul McNamara – Head of Delegation
- Teresa McDaid – Team Manager
- Paul Thornton – Team Operations Manager
- Mark Kenneally – Endurance Lead and Personal Coach
- Christian Malcolm – Sprints Lead
- David Sweeney – Field Event Lead and Personal Coach
- Emmett Dunleavy – Endurance Coach and Personal Coach
- Ellen Byrne – Team Operations
- Ciara McCallion – Lead Team Physiotherapist
- Mark Hoy – Team Physiotherapist
- Declan Monaghan – Team Physiotherapist
- Kerry Kirk – Team Physiotherapist
- James O’Donovan – Team Doctor
- Michael Ryan – Team Doctor
- Conor Raleigh – Team Physiologist
- Martina McCarthy – Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Gerard O’Donnell – 4x400m Relay Coach
- Gary Ryan – Women’s 4x100m Relay Coach
- Daniel Kilgallon – Men’s 4x100m Relay Coach
- Rory Cassidy – Team Press Liaison
- Cillian Sheeran – Team Press Liaison
SUPPORTED COACHES
- Killian Barry – Personal Coach
- Mark Kirk – Personal Coach
- Jamie Costin – Personal Coach
- Michael Lane – Personal Coach
- Michael O’Connor – Personal Coach
- Tom Reynolds – Personal Coach
- Adam McMullen – Personal Coach
- Joe Ryan – Personal Coach
- Jenny Meadows – Personal Coach
- Justin Rinaldi – Personal Coach
- Collis Birmingham – Personal Coach
- Carl Lewis – Personal Coach
- Noelle Morrissey – Personal Coach
- Clark McCann – Personal Coach
- Final team announcement (updated 07.08.2026) is HERE
- 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 later this week.
- Where to Watch is HERE.
