Full List: Ireland's Final Team for Next Month's European Athletics Championships Confirmed

Athletics Ireland has confirmed its final 47 strong team for the 2026 European Athletics Championships, with Ireland set to send one of its strongest squads in recent years to Birmingham from 10th to 16th August.

The team features several of Ireland's leading athletes, including world heptathlon silver medallist Kate O'Connor, European indoor champion Sarah Healy, European 800m medallist Mark English, and sprint stars Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley.

Among those who have now secured their places through the European Athletics rankings are Bori Akinola, Ciara Neville, Sophie Becker, Rachel McCann, Brian Fay, Abbie Sheridan, Ryan Creech, and David McGlynn, completing Ireland's 47 athlete squad for Birmingham.

Below are the confirmed individual selections of athletes who qualified via the automatic standards, via the Athletics Ireland B standard/European Athletics ranking position and the relay panels.

Individual Selections (Via Automatic Qualifying Standard)

Israel Olatunde – Men's 100m – Tallaght AC
Sean Aigboboh – Men's 200m – Tallaght AC
Rhasidat Adeleke – Women's 200m – Tallaght AC
Lauren Roy – Women's 200m – Fast Twitch AC
Sharlene Mawdsley – Women's 400m – Newport AC
Cian McPhillips – Men's 800m – UCD AC
Mark English – Men's 800m – Finn Valley AC
Andrew Coscoran – Men's 1500m – Star of the Sea AC
Sophie O'Sullivan – Women's 1500m – Ballymore Cobh AC
Sarah Healy – Women's 1500m & 5000m – UCD AC
Darragh McElhinney – Men's 5000m – Bantry AC
Nick Griggs – Men's 5000m – Candour Track Club
Jack O'Leary – Men's 10,000m – Mullingar Harriers
Sarah Lavin – Women's 100m Hurdles – Emerald AC
Kate O'Connor – Women's Heptathlon – Dundalk St. Gerard's AC
Nicola Tuthill – Women's Hammer Throw – UCD AC
Paul O'Donnell – Marathon – Dundrum South Dublin AC
Fionnuala McCormack – Marathon – Kilcoole AC
David Kenny – Half Marathon Race Walk – Farranfore Maine Valley AC
Oisin Lane – Marathon Race Walk – Mullingar Harriers

Individual Selections (Via B Standard & Inside Quota)

Bori Akinola – Men's 100m – UCD AC
Ciara Neville – Women's 100m – Emerald AC
Marcus Lawler – Men's 200m – Clonliffe Harriers
Jack Raftery – Men's 400m – Donore Harriers
Sophie Becker – Women's 400m – Raheny Shamrock AC
Rachel McCann – Women's 400m – North Down AC
Cathal Doyle – Men's 1500m – Clonliffe Harriers
Jodie McCann – Women's 1500m – Dublin City Harriers
Brian Fay – Men's 5000m – Raheny Shamrock AC
Niamh Allen – Women's 10,000m – Leevale AC
Abbie Sheridan – Women's 3000m Steeplechase – St. Peter's AC
Eric Favors – Men's Shot Put – Raheny Shamrock AC
Ryan Creech – Men's Marathon – Leevale AC
David McGlynn – Men's Marathon – Waterford AC
Oisin Lane – Men's Half Marathon Race Walk – Mullingar Harriers

Relay Panels

Men's 4x100m Relay

Israel Olatunde – Tallaght AC
Sean Aigboboh – Tallaght AC
Bori Akinola – UCD AC
Marcus Lawler – Clonliffe Harriers
Ryan Mulholland – Tallaght AC
Lucas Fadden – Galway City Harriers
Dubem Amah – Tallaght AC (Non Travelling Reserve)
Mark Smyth – Raheny Shamrock AC (Non Travelling Reserve)

Women's 4x100m Relay

Ciara Neville – Emerald AC
Lauren Roy – Fast Twitch AC
Lucy May Sleeman – Leevale AC
Sarah Leahy – Killarney Valley AC
Mollie O'Reilly – Dundrum South Dublin AC
Molly Scott – St. Laurence O'Toole AC
Katie Bergin – Moyne AC (Non Travelling Reserve)

Men's 4x400m Relay

Jack Raftery – Donore Harriers
Andrew Egan – Galway City Harriers
Sean Doggett – Athenry AC
Joe Doody – UCD AC
Ciarán Carthy – Dundrum South Dublin AC
Darragh Murphy – UCD AC
Alex Cullen – Kilkenny City Harriers (Non Travelling Reserve)
Fintan Dewhirst – Tír Chonaill AC (Non Travelling Reserve)

Women's 4x400m Relay

Rhasidat Adeleke – Tallaght AC
Sharlene Mawdsley – Newport AC
Sophie Becker – Raheny Shamrock AC
Rachel McCann – North Down AC
Cliodhna Manning – Kilkenny City Harriers
Arlene Crossan – Finn Valley AC
Michelle Duggan – UCD AC (Non Travelling Reserve)
Jenna Breen – City of Lisburn AC (Non Travelling Reserve)