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. 

• 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

• 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

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)