Echo Sport in Review: August 2023
IRELAND’S most capped women’s cricket player, Mary Waldron, from Bohernabreena, called time on an international career that included 184 appearances for her country.
Glenanne’s Shane O’Donoghue was on target as Ireland beat Ukraine 5-2 to secure the EuroHockey Championship II title.
Sacred Heart Boxing Club’s Abbey Molloy beat three-time National champion, Keely Stevens to land the National Senior Cadet 44kg Championship crown.
Eoin Doyle announced his retirement from professional football with St Patrick’s Athletic confirming that the Firhouse man had played his last game for the club.
Meanwhile, former Cherry Orchard and Shelbourne player, Jessie Stapleton, signed for Women’s Super League side, West Ham United.
Tallaght’s Rhasidat Adeleke clocked a time of 50.13 en route to a fourth-place finish in the World Athletics Championship 400m Final in Budapest, Hungary.
Rhasidat Adeleke took fourth place in the World Athletics Championship 400m Final in Budapest
Mark Keenan’s Ireland senior men’s basketball team secured a dramatic come-from-behind 79-76 win over Luxembourg at the National Basketball Arena to secure second spot in Group G of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers.
Templeogue’s Ellen Walshe emerged from the LEN Under 23 European Swimming Championships with two gold and a silver along with a fourth place finish in the final of the Women’s 50m Butterfly in a new PB of 26.64.
She was later declared The Echo Sports Star of the Month for July after having secured Olympic qualification at the World Aquatics Championships.
The Echo Team of the Month accolade went the way of TU Dublin’s badminton team who secured bronze at the European University Championships in Hungary.
Eoin Doyle announced his retirement from professional football
Hannah Tyrrell from Clondalkin was declared Player of the Match after Dublin beat Kerry in the 2023 TG4 LGFA All-Ireland Senior Championship Final at Croke Park.
St Anne’s won the Go Ahead Ireland Dublin LGFA Junior F Football Championship.
Donore Harriers’ Liam Morris captured 800m gold at the National Juvenile Championships in Tullamore.
Cora McNaughton from Old Bawn, together with Sean Cronin, won the 2023 International 420 National Championships at Dunmore East, Waterford.
South Dublin Taekwondo fighters, Leroy Nsilu Dilandu and Jack Woolley secured third and first-place finishes respectively at the World Taekwondo ranking event in Tallinn.
Former Peamount United manager Eileen Gleeson was appointed as Interim Head Coach of the Ireland Women’s National Team.
Áine O’Gorman called time on her international football career
Shamrock Rovers player Áine O’Gorman called time on her international football career having been capped 119 times with the national squad.
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