The Her Sport Awards are back to celebrate and recognise the magnificent
achievements of our sports stars, as well as the community volunteers and behind
the scenes heroes that make the sports we love possible…
2023 was an unforgettable year in Irish sport. There were World Championship
highs, athlete comebacks, a World Cup to remember and not to mention Olympic
and Paralympic qualifications.
Irish sportswomen have captivated across the board with outstanding performances, brilliance on and off the playing field, some rising from the ashes and defying all odds. The Her Sport Awards celebrate these inspirational Irish women in sport, in what has been a momentous year. They intend to recognise all of these achievements through celebrating the following awards:
- Athlete of the Year powered by Braeburn Coffee exclusively available at
- Applegreen
- Young Athlete of the Year sponsored by WHOOP
- Team of the Year sponsored by Sky
- Community Award sponsored by Energia
- Personality Of The Year Award sponsored by AYA
- Hall of Fame Award
This year, HER SPORT have added a brand new category, the Personality Of The Year
Award sponsored by AYA , which recognises athletes that demonstrate inspiration,
determination and/or resilience. This person will have inspired beyond the sporting
arena, achieved in spite of the odds, and can be acknowledged in a personal and/or
sporting capacity.
Voting for this year’s awards is open to the public until Sunday the 19th of
January. You can vote by going to our website at awards.hersport.ie.
We also invite all our community to attend the live show in University College
Dublin, Astra Hall on Saturday January 27th with doors opening at 6.15pm with
the ceremony kicking off at 6.50pm!
The show will air on TG4, with details on this to follow so keep an eye on our social
channels for more on this.
The two Wexford women nominated for national HER Sport awards are Sophie Becker who was part of the 4x400M Mixed Relay, and also Linda Kelly who was part of the Irish Paracycling Tandem Bike team.
The nominees for each award category are listed as follows:
Her Sport Athlete of the Year powered by Braeburn Coffee exclusively available
at Applegreen
Amy O’Connor
Ciara Mageean
Ellen Keane
Katie McCabe
Katie Taylor
Leona Maguire
Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh
Lucy Mulhall
Siobhan McCrohan
Thammy Nguyen
Young Athlete Of The Year* by WHOOP
Young Athlete of the Year Nominees include athletes under 23 years old for
the duration of 2023:
Abbie Larkin
Ellen Casey
Ellen Walshe
Eve McMahon
Jodie Browne
Lara Gillespie
Orla Prendergast
Rhasidat Adeleke
Róisín Ní Ríain
Sophie O’Sullivan
Team Of The Year sponsored by Sky
4x400M Mixed Relay (Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Chris O’Donnell, Jack
Raftery)
Basketball Ireland U18’s
Cork Camogie
Dublin Ladies Football
Irish Darts
Irish Paracycling Tandem Bike (Katie-George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly)
Irish Rowing Double (Alison Bergin & Zoe Hyde)
Irish Rugby Seven’s
Irish Soccer
Kilkerrin-Clonberne Ladies Football
Personality Of The Year sponsored by AYA
Amelia McFarland
Annalise Murphy
Fionnuala McCormack
Hannah Tyrell
Mary Hickey-Nolan
Nicci Daly
Ruesha Littlejohn
Sarah Lavin
Shauna Bannon
Siofra Lawless
Community Award sponsored by Energia
The Her Sport Community Award sponsored by Energia, celebrates individuals
who’ve had a significant sporting impact on their community. Together with Energia,
we recognise the importance of the people in sport from grassroot to high
performance level, with many incredible volunteers, supporters and individuals
building the fantastic Irish sporting community. Nominations can be made at
awards.hersport.ie and the winner will be announced on the night.
To find out more about the Her Sport Awards please visit awards.hersport.ie and
keep up to date with the latest on our social channels- Instagram, YouTube, Twitter,
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