It was one of those weekends where if you blinked you were in danger of missing another sporting high for Ireland on the global stage.
From show jumping to athletics, and the pitch to the water there were medals and top 10 performances flying in from all sides…
It all started in dramatic winning fashion on Friday when Ireland won the Longines Nations Cup for the Aga Khan trophy at the RDS.
Congratulations to Team Ireland, winners of the @longines @FEI_Global Jumping Nations Cup at the #DublinHorseShow! Well done to Conor Swail, who beat Marc Dilasser of @ffequitation in the jump-off! #BeProud #LoveDublin @HorseSportIRL @Cian_O_Connor @Swailer1 @MaxWachman pic.twitter.com/A9N7UEUUHL
— The RDS (@TheRDS) August 19, 2022
Ireland’s Women’s Rugby team put in a powerful performance on the other side of the world…
🎴 Learning, growing, bonding, smiling, winning…#JapanTour2022 | #NothingLikeIt pic.twitter.com/d69PvNma8V
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) August 21, 2022
Two medals and a host of Top 10 Finishes for Athletics Ireland at the European Championships in Munich.
A week we'll never forget 🤩
Congratulations to all of our athletes, and a big thank you to all of the coaches, clubs, volunteers, and support teams who made it possible 👏🇮🇪#Munich2022 #IrishAthletics pic.twitter.com/4qfey2GjQN
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) August 21, 2022
The second tier of English Women’s Football had a host of Irish players getting back to action on the opening day of the season, none to greater impact than debutant Saoirse Noonan…
A goal on her debut for @saoirse_noonan! 🤩
What a start for @DurhamWFC! 🔵#BarclaysWC pic.twitter.com/0UhmllMGto
— Barclays Women’s Championship (@BarclaysWC) August 21, 2022
While at home it was a big win for Shamrock Rovers in the SSE Airtricity Premier League
🗣️ "Usually we're a possession-based team, but tonight we felt we could really hurt them with Richie and the two front players' runs"@ShamrockRovers manager Stephen Bradley in conversation following his side's 3-0 victory tonight#LOI | #LOITV pic.twitter.com/EgQ0b8EkA6
— SSE Airtricity League (@SSEAirtricityLg) August 21, 2022
Over in the United States, Padraig Harrington was landing his second big win on the Champions Tour and reprising a gathering of his biggest fans fourteen years on
A win with the family never gets old. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/nCJjm1jh9v
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) August 22, 2022
And one more Top 10 finish from a very successful European Championships for Team Ireland…
An extremely competitive race in the final of the European Championships 5000m K1W for Jenny Egan-Simmons 🚣♂️ An eventual placing of 6th in the final after hard fought race 🏁 pic.twitter.com/F9PYuqP89T
— Canoeing Ireland (@CanoeingIreland) August 21, 2022
