2018 has been a phenomenal year for Irish sports stars on the International scene. We've had world and European champions at senior and junior levels and won medals in sports as diverse as badminton, karate and softball. We think we've listed all those who've won medals this year representing Ireland but if we've missed anybody, do let us know! We'll take the sports in alphabetical order.
Athletics
European Senior Championships
Thomas Barr - 400m hurdles - bronze
World Junior Championships
Sommer Lecky - High Jump - silver
Molly Scott, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Nevile, Patience Jumbo-Gala, Rhasidat Adeleke - 4x100m relay - silver
European Youth Championships
Sarah Healy - 1,500m/3,000m - Gold x 2
Rhasidat Adeleke - 200m - Gold
Sophie O'Sullivan - 800m - silver
Badminton
European Junior Championships
Nhat Nguyen - singles - bronze
Basketball
European Championship for Small Countries
Adrian O'Sullivan, Aidan Quinn, Lorcan Murphy, Patrick Lyons, Travis Black, Jordan Blount, Ciaran Roe, Matthew Kelly, Taiwo Badmus, Keelan Cairns, Eoghan Kiernan, Paul Freeman - Team - bronze
European Under 18 Championship Division C
Paul Kelly, Jay Kavanagh, Nathan Moore, James Connaire, Cillian O'Driscoll, David Murray, Eoin McCann, Darragh O'Sullivan, Oisin Rice, Conor Liston, Matthew Harper, Eoin Nelson - Team - bronze
Boxing (amateur)
World Senior Championships
Kellie Harrington - lightweight - Gold
European Senior Championships
Michaela Walsh - featherweight - bronze
Kellie Harrington - lightweight - bronze
EU Senior Championships
Kurt Walker - bantamweight - Gold
Kieran Molloy - welterweight - bronze
European Under 22 Championships
Amy Broadhurst - lightweight - Gold
Aoife O'Rourke - middleweight - silver
World University Championships
Ricky Nesbitt - flyweight - bronze
Youth Olympic Games
Dearbhla Rooney - 57 kg - bronze
World Youth Championships
Jude Gallagher - light flyweight- bronze
European Youth Championships
Daina Moorhouse - light flyweight - Gold
Derbhla Rooney - featherweight - silver
Evelyn Igharo - light welterweight - silver
Dean Clancy - flyweight - silver
Jude Gallagher - light flyweight - bronze
Lauren Kelly - middleweight - bronze
European Junior Championship
Ellie Mai Gartland - 54kg - Gold
Lauren Dempsey - 57kg - Gold
Sinainn Glynn - 60kg - silver
Lisa O’Rourke - 70kg - silver
Patrick Myers - 80kg - silver
Breda Quilligan - 46kg - bronze
Michael Donohoe - 46kg - bronze
Jon McConnell - 52kg - bronze
Barry O’Connor - 57kg - bronze
Leanne Murphy - 63kg - bronze
Leah Gallen - 66kg - bronze
Kaitlyn Doyle - 75kg - bronze
Kori Goad - 80kg+ - bronze
Canoe Sprint
World Senior Championship
Jenny Egan - K1, 5,000m - bronze
World Junior Championship
Ronan Feely - K1, marathon - silver
European Junior Championship
Ronan Feely - K1, marathon - Gold
Cycling (track)
European Junior Championship
Lara Gillespie - Points race - Gold
Lara Gillespie - Individual pursuit - silver
Equestrian (eventing)
World Equestrian Games
Padraig McCarthy, Sam Watson, Sarah Ennis, Cathal Daniels - Team - Silver
Padraig McCarthy (Mr Chunky) - Individual - Silver
Gymnastics
European Senior Championships
Rhys McClenaghan - Pommel Horse - Gold
Hockey
World Cup (senior)
Grace O'Flanagan, Ayeisha McFerran, Yvonne O'Byrne, Megan Frazer, Elena Tice, Hannah Matthews, Zoe Wilson, Shirley McCay, Gillian Pinder, Roisin Upton, Chloe Watkins, Lizzie Colvin, Alison Meeke, Nicola Evans, Katie Mullan, Emily Beatty, Nicola Daly, Anna O'Flanagan, Deirdre Duke - Team - Silver
Karate
Youth Olympic Games
Sean McCarthy Crean - +68kg - bronze
European Junior Championship
Sean McCarthy Crean - -76kg - Silver
Modern Pentathlon
World Cup Final (senior)
Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe - Individual - Bronze
European Senior Championship
Kate Coleman-Lenehan, Eilidh Prise - Women's Relay- Bronze
Natalya Coyle, Eilidh Prise, Sive Brassell - Women's Team - Silver
Laser Run World Championships Senior
Tom O'Brien - Individual - Silver
Kate Coleman Lenehen - Individual - Silver
Kate Coleman Lenehen, Tom O'Brien - Mixed relay - Bronze
Para athletics
World Para Athletics European Championships
Jason Smyth - T13 100m, 200m - Gold x 2
Greta Streimikyte - T13 800m - Gold
Noelle Lenihan - F38 Discus - Gold
Niamh McCarthy - F41 Discus - Gold
Orla Barry - F57 Discus - Gold
Orla Comerford - T13 100m - bronze x 2
Jordan Lee - T47 High Jump - bronze
Para cycling
World Championships (road)
Katie-George Dunlevy, Eve McCrystal - B Time Trial - Gold
Katie-George Dunlevy, Eve McCrystal - B Road Race - Gold
World Championships (track)
Katie-George Dunlevy, Eve McCrystal - B Time Trial - bronze
Para football
Cerebral Palsy European Championships
Mark Barry, Luke Evans, Aaron Tier, Oisin Merritt, Gary Messett, Dillon Sheridan, Dara Snell, Daragh Byrne, James Naughton, Ryan Nolan, Peter Cotter, Samson Carroll, Daragh Ruane - Team - Silver
Para swimming
World Para Swimming European Championships
Ellen Keane - SB8 100m breaststroke - Gold
Nicole Turner - SB6 50m butterfly - silver
Ellen Keane - SM9 200m IM - bronze
Rowing
World Championships (senior)
Sanita Puspure - Single sculls - Gold
Gary O'Donovan, Paul O'Donovan - Lightweight double sculls - Gold
European Championships (senior)
Gary O'Donovan, Paul O'Donovan - Lightweight double sculls - Silver
World Under 23 Championships
Shane Mulvaney, David O'Malley - Lightweight Pair - Gold
Miles Taylor, Niall Beggan, Ryan Ballantine, Andrew Goff - Lightweight quad sculls - Gold
Sailing
World Junior Championship
Robert Dickson, Sean Waddilove- 49er - Gold
World under 21 Championship
Liam Glynn - Laser - bronze
Softball
European under 22 Championship
Hannah Monteleone, Alexandra Monteleone, Eimear Cunningham, Maura Keary, Lauren Packer, Claire Blount, Lily Wilmot, Sinead O'Leary, Kelly Nelson, Eithne Walsh, Terese Griswold, Makenzie McGrath, Alexis Clancy, Cassandra McGrath, Caitlyn De Lange. - Team - Bronze
European Junior Championship (under 19)
Hannah Monteleone, Eimear Cunningham, Maura Keary, Lauren Packer, Brid McMahon, Lily Wilmot, Maeve O'Leary, Kelly Nelson, Eithne Walsh, Nicole Franklin, Makenzie McGrath, Alexis Clancy, Cassandra McGrath, Caitlyn De Lange. - Team - Silver
Swimming
World Championships (25m)
Shane Ryan - 50m back stroke - bronze
European Senior Championships
Shane Ryan - 50m back stroke - bronze
Youth Olympic Games
Niamh Coyne - 100m breast stroke - silver
Ten Pin Bowling
World Championships
Christopher Sloane - Masters - Bronze
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There was further international professional success this year came in sports that offer trophies other than medals.
Boxing (professional)
World Champions
Ryan Burnett - Bantamweight -WBC Super champion
TJ Doheny - Super bantamweight - IBF
Katie Taylor - Lightweight - WBC Super champion, IBF
Carl Frampton - Featherweight - WBO interim
Cycling (road)
Grand Tours
Sam Bennett - Giro D'Italia - stage wins x 3
Dan Martin - Tour de France - stage win, overall combativity prize
Rugby
Six nations championship
Team - grand slam winners
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We haven't even included some of the above athletes and more securing medals representing Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games! Tokyo 2020 is on the horizon, so here's hoping this list for 2019 is even longer.
