It's official, we can't get enough of Katie Taylor. The annual Sport Sentiment Index conducted by PSG Sponsorship has served to highlight just how much we are all enamoured with the Bray boxer.
The survey which questioned a representational 1,000 adult shows that the five time world champion is Ireland's most admired sports star as well as her world title win being named the greatest sporting achievement of 2014.
The victory in Jeju was also named as Ireland's most iconic sporting moment, beating out Brian O'Driscoll's retirement into second place.
Elsewhere in the survey, soccer is once again listed as Ireland's favourite with Gaelic Games narrowly edging out rugby to claim second place while we as a sporting nation are most looking forward to the Rugby World Cup in 2015.
See the index's main findings here:
Other findings:
What was the iconic Irish sporting moment of 2014?
- Katie Taylor winning her fifth world title 20%
- Brian O’Driscoll’s last game for Ireland 15%
- Ireland holding on to win the 6 nations in France 14%
- The Irish Women’s rugby team beating New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup 7%
- John O’Shea’s injury time equaliser against Germany 6%
What, in your opinion, was the greatest Irish sporting achievement of 2014? (top 5 only)
- Katie Taylor winning her fifth World Championship gold medal in a row 30%
- The Irish Rugby team winning the Six Nations 18%
- Rory McIlroy winning two majors and reaching number one in the world 8%
- Stephanie Roche being nominated for the FIFA Goal of the Year 7%
- The Irish Rugby team going undefeated in the Autumn Series 6%
