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Ireland's first female track-and-field Olympian Kyle dies at 96
July 23 (Reuters) - Maeve Kyle, Ireland's first female track-and-field Olympian, has died at the age of 96, the Olympic Federation of Ireland said on Wednesday. Kyle, who also earned more than 50 caps for the Irish national hockey team, appeared in the Melbourne 1956 Olympics, competing in the 100m and 200m races, becoming the first Irishwoman to compete in the discipline at the Games. "She competed at three consecutive Olympic Games... at a time when women had to overcome huge prejudice and when opportunities in international athletics were extremely limited," the OFI said in a statement. Kyle reached the semi-finals in both 400m and 800m races at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. She won bronze in 400m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships two years later. "We have lost a legend of Irish Olympic sport who rose to the top despite huge challenges in 1950s Ireland. She was an inspiration to us all," said OFI President Lochlann Walsh.
BBC News
4 hours ago
- BBC News
Irish sporting pioneer Kyle dies aged 96
Maeve Kyle, who became Ireland's first female track and field Olympian at the 1956 summer Games in Melbourne, has died at the age of Kilkenny native played hockey for Ireland before forging a successful international athletics move to athletics, although she still played hockey, came after meeting Ballymena man Sean Kyle in athlete gave birth to daughter Shauna in 1954 after their marriage but was soon back in Olympic by-now Ballymena-based athlete's Olympic selection led a letter writer to the Irish Times branding her a "disgrace to Irish motherhood and the Irish nation" but the 28-year remained unperturbed as she ran in the 100m and 200m at the Melbourne Games after having to pay the then huge sum of £200 which the Olympic Council of Ireland had demanded of her. European Indoor medallist in 1966 Kyle went on to compete at further Olympic Games in Rome and Tokyo before winning a 400m bronze medal at the 1966 European Indoor Championships in Kilkenny-born woman continued to race into her 40s although she had also long since moved into coaching alongside her husband at the Ballymena & Antrim club which they had set up in athletes who benefited from the couple's guidance included high jump stars Sharon McPeake and Janet Boyle in addition to Mark Forsythe, Mark Kirk, Sean O'Neill, Eddie King and countless others down through the Peters, who went on to achieve Olympic glory in 1972, had a stint at the Ballymena & Antrim club early in her career while both Kyles were continued to coach international athletes well into their 70s after the emergence of the likes of James McIlroy, Paul Brizzel, John McAdorey and Anna while they nurtured many stars, their greatest contribution to the sport was the work that they did with the grassroots of the sport. During the worst period of the Northern Ireland troubles in the early 1970s, the Kyles were instrumental in setting up Top Towns meetings which saw towns from Northern Ireland and even a number from the southern border counties compete in team athletics had the distinction of operating as manager for both Great Britain and Ireland teams and as a 71-year-old coached the Irish relay squads at the 2000 Olympics in was appointed an OBE in the 2008 New Year Honours list and also served as President of the then Northern Ireland Athletics Federation during the mid-1990s.2008 also saw her being inducted into the RTE/Irish Sports Council's Hall of Fame as Ballymena & Antrim was named the UK's athletics club of the year while she was the recipient of the Belfast Telegraph/Sport Northern Ireland's Hall of Fame honour in Kyle was predeceased by her husband Sean in November 2015 and is survived by daughter Shauna.
BreakingNews.ie
6 hours ago
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Ireland striker Evan Ferguson joins AS Roma in loan move
Ireland striker Evan Ferguson has joined AS Roma on a season-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, the Serie A club said on Wednesday, with the 20-year-old looking to kick-start his career after a couple of uninspiring seasons. "Roma are delighted to announce the signing of Evan Ferguson from Brighton & Hove Albion. Ferguson will join Roma on loan with an option to buy," Roma said in a statement. Advertisement Ferguson joined Brighton from Dublin club Bohemians in January 2021 at the age of 16, making his senior debut in August of that year under Graham Potter. ✍ Evan Ferguson is a new Roma player! 🐺 📄 #ASRoma — AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) July 23, 2025 The 2022-23 campaign marked his breakthrough, with Ferguson scoring 10 goals in 25 appearances across all competitions and earning his senior debut for Ireland. But injuries soon disrupted his momentum. A cruciate ligament tear cut short his 2023-24 season, a campaign where Ferguson netted a hat-trick against Newcastle United in September but saw him struggle to hold down a regular starting place under Roberto De Zerbi. Last season, after failing to impress new Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, Ferguson went on loan to West Ham United in February, making only one start in eight goalless appearances under former Brighton manager Potter. Advertisement Ferguson will now look to revive his form under Roma's new manager Gian Piero Gasperini, who previously transformed Atalanta from relegation contenders into a top-four Serie A side – while also rejuvenating the careers of numerous players. 🤳 A message from Evan… #ASRoma — AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) July 23, 2025 Sport Evan Ferguson ignored the critics during his goal... Read More Gasperini's record of turning inconsistent strikers – including Duvan Zapata, Luis Muriel, Ademola Lookman and Gianluca Scamacca – into prolific scorers offers real hope for Ferguson as he seeks a fresh start in the Italian capital. There has certainly been plenty of optimism in Rome around Ferguson's arrival, with Monday's Il Romanista newspaper featuring the striker on the front page alongside the headline 'The Irishman'. Ferguson looked taken aback on Sunday as he arrived at Ciampino airport, where a large group of Roma fans were already chanting his name and clamouring for autographs, all before he had even completed his medical or signed a contract.
