Kellie Harrington's rendition of 'Grace' at Roland Garros and Katie Taylor's victory over Amanda Serrano top the list of Ireland's most memorable sporting moments of 2024.
Ireland 's golden girls in boxing and athletics have provided the most memorable moments for the country this year, according to the 2024 Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index (TSSI). Now in its 15th year, the TSSI is a comprehensive 1,000 person nationally representative survey with quotas imposed across gender, region, age, and social class.
The research was carried out by Teneo’s Sports Advisory team and iReach Insights and examines the Irish general public’s attitudes towards sport and their sporting heroes. The survey was carried out between December 5 and December 13 and, in a year when the Paris Olympics took centre stage, it revealed that Kellie Harrington’s unforgettable rendition of ‘Grace’ with Irish supporters at Roland Garros following her gold medal bout was declared the Most Memorable Sporting Moment, receiving 14% of the vote. In joint second place on 11% are Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy’s defence of their Olympic title in the men’s lightweight double sculls - and the moment Katie Taylor’s hand was raised in victory following her fight with Amanda Serrano. Joint fourth went to the Irish women's 4x400m relay team finishing fourth in the Olympics, Daniel Wiffen's poolside interview after winning gold in the Olympic 800m freestyle and Ciarán Frawley’s last-gasp drop goal gives the Ireland men’s rugby team just their second ever test match win in South Africa. Although the Texas showdown in November was her only fight in 2024, Taylor held onto the title of Ireland's Most Admired Athlete for the eighth year in a row with 15% of the vot
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