Sport
See also: List of footballers (Gaelic football)- Packie Bonner – soccer player
- George Best – soccer player (Northern Ireland)
- Andre Botha (cricketer) – cricketer
- Jeremy Bray (cricketer) – cricketer
- Andrew Bree – swimmer
- Brian Burke – general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League)
- John Pius Boland – double Olympic medal-winner/tennis,1896
- Kenny Carroll – cricketer
- Michael Carruth – Olympic gold medal winner/boxing
- Eamonn Coghlan – runner
- Séamus Coleman – footballer
- Enda Colleran – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Ray Cummins – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Brendan Cusack - fencer
- Liam Daish – soccer player
- Gordon D'Arcy – rugby union player
- Paul Darragh – showjumper
- Ron Delany – Olympic medal winner/athletics
- Ken Doherty – former World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association champion
- John Doyle – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Mick Doyle – rugby union player
- Mick Doyle – Muay Thai and kickboxing
- Damien Duff – soccer player
- Kieran Dynes – NASCAR Driver
- Eamon Dunphy – former soccer player, media commentator and broadcaster
- Seamus Elliott – professional cyclist
- Stephen Farrelly – current WWE wrestler
- Ciaran Fitzgerald – rugby union player and British_and_Irish_Lions captain
- Dave Finlay – former WWE wrestler
- Seán Flanagan – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Sharon Foley – track and field athlete
- Mick Galwey – rugby player
- Edmond Gibney – equestrian
- Darron Gibson – soccer player
- Shay Given – soccer player
- Johnny Giles – soccer player
- Peter Gillespie – cricketer
- Pádraig Harrington – golfer and three time Golf_Majors winner
- Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed – 19th century mountaineer
- David Healy – soccer player (Northern Ireland)
- Kevin Heffernan – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Denis Hickie – rugby union player
- Ray Houghton – soccer player
- Denis Irwin – soccer player
- Eddie Jordan – racing driver and Formula 1 team owner
- Trent Johnston – cricketer
- Bryan Kaplan – Inventor of Beer Pong
- John Keane – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Robbie Keane – soccer player
- Roy Keane – soccer player
- Eddie Keher – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Seán Kelly – cyclist
- Joe Keohane – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Kevin Kilbane – soccer player
- Michael Kinane – jockey
- Ham Lambert – rugby union and cricket player
- Tommy Langan – Gaelic footballer, member of he Football Team of the Millennium
- Dave Langford-Smith – cricketer
- Jim Langton – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Alan Lewis – rugby union referee
- Jack Lynch – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium, politician
- Eddie Macken – horse showjumper
- Mick Mackey – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Owen Madden – soccer player
- Daniel Marten – cyclist
- Dave McAuley – boxer
- Kevin McBride – boxer
- Willie John McBride – rugby union player and British_and_Irish_Lions captain
- W. Michael McCabe – soccer player
- Kyle McCallan – cricketer
- David McCann – cyclist
- Mick McCarthy – soccer player and former Republic of Ireland soccer manager
- Wayne McCullough – Olympic Silver Medalist / WBC World Boxing Champion
- John McEnroe – former World's No. 1 tennis player
- Paul McGinley – golfer
- Owen Roe McGovern - former Gaelic football player for Cavan. An All-Ireland player.
- Paul McGrath – soccer player
- Barry McGuigan – former world Featherweight boxing champion
- Catherina McKiernan – athlete
- Jimmy McLarnin – boxer
- Lory Meagher – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Jason Molins – cricketer
- John Mooney – cricketer
- Paul Mooney – cricketer
- Eoin Morgan – cricketer
- Geordan Murphy – rugby union player
- Seán Murphy – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Tommy Murphy – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Kevin O'Brien – cricketer
- Niall O'Brien – cricketer
- Vincent O'Brien – Voted Greatest horse trainer of all time by Racing Post
- Pat O'Callaghan – Olympic gold medal/hammer, 1928, 1932
- Martin O'Connell – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Mick O'Connell – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Patrick O'Connell – Real Betis/FC Barcelona manager, 1930s
- Paul O'Connell – rugby union player and British_and_Irish_Lions captain
- Cian O'Connor – show jumper who had Olympic gold medal taken from him
- Shane O'Connor - Alpine skier, Olympian 2010
- Nick O'Donnell – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Brian O'Driscoll – rugby union player and British_and_Irish_Lions captain
- Ronan O'Gara – rugby union player
- Dan O'Keeffe – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Malcolm O'Kelly – rugby union player
- Jonjo O'Neill – jockey
- Seán O'Neill – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Tony O'Reilly – rugby union player
- Derval O'Rourke – World Indoor Champion and European Silver Medalist
- William Porterfield – cricketer
- J. J. O'Reilly – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Peter O'Sullevan – horse racing commentator
- Eddie O'Sullivan – rugby union coach
- Gillian O'Sullivan – World Championships Silver Medalist
- Sonia O'Sullivan – Olympic silver medalist
- Paddy Phelan – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Seán Purcell – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Niall Quinn – soccer player
- Bobby Rackard – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Boyd Rankin – cricketer
- Tony Reddin – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Christy Ring – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Nicolas Roche – cyclist
- Stephen Roche – cyclist
- Alain Rolland – rugby union player and referee
- Glenn Ross- Strongman
- Mark Scanlon- cyclist
- Tom Sharkey – boxer
- Mikey Sheehy – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Michelle Smith – Multi gold medalist 1996 Olympics
- Des Smyth – golfer
- Dr. Bethel Solomons – rugby union player, Ireland national team, Olympic team silver
- Pat Spillane – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Steve Staunton – soccer player
- Jim Stynes – Champion Australian rules footballer
- Bob Tisdall – Olympic gold medal/400mH, 1932
- John Treacy – Olympic silver medal/marathon, 1984
- Ruby Walsh – jockey
- Ronnie Whelan – soccer player
- Brian Whelahan – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Andrew White – cricketer
- Joe Wickham – former FAI President and soccer player
- Keith Wood – rugby union player
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