Editing List of Irish people (section)

== Sport ==

{{see also|List of footballers (Gaelic football)}}
* [[Bundee Aki]] – [[rugby union]] player
* [[Francie Barrett]] – professional boxer
* [[George Best]] – soccer player (Northern Ireland)
* [[John Pius Boland]] – double Olympic medal-winner, tennis, 1896
* [[Packie Bonner]] – soccer player
* [[Andre Botha (cricketer)|Andre Botha]] – cricketer
* [[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]] – cricketer
* [[Andrew Bree]] – swimmer
* [[Tommy Byrne (racing driver)|Tommy Byrne]] – racing driver
* [[Kenny Carroll]] – cricketer
* [[Michael Carruth]] – Olympic gold medal winner, boxing
* [[Tony Cascarino]] – soccer player
* [[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
* [[Liam Daish]] – soccer player
* [[Derek Daly]] – racing driver
* [[Gordon D'Arcy]] – [[rugby union]] player
* [[Paul Darragh]] – showjumper
* [[Ron Delany]] – Olympic medal winner/athletics
* [[Prince Devitt|Fergal Devitt]] ([[Finn Bálor]]) – [[WWE]] wrestler
* [[Ken Doherty]] – [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] champion
* [[John Doyle (Tipperary hurler)|John Doyle]] – member of the [[hurling]] Team of the Millennium
* [[Mick Doyle (rugby union)|Mick Doyle]] – [[rugby union]] player
* [[Damien Duff]] – soccer player
* [[Richard Dunne]] – soccer player
* [[Joey Dunlop]] – motorcycle racer, 26 times [[Isle of Man TT]] race winner
* [[Eamon Dunphy]] – soccer player, media commentator and broadcaster
* [[Kieran Dynes]] – NASCAR driver
* [[Shay Elliott]] – professional cyclist
* [[Jonny Evans]] – Northern Irish footballer
* [[Sheamus|Stephen Farrelly]] ([[Sheamus]]) – [[WWE]] wrestler
* [[Dave Finlay]] ([[Fit Finlay|Finlay]]) – [[WWE]] wrestler
* [[Ciaran Fitzgerald]] – [[rugby union]] player; [[British and Irish Lions]] captain
* [[Seán Flanagan]] – Gaelic footballer, member of the [[Football Team of the Millennium]]
* [[Sharon Foley]] – track and field athlete
* [[Carl Frampton]] – boxer
* [[Frankie Fullen]] – soccer player
* [[Mick Galwey]] – rugby player
* [[Ian Garry]] - mixed martial artist
* [[Edmond Gibney]] – equestrian
* [[Darron Gibson]] – soccer player
* [[Johnny Giles]] – soccer player
* [[Peter Gillespie]] – cricketer
* [[Shay Given]] – soccer player
* [[Pádraig Harrington]] – golfer and three time [[Golf Majors]] winner
* [[Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed]] – 19th-century mountaineer
* [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]] – soccer player (Northern Ireland)
* [[Jamie Heaslip]] – [[rugby union]] player
* [[Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer)|Kevin Heffernan]] – Gaelic footballer, member of the [[Football Team of the Millennium]]
* [[Robert Heffernan]] – Irish race walker and Olympic medalist
* [[Denis Hickie]] – [[rugby union]] player
* [[Alex Higgins]] – Snooker player
* [[Ray Houghton]] – soccer player
* [[Denis Irwin]] – soccer player
* [[Trent Johnston]] – cricketer
* [[Eddie Jordan]] – racing driver and Formula 1 team owner
* [[John Keane (hurler)|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
* [[Joe Kelly (racing driver)|Joe Kelly]] – racing driver
* [[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Seán Kelly]] – [[road bicycle racing|road cyclist]]
* [[David Kennedy (racing driver)|David Kennedy]] – racing driver
* [[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 the [[Football Team of the Millennium]]
* [[Dave Langford-Smith]] – cricketer
* [[Jim Langton]] – member of the [[hurling]] Team of the Millennium
* [[Liam Lawrence]] – soccer player for [[Shrewsbury Town FC]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] international
* [[Alan Lewis (rugby union and cricket)|Alan Lewis]] – [[rugby union]] referee
* [[Becky Lynch]] – [[WWE]] wrestler
* [[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 (footballer)|Owen Madden]] – soccer player
* [[Dan Martin (cyclist)|Dan Marten]] – cyclist
* [[Dave McAuley]] – [[Boxing|boxer]]
* [[Kevin McBride]] – boxer
* [[Willie John McBride]] – [[rugby union]] player and [[British and Irish Lions]] captain
* [[Kyle McCallan]] – cricketer
* [[David McCann (cyclist)|David McCann]] – cyclist
* [[Mick McCarthy]] – soccer player and Republic of Ireland soccer manager
* [[Wayne McCullough]] – Olympic silver medalist; WBC World Boxing Champion
* [[Paul McGinley]] – golfer
* [[Owen Roe McGovern]] – Gaelic football player for Cavan; an All-Ireland player
* [[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]] – soccer player
* [[Conor McGregor]] – [[mixed martial artist]]
* [[Barry McGuigan]] – world [[featherweight]] [[boxing]] champion
* [[Rory McIlroy]] – golfer
* [[Catherina McKiernan]] – [[track and field]] athlete
* [[Jimmy McLarnin]] – boxer
* [[Lory Meagher]] – member of the [[hurling]] Team of the Millennium
* [[Jason Molins]] – cricketer
* [[John Mooney (cricketer)|John Mooney]] – cricketer
* [[Paul Mooney (cricketer)|Paul Mooney]] – cricketer
* [[Eoin Morgan]] – cricketer
* [[Geordan Murphy]] – [[rugby union]] player
* [[Seán Murphy (footballer)|Seán Murphy]] – Gaelic footballer, member of the [[Football Team of the Millennium]]
* [[Tommy Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Tommy Murphy]] – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
* [[Owen Nolan]] – hockey player
* [[Aiden O'Brien]] – soccer player
* [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] – cricketer
* [[Niall 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 (footballer)|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 (Irish footballer)|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 an Olympic gold medal taken from him
* [[Shane O'Connor (skier)|Shane O'Connor]] – Alpine skier, Olympian 2010
* [[Christopher O'Donnell (athlete)|Christopher O'Donnell]] – [[track and field]] sprinter
* [[Nick O'Donnell (hurler)|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)|Jonjo O'Neill]] – [[jockey]]
* [[Seán O'Neill]] – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
* [[Joan O'Reilly]] – international hockey player
* [[John Joe O'Reilly (footballer)|J. J. O'Reilly]] – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
* [[Derval O'Rourke]] – World Indoor Champion and European silver medalist
* [[John O'Shea]] – soccer player
* [[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
* [[Michael Phelan (billiards)|Michael Phelan]] – billiards
* [[Paddy Phelan]] – member of the [[hurling]] Team of the Millennium
* [[William Porterfield]] – cricketer
* [[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
* [[Jonathan Rea]] – motorcycle racer, six time [[Superbike World Championship|Superbike World Champion]]
* [[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]] – [[road bicycle racing|road cyclist]]
* [[Michael Roe (racing driver)|Michael Roe]] – racing driver
* [[Alain Rolland]] – [[rugby union]] player and referee
* [[Glenn Ross]] – [[Strongman (strength athlete)|Strongman]]
* [[Mark Scanlon (cyclist)|Mark Scanlon]] – cyclist
* [[Johnny Sexton]] – [[rugby union]] player, 2018 [[World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year|World Rugby Player of the Year]]
* [[Tom Sharkey]] – [[Boxing|boxer]]
* [[Mikey Sheehy]] – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
* [[Andrew Slattery]] – rally car driver* [[Michelle Smith]] – multi gold medalist 1996 Olympics
* [[Des Smyth]] – golfer
* Dr. [[Bethel Solomons]] – [[rugby union]] player, {{nrut|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 football]]er
* [[Katie Taylor]] – boxer, Irish, European, World and Olympic champion in the 60&nbsp;kg division. Olympic Gold Medalist (2012)
* [[Bob Tisdall]] – Olympic gold medal, 400mH, 1932
* [[John Treacy]] – Olympic silver medal, marathon, 1984
* [[Josh van der Flier]] – [[rugby union]] player, 2022 [[World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year|World Rugby Player of the Year]]
* [[Ruby Walsh]] – jockey
* [[Brian Whelahan]] – member of the [[hurling]] Team of the Millennium
* [[Glenn Whelan]] – soccer player
* [[Ronnie Whelan]] – soccer player
* [[Andrew White (cricketer, born 1980)|Andrew White]] – cricketer
* [[Norman Whiteside]] – Northern Irish footballer
* [[Joe Wickham]] – President of the Football Association of Ireland and soccer player
* [[Keith Wood]] – [[rugby union]] player, 2001 [[World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year|World Rugby Player of the Year]]