The first Triathlon in Ireland was held in Skerries in 1983. The race organiser, Maurice Mullins was also a past president of Triathlon Ireland in the late 80's. The 1983 race was won by Ciaran 'Ben' Brady, an accomplished runner who was offered a scholarship to the University of Wyoming in America later that year.
The first long distance triathlon was held in Skerries on the 3rd of August 1987. 11 participants took part with 10 completing the course. Maurice Mullins again organised this race and it was won by Paul Emmett in a time of 11hrs 57mins and 15secs.
The Irish Triathlon Association was founded in 1984 and boosted 203 members in its first year. Dublin man and RTE employee Gerry Kelly was the first President of the Association.
When the NGB was founded?
The Irish Triathlon Association was founded in 1984 following a meeting in Smith’s Pub on Haddington Road, Dublin which took place in late 1983.
When were the first National Championships held?
Greystones, Co. Wicklow, October 1983 - The 'Premier All-Ireland Triathlon Championships'. The race was sponsored by Premier Dairies.
Past Presidents of TI/ITA
- 2013-2020 Lochlann Walsh
- 2012 Mark Riseley
- 2011 Mark Riseley
- 2010 Mark Riseley
- 2009 Jag Gunawardana
- 2008 Jag Gunawardana
- 2007 Jag Gunawardana
- 2006 Hugh McAtamney/Jag Gunawardana
- 2005 Hugh McAtamney
- 2004 Hugh McAtamney
- 2003 Hugh McAtamney
- 2002 Hugh McAtamney
- 2001 Ron McKnight
- 2000 Peter Jack
- 1999 Peter Jack
- 1997 Dave Doyle
- 1996 Dave Doyle
- 1995 Dave Doyle
- 1994 Dr Michael Griffin
- 1993 Dr Michael Griffin
- 1992 Dr Michael Griffin
- 1991 Dr Michael Griffin
- 1990 Thomas O'Donnell
- 1989 Thomas O'Donnell
- 1988 Thomas O'Donnell
- 1987 Thomas O'Donnell
- 1986 Maurice Mullins
- 1985 Gerry Kelly
- 1984 Gerry Kelly (First ITA President)
- 1984 Desmond McHenry (Ulster Branch)
National Triathlon Champions – Standard Distance (Elite Drafting)
Year | Location | Male | Female |
2009 | Athlone | Bryan Keane | Aileen Morrison |
2008 | Athlone | Gavin Noble | Emma Davis |
2007 | Not held in 2007 |
2006 | Ballyronan | Gavin Noble | No TI members raced |
2005 | Ballyronan | Gavin Noble | Heather Wilson |
2004 | Ballyronan | Brian Campbell | Caroline Kearney |
National Triathlon Champions – Short Course / Standard Distance (Non-Drafting)
Year | Location | Male | Female |
2015 | Dublin City Triathlon | Russel White | Carolyn Hayes |
2014 | Hell of the West, Kilkee | Aaron O'Brien | Carolyn Hayes |
2013 | Dublin City Triathlon | Gavin Noble | Rachel Glendon |
2012 | TriAthlone | Bryan McCrystal | Aoife Lynch |
2011 | Lough Neagh | Joe Lynch | Amy Wolfe |
2010 | Dublin City Triathlon | Gavin Noble | Joyce Wolfe |
2009 | Kilkee | David Graham | Elena Maslova |
2008 | Athy | Gavin Noble | Rachel Boyd |
2007 | Ballyronan | Brian Campbell | Aileen Morrison |
2006 | Dublin | Brian Campbell | Aoife O’Connor |
2005 | Galway | Trevor Woods | Lisa Higgins |
2004 | Kilkee | Brian Campbell | Christine Johnson |
2003 | Ballyronan | Brian Campbell | Caroline Kearney |
2002 | Dublin | Brian Campbell | Caroline Kearney |
2001 | Dublin | Brian Campbell | Caroline Kearney |
2000 | Kilkee | Michael McCarron | Margaret Burns |
1999 | Cushendun | Trevor Woods | Anne Paul |
1998 | Cushendun | Trevor Woods | Anne Paul |
1997 | Dublin | John Madden | Anne Paul |
1996 | Kilkee | Eoin O’Connell | Anne Paul |
1995 | Portrush | Eoin O’Connell | Anne Paul |
1994 | Sligo | Eugene Galbraith | Anne Paul |
1993 | Wicklow | Eugene Galbraith | Alison Hamilton |
1992 | Kilkee | Eugene Galbraith | Anne Paul |
1991 | Kilkee | Gerard Hartman | Alison Hamilton |
1990 | Kilkee | Gerard Hartman | Dorothy Macken |
1989 | Kilkee | Tom Heaney | Anne Kearney |
1983 | Greystones | Michael Walsh | Diane Sloane |
National Triathlon Champions – Middle Distance
Year | Race, Location | Male | Female |
| 2016 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Aidan Callaghan | Heather Foley |
2015 | Shadowman, Athlone | Kevin Thornton | Derval Devaney |
2014 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Charles Maltha | Aileen Flynn |
2013 | Tri An Mhi, Meath | Niall Somers | Jennifer Duffy |
2012 | Groomsport | Rory Maguire | Jennifer Duffy |
2011 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Owen Cummins | Joyce Wolfe |
2010 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Bryan Keane | Joyce Wolfe |
2009 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Bryan Keane | Elena Maslova |
2008 | Groomsport | Trevor Woods | Elena Maslova |
2007 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Brian Campbell | Katharina Baldinger |
2006 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Liam Dolan | Rachael Beck |
2005 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Gavin Noble | Lisa Higgins |
2004 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Trevor Woods | Lisa Higgins |
2003 | Lost Sheep, Kenmare | Eoin O’Connell | Karen Bothwell |
2002 | Sligo | Brian Campbell | Catherine Leavy |
2001 | No long course held in Ireland |
2000 | No long course held in Ireland |
1999 | No long course held in Ireland |
1998 | Coleraine | Eoin O’Connell |
1997 | Portrush | Eoin O'Connell | Joan Griffin |
1996 | Sligo | Dave Corcoran | Anne Kearney |
1995 | Sligo | Michael Bolton | Anne Kearney |
1992 | Sligo | Ger O’Sullivan | Helen Peelo |
1991 | Sligo | Gerard Hartmann | Anne Kearney |
1990 | Sligo | Kevin Morgan | Anne Kearney |
1989 | Sligo | Gerard Hartmann | Anne Kearney |
1988 | Sligo | Tom Heaney | Anne Kearney |
1987 | Sligo | Tom Heaney | Anne Kearney |
1986 | Sligo | Ger Hartmann | Anne Kearney |
1985 | Sligo | Ger Hartmann | Juliet Smith |
1984 | Sligo | Ger Hartmann | Diane Sloane |
National Triathlon Champions – Sprint Distance
Year | Location | Male | Female |
2016 | Two Provinces, Lanesborough | James Edgar | Carolyn Hayes |
2015 | Pulse Port Beach, Clogherhead | Con Doherty | Carolyn Hayes |
2014 | Crooked Lake | Ben Shaw | Katie Cooke |
2013 | TriAthlone | Gavin Noble | Katie Cooke |
2012 | Valentia Island | Mark Nolan | Katie Cooke |
2011 | | | |
2010 | Lough Key | Gavin Noble | Aoife Lynch |
2009 | Athlone | Tim Downing | Amy Wolfe |
2008 | Athlone | Art MacManus | Elena Maslova |
2007 | Mulloughmore | Eanna McGrath | Trudy Brown |
2006 | Camlough | Brian Campbell | Trudy Brown |
2005 | Carrick-on-Suir | Trevor Woods | Anna Frankland |
2004 | Antrim | Bobby Behan | |
2003 | Skerries | Brian Crinion | Caroline Kearney |
2002 | Kinsale | Rich Brady | Trudy Brown |
2001 | Carlingford | Eoin O’Connell | Catherine Leavy |
2000 | Kilkee | | Margaret Burns |
1999 | Carlingford | Trevor Woods |
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BMW National Series / Premier League Champion
Year | Male | Female |
2019 | Aaron Doherty | Hilary Hughes |
2018 | Finbarr McGrady | Becky Woods |
2017 | James Hoare | Maeve Maher McWilliams |
2016 | Tom McEnery | Lizanne Barnwall |
2015 | Alan O'Brien | Joanne Flanagan |
2014 | Tomasz Gagola | Carolyn Hayes |
2013 | Kevin Thornton | Anna Grealish |
2012 | Trevor Woods | Marie Boland |
2011 | Bjorn Luddick | Jennifer Duffy |
2010 | Conor Murphy | Elena Maslova |
2009 | Bryan McCrystal | Elena Maslova |
2008 | Art MacManus | Elena Maslova |
2007 | Brian Campbell | Elena Maslova |
2006 | Brian Campbell | Trudy Brown |
2005 | Brian Crinion | Tara Nolan |
2004 | Trevor Woods | Anna Frankland |
2003 | Trevor Woods | Trudy Brown |
2002 | Brian Campbell | Trudy Brown |
National Duathlon Champions – Short Course / Standard Distance (non-Drafting)
Year | Location | Male | Female |
2014 | Fingal | Cathal O'Donovan | |
2013 | Ashford, Wicklow | Cathal O'Donovan | Siobhan Horgan |
2011 | | | |
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2009 | NorthWest | David Graham | Anne Paul |
2008 | No national championships race was held in 2008. |
2007 | No national championships race was held in 2007. |
2006 | Dublin | Liam Dunne | Anne Paul |
2005 | No national championships race was held in 2005. |
2004 | Ballymena | Aidan Woods | Julie Murphy |
2003 | Ballymena | Mark Tosh | Anne Paul |
2002 | Ballymena | Mark McDowell | Anne Paul |
2001 | Ballymena | Mark McDowell | Anne Paul |
2000 | Dublin | Mark McDowell | Margaret Burns |
1999 | Enniskillen | Mark McDowell | Anne Paul |
1998 | Dublin | Dave Corcoran | Anne Paul |
1997 | Dublin | Eoin O’Connell | Anne Paul |
National Duathlon Champions – Sprint Distance
Year | Location | Male | Female |
2002 | Riverstick, Cork | Eanna McGrath |
2001 | Riverstick, Cork |
2000 | Margaret Burns |
1999 |
1998 | Belfast or Riverstick? | Trevor Woods |
1997 |
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National Duathlon Series
Year | Male | Female |
2014 | Cathal O'Donovan | Maire-triona Keane |
2006 | Liam Dunne | Deirdre O’Toole |
National Aquathlon Championships
| Year | Location | Male | Female |
| 2014 | Galway | Rory Sexton | Carolyn Hayes |
| 2013 | Galway | Aaron O'Brien | Elizabeth Lee |
| 2012 | Galway | Bryan Keane | Elizabeth Lee |
| 2011 | | | |
Paratriathlon National Championships
| Year | Location | Male Tri4 | Female Tri4 | Male Tri6b | Female P | Male P | Female P |
| 2014 | Athlone | | | | | | |
| 2013 | Athlone | Mark Philips | | Michael Delaney | | | |
| 2012 | Athlone | | | | | | |
Club Champions
| Year | Male | Female | Mixed |
| 2014 | | | |
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| 2011 | | | |
| 2010 | Pulse TC | Piranha TC | Piranha TC |
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