Eimear Maher

Eimear Maher

Personal information
Born	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 2:04.38 (Dublin, 2025) 1500m: 4:08.67 (Dublin, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Ireland European U23 Championships 2025 Bergen 1500m

Eimear Maher (born 10 August 2003) is an Irish middle-distance runner. ^[1]

Early life

Maher joined Dundrum South Dublin Athletics Club in 2015 at the age of eleven years-old. She attended Mount Anville Secondary School in Dublin. She was a winner at the Irish Schools Championships. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

She competed for Ireland in the under-20 category at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships. ^[5] She won her age-group cross country title at the All-Ireland Schools Cross-Country in Santry in March 2020. ^[6] She was selected for the Irish U23 team at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels. ^[7]

In May 2025, she lowered her 1500 personal best to 4:14.87 at the Belfast Milers Meet. ^[8] She ran a new personal best for the 800 metres of 2:04.38 in Dublin in June 2025. ^[9] She ran a personal best for the 1500 metres at the Morton Games in Dublin, running 4:08.67 in July 2025. ^{[10] [11]} Later that month, she won the bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway. ^{[12] [13]}

References

1. "Eimear Maher". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
2. McDonagh, Liz (16 June 2025). "Eimear Burns up the Track - Euro A Standard achieved!". dsdac.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
3. "Get to know - Eimear Maher - off to Euro clubs XC mixed relays in Portugal". dsdac.com. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
4. Naughton, Lindie. "Lindie Naughton's Irish review of 2020". Fast Running. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
5. O'Riordan, Ian (8 December 2023). "Record four medals for Ireland at European Cross Country". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
6. Dennehy, Cathal (9 March 2020). "Morgan secures third All-Ireland in a row in 6,000m" . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
7. Dennehy, Cathal (21 November 2023). "Fionnuala McCormack, 39, to head Irish women's team at her 18th European Cross Country Championships" . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
8. "Athletics: Davies dominates 800m in record-breaking style as Belfast Meet delivers". Belfastmedia.com. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
9. "Irish Milers Club-Crusaders". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
10. "Scorching hot times at Santry and Cork meets". Dunlin Gazette. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
11. Williams, Perri (17 July 2025). "European u23 - What to expect from Irish Athletes". Runrepublic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
12. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
13. Mills, Steven (20 Jul 2025). "Forero eases to European U23 5000m gold in Bergen". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.