Barry McGuigan
The Clones Cyclone defeated Eusebio Pedroza to become the WBA featherweight champion.
Sean Kelly
The Carrick-on-Suir cyclist finished third at the Vuelta a Espana.
Stephen Roche
A historic year for Irish cycling as the Dundrum man won the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and the World Cycling Championship.
Eamonn D'Arcy, Ronan Rafferty, Des Smyth
Irish trio were on the winning Dunhill Cup team.
Christy O'Connor Jr
Played the pivotal shot for Team Europe during their Ryder Cup triumph at the Belfry.
Packie Bonner
Saved Daniel Timofte's penalty as Ireland progressed to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Ralph Keyes
Top scorer at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
Michael Carruth
Won gold in welterweight boxing at the Barcelona Games.
Sonia O'Sullivan
Won silver in the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships.
Sonia O'Sullivan
Took gold in the 3000m at the European Championships.
Sonia O'Sullivan
A third victory in a row for the Cobh athlete who won gold in the 5000m at the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
Michelle Smith
Controversial triple gold medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, also tagging on a bronze.
Ken Doherty
Won the 1997 World Snooker Championship, ending Stephen Hendry's long reign.
Sonia O'Sullivan
Won gold in the 5000m and 10,000m at the European Championships and also double gold medallist at the World Cross Country Championships.
Roy Keane
Captained Manchester United to a historic treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
Sonia O'Sullivan
Took home a fifth award after winning silver in the 5000m at the Olympic Games in Sydney.
Mick McCarthy
Managed Republic of Ireland to qualification for the 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan.
Padraig Harrington
Finished second in the European Tour Order of Merit, earning two victories and helping Europe to a Ryder Cup win at the Belfry.
Barry Geraghty
Winner of the Aintree Grand National aboard Monty's Pass.
Ronan O'Gara
Out-half on the Ireland team which claimed the Triple Crown for the first time in 19 years.
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
Captained Cork to a second successive All-Ireland hurling title, winning his third in total.
Henry Shefflin
Won a fourth All-Ireland hurling title, collecting the Hurler of the Year award for the second time.
Padraig Harrington
Won the Open Championship at Carnoustie, becoming the first Irishman to win a golf major since Fred Daly in 1947.
Padraig Harrington
Won back-to-back major titles. Retained the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale before becoming the first European since 1930 to win the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills.
Brian O'Driscoll
Captained Ireland to a first Grand Slam victory in the Six Nations for 61 years and was an integral part of the Leinster team which won the 2008-09 Heineken Cup.
Graeme McDowell
Won the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach and sunk the winning putt for Europe in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
Rory McIlroy
Won the 2011 US Open at Congressional, setting a record low score in the tournament.
Katie Taylor
Won Olympic gold in the women's lightweight division at the London Games.
Tony McCoy
Was crowned Champion Jockey in the UK for the 18th year in a row and rode his 4000th winner over jumps in November.
Rory McIlroy
Won successive major championship titles, winning the Open Championship in Royal Liverpool in July and following it with a second PGA Championship success at Valhalla in August.
Michael Conlan
Won gold in the bantamweight division at the AIBA World Boxing Championships.
Conor McGregor
Beat Eddie Alvarez to add the UFC Lightweight Championship to the Featherweight title won the previous December, becoming the first UFC fighter to hold titles in two divisions.
James McClean
Scored the winner in Ireland's crucial 1-0 victory away to Wales in Cardiff, booking the team's spot in the World Cup play-off.
Jonathan Sexton
Won the Grand Slam with Ireland in the Six Nations, a European Champions Cup and Pro14 double with Leinster and became the second Irish player (after Keith Wood) to be crowned World Rugby Player of the Year.
Shane Lowry
Won the 2019 Open Championship by six strokes at Royal Portrush.
Katie Taylor
Successfully defended her undisputed lightweight belts, defeating Delfine Persoon and Miriam Gutierrez.
