Ireland at the 2006 European Athletics Championships

Ireland competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships held in Sweden. Derval O'Rourke's silver medal, combined with a new national record, in the 100 metre hurdles was the highlight of the championship, which also saw a new women's 4 × 100 m relay national record and a national record equalling performance from Deirdre Ryan in the high jump.

Men's competition
Men's 200 m
 * Paul Brizzell
 * Round 1 &mdash; 20.84
 * Round 2 &mdash; DNF
 * Paul Hession
 * Round 1 &mdash; 20.81
 * Round 2 &mdash; 20.80
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 21.09 (did not advance)
 * Gary Ryan
 * Round 1 &mdash; 21.14 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m
 * Paul "Junior" McKee
 * Round 1 &mdash; 46.48 (did not advance)
 * David Gillick
 * Round 1 &mdash; 46.16
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 46.84 (did not advance)
 * David McCarthy
 * Round 1 &mdash; 46.53 (did not advance)

Men's 800 m
 * David Campbell
 * Round 1 &mdash; 01:48.70 (did not advance)
 * Thomas Chamney
 * Round 1 &mdash; 01:50.12 (did not advance)

Men's 1,500 m
 * James Nolan
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 03:49.94 (did not advance)
 * Liam Reale
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 03:41.97
 * Final &mdash; 03:42.65 (8th place)

Men's 5,000 m
 * Alistair Cragg
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 13:50.12
 * Final &mdash; DNF

Men's 10,000 m
 * Martin Fagan
 * Round 1 &mdash; 28:54.04 (11th place)

Men's 4 × 400 m
 * Paul McKee, Brian Doyle, David Gillick, David McCarthy
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 03:04.59
 * Final &mdash; 03:05.57 (9th place)

Women's competition
Women's 100 m
 * Anna Boyle
 * Round 1 &mdash; 11.60 (did not advance)
 * Emily Maher
 * Round 1 &mdash; DNS

Women's 200 m
 * Anna Boyle
 * Round 1 &mdash; 23.94 (did not advance)
 * Ciara Sheehy
 * Round 1 &mdash; DNF

Women's 400 m
 * Joanne Cuddihy
 * Round 1 &mdash; 51.41
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 51.09 (PB)
 * Final &mdash; 51.46 (8th place)

Women's 1,500 m
 * Aoife Byrne
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 4:16.07 (did not advance)

Women's 5,000 m
 * Mary Cullen
 * Final &mdash; 15:25.80 (PB) (12th Place)
 * Marie Davenport
 * Final &mdash; DNF

Women's 10,000 m
 * Marie Davenport
 * Final &mdash; 33:05.48 (22nd place)

Women's 100 m Hurdles
 * Derval O'Rourke
 * Round 1 &mdash; 13.03
 * Semi final &mdash; 12.94
 * Final &mdash; 12.72 NR (2nd - Silver medal)

Women's 3000 m Steeplechase
 * Roísín McGettigan
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 09:47.31 (did not advance)
 * Fionnuala Britton
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 09:49.20 (PB) (did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m
 * Derval O'Rourke, Joanne Cuddihy, Ailis McSweeney and Anna Boyle
 * Semi-Final &mdash; 44.38 (NR) (did not advance)

Women's High Jump
 * Deirdre Ryan
 * Qualifying &mdash; 1.92 m (=NR)
 * Final &mdash; 1.84 m (13th place)

Women's Hammer Throw
 * Eileen O'Keefe
 * Qualifying &mdash; 65.07 m (did not advance)

Competitors
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Men
200 m: Paul Hession, Paul Brizzel, Gary Ryan 400 m: David Gillick, David McCarthy, Paul McKee 800 m: David Campbell, Thomas Chamney 1,500 m: James Nolan, Liam Reale 5,000 m: Martin Fagan, Alistair Cragg 10,000: Martin Fagan 4 × 400 m Relay: David Gillick, David McCarthy, Paul McKee, Antoine Burke, Brian Doyle, Bryan Murphy
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Women
100 m: Anna Boyle, Emily Maher 200 m: Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy, Emily Maher, Anna Boyle 400 m: Joanne Cuddihy, Michelle Carey 1,500 m: Aoife Byrne 5,000 m: Marie Davenport, Mary Cullen 10,000 m: Marie Davenport 3,000 m Steeplechase: Roisin McGettigan, Fionnuala Britton 100 m Hurdles: Derval O'Rourke 400 m Hurdles: Michelle Carey 4 × 100 m Relay: Anna Boyle, Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy, Derval O'Rourke, Emily Maher, Ailis McSweeney

High Jump: Deirdre Ryan Hammer: Eileen O'Keeffe
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