Double award delight for O’Keeffe
O’Keeffe won both the Field Event Athlete of the Year and the overall Athlete of the Year Award. The Kilkenny Harriers athlete had a fantastic year as she had excellent performance at the Irish National Championships taking gold. She followed this up with a sixth place finish in the Hammer at the World Championships in Osaka, which was a remarkable achievement for the 26-year-old.
Ireland’s fastest man Paul Hession was named Track Athlete of the Year. Hession has put sprinting back on the agenda in Irish athletics this year after breaking seven Irish records in three distances over the past 12 months. He also had an excellent World Championships as he qualified for a semi final in the 200m.
