Howth’s Eve McMahon is UCD’s 2024 Sportsperson of the Year

20th May 2024

Eve McMahon, pictured here racing in 2022, was named Sportsperson of the Year at the UCD Athletic Union Council Sports Awards on Thursday 16 May Credit: Thom Touw

Howth Yacht Club’s Eve McMahon is UCD’s 2024 Sportsperson of the Year, as announced at the UCD Athletic Union Council Sports Awards last Thursday (16 May).

The BComm International student and ILCA 6 sailor receives the award for her phenomenal success in 2023 which included winning the U21 World Championships and securing a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer.

McMahon, who was recently honoured as Irish Sailor of the Year and shortlisted for 2023 RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year, was one of over 400 students from 28 different sports clubs that had their outstanding achievements recognised in the AUC awards.

The UCD Athletic Union Council Sports Awards were presented at the UCD Student Centre on Thursday 16 May

Among them were the UCD Ladies & Men’s Boat Clubs who received the Elite Club of the Year award in recognition of their equally outstanding achievements in rowing. The UCD Men’s Boat Senior 8+ Crew were singled out as Elite Team of the Year.

In other watersport-related awards, the Club Event of the Year gong went to the Sailing Intervarsities, Graduate of the Year is Barry O’Connor of UCD Boat Clubs, and UCD Canoe Club was named as Varsity Club of the Year.

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