Before there was Sonia or Catherina, Rhasidat or ­Sharlene, there was Maeve Kyle. Before the term “women in sport” became a thing, Kyle was its very definition: a three-time Olympian who was unafraid ...

Maeve Kyle, Ireland's first female track and field Olympian, has died at the age of 96, the Olympic Federation of Ireland ...

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of “true pioneer” Maeve Kyle – Ireland’s first ever female track and field ...

Ireland’s first female track-and-field Olympian Maeve Kyle has died. She was 96. The Olympic Federation of Ireland says Kyle was a “trailblazer for women’s sport.” ...

Maeve Kyle, a pioneering figure in Irish athletics and a former hockey international, has died at the age of 96.

Having won two events at the Mardyke Maeve Kyle spoke of her hopes for women in sport in Ireland. This was the first time for ...

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The Kilkenny woman was Ireland’s first ever female track-and-field athlete, competing at three successive Games across ...

A former Kilkenny College student, Maeve Kyle went on to represent Ireland at three Olympic Games, becoming the nation’s ...

The athletics community in Kilkenny and across the country are in mourning following the passing of decorated local athlete ...

Athletics Ireland have led the tributes to Irish Olympic and sporting trailblazer Maeve Kyle, who has died at the age of 96.

Ireland’s first female track and field Olympian, Maeve Kyle, has sadly passed away at the age of 96. Kyle has been fondly remembered as a trailblazer for women’s sport in Ireland. She has also been ...