Teresa McDaid wins another European Coaching Award

Letterkenny AC’s Teresa McDaid was presented with another European coaching award yesterday.

She was honoured at the Athletics Ireland awards in Dublin.

Teresa has been Senior Irish Team manager at Olympics, World and European Championships on multiple occasions and was also Team lead at the European Cross Country.

“Delighted to accept @EuroAthletics Coaching award 2022,” she posted on her Twitter account.

“Lovely afternoon @irishathletics awards, congratulations to all the nominees and award winners.”

The Letterkenny AC woman is a former coach to Mark English.

Indeed, English’s current coach, Dublin-based coach Feidhlim Kelly, was also given a European Coaching Award.

Kelly had five athletes at the European Championships in Munich, including  bronze medallist English.

Letterkenny’s Caitriona Jennings won Ultra Runner of the Year.

Caitriona won gold at the European 50k Championships and was third at the 100k World Championships.

The Athlete of the Year was Ciara Mageean who won two major championship silver medals and was Ireland’s first ever Diamond League winner breaking Sonia O’Sullivan’s 27-year old Irish record in the 15-hundred metres in Brussels.

She’ll lead Ireland’s team at the European Cross Country Championships in Turin next month.

Meanwhile, Catherina McKiernan has been inducted into the Athletics Ireland Hall of Fame.