Irish Women in Sport Stamps
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Stamps celebrate Irish Women in Sport
The athletes being honoured on the Irish Women in Sport stamps are:
- Rachael Blackmore, who became the first female top jockey at Cheltenham and the first female Aintree Grand National winner.
Kellie Harrington and Katie Taylor both of whom are Olympic boxing gold medallists, and Katie Taylor is a world professional titleholder.
Ireland Women’s Hockey Team, silver medallists at the 2018 World Cup, who have again qualified for the finals in 2022.
Ellen Keane for whom winning a gold medal in 2021 capped a memorable 14-year Paralympics journey for the swimmer.
Sonia O’Sullivan, Ireland’s most successful track and field female athlete, winning 16 major World, European and Olympic medals.
Stamp Design
Designed by Dublin studio, Unthink, the stamps feature a powerful sporting moment, captured by sports photo journalists from Irish agencies Inpho and Sportsfile and for Getty Images.
The stamp booklet and First Day Cover envelope are available in all post offices and online.
Women in Sport Event
To mark the launch of our Irish Women in Sport stamps, an event was held at the GPO for sports stars, coaches and fans alike to come together to celebrate the new stamps. The panel, hosted by sports journalist and broadcaster Joanne Cantwell, was made up of Paralympian swimmer Ellen Keane, Irish Women’s Hockey team members Anna O’Flanagan and Chloe Watkins, performance coach and broadcaster Anna Geary, Irish Women’s Rugby Union International Lindsay Peat and Chairperson of An Post Board Carol Bolger.
