European Aquatics Championships:Women’s 200m IM final: Ellen Walshe (5.47pm)Men’s 50m freestyle semi-finals: Tom Fannon (5.57pm)Men’s 1,500m freestyle final: Daniel Wiffen (6.20pm)Women’s 50m breaststroke semi-finals: Mona McSharry (7.01pm)Women’s 200m butterfly semi-finals: Ellen Walshe (7.56pm)European Athletics Championships:Women’s heptathlon, 800m: Kate O’Connor (7.45pm)Men’s 10,000m: Jack O’Leary (8.25pm)Men’s 1,500m final: Andrew Coscoran (9.07pm)Men’s 4x100m relay final: Team TBC – Sean Aigboboh, Toluwabori Akinola, Dubem Amah, Lucas Fadden, Marcus Lawler, Ryan Mulholland, Israel Olatunde, Mark Smyth (9.33pm)Women’s 4x100m relay final: Team TBC – Katie Bergin, Sarah Leahy, Ciara Neville, Mollie O’Reilly, Lauren Roy, Molly Scott, Lucy-May Sleeman (9.48pm)1 minute agoWhat an incredible final 100m from Ellen Walshe to double up, gold medals in both the 400m and 200m individual medley events.3 minutes agoStorming length from Walshe brings her up to fourth on the last turn. She take the lead.GOLD FOR WALSHE!!3 minutes agoWalshe seventh on the first turn as they switch to backstroke.Very strong length from Walshe to turn on to the breaststroke leg in fifth. This is where she’ll come alive.5 minutes agoThey’re off. Good dive from Walshe. Germany’s Vanotterdijk takes the early lead.6 minutes agoEllen Walshe goes for Ireland in lane one. Not ideal for visibility of the rest of the field, but Walshe will be out to swim her own race.7 minutes agoIt’s an Italian one-two in the men’s 50m breaststroke, or kind of. Nicolo Martinenghi takes gold, while Simone Cerasuolo shares silver with Koen de Groot of the Netherlands, both touching the wall in 26.62.Now it’s Ellen Walshe’s turn in the women’s 200m individual medley final.11 minutes agoShock in the women’s ‘splash and dash’, the 500m free, as Poland’s Katarzyna Maria Wasick beats favourite Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden to the gold medal in a blistering 23.84.Just 0.04 seconds between them and the shock on Wasick’s face says it all. Amazing finish from the Polish swimmer.Next up, the men’s 50m breaststroke.18 minutes agoLeon Marchand has just won gold for France in the men’s 200m butterfly.Up next is the women’s 50m freestyle final, then the men’s 50m breaststroke, and then we’ll have Ellen Walshe in the women’s 200m IM final.25 minutes agoWith medals up for grabs tonight, here’s a reminder of Ireland’s tally from the two championships so far:Ireland medal countGold x2: Ellen Walshe (Women’s 400m individual medley); Mark English (Men’s 800m)Silver x2: Mona McSharry (Women’s 100m breaststroke); Rhasidat Adeleke (Women’s 200m)Bronze x1: Mona McSharry (Women’s 200m breaststroke)40 minutes agoHello everyone, welcome along to The Irish Times live blog of the European Athletics and Aquatics Championships.We’ve another busy evening ahead, with four Irish swimmers in action in Paris, as well as three Irish athletes in individual events on the track before Ireland’s 4x100m relay men’s and women’s teams round out the evening in Birmingham.Of the 10 events Irish athletes are due to compete in this evening, seven have medals on offer. They are: Ellen Walshe (women’s 200m IM final, 5.47pm)Daniel Wiffen (men’s 1,500m freestyle final, 6.20pm)Kate O’Connor (heptathlon 800m, 7.45pm)Jack O’Leary (men’s 10,000m, 8.25pm)Andrew Coscoran (men’s 1,500m final, 9.07pm)Men’s 4x100m relay finalWomen’s 4x100m relay finalWe’ll keep you updated on all the goings on in both Paris and Birmingham, and who knows, by close of business we might have a few more medals to celebrate.
Live European Championships updates: Ellen Walshe wins 200 IM gold; Kate O’Connor in heptathlon gold-medal spot
Walshe won gold in the 400m IM at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris earlier in the week










