Lucy Bénézet Minns has been shortlisted for the RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year, with the nominees just released by the national broadcaster.
The 18-year-old had a very strong season, again winning the junior TT and road race at the National Road Championships, being crowned points race champion at the European Track Championships.
She also finished 10th and 13th in the road race and TT at the UCI World Road Championships in Switzerland.
The awards will be presented in RTÉ at 9.30pm tomorrow week, December 15th. Other awards will also be on offer, including RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year, RTÉ Sport Team of the Year and RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year.
In 2020 Oisín O’Callaghan won the Young Sportsperson of the Year award after being crowned junior downhill world champion.
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How RTÉ describes those shortlisted
Lucy Bénézet Minns
One of Ireland's top cycling prospects, Lucy was the women’s points race gold medallist at the Junior Track European Championships.
Kyla Doyle
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Kyla was the gold medallist at the boxing World Youth Championships and European Youth Championships.
Oisín Joyce
Javelin thrower Oisín won a bronze medal at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
Eve McMahon
Ireland’s youngest ever Olympic sailor after qualifying for Paris 2024, Eve won the gold medal at the Under-21 ILCA6 World Championships.
Róisín Ní Ríain
After making her Paralympic debut in Tokyo 2020, Róisín took home a silver and bronze medal at this year’s Games in Paris for the 100m backstroke S13 and 200m individual medley SM13.
Adam Olaniyan
The boxer won gold at the European Youth Championships and Gold at the World Youth Championships.
