The 2024 Ireland’s Strongest Man (ISM) and 2024 Ireland’s Strongest Woman (ISW) contests occurred in Belfast, Ireland, on May 6, 2024. The single-day contest featured five events, including the Truck Pull, Dumbbell Press for Reps, Tire Flip, Stones of Strength, and Steps From Hell for the strongmen, and the Tire Flip, Sandbag-to-Shoulder, Car Deadlift Hold, Axle Clean & Press, and Steps From Hell for the strongwomen.
After those five events, Cillein Groom scored the overall gold among the 12 strongmen and Gemma Moore stood atop the podium among the eight strongwomen. Groom achieved 55.5 of a possible 60 points. Moore scored 36.5 of a possible 40 points.
2024 Ireland’s Strongest Results
Below are the final standings for both contests featured in Belfast:
Strongmen
Cillein Groom — 55.5 points
Gerard Buckley — 45.5 points
Jamie McNamara — 38 points
Shaun Diver — 38 points
Dean Doyle — 33.5 points
Ruairi O’Hagan — 30 points
Dillon Doyle — 29.5 points
Kyle McGowan — 28.5 points
Cathal McNally — 26 points
Matt Pollard — 21 points
Darren McGirr — 9.5 points
Ray Foley — Two points
Strongwomen
Gemma Moore — 36.5 points
Gail McComiskey — 35 points
Nicole McMillan — 29 points
Aisling Cunningham — 26.5 points
Dolores McGuckin — 19.5 points
Minnie O’Donnell — 14.5 points
Maeve Frawley — 12 points
Leonie Clarke — Three points
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2024 Ireland’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five events the strongmen competed in:
Truck Pull
The truck used for this event weighed 13,000 kilograms. Athletes had to traverse the 25-meter course in the fastest time possible within the 75-second time cap.
Cillein Groom — 30.65 seconds
Kyle McGowan — 33.2 seconds
Gerard Buckley — 33.42 seconds
Cathal McNally — 34.16 seconds
Jamie McNamara — 35.31 seconds
Ruairi O’Hagan — 36.65 seconds
Shaun Diver — 37.11 seconds
Dean Doyle — 38.3 seconds
Matt Pollard — 40.43 seconds
Dillon Doyle — 40.49 seconds
Ray Foley — 46.46 seconds
Darren McGirr — 46.95 seconds
Dumbbell Press for Reps
With 75 seconds on the clock, each strongman attempted to lockout the 80-kilogram dumbbell as many times as possible.
Dillon Doyle — 10 reps
Shaun Diver — Nine reps (T-second)
Dean Doyle — Nine Reps (T-second)
Cillein Groom — Six reps (T-fourth)
Kyle McGowan — Six reps (T-fourth)
Matt Pollard — Five reps
Ruairi O’Hagan — Four reps
Jamie McNamara — Two reps
Gerard Buckley — One rep (T-ninth)
Darren McGirr — One rep (T-ninth)
Cathal McNally — no lift
Ray Foley — no lift
Tire Flip
Each strongman attempted to flip the 400-kilogram tire down the 20-meter course as quickly as they could within 75 seconds.
Cillein Groom — 10 meters (T-first)
Gerard Buckley — 10 meters (T-first)
Jamie McNamara — 10 meters (T-first)
Shaun Diver — Three meters (T-fourth)
Dillon Doyle — Three meters (T-fourth)
Dean Doyle — no lift
Ruairi O’Hagan — no lift
Kyle McGowan — no lift
Cathal McNally — no lift
Matt Pollard — no lift
Darren McGirr — no lift
Ray Foley — no lift
Stones of Strength
This event comprised five strones weighing 100, 115, 130, 145, and 160 kilograms. Each strongman attempted to lift and traverse each stone to their respective pedestals in the 75-second time cap.
Cillein Groom — Five in 45.12 seconds
Gerard Buckley — Four in 22.96 seconds
Ruairi O’Hagan — Four in 27.33 seconds
Jamie McNamara — Four in 28.72 seconds
Cathal McNally — Four in 30.27 seconds
Dean Doyle — Four in 32.75 seconds
Kyle McGowan — Four in 50.22 seconds
Shaun Diver — Three in 14.32 seconds
Matt Pollard — Three in 20.23 seconds
Darren McGirr — Three in 22.31 seconds
Dillon Doyle — Three in 26.25 seconds
Ray Foley — no lift
Steps From Hell
Each strongman attempted to lift five 200-kilogram implements up the steps for time. The time cap was 75 seconds.
Cillein Groom — Five in 33.99 seconds
Dean Doyle — Five in 43.09 seconds
Gerard Buckley — Five in 50.9 seconds
Cathal McNally — Five in 52.3 seconds
Shaun Diver — Five in 56.6 seconds
Ruairi O’Hagan — Five in 58.15 seconds
Matt Pollard — Five in 65.2 seconds
Jamie McNamara — Five in 72.71 seconds
Dillon Doyle — Four in 46.59 seconds
Kyle McGowan — Zero completed objects, 20.05 meters
Darren McGirr — Zero completed objects, 20 meters
Ray Foley — Zero completed objects
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2024 Ireland’s Strongest Woman Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five events the strongwomen competed in:
Tire Flip
Each strongwoman attempted to traverse the 20-meter course, flipping a 200-kilogram tire for time.
Gemma Moore — 36.55 seconds
Gail McComiskey — 32.11 seconds
Aisling Cunningham — 40.74 seconds
Nicole McMillan — 42.19 seconds
Dolores McGuckin — 53.79 seconds
Maeve Frawley — 57.24 seconds
Minnie O’Donnell — 68.61 seconds
Leonie Clarke — 10 meters
Sandbag-to-Shoulder
With 75 seconds on the clock, each strongwoman attempted as many reps of shouldering the 60-kilogram sandbag as possible.
Gail McComiskey — Nine reps
Gemma Moore — Seven reps (T-second)
Nicole McMillan — Seven reps (T-second)
Aisling Cunningham — Five reps
Dolores McGuckin — Four reps (T-fifth)
Minnie O’Donnell — Four reps (T-fifth)
Maeve Frawley — Three reps
Leonie Clarke — One rep
Car Deadlift Hold
Each athlete attempted to establish their max hold with a 180-kilogram car deadlift.
Gemma Moore — 52.63 seconds
Aisling Cunningham — 42.96 seconds
Nicole McMillan — 39.45 seconds
Dolores McGuckin — 38.21 seconds
Gail McComiskey — 28.2 seconds
Minnie O’Donnell — 20.06 seconds
Maeve Frawley — no lift
Leonie Clarke — no lift
Axle Clean & Press
Within the 75-second time cap, each strongwoman attempted to clean & press the 120-pound axle as many times as possible.
Gail McComiskey — 17 reps
Gemma Moore — 12 reps
Nicole McMillan — 11 reps (T-third)
Aisling Cunningham — 11 reps (T-third)
Minnie O’Donnell — Nine reps
Maeve Frawley — Eight reps
Dolores McGuckin — Four reps
Leonie Clarke — no lift
Steps From Hell
With five 100-kilogram implements, the strongwomen attempted to load them up the steps 25 meters away within the 75-second time cap.
Gemma Moore — Five in 31.43 seconds
Gail McComiskey — Five in 39.36 seconds
Nicole McMillan — Five in 50.11 seconds
Dolores McGuckin — Four in 70.71 seconds
Maeve Frawley — Three in 60.02 seconds
Aisling Cunningham — Two in 38.41 seconds
Minnie O’Donnell — Zero completed objects, 23 meters
Leonie Clarke — Zero completed objects, 6.7 meters
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