For the sixth year in a row, Katie Taylor has been crowned Ireland’s most popular athlete.
2022 has been an incredible year for women’s sports, and not just in Ireland alone. Katie Taylor has once again been crowned the most admirable athlete in Ireland for 2022.
Furthermore, the public’s Team of the Year has gone to the Women’s national football team, a great year for women in sports indeed.
Ireland’s most popular athlete 2022 – Katie Taylor once again
It has been a great year for Katie Taylor as she has been victorious over Amanda Serrano and Karen Carabajal in 2022.
The Irish professional boxer extends her winning streak as the Irish public voted her the most popular athlete of 2022 for the sixth year running.
These results come from the Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index. This is a representative survey of 1,000 Irish people of all genders, ages, social classes and religions. Now in its 13th year, Katie Taylor secured 21% of the overall vote.
This year’s research was carried out between the 17 and 25 of November. With Taylor due for a Croke Park homecoming, we wouldn’t be surprised if the streak extends to 2023.
The Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index 2022 – an Irish public survey
The Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index examines the Irish general public’s feelings and attitudes towards the country’s sporting heroes.
The Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team secured 26% of the votes for Team of The Year, just ahead of Ireland’s Men’s Rugby Team with 24%.
Katie Taylor was miles ahead of the rest in her category with 21% of the vote for Most Admired Athlete.
Second behind her is Rachael Blackmore with 7%, Kellie Harrington with 6%, Jonathan Sexton with 6%, and Shane Lowry with 5%.
Sport in Ireland 2022 – favourites across the board
2022 has been a great year for sport in Ireland, with the women’s national football team qualifying for the World Cup, the enduring popularity of Gaelic football throughout the country, and Ireland’s first rugby test series win in New Zealand, to name a few.
When it comes down to Ireland’s favourite sport, Gaelic games took the top spot with 20% of the vote. Then it’s soccer with 17%, rugby with 13%, tennis with 6% and golf and horseracing with 4%.
For the Event Most Looking Forward to in 2023 category, the Rugby World Cup comes out first with 18%.
Next is the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with 12%, Six Nations Rugby with 11%, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship also with 11%, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup with 10% of the vote.
