Athletics Ireland have led the tributes to Irish Olympic and sporting trailblazer Maeve Kyle, who has died at the age of 96.

Maeve Kyle, a pioneering figure in Irish athletics and a former hockey international, has died at the age of 96.

Ireland’s first female track-and-field Olympian Maeve Kyle has died. She was 96. The Olympic Federation of Ireland says Kyle was a “trailblazer for women’s sport.” ...

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of “true pioneer” Maeve Kyle – Ireland’s first ever female track and field ...

The athletics community in Kilkenny and across the country are in mourning following the passing of decorated local athlete ...

The Kilkenny woman was Ireland’s first ever female track-and-field athlete, competing at three successive Games across ...

Inspirational sporting all-rounder Maeve Kyle, who has died at the age of 96, blazed a trail for generations of Irish sportswomen by her remarkable achievements in the face of opposition and adversity ...

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A former Kilkenny College student, Maeve Kyle went on to represent Ireland at three Olympic Games, becoming the nation’s ...

Having won two events at the Mardyke Maeve Kyle spoke of her hopes for women in sport in Ireland. This was the first time for ...

Maeve Kyle, Ireland's first female track and field Olympian, has died at the age of 96, the Olympic Federation of Ireland ...

Maeve Kyle, Ireland's first female track-and-field Olympian, has died at the age of 96, the Olympic Federation of Ireland said on Wednesday.