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Home » Strongman News » 2024 Ireland's Strongest Man & Woman Results — Cillein Groom, Gemma Moore Triumph

2024 Ireland’s Strongest Man & Woman Results — Cillein Groom, Gemma Moore Triumph

Five events in Belfast, Ireland, to crown two champions.

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on November 6th, 2024

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

  1. Cillein Groom — 55.5 points
  2. Gerard Buckley — 45.5 points
  3. Jamie McNamara — 38 points
  4. Shaun Diver — 38 points
  5. Dean Doyle — 33.5 points
  6. Ruairi O’Hagan — 30 points
  7. Dillon Doyle — 29.5 points
  8. Kyle McGowan — 28.5 points
  9. Cathal McNally — 26 points
  10. Matt Pollard — 21 points
  11. Darren McGirr — 9.5 points
  12. Ray Foley — Two points

Strongwomen

  1. Gemma Moore — 36.5 points
  2. Gail McComiskey — 35 points
  3. Nicole McMillan — 29 points
  4. Aisling Cunningham — 26.5 points
  5. Dolores McGuckin — 19.5 points
  6. Minnie O’Donnell — 14.5 points
  7. Maeve Frawley — 12 points
  8. 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.

  1. Cillein Groom — 30.65 seconds
  2. Kyle McGowan — 33.2 seconds
  3. Gerard Buckley — 33.42 seconds
  4. Cathal McNally — 34.16 seconds
  5. Jamie McNamara — 35.31 seconds
  6. Ruairi O’Hagan — 36.65 seconds
  7. Shaun Diver — 37.11 seconds
  8. Dean Doyle — 38.3 seconds
  9. Matt Pollard — 40.43 seconds
  10. Dillon Doyle — 40.49 seconds
  11. Ray Foley — 46.46 seconds
  12. 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.

  1. Dillon Doyle — 10 reps
  2. Shaun Diver — Nine reps (T-second)
  3. Dean Doyle — Nine Reps (T-second)
  4. Cillein Groom — Six reps (T-fourth)
  5. Kyle McGowan — Six reps (T-fourth)
  6. Matt Pollard — Five reps
  7. Ruairi O’Hagan — Four reps
  8. Jamie McNamara — Two reps
  9. Gerard Buckley — One rep (T-ninth)
  10. Darren McGirr — One rep (T-ninth)
  11. Cathal McNally — no lift
  12. 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.

  1. Cillein Groom — 10 meters (T-first)
  2. Gerard Buckley — 10 meters (T-first)
  3. Jamie McNamara — 10 meters (T-first)
  4. Shaun Diver — Three meters (T-fourth)
  5. Dillon Doyle — Three meters (T-fourth)
  6. Dean Doyle — no lift
  7. Ruairi O’Hagan — no lift
  8. Kyle McGowan — no lift
  9. Cathal McNally — no lift
  10. Matt Pollard — no lift
  11. Darren McGirr — no lift
  12. 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.

  1. Cillein Groom — Five in 45.12 seconds
  2. Gerard Buckley — Four in 22.96 seconds
  3. Ruairi O’Hagan — Four in 27.33 seconds
  4. Jamie McNamara — Four in 28.72 seconds
  5. Cathal McNally — Four in 30.27 seconds
  6. Dean Doyle — Four in 32.75 seconds
  7. Kyle McGowan — Four in 50.22 seconds
  8. Shaun Diver — Three in 14.32 seconds
  9. Matt Pollard — Three in 20.23 seconds
  10. Darren McGirr — Three in 22.31 seconds
  11. Dillon Doyle — Three in 26.25 seconds
  12. 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.

  1. Cillein Groom — Five in 33.99 seconds
  2. Dean Doyle — Five in 43.09 seconds
  3. Gerard Buckley — Five in 50.9 seconds
  4. Cathal McNally — Five in 52.3 seconds
  5. Shaun Diver — Five in 56.6 seconds
  6. Ruairi O’Hagan — Five in 58.15 seconds
  7. Matt Pollard — Five in 65.2 seconds
  8. Jamie McNamara — Five in 72.71 seconds
  9. Dillon Doyle — Four in 46.59 seconds
  10. Kyle McGowan — Zero completed objects, 20.05 meters
  11. Darren McGirr — Zero completed objects, 20 meters
  12. 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.

  1. Gemma Moore — 36.55 seconds
  2. Gail McComiskey — 32.11 seconds
  3. Aisling Cunningham — 40.74 seconds
  4. Nicole McMillan — 42.19 seconds
  5. Dolores McGuckin — 53.79 seconds
  6. Maeve Frawley — 57.24 seconds
  7. Minnie O’Donnell — 68.61 seconds
  8. 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.

  1. Gail McComiskey — Nine reps
  2. Gemma Moore — Seven reps (T-second)
  3. Nicole McMillan — Seven reps (T-second)
  4. Aisling Cunningham — Five reps
  5. Dolores McGuckin — Four reps (T-fifth)
  6. Minnie O’Donnell — Four reps (T-fifth)
  7. Maeve Frawley — Three reps
  8. Leonie Clarke — One rep

Car Deadlift Hold

Each athlete attempted to establish their max hold with a 180-kilogram car deadlift.

  1. Gemma Moore — 52.63 seconds
  2. Aisling Cunningham — 42.96 seconds
  3. Nicole McMillan — 39.45 seconds
  4. Dolores McGuckin — 38.21 seconds
  5. Gail McComiskey — 28.2 seconds
  6. Minnie O’Donnell — 20.06 seconds
  7. Maeve Frawley — no lift
  8. 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.

  1. Gail McComiskey — 17 reps
  2. Gemma Moore — 12 reps
  3. Nicole McMillan — 11 reps (T-third)
  4. Aisling Cunningham — 11 reps (T-third)
  5. Minnie O’Donnell — Nine reps
  6. Maeve Frawley — Eight reps
  7. Dolores McGuckin — Four reps
  8. 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.

  1. Gemma Moore — Five in 31.43 seconds
  2. Gail McComiskey — Five in 39.36 seconds
  3. Nicole McMillan — Five in 50.11 seconds
  4. Dolores McGuckin — Four in 70.71 seconds
  5. Maeve Frawley — Three in 60.02 seconds
  6. Aisling Cunningham — Two in 38.41 seconds
  7. Minnie O’Donnell — Zero completed objects, 23 meters
  8. Leonie Clarke — Zero completed objects, 6.7 meters

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Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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