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Gemma Moore games gold in Galway.

Last updated on March 18th, 2025

The 2025 Ireland’s Strongest Woman (ISW) contest occurred on March 16, 2025, in Galway, Ireland. A trio of Ireland’s elite athletes competed in the Open contest, two in the Masters division, six in the U64KG class, and three in the U73KG and U82KG divisions.

Gemma Moore stood atop the podium in the Open division, scoring 12.5 of a possible 15 points through the five events: Max Axle, Deadlift for Reps, Duck Walk Power Stairs, Farmer’s Hold, and Sandbag Carry.

2025 Ireland’s Strongest Woman Results

Below are the results for each division:

Open

1. Gemma Moore — 12.5 points
2. Aisling Cunningham — 10 points
3. Nicole McMillan — 7.5 points

Master

1. Gail McComiskey — Eight points
2. Michell Pilkington — Four points

U64KG

1. Eilis McGrath — 24 points
2. Maeve Frawley — 22 points
3. Jessica Andrews — 20 points
4. Vikki McCrory — 17 points
5. Niamh Magner — 12.5 points
6. Linda Long — 9.5 points

U73KG

1. Megan Jennings — 12.5 points
2. Maria Efimenko — 9.5 points
3. Mairead McCormack — Four points

U82KG

1. Jade Harkin — 12.5 points
2. Sorcha Foy — Eight points
3. Sharon Williamson — 7.5 points

2025 Ireland’s Strongest Woman Event Results

Below are the results for each of the events contested in Galway:

Max Axle — Open

1. Gemma Moore — 90 kilograms (T-first)
2. Nicole McMillan — 90 kilograms (T-first)
3. Aisling Cunningham — 85 kilograms

Deadlift for Reps — Open

Athletes deadlifted either 170 or 190 kilograms. One rep with the heavier weight outranked any number of reps with the lighter weight.

1. Aisling Cunningham — 190 kilograms, 12 reps
2. Gemma Moore — 190 kilograms, Nine reps
3. Nicole McMillan — 190 kilograms, Four reps

Duck Walk Power Stairs — Open

Each strongwoman handled five implements weighing five, five, 130, 130, and 130 kilograms.

1. Aisling Cunningham — Five in 15.4 seconds
2. Gemma Moore — Five in 16.63 seconds
3. Nicole McMillan — Five in 22.2 seconds

Farmer’s Hold — Open

A static hold with 100 kilograms.

1. Gemma Moore — 55.6 seconds
2. Nicole McMillan — 47.19 seconds
3. Aisling Cunningham — 44.2 seconds

Sandbag Carry — Open

Each athlete traversed max distance with 100 kilograms.

1. Gemma Moore — 76.4 meters
2. Aisling Cunningham — 57.2 meters
3. Nicole McMillan — 43.2 meters

Max Axle — Masters

1. Gail McComiskey — no lift
2. Michell Pilkington — no lift

Deadlift for Reps — Masters

Athletes deadlifted either 150 or 170 kilograms. One rep with the heavier weight outranked any number of reps with the lighter weight.

1. Gail McComiskey — 170 kilograms, Two reps
2. Michell Pilkington — 150 kilograms, Four reps

Duck Walk Power Stairs — Masters

Each strongwoman handled five implements weighing five, five, 110, 110, and 110 kilograms.

1. Gail McComiskey — Five in 19.13 seconds
2. Michell Pilkington — Five in 42.8 seconds

Farmer’s Hold — Masters

A static hold with 80 kilograms.

1. Gail McComiskey — 29.38 seconds
2. Michell Pilkington — 26.1 seconds

Sandbag Carry — Masters

Each athlete traversed max distance with 80 kilograms.

1. Gail McComiskey — 97.3 meters
2. Michell Pilkington — One meter

Max Axle — U64KG

1. Eilis McGrath — 65 kilograms (T-first)
2. Maeve Frawley — 65 kilograms (T-first)
3. Jessica Andrews — 65 kilograms (T-first)
4. Niamh Magner — 55 kilograms (T-fourth)
5. Linda Long — 55 kilograms (T-fourth)
6. Vikki McCrory — 50 kilograms

Deadlift for Reps — U64KG

Athletes deadlifted either 140 or 160 kilograms. One rep with the heavier weight outranked any number of reps with the lighter weight.

1. Eilis McGrath — 160 kilograms, 10 reps
2. Vikki McCrory — 160 kilograms, Five reps
3. Jessica Andrews — 160 kilograms, Two reps
4. Linda Long — 160 kilograms, One rep
5. Niamh Magner — 140 kilograms, Three reps
6. Maeve Frawley — 140 kilograms, One rep

Duck Walk Power Stairs — U64KG

Each strongwoman handled five implements weighing five, five, 110, 110, and 110 kilograms.

1. Maeve Frawley — Five in 18.82 seconds
2. Eilis McGrath — Five in 21.36 seconds
3. Jessica Andrews — Five in 21.98 seconds
4. Niamh Magner — Five in 25.3 seconds
5. Vikki McCrory — Five in 28.78 seconds
6. Linda Long — Five in 33.75 seconds

Farmer’s Hold — U64KG

A static hold with 70 kilograms.

1. Jessica Andrews — 76.06 seconds
2. Vikki McCrory — 72.57 seconds
3. Maeve Frawley — 70.32 seconds
4. Eilis McGrath — 62.19 seconds
5. Niamh Magner — 40 seconds
6. Linda Long — 23.65 seconds

Sandbag Carry — U64KG

Each athlete traversed max distance with 70 kilograms.

1. Maeve Frawley — 104.2 meters
2. Eilis McGrath — 81.65 meters
3. Vikki McCrory — 80 meters
4. Niamh Magner — 75.25 meters
5. Linda Long — 70 meters
6. Jessica Andrews — 60 meters

Max Axle — U73KG

1. Megan Jennings —
2. Maria Efimenko —
3. Mairead McCormack —

Deadlift for Reps — U73KG

Athletes deadlifted either 150 or 170 kilograms. One rep with the heavier weight outranked any number of reps with the lighter weight.

1. Megan Jennings — 170 kilograms, One rep
2. Maria Efimenko — no lift
3. Mairead McCormack — no lift

Duck Walk Power Stairs — U73KG

Each strongwoman handled five implements weighing five, five, 110, 110, and 110 kilograms.

1. Megan Jennings — Five in 28.32 seconds
2. Maria Efimenko — Five in 33.23 seconds
3. Mairead McCormack — Two in 60 seconds

Farmer’s Hold — U73KG

A static hold with 80 kilograms.

1. Maria Efimenko — 57.07 seconds
2. Mairead McCormack — 54.87 seconds
3. Megan Jennings — 52.21 seconds

Sandbag Carry — U73KG

Each athlete traversed max distance with 80 kilograms.

1. Megan Jennings — 92.34 meters
2. Maria Efimenko — 87.4 meters
3. Mairead McCormack — no lift

Max Axle — U82KG

1. Jade Harkin — 70 kilograms (T-first)
2. Sharon Williamson — 70 kilograms (T-first)
3. Sorcha Foy — 65 kilograms

Deadlift for Reps — U82KG

Athletes deadlifted either 160 or 180 kilograms. One rep with the heavier weight outranked any number of reps with the lighter weight.

1. Sorcha Foy — 160 kilograms, Three reps
2. Jade Harkin — 160 kilograms, One rep
3. Sharon Williamson — no lift

Duck Walk Power Stairs — U82KG

Each strongwoman handled five implements weighing five, five, 120, 120, and 120 kilograms.

1. Sharon Williamson — Five in 24.49 seconds
2. Jade Harkin — Five in 27.26 seconds
3. Sorcha Foy — Three in 22.43 seconds

Farmer’s Hold — U82KG

A static hold with 90 kilograms.

1. Jade Harkin — 29.07 seconds
2. Sorcha Foy — 9.65 seconds
3. Sharon Williamson — no lift

Sandbag Carry — U82KG

Each athlete traversed max distance with 80 kilograms.

1. Jade Harkin — 102 meters
2. Sharon Williamson — 100 meters
3. Sorcha Foy — 94.7 meters

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