Ireland competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships held in Sweden. Derval O'Rourke's silver medal, combined with a new national record, in the 100 metre hurdles was the highlight of the championship, which also saw a new women's 4 × 100 m relay national record and a national record equalling performance from Deirdre Ryan in the high jump.
Results
Results by event
Men's competition
Men's 200 m
- Paul Brizzell
- Round 1 — 20.84
- Round 2 — DNF
- Paul Hession
- Round 1 — 20.81
- Round 2 — 20.80
- Semi-Final — 21.09 (did not advance)
- Gary Ryan
- Round 1 — 21.14 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m
- Paul "Junior" McKee
- Round 1 — 46.48 (did not advance)
- David Gillick
- Round 1 — 46.16
- Semi-Final — 46.84 (did not advance)
- David McCarthy
- Round 1 — 46.53 (did not advance)
Men's 800 m
- David Campbell
- Round 1 — 01:48.70 (did not advance)
- Thomas Chamney
- Round 1 — 01:50.12 (did not advance)
Men's 1,500 m
- James Nolan
- Semi-Final — 03:49.94 (did not advance)
- Liam Reale
- Semi-Final — 03:41.97
- Final — 03:42.65 (8th place)
Men's 5,000 m
- Alistair Cragg
- Semi-Final — 13:50.12
- Final — DNF
Men's 10,000 m
- Martin Fagan
- Round 1 — 28:54.04 (11th place)
Men's 4 × 400 m
- Paul McKee, Brian Doyle, David Gillick, David McCarthy
- Semi-Final — 03:04.59
- Final — 03:05.57 (9th place)
Women's competition
Women's 100 m
- Anna Boyle
- Round 1 — 11.60 (did not advance)
- Emily Maher
- Round 1 — DNS
Women's 200 m
- Anna Boyle
- Round 1 — 23.94 (did not advance)
- Ciara Sheehy
- Round 1 — DNF
Women's 400 m
- Joanne Cuddihy
- Round 1 — 51.41
- Semi-Final — 51.09 (PB)
- Final — 51.46 (8th place)
Women's 1,500 m
- Aoife Byrne
- Semi-Final — 4:16.07 (did not advance)
Women's 5,000 m
- Mary Cullen
- Final — 15:25.80 (PB) (12th Place)
- Marie Davenport
- Final — DNF
Women's 10,000 m
- Marie Davenport
- Final — 33:05.48 (22nd place)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Derval O'Rourke
- Round 1 — 13.03
- Semi final — 12.94
- Final — 12.72 NR (2nd - Silver medal)
Women's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Roísín McGettigan
- Semi-Final — 09:47.31 (did not advance)
- Fionnuala Britton
- Semi-Final — 09:49.20 (PB) (did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m
- Derval O'Rourke, Joanne Cuddihy, Ailis McSweeney and Anna Boyle
- Semi-Final — 44.38 (NR) (did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Deirdre Ryan
- Qualifying — 1.92 m (=NR)
- Final — 1.84 m (13th place)
Women's Hammer Throw
- Eileen O'Keefe
- Qualifying — 65.07 m (did not advance)
| 2006 Gothenburg | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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