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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 26th OF 168

Ireland prize money

Ireland's sportspeople have won £77,644,567 in prize money across 14 sports, which puts Ireland 26th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Shane Lowry has won the most, £32,877,687 in golf .

PRIZE MONEY WON £78m
NATION RANK26th of 168
EARNERS250
SPORTS14
TOP SPORT · GOLF £70m
SHARE OF WORLD0.6%

Ireland's highest earners

The top 60 of 250 people, every sport together

Ireland's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Shane Lowry Golf £32,877,687£32.9m
2 Padraig Harrington Golf £24,098,656£24.1m
3 Seamus Power Golf £12,254,662£12.3m
4 Ken Doherty Snooker £1,957,678£2.0m
5 Fergal O'Brien Snooker £1,090,491£1.1m
6 Karen Corr Pool £716,125£716k
7 Paul Dunne Golf £399,829£400k
8 Darragh Kenny Show jumping £393,578£394k
9 Michael Judge Snooker £380,780£381k
10 Aaron Hill Snooker £336,967£337k
11 Shane Sweetnam Show jumping £209,820£210k
12 Shane Breen Show jumping £151,789£152k
13 Glenn Hall Surfing £151,692£152k
14 Shane Ryan Enhanced Games £150,376£150k
15 David Morris Snooker £147,501£148k
16 Julie Kelly Pool £136,174£136k
17 Madeline Perry Squash £132,438£132k
18 Denis Lynch Show jumping £105,586£106k
19 Bertram Allen Show jumping £105,343£105k
20 Max McCusker Enhanced Games £93,985£94k
21 David Simpson Show jumping £87,090£87k
22 Leo Fernandez Snooker £86,700£87k
23 Joe Delaney Snooker £83,564£84k
24 Nhat Nguyen Badminton £77,793£78k
25 Mark McAuley Show jumping £71,599£72k
26 Conan Wright Show jumping £51,499£51k
27 Conor Drain Show jumping £49,884£50k
28 Kate O'Connor Athletics £48,872£49k
29 Emma McQuaid CrossFit £46,805£47k
30 Chris Sloan Bowling £43,781£44k
31 Jordan Coyle Show jumping £42,172£42k
32 Sarah Healy Athletics £40,226£40k
33 Matt Garrigan Show jumping £37,424£37k
34 Michael Pender Show jumping £35,931£36k
35 Ciara Mageean Athletics £34,399£34k
36 Aisling Blake Squash £33,181£33k
37 Thomas Barr Athletics £32,707£33k
38 Rhasidat Adeleke Athletics £31,767£32k
39 Mark English Athletics £30,827£31k
40 Trevor Breen Show jumping £30,674£31k
41 Commandant Geoff Curran Show jumping £29,014£29k
42 Dermott Lennon Show jumping £27,265£27k
43 Conor Swail Show jumping £25,944£26k
44 Colm Gilcreest Snooker £25,340£25k
45 Alexander Butler Show jumping £23,528£24k
46 Leone Crowley Snooker £21,000£21k
47 David McDonnell Snooker £20,800£21k
48 Daniel Coyle Show jumping £17,953£18k
49 Jessica Burke Show jumping £17,302£17k
50 Michael Duffy Show jumping £16,704£17k
51 Stephan Dubsky Show jumping £16,461£16k
52 Harry Allen Show jumping £16,365£16k
53 Derek Mccoppin Show jumping £15,498£15k
54 Sean Monaghan Show jumping £14,217£14k
55 Richard Howley Show jumping £14,035£14k
56 Cian McPhillips Athletics £13,158£13k
57 Josh Boileau Snooker £13,062£13k
58 Sam Magee Badminton £12,803£13k
59 Chloe Magee Badminton £12,592£13k
60 Daniel Mc Alinden Show jumping £12,483£12k

The top 12, side by side

Shane Lowry £33m Padraig Harrington £24m Seamus Power £12m Ken Doherty £2.0m Fergal O'Brien £1.1m Karen Corr £716k Paul Dunne £400k Darragh Kenny £394k Michael Judge £381k Aaron Hill £337k Shane Sweetnam £210k Shane Breen £152k

Shane Lowry alone accounts for 42.3% of Ireland's total. The top ten between them hold 96.0%, and the other 240 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Ireland's £77,644,567 came from

Ireland's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Golf £69,646,804£69.6m 89.7% 6 Shane Lowry
Snooker £4,204,580£4.2m 5.4% 25 Ken Doherty
Show jumping £1,830,612£1.8m 2.4% 160 Darragh Kenny
Pool £855,562£856k 1.1% 6 Karen Corr
Athletics £278,196£278k 0.4% 25 Kate O'Connor
Enhanced Games £244,361£244k 0.3% 2 Shane Ryan
Squash £177,263£177k 0.2% 3 Madeline Perry
Surfing £151,692£152k 0.2% 1 Glenn Hall
Badminton £116,464£116k 0.1% 11 Nhat Nguyen
CrossFit £54,157£54k 0.1% 2 Emma McQuaid
Bowling £46,420£46k 0.1% 2 Chris Sloan
Swimming £25,714£26k 0.0% 3 Mona McSharry
Cross-country skiing £10,212£10k 0.0% 1 Thomas Maloney Westgaard
Gymnastics £2,530£3k 0.0% 3 James Hickey

The split between sports

Golf £70m Snooker £4.2m Show jumping £1.8m Pool £856k Athletics £278k Enhanced Games £244k Squash £177k
Surfing £152k
Badminton £116k CrossFit £54k Bowling £46k Swimming £26k
Cross-country skiing £10k
Gymnastics £2,530

Golf is Ireland's biggest earner at 89.7% of the total. We hold nobody from Ireland in tennis, table tennis, biathlon, chess, alpine skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Ireland

Ireland is 26th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Ireland by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
14 Northern Ireland £204,091,898£204.1m 17
15 Serbia £192,341,463£192.3m 70
16 Switzerland £175,242,501£175.2m 495
17 Russia £171,438,092£171.4m 274
18 Great Britain £132,729,494£132.7m 1,024
19 Chile £129,169,944£129.2m 46
20 Austria £128,425,687£128.4m 358
21 Norway £119,256,606£119.3m 432
22 Croatia £95,781,973£95.8m 93
23 Czechia £93,824,901£93.8m 238
24 China £80,084,813£80.1m 967
25 Mexico £79,918,824£79.9m 100
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94
28 Netherlands £74,805,657£74.8m 1,143
29 Brazil £69,364,403£69.4m 236
30 India £66,204,277£66.2m 587
31 Belgium £59,672,697£59.7m 329
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375

Ireland against its neighbours

Northern Ireland £204m Serbia £192m Switzerland £175m Russia £171m Great Britain £133m Chile £129m Austria £128m Norway £119m Croatia £96m Czechia £94m China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m Netherlands £75m Brazil £69m India £66m Belgium £60m Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Ireland won?

£77,644,567 across 250 people in 14 sports. That ranks Ireland 26th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Ireland's highest earning sportsperson?

Shane Lowry, with £32,877,687 in golf prize money: 42.3% of everything Ireland has won. Next is Padraig Harrington on £24,098,656.

Which sport has earned Ireland the most prize money?

Golf, at £69,646,804 across 6 players, ahead of snooker on £4,204,580.

Which nation is just above Ireland?

Mexico, 25th on £79,918,824. Scotland is 27th, just below, on £75,977,257.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Ireland's golf money has its own page: Ireland in golf.Ireland's snooker money has its own page: Ireland in snooker.Ireland's show jumping money has its own page: Ireland in show jumping.Ireland's pool money has its own page: Ireland in pool.Ireland's athletics money has its own page: Ireland in athletics.Ireland's Enhanced Games money has its own page: Ireland in Enhanced Games.Ireland's squash money has its own page: Ireland in squash.Ireland's badminton money has its own page: Ireland in badminton.Ireland's CrossFit money has its own page: Ireland in CrossFit.Ireland's bowling money has its own page: Ireland in bowling.Ireland's swimming money has its own page: Ireland in swimming.Ireland's gymnastics money has its own page: Ireland in gymnastics. One place up is Mexico. One place down is Scotland.