The O’Donoghue Ring Collection has announced Irish sprint sensation Sarah Leahy as their new Brand Ambassador as she continues her rise on the national and international stage.

Hailing from Killarney, Sarah first stood out as a talented footballer and was regarded as one of the top young players in her club.

She later turned her focus to track and field, where her rapid rise through the ranks of Irish sprinting has been nothing short of impressive.

Hitting the ground running, Sarah Leahy broke the Irish 50m record this month at the Meeting Indoor Locarnese in Switzerland clocking 6.41 seconds.

On the strength of her hard work and dedication, Sarah enjoyed a standout 2025 as part of the Irish women’s 4×100m relay team that set a new national record at the London Diamond League, alongside Lauren Roy, Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin.

The quartet clocked 43.73 seconds, breaking the previous Irish senior record set in 2018.

Additionally, Sarah claimed the Women’s 60m title at the National Indoor Championships in Dublin and continued her strong form internationally with Team Ireland at the European Team Championships in Maribor, Slovenia.

Gemma Ring, Managing Director of the O’Donoghue Ring Collection, described Sarah as an inspirational young woman whose passion and determination continues to shine through.

She said: “Achieving her goals requires time, expertise and resources, and we have been incredibly impressed by her grit, mindset, and enthusiasm.

She is an outstanding role model within Killarney Athletics and, nationally, a compelling example of women excelling in sport. We look forward to following her continued success.”

A man walking barefoot across Europe passed through East Kerry this week as part of his extraordinary journey.

Irish adventurer Eamonn Keaveney embarked on a 5,500km trek from Istanbul to Ireland last March travelling through Turkey, Bulgaria and Hungary.

His first stop in Kerry was Rathmore, which he reached on the 328th day of his walk.

He left Kanturk and travelled along the N72 to Rathmore where he stayed overnight at the Top of the Hill pub.

The following day he continued on to Barraduff and Kilcummin, meeting locals along the route, some of whom stopped to chat or bought him a coffee.

He spent the night in Kilcummin with family friends. On day 330, he set off on the backroads to Castlemaine where he stopped for the night.

Back in September, he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest barefoot journey, surpassing the previous Guinness record of 3,409.75 km set by Polish walker Paweł Durakiewicz in 2024.

He is raising funds for Jigsaw and Friends of the Earth Ireland as part of his walk.

Mr Keaveney is documenting his journey on TikTok.

His profile is called Barefoot Across Europe.