European Aquatics Championships:Women’s 200m IM final: Ellen Walshe (5.47pm)Men’s 50m freestyle semi-finals: Tom Fannon (5.57pm)Men’s 1,500m freestyle final: Daniel Wiffen (6.20pm)Women’s 50m breaststroke semi-finals: Mona McSharry (7.01pm)Women’s 200m butterfly semi-finals: Ellen Walshe (7.56pm)European Athletics Championships:Women’s heptathlon, 800m: Kate O’Connor (7.45pm)Men’s 10,000m: Jack O’Leary (8.25pm)Men’s 1,500m final: Andrew Coscoran (9.07pm)Men’s 4x100m relay final: Team TBC – Sean Aigboboh, Toluwabori Akinola, Dubem Amah, Lucas Fadden, Marcus Lawler, Ryan Mulholland, Israel Olatunde, Mark Smyth (9.33pm)Women’s 4x100m relay final: Team TBC – Katie Bergin, Sarah Leahy, Ciara Neville, Mollie O’Reilly, Lauren Roy, Molly Scott, Lucy-May Sleeman (9.48pm)Leon Marchand has just won gold for France in the men’s 200m butterfly.Up next is the women’s 50m freestyle final, then the men’s 50m breaststroke, and then we’ll have Ellen Walshe in the women’s 200m IM final.With medals up for grabs tonight, here’s a reminder of Ireland’s tally from the two championships so far:Ireland medal countGold x2: Ellen Walshe (Women’s 400m individual medley); Mark English (Men’s 800m)Silver x2: Mona McSharry (Women’s 100m breaststroke); Rhasidat Adeleke (Women’s 200m)Bronze x1: Mona McSharry (Women’s 200m breaststroke)Hello everyone, welcome along to The Irish Times live blog of the European Athletics and Aquatics Championships.We’ve another busy evening ahead, with four Irish swimmers in action in Paris, as well as three Irish athletes in individual events on the track before Ireland’s 4x100m relay men’s and women’s teams round out the evening in Birmingham.Of the 10 events Irish athletes are due to compete in this evening, seven have medals on offer. They are: Ellen Walshe (women’s 200m IM final, 5.47pm)Daniel Wiffen (men’s 1,500m freestyle final, 6.20pm)Kate O’Connor (heptathlon 800m, 7.45pm)Jack O’Leary (men’s 10,000m, 8.25pm)Andrew Coscoran (men’s 1,500m final, 9.07pm)Men’s 4x100m relay finalWomen’s 4x100m relay finalWe’ll keep you updated on all the goings on in both Paris and Birmingham, and who knows, by close of business we might have a few more medals to celebrate.
Live European Championships updates: Ellen Walshe in 200 IM final; Kate O’Connor in heptathlon gold-medal spot
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