2025 Ireland’s Strongest Man Results

The 2025 Ireland’s Strongest Man (ISM) contest occurred on May 5, 2025, in Belfast, Ireland. The single-day competition featured 16 athletes battling through five events: Bar Bending, Incline Log Press, Truck Arm-Over-Arm, Car Deadlift Hold, and Loading Race.

Ruairi O’Hagan scored the gold, claiming 68.5 of a possible 80 points. Cillein Groom ranked as the runner-up, 1.5 points behind O’Hagan, and Daniel McElroy rounded out the podium.

2025 Ireland’s Strongest Man Results

1. Ruairi O’Hagan — 68.5 points
2. Cillein Groom — 67 points
3. Daniel McElroy — 63.5 points
4. Matt Pollard — 48 points
5. Ivan Gannon — 47 points
6. Jamie McNamara — 44.5 points
7. Ray Foley — 43.5 points
8. Dillon Doyle — 40 points
9. Jack Harkin — 38.5 points
10. Cathal McNally — 36.5 points
11. Gerard Buckley — 35 points
12. Jordan Breen — 31 points
13. Shaun Diver — 30 points
14. Angelo Iannetta — 28 points
15. Kyle McGowan — 28 points
16. Gavin McNamee — 15 points

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2025 Ireland’s Strongest Man Event Results

Bar Bending

1. Dillon Doyle — Three in 33.37 seconds
2. Ray Foley — Three in 36.28 seconds
3. Jamie McNamara — Three in 37.26 seconds
4. Kyle McGowan — Three in 38.31 seconds
5. Ruairi O’Hagan — Three in 40.39 seconds
6. Daniel McElroy — Three in 43.03 seconds
7. Ivan Gannon — Three in 51.4 seconds
8. Shaun Diver — Three in 54.26 seconds
9. Matt Pollard — Three in 57.59 seconds
10. Cillein Groom — Three in 60.03 seconds
11. Jordan Breen — Three in 63.98 seconds
12. Angelo Iannetta — Three in 75 seconds
13. Cathal McNally — Two in 23.67 seconds
14. Gerard Buckley — Two in 27.06 seconds
15. Jack Harkin — Two in 28.07 seconds
16. Gavin McNamee — Two in 31.57 seconds

Incline Log Press

Athletes had 75 seconds to lift 140 kilograms for reps.

1. Cillein Groom — 13 reps
2. Ruairi O’Hagan — 12 reps (T-second)
3. Daniel McElroy — 12 reps (T-second)
4. Dillon Doyle — 11 reps
5. Jack Harkin — 10 reps (T-fifth)
6. Cathal McNally — 10 reps (T-fifth)
7. Ivan Gannon — Eight reps
8. Jamie McNamara — Seven reps
9. Ray Foley — Seven reps
10. Angelo Iannetta — Two reps
11. Matt Pollard — One reps
12. Gerard Buckley — no lift
13. Jordan Breen — no lift
14. Shaun Diver — no lift
15. Kyle McGowan — no lift
16. Gavin McNamee — no lift

Truck Arm-Over-Arm

Each strongman pulled 7,500 kilograms for 20 meters in the fastest time possible within the 75-second time cap.

1. Cillein Groom — 44.2 seconds
2. Daniel McElroy — 44.5 seconds
3. Ruairi O’Hagan — 45.59 seconds
4. Gavin McNamee — 52.13 seconds
5. Gerard Buckley — 52.82 seconds
6. Matt Pollard — 53.38 seconds
7. Shaun Diver — 54.26 seconds
8. Kyle McGowan — 54.45 seconds
9. Cathal McNally — 55.5 seconds
10. Jack Harkin — 59.5 seconds
11. Ivan Gannon — 64.32 seconds
12. Jordan Breen — 65.75 seconds
13. Ray Foley — 18.45 meters
14. Angelo Iannetta — 18.2 meters
15. Jamie McNamara — 13.2 meters
16. Dillon Doyle — 11.05 meters

Car Deadlift Hold

Each strongman sustained 300 kilograms for time.

1. Jamie McNamara — 104.21 seconds
2. Cillein Groom — 102.84 seconds
3. Jordan Breen — 77.39 seconds
4. Ivan Gannon — 74.59 seconds
5. Ruairi O’Hagan — 73.55 seconds
6. Gerard Buckley — 72.47 seconds
7. Angelo Iannetta — 68.06 seconds
8. Kyle McGowan — 64.5 seconds
9. Matt Pollard — 64.26 seconds
10. Jack Harkin — 52.81 seconds
11. Daniel McElroy — 48.32 seconds
12. Dillon Doyle — 44.32 seconds
13. Ray Foley — 43.41 seconds
14. Cathal McNally — 39.6 seconds
15. Shaun Diver — 30.17 seconds
16. Gavin McNamee — 12.5 seconds

Loading Race

Each strongman attempted to load five implements weighing 90, 100, 110, 120, and 130 kilograms as quickly as possible in the 90-second time cap.

1. Daniel McElroy — Five in 45.92 seconds
2. Ruairi O’Hagan — Five in 46.61 seconds
3. Matt Pollard — Five in 64.54 seconds
4. Cillein Groom — Four in 31.16 seconds
5. Ray Foley — Four in 45.81 seconds
6. Jack Harkin — Four in 47.33 seconds
7. Cathal McNally — Four in 48.43 seconds
8. Gerard Buckley — Four in 50.88 seconds
9. Shaun Diver — Four in 66.09 seconds
10. Ivan Gannon — Four in 68.5 seconds
11. Jordan Breen — Four in 68.93 seconds
12. Dillon Doyle — Three in 37.49 seconds
13. Jamie McNamara — Three in 39.85 seconds
14. Angelo Iannetta — Three in 47.85 seconds
15. Kyle McGowan — Three in 49.54 seconds
16. Gavin McNamee — no lift

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