| Iaaf: | IRL |
| Fedname: | Athletics Association of Ireland |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Games: | World Championships in Athletics |
| Location: | Berlin |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
Ireland competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August 2009. A team of 14 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team included European medallists Derval O'Rourke and David Gillick, and 2008 Olympic finalists Eileen O'Keeffe, Rob Heffernan and Roisin McGettigan.[1]
| Event | Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||
| High jump | Deirdre Ryan | ||
| Hammer throw | Eileen O'Keefe | ||
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 200 m | Paul Hession | 20.66 Q | 5 | 20.48 Q | 7 | 20.48 | 11 | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance |
| 400 m | David Gillick | 45.54 Q | 12 | align=center colspan="2" | - | 44.88 q | 6 | 45.53 | 6 |
| 800 m | Thomas Chamney | 1:48.09 | 28 | align=center colspan="2" | - | align=center colspan="4" | did not advance | ||
| 1500 m | Thomas Chamney | 3:42.54 | 18 | align=center colspan="6" | did not advance | ||||
| 5000 m | Alistair Cragg | 13:46.34 | 27 | align=center colspan="4" | - | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance | ||
| 20 km walk | Robert Heffernan | align=center colspan="6" | - | 1:22.09 SB | 15 | ||||
| 50 km walk | Jamie Costin | align=center colspan="6" | - | align=center colspan="2" | DNF | ||||
| Colin Griffin | align=center colspan="6" | - | align=center colspan="2" | DNF | |||||
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Deirdre Byrne | 4:12.19 | 31 | align=center colspan="6" | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m hurdles | Derval O'Rourke | 12.86 SB Q | 10 | align=center colspan="2" | - | 12.73 SB q | 7 | 12.67 NR | 4 |
| 400 m hurdles | Michelle Carey | 56.91 | 25 | align=center colspan="6" | did not advance | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Roisin McGettigan | 9:59.10 | 13 | align=center colspan="6" | did not advance | ||||
| 20 km walk | Olive Loughnane | align=center colspan="6" | align=center bgcolor=silver | 1:28.56 SB | align=center bgcolor=silver | ||||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| High jump | Deirdre Ryan | 1.85m | 31 | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance | |
| Hammer throw | Eileen O'Keefe | 63.20 | 35 | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance | |