Olympian Ciara Mageean marries long-term partner

Ciara Mageean with her partner Thomas Moran. They are at a red-carpet event, and she is wearing a gold gown with her hair swept to one side. Thomas is wearing a three-piece navy suit. He has dark hair and a beard.

Olympian Ciara Mageean has wed her long-term partner Thomas Moran in a small civil ceremony in Belfast.

The athlete, who was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in May 2025, posted a number of pictures on her Instagram account.

The couple tied the knot on Monday, and the photographs show the newlyweds at various landmarks around the city, including Belfast City Hall, the Titanic Docks and the Cathedral Quarter's umbrellas.

Her agent said the pair would celebrate with family and friends at a larger wedding party in the coming weeks.

This Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Instagram
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip instagram post

Allow Instagram content?

This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

The two-time Olympian has also won gold, silver and bronze medals at the European Championships.

After recovering from a serious ankle injury, she came third in 2016 and was a runner-up in 2022 before topping the podium in Rome for Ireland in 2024.

The middle-distance runner, from Portaferry, made her Olympic debut in Rio in 2016 and competed at the delayed 2021 Games in Tokyo, where her preparations were hampered by a calf issue.

She was set to race at the Paris Olympics in 2024 as a reigning European champion but an Achilles injury ruled her out on the eve of her 1500m heat.

A woman celebrates on an athletic track, she waves an Irish flag

Mageean's stellar career has also included a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2022, and Irish records in the 800m, 1000m, 1500m and mile.

She was named the 2023 BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year after an impressive year, in which she broke national records and was fourth in a competitive World Championships final.

She told BBC Sport NI about her cancer diagnosis last year: "I think in life you make your own hope. I'm not going to let this cancer win."

Original source Olympian Ciara Mageean marries long-term partner

Back to home