She previously held the Irish record at 100 metres, having posted a time of 11.40 s at an IAAF permit event in Liège, Belgium.

McSweeney ran the anchor leg alongside Olympic legend Merlene Ottey to finish fourth, and missed out on a spot in the final by 0.03 of a second.

In her first round heat, she finished fourth behind winner Hrystyna Stuy, Myriam Soumaré and youngster, Jodie Williams in a time of 7.38 and qualified as a fastest loser.

[citation needed] McSweeney missed the Irish National Championships due to injury and was unable to defend her title.

[5] She went on to undergraduate study at University College Cork, finishing a BCL degree in 2004;[6] McSweeney was selected to participate in the Law Faculty Annual Moot Court during her final year.