Northern Ireland's athletes passed a landmark 150 Commonwealth Games medals at the 2026 Glasgow Games, taking their all-time tally to 158 after winning 16 medals at this edition. The milestone caps a historically strong showing for the team and comes almost a century after Northern Ireland first competed at the Games, reflecting the sustained development of NI sport across athletics, boxing, bowls and swimming.

At Glasgow 2026, Northern Ireland claimed three golds, four silvers and nine bronzes, the second-highest medal haul in its Commonwealth Games history. Highlights included Kate O'Connor's dominant heptathlon gold, Jon McConnell's boxing gold, and Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown's win in the men's pairs bowls final, with six further medals in boxing and four in swimming. The article traces NI's medal history back to 1934, through landmark performances such as Mary Peters' and Mike Bull's golds in 1970, a record five golds in 1994, and the team's most successful Games to date in Birmingham 2022 with seven golds and seven silvers.