“I’m a big girl and not going to cry about it” – Cliodhna Moloney not looking to dwell on continued Ireland exile
Irish hooker Cliodhna Moloney has said she has had to “park” the thoughts of a return to the international scene for her “own sanity”, as the Ireland team, under head coach Scott Bemand, prepare for the 2024 Six Nations campaign in her absence. Moloney hasn’t been called up to the Ireland squad since 2021, after she labelled certain comments from …
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Former champion Jockey Nina Carberry sets her sights on Politics in the European Parliament
Former champion jockey Nina Carberry has announced that she has put her name forward as a potential candidate for Fine Gael in the upcoming European Parliament elections. The seven-time winner at Cheltenham would stand in the Midlands-North-West constituency should she receive the party’s nomination. Carberry, who is also a successful businesswoman, is a former Dancing With The Stars champion and …
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5 things to look forward to in this year’s Women’s Premier Division
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Alanna Cunnane
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March 8, 2024
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Soccer
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Athlone Town, Bohemians, Cork City, DLR Waves, football, Galway United, Peamount United, Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers, Treaty United, Wexford FC, Women's Premier Division
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The League of Ireland Women’s Premier Division kicks off tomorrow, Saturday the 8th of March, and as comes with every season, there’s a renewed air of optimism and excitement looming. With some new faces, increased investment and overall a more competitive league across the board there’s a lot up for grabs. Here’s five things to look forward to in this …
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“Fingers crossed I can live up to the legends of Irish Olympians that have gone before me” – Ciara Mageean gears up for Paris Games
You can envisage the statue of Ciara Mageean already, standing as pride of place in her beloved Portaferry, County Down. Speaking at a Flogas event today which saw the announcement of a docuseries around Team Ireland Olympic athletes and including Mageean, we saw snippets of those who had achieved big in the quadrennial competition in the past, and the immortality …
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Rhasidat Adeleke happy to go stealth as “a small fish in a big pond” in America in the lead up to the Olympics
As one of Ireland’s most hyped hopes in the lead up to this summer’s Paris Olympic Games, sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke is happy to lie low over in America and focus on the thing she loves most – running. Speaking today on the announcement of her partnership with KMPG, the 21 year old says it helps that in The States, where …
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Aifric Keogh explains how Rowing Ireland decide who’s going to the Olympics in which boat
Aifric Keogh will be a name familiar to many as one of the Women’s Rowing Four that won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, but the Galway woman isn’t willing to stop there in terms of aiming to increase her medal haul at the prestigious competition. She’s ready to ‘Dare to Believe’ in the build up to this …
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London Marathon Makes history with this monetary commitment to elite wheelchair athletes
In a landmark moment for disability sport, the London Marathon has committed to become the first in the world to offer equal prize money to its wheelchair and able-bodied athletes. The world renowned race was already a forerunner in terms of the prize money on offer to wheelchair competitors, with the £200,000 fund available in 2023 cementing the London Marathon …
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Ireland rugby sevens series recap: From Perth Victory lap to 9th Down Under in Vancouver
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Alanna Cunnane
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February 26, 2024
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Rugby
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Aoibheann Reilly, Beibhinn Parsons, Emily Lane, Erin King, Eve Higgins, Ireland Rugby Sevens, Kate Farrell McCabe, Lucinda Kinghan, Lucy Rock, Megan Burns, Stacey Flood, Vicky Elmes Kinlan, Vikki Wall
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The Ireland rugby sevens suffered a fall from grace this weekend in the World Series, following up their victory in Perth last month with a ninth place overall finish in their most outing in Vancouver. The side kicked off their title defence on Friday last, overcoming their first Pool A opponents, South Africa, on a scoreline of 28-7. There, there …
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Aoife Mannion : Aspiring to reignite Ireland dream and extinguish injury woes
Aoife Mannion is all too familiar with the devastating impact injury can have, but also the mental resilience it can build. In the face of yesterday’s announcement that fellow Irish WNT player Jamie Finn had suffered an ACL injury in training while they were amid preparations to take on Italy tonight, the Manchester United centre back will no doubt be …
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Confirmed: All we know so far about Taylor vs Cameron III
Taylor vs Cameron III has been in the works since the Bray boxer avenged the Northampton fighter back in November to poise a trilogy for the ages, with the meantime’s speculation mostly populated with where the third instalment might take place. While that particular detail looks to be all but officially ironed out, what has emerged this week is that …
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