Finn Suffers ACL as Ireland WNT prepare for first game of 2024
The first game of 2024 for the Ireland Women’s National Team sees them take on Italy on Friday, February 23 in Florence. This will be the first international game to be played in Viola Park since the state-of-the-art training complex – which is the home base for ACF Fiorentina – opened in October 2023. Adding to their recent injury woes, …
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‘I don’t think it was up to the standard expected at international level’ Diane Caldwell’s reflections on Vera Pauw’s reign
The last time she briefed the media, Diane Caldwell’s reflections on Vera Pauw’s reign grabbed all of the headlines, and now, five months on, such observations are still pertinent. With 101 caps for Ireland, her opinion is certainly to be headed, but with that all said and done, she’s relishing this new lease of life under new head coach Eileen …
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Who is Mary Cain and why has she declared for Ireland?
After completing an international switch that will have made the athletics world quake, many people will be wondering who is Mary Cain and why has she declared for Ireland? The New York born distance runner previously competed on behalf of team USA, but this week it has emerged that she has made herself available to Ireland thanks to a connection …
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Gleeson not entertaining talk of a return to Head of Women’s and Girls Football role
Ireland WNT head coach Eileen Gleeson has refused to entertain talk that she could possibly return to the role of Head of Women’s and Girls Football in the FAI at some point in the future, insisting that she is “ fully focussed” on her current job at hand. Gleeson had departed that developmental role within the FAI in order to …
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Why Ireland defender Caitlin Hayes wore a “Football without fans is nothing” t-shirt at the Old Firm derby
Ireland defender Caitlin Hayes has slammed the decision to ban Celtic fans from their derby away to Rangers yesterday, calling out a “false intent to grow the game” by the home side at the Old Firm match. Rangers had in fact sold away tickets to the fixture at the Ibrox Stadium only to cancel that allocation at short notice due …
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Can women’s sport learn a lesson from the The Super Bowl’s added entertainment factor?
American football fan or not, you couldn’t escape The Super Bowl hype this week even if you tried. Come the finale of the NFL, whether you’re a sports fanatic or hater, the sheer event around the match itself is unrivalled in terms of its ability to draw people in from all backgrounds and interests, all over the world. Whether that’s …
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Who is Emily Murphy, the new entrant into Eileen Gleeson’s Irish WNT?
This morning Eileen Gleeson announced her first squad since she became the permanent manager of the WNT back in November, leaving a few people no doubt scratching their heads and wondering, who is Emily Murphy? Unlike some of the other returning faces to the squad such as Niamh Fahey, Aoife Mannion, Jess Ziu and Leanne Kiernan (all of whom had …
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Why do the Irish women’s rugby sevens team all have this specific tattoo?
The Irish women’s rugby sevens team are without a doubt buzzing for their first Olympic Games this summer, so much so that they even marked their qualification with a tattoo. They may be holding off on adding the Olympic rings to that ink collection just yet, but as Kathy Baker and Anna McGann explained at the Her Sport Awards, they’ve …
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The heartwarming promise Irish weightlifter Thammy Nguyen made to her kids before the European Championships
Irish weightlifter Thammy Nguyen won two bronze medals at the 2024 European Championships in Sofia this week, marking back to back successes for the Dublin woman at the competition. Triumphing in the Clean&Jerk as well as the overall outing at 49kg, Nguyen, who’s also a mum of two, announced following her victory that it would be her final European Championships. …
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This latest sucker punch for Taylor’s Croke Park dream could be a detrimental knockdown
Katie Taylor’s Croke Park dream may not come to be realised, with the Government clearing up some recent suggestions that they had engaged in preliminary talks to arrange her trilogy fight with Chantelle Cameron at the historic venue. Speaking at last week’s GAA Annual Report launch, Croke Park Stadium Director Peter McKenna had mentioned that “Matchroom and Brian Peters, Katie’s …
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