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Relentless Performance Leads Ireland U-20 Women To Record Win

Captain Jane Neill scored two tries in a player-of-the-match performance a ..

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All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Round-Up: Dublin beats Wexford as Kilkenny and Waterford draw

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Dublin came out on top of a crunch tie with Wexford at ..

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Safeguarding World Rugby’s Intellectual Property At The Women’s Rugby World Cup

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Ellen Walshe breaks own Irish 200 IM record to qualify for Olympics

Ellen Walshe took over a second off her own Irish record in the 200m IM semi-final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in the process qualifying for the Paris Olympics. Her time of 2:10.92 was well inside the Paris qualifying time of 2:11.47, but unfortunately just barely outside what was needed to progress to the final. She went …

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First Professional Loss for Shauna Bannon in UFC debut

Dublin fighter Shauna Bannon has suffered her first professional defeat in her UFC debut at the Aspinall v Tybura Fight Night Saturday. The 29-year-old former kickboxer and Taekwondo fighter lost to Brazil’s Bruna Brasil by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) despite a strong third round. Going into the fight Bannon’s record was 5-0 and Brasil’s 8-3-1. Bannon, who is coached …

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Waterford defeats Tipperary to reach first All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final since 1945

Waterford 1-12  Tipperary 1-11  By Daragh Ó Conchúir Waterford recovered from a very poor start to emerge narrow but probably deserved victors of a pulsating Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park, in the process bridging a gap back to 1945 since their last appearance in a decider.  Beth Carton earned player-of-the-match, but she had significant competition …

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16-year-old Lily Sheeran wins gold for Ireland at WUKF World Karate Championships

16-year-old Tenure native Lily Sheeran has won gold for her country at the 2023 WUKF World Championships, which concluded in Dundee, Scotland, just over a week ago. Lily, who fights out of Red Dragon Martial Arts in Ballsgrove, Drogheda, competes in kumite (sparring between two competitors), in which she also holds the national title, and is unbeaten in Ireland. The …

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Jamie Finn extends stay at Birmingham City

Midfielder Jamie Finn has signed a new deal with Birmingham City, extending her stay with them until at least June 2025. The 25-year-old is one of three training players currently with Team Ireland at the World Cup as injury cover, despite starting six of Ireland’s matches in the World Cup qualifying campaign. Manager Vera Pauw called her omission “the hardest …

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Ciara Mageean smashes national mile record, comes second to Faith Kipyegon’s new world best

In a historic night at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, Ciara Mageean ran 4:14.58 to smash Sonia O’Sullivan’s 29-year-old Irish record by nearly three seconds, coming in second to Faith Kipyegon’s unbelievable new world record time of 4:07.64. Sifan Hassan had set the previous world best (4:12.33) in 2019, also in Monaco. 32-year-old Mageean was one of seven runners …

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European Athletics U23 Championships: Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy win historic Irish 1-2

Sophie O’Sullivan (Ballymore Cobh AC) and Sarah Healy (UCD AC) have claimed a historic Irish 1-2 in the women’s 1500m at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland with O’Sullivan’s medal becoming the first ever gold secured by an Irish athlete at these championships. Healy and O’Sullivan are no strangers to European success, and both came into this week …

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Senior Camogie Relegation Final: Down 1-12, Offaly 0-6

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Two of the county’s greats were to the fore once more as Down retained their senior status and sent Offaly down the intermediate grade as a result of their well-deserved victory in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship relegation play-off at the National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown. Sara-Louise Graffin and Niamh Mallon have …

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Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova defeats Ons Jabeur to win Wimbledon title

Czechia’s Marketa Vondrousova defeated Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbeldon final, becoming the first unseeded woman in the Open era to win the tournament. World No. 42 Vondrousova (Jabeur is No. 6) is the lowest-ranked woman to make the final since 2018, when Serena Williams was No. 181, and the first unseeded female player to win since Billie Jean …

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“They are little girls”: Colombian star attacks Irish players after O’Sullivan injury ends friendly

Colombian player Daniela Caracas blasted Irish players in an interaction with fans posted online after Ireland withdrew from a friendly after 20 minutes over safety concerns. Ireland star Denise O’Sullivan was taken to the hospital with a shin injury after the last of several controversial tackles in what the FAI described as an “overly physical” game. Manager Vera Pauw revealed …

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