Triumph for Louise Shanahan, Sharlene Mawdsley at Belfast Irish Miler Meet
A year after setting the Irish 800m record at the Belfast Irish Miler Meet, Cork’s Louise Shanahan has once again won that race, with Ciara Mageean taking fourth. With 1:59:53, Shanahan was just .11 seconds outside that record time. England’s Abigail Ives took second with a personal best of 1:59.92. Isabelle Boffey took third with 2:00.18, just ahead of Mageean …
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Ireland is One Win Away From Olympic qualification
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Grace Fisher
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May 13, 2023
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Rugby
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Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Brazil Rugby 7s, Eve Higgins, Fiji Rugby 7s, France Rugby 7s, GB Rugby 7s, HSBC Toulouse 7s, Ireland Rugby 7s, Japan Rugby 7s, Lucy Mulhall, Megan Burns, USA Rugby 7s
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Ireland women’s 7s are still in the race for automatic Olympic qualification, but it will all come down to the 5th-place semi-final against Fiji tomorrow morning (May 14) in the final day of the HSBC France 7s. 2023 World Series champions New Zealand, the USA, Australia, and hosts France have already booked slots in next year’s Paris Olympics, but the …
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Arsenal will play 5 WSL fixtures at the Emirates Stadium next season
Arsenal will play five Women’s Super League games at the Emirates Stadium next year, it was announced May 10. Should they qualify for the group stage of the Champions League, they are also committed to hosting any fixtures from that point on in the Emirates, which seats 60,704. Arsenal played three WSL fixtures in the stadium this season, setting a …
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Minister Byrne Asks Sport Ireland To Develop Code Of Conduct
Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne yesterday (May 9) met with representatives from the FAI, IRFU, GAA, and Sport Ireland to discuss the prevention of racist and violent incidents in sport. The meeting came after a number of disgraceful high-profile incidents, especially involving the harassment of referees, one of whom — for an U17 minor hurling …
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Sonia O’Sullivan Honoured at Historic Penn Relays
Sonia O’Sullivan has been honoured with induction into the Wall of Fame of the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field event in the world. The carnival in Philadelphia has taken place since 1895, and attracts around 15,000 athletes and thousands more fans (the largest attendance on record took place in 2010, when 54,000 people came to see …
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Cork foils Waterford hopes for upset in All-Ireland Minor A Camogie Final
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Grace Fisher
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May 8, 2023
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Camogie
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Amy McCarthy, Amy Sheppard, Caoimhe O'Donoghue, Ciara Morrison, Cork Camogie, Eimear O'Neill, Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor A Camogie Final, Emily O'Donoghue, Erinn Curtin, Kate Fennessy, Laoise Forrest, Laura Dunlea, Maggie Gostl, Niamh Halley, Waterford camogie
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Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Cork 1-13 Waterford 1-10 Emily O’Donoghue and Erinn Curtin were on fire for Cork, who turned the tables on a Waterford team that had beaten them in the group stages and in the process claimed a fourth Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor A camogie title in five attempts at UPMC Nowlan Park. The Leesiders had only …
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Mayo win Connacht Senior Championship, McWilliams to leave head coach role, Hockey Cup finals: Weekly Roundup
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Grace Fisher
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May 8, 2023
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Week In Review
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Ailill Dorman, All-Ireland Minor A Camogie Final, Armagh LGFA, Corinthians Hockey, Cork Camogie, Cork LGFA, Donegal LGFA, Dublin LGFA, Emily O'Donoghue, Erinn Curtin, Eve Dossen, Galway LGFA, Galway United, Hannah Moynihan, Irish Junior Cup, Irish Women's Hockey Challenge, Irish Women's Hockey Cup, Kerry LGFA, Laois LGFA, Maggie Gostl, Mayo LGFA, Omagh Hockey, Peamount United, Portrane Hockey, Rachel Kearns, Sarah Jane Kelly, Shamrock Rovers, Sinéad Walsh, Tamara O'Connor, TG4 Connacht Senior Championship, Tipperary LGFA, UCD Hockey, University of Galway Hockey, Waterford camogie, Waterford LGFA, Women's Premier Division
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TG4 Provincial Championships: Mayo win Connacht Senior Championship Galway’s five-in-a-row hopes were foiled as Mayo defeated them 3-13 to 2-9 to claim their first Connacht Senior Championship title since 2016. Tamara O’Connor, Rachel Kearns, and Sinead Walsh all provided goals. Elsewhere, Dublin booked their place in the Leinster final with a 3-14 to 0-3 victory over Laois. Cork forced Kerry …
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TG4 Provincial Championships: Key Wins for Dublin, Waterford, and Armagh
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Grace Fisher
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May 7, 2023
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Gaelic Football
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Aimee Mackin, Amy Boyle Carr, Armagh LGFA, Carla Rowe, Cork LGFA, Donegal LGFA, Dublin LGFA, Eimear Kiely, Emma Morrissey, Galway LGFA, Hannah Tyrrell, Kate Sullivan, Katie Quirke, Kelly Mallon, Kerry LGFA, Laois LGFA, Lauren McGregor, Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Mayo LGFA, Niamh Carmody, Orlaith Cahalane, Roscommon LGFA, Sligo LGFA, Tara Hegarty, TG4 Provincial Championships, Tipperary LGFA, Waterford LGFA
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As Mayo secured their first Connacht senior championship since 2016, there was late drama as Cork came from behind to force a draw with Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. The sides couldn’t be separated as they finished 2-14 apiece, with Katie Quirke kicking a late leveller as the hosts hit 2-4 without reply down the home straight. Niamh Carmody’s …
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Mayo claim first Connacht title since 2016
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Grace Fisher
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May 7, 2023
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Gaelic Football
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Ailbhe Davoren, Charlotte Cooney, Danielle Caldwell, Deirdre Doherty, Galway LGFA, Kate Slevin, Laura Brennan, Leanne Coen, Lisa Cafferky, Mayo LGFA, Michael Moyles, Rachel Kearns, Roisin Leonard, Shauna Howley, Sinead Cafferky, Sinéad Walsh, Tamara O'Connor, TG4 Connacht Senior Championship, Tracey Leonard
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Match Report provided by Ivan Smyth Mayo 3-13 Galway 2-9 Mayo secured their first TG4 Connacht Senior Championship title since 2016 as they ended Galway’s hopes of five provincial titles in a row. Michael Moyles’ side produced a superb second half performance as they outscored Galway 2-6 to 1-1 in the final period. Goals from Tamara O’Connor, Rachel Kearns and …
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14-year-old Sophia Doheny becomes youngest ever Irish rider in a Grand Prix
14-year-old Sophia Doheny was the youngest competitor at the 2023 Grand Prix, which is the highest level of competition in dressage. She’s also the youngest ever Irish rider to compete at the event, held this year in Le Mans. Sophia rode trusty Enrico (by Ehrentusch x Laomedon), an 18-year-old Westfalian gelding, on 15 April and secured 5th place with a …
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