Ireland u16s defeat Austria 2-1

Goals from Anna Butler and Grace Ehinger led the Ireland Women’s Under-16s to a 2-1 victory over Austria in their UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal. Having lost to Portugal in their opening game, the Girls in Green bounced back with this deserved win in the Estadio Carla Sacramento on Saturday afternoon. Ireland had to work hard to seize control of this game after …

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19-year-old Amy Greene storms to senior national 5k title

Amy Greene (Finn Valley AC) struck senior gold at this morning’s National 5k Championships held in conjunction with the Biofreeze Irish Runner 5k in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Over 1700 participants took part in the race, which was the first of three in the Biofreeze Athletics Ireland Race Series. Greene, who is still a junior athlete, took the senior women’s …

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Leinster SFC Round 3: Dublin dominant in 5-13 to 0-8 win over Meath

Dublin 5-13 Meath 0-8 Report by Aisling Clery Dublin secured their third win in the TG4 Leinster SFC when they accounted for Meath in glorious sunshine in Parnell Park Sunday afternoon. Four first half goals paved the way for victory in what was a dress rehearsal of sorts ahead of the two teams meeting again next Sunday in the Championship …

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Ireland to host Australia in Belfast for IRFU’s 150th anniversary celebrations

Ireland will take on Australia in September in a celebratory Test match to mark the IRFU’s 150th anniversary. The match will be held in Ravenhill, where Ireland received such enthusiastic support for their Six Nations win over Scotland — a win that qualified them for the Rugby World Cup. The Wallaroos are ranked fifth in the world, so will offer …

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Irish Women’s and Mixed Relay Teams Set National Records to Qualify for Olympics

It was a night of glory for Ireland as both the women’s and mixed 4×400 relay teams qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning their heats at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas. Remarkably, both teams also broke the current Irish records. The top two teams in each heat automatically qualify for the Olympics regardless of the final result …

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Railway Union triumph 1-0 over Catholic Institute to win Irish Senior Cup

RAILWAY UNION 1 CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 0 Railway Union won their first Women’s Irish Senior Cup title since 2013 by beating Catholic Institute 1-0 at Belfield on Saturday.  The two sides had met seven days ago in the Champions Trophy semi-final in Havelock Park, Banbridge, and that too was a one goal game in favour of the Dublin side. International commitments …

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Sadbh McGoldrick final-minute point sends Cork to Munster Final

Cork 0-11 Tipperary 0-10 Report by Anthony Newman Sadbh McGoldrick was the hero for Cork as she got the winning point in the last minute to see her side progress to the TG4 Munster senior ladies football championship final. Tipperary looked like they had the game won in Mallow when Angela McGuigan pointed, but the title-holders worked the ball down …

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Kildare beat Laois for 1st season victory in Leinster SFC Championship

TG4 Leinster LGFA Senior Championship Round Three Kildare 3-3 Laois 0-10 Report by Aisling Clery Two second half goals from Holly Tyrrell and one in the first half from Leah Doran ensured a first victory in the Leinster LGFA SFC Championship for Kildare this season against Laois in Manguard Park. Scores were kept to a minimum by both sides, such …

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F1 Academy docuseries produced by Reese Witherspoon to hit Netflix in 2025

Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine is partnering with F1 Academy to create a docuseries about the all-female driving category. Currently in production, the series is set to hit Netflix in 2025. “We started Hello Sunshine to change the narrative for women, and Susie Wolff and F1 Academy are doing just that by creating new opportunities in the thrilling world …

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Ellen Walshe smashes 28-year-old 400m IM Irish Record

Ellen Walshe smashed a 28-year-old Irish record at the Leinster Championships on Saturday. The 22-year-old Templeogue swimmer finished the 400m Individual Medley in 4:37.94, over a second faster than the previous record of 4:39.18, set by Michelle Smith at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where she won gold in the event. Walshe is already qualified for the Olympics in the 200m …

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