Leona Maguire’s Best Year Yet

Things are going better than ever for Leona Maguire. With a fourth-place finish at the Andalucia Open de Espana on Sunday Nov. 27th, the 27-year-old rounded off her best season so far by maintaining her 11th-in-the-world-rank, a career-high. She had moved up nine places following a second-place finish at the CME Championship a week prior, missing out on the largest-ever …

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AFLW Victory for Sinead Goldrick and Blaithin Mackin

This weekend Sinead Goldrick became the first person to hold both an All-Ireland ladies senior football and AFLW premiership title, as she helped the Melbourne Demons to their 19-15 victory over the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final on Sunday Nov. 27th. https://www.instagram.com/p/ClgygT9jGU5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Goldrick plays for Dublin, which won every year from 2017-2020, before Meath took the crown last year; …

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Weekly Roundup- D’Arcy Wins Gold at Youth Boxing Championships

World Youth Boxing Championships: Cliona D’Arcy Wins Heavyweight Gold For Ireland Cliona D’Arcy won heavyweight gold for Ireland at the World Youth Boxing Championships on Saturday in La Nucia, Spain, after a win against India’s Kirti Kirti. She won all three rounds, with the final score 5-0: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27. Light heavyweight Dearbhla Tinnelly and light middleweight Laura …

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LGFA All-Ireland Championships Semi-Finals Results

The following report is by Daragh Small. Kilkerrin-Clonberne manager Willie Ward said his players deserve to showcase their skills on the biggest stage after the reigning champions booked their place in a currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final at Croke Park. They did it in style too, with a comfortable 2-10 to 0-2 win away to Munster champions Ballymacarbry. On the other …

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Ireland Loses Chance at Qualifying for EuroBasket 2023 After Agonising 59-56 Loss to the Netherlands

Ireland fell in an agonising 59-56 defeat to the Netherlands, after leading for the majority of their FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers game at the National Basketball Arena on Sunday. Head coach James Weldon said his team would “take a lot of positives” from the performance, ahead of their final qualifier against Czech Republic in February. There were a number …

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Megan Connolly Back in Action After Injury

Irish International Megan Connolly is finally back in action after suffering fractured ribs and a bruised kidney during Ireland’s World-Cup qualifier win over Finland Sept. 1. The midfielder played as a half-time substitute for Brighton & Hove Albion in their  3-3 draw with Liverpool. The 25-year-old Cork star was forced to miss Ireland’s last qualifier with Slovakia as well as …

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“I was the most broken little girl…This won’t stop me”: Erika O’Shea’s Terrifying Eye Injury

A major injury is a miserable disruption in anyone’s life and often worsens mental health in addition to physical. For professional athletes whose physical abilities are essential to both their passion and their livelihood, the emotional impact can be even more severe. When AFLW player Erika O’Shea was laying in the hospital for three days, not allowed to move except …

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Formula 1 Announces 2023 Launch of All-Female F1 Academy

On November 18 Formula 1 announced the 2023 launch of F1 Academy, an all-female driver category meant “to develop and prepare young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition,” according to the Formula 1 website. F1 Academy is hoped to be a stepping stone toward Formula 3 and eventually the higher ranks. “After assessing the barriers young female …

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