Paracycling Track World Championships: 4th, 4th, and 6th Place Finishes for Richael Timothy
Richael Timothy concluded her Paracycling Track World Championship campaign Saturday morning finishing in 6th place in the WC3 individual pursuit covering the 3000m distance in a time of 4:15.816. Timothy comes away with two national records in the flying 200m and 500m time trial events and two fourth place finishes in the scratch race and omnium. “I think it went well …
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Women’s European Boxing Championships: Record-Breaking Medal Haul for Ireland
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Grace Fisher
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October 20, 2022
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Boxing
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2022 Women's European Boxing Championships, Amy Broadhurst, Aoife O'Rourke, Caitlin Fryers, Christina Desmond, EUBC, Kaci Rock, Kellie Harrington, Michaela Walsh, Shannon Sweeney
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Three more fighters from Team Ireland secured at least a bronze medal each last night at the Women’s European Boxing Championships in Montenegro. Caitlin Fryers, Kellie Harrington, and Aoife O’Rourke will now all progress to the semi-finals and a chance at silver or gold; they join Tuesday’s quarter-final winners Shannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst, and Christina Desmond for a …
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TG4 Confirm Live Coverage of All-Ireland Club Finals from Croke Park
TG4 confirmed live coverage of historic 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Club Finals from Croke Park. The Ladies Gaelic Football Association yesterday confirmed live TV coverage of the 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Intermediate and Senior Club Championship Finals from Croke Park on Saturday, December 10. This is an historic development for the LGFA as it will mark the first time that All-Ireland Ladies …
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Ireland Qualifies for the World Cup- Weekend Roundup
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Grace Fisher
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October 17, 2022
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Boxing, Motorsport, Netball, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Week In Review
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2023 Australia/ New Zealand FIFA Women’s World Cup, Athlone Town, Blackrock College RFC, Boxing World Youth Championships, Energia AIL, Energia AIL Round 5, Europe World Netball Cup Qualifiers, Galway WFC, IABA, IABA Boycott, League WNL, Old Belvedere, Peamount, Railway Union, Shelbourne, Track World Championships, W Series, Wexford Youths, Wicklow, World Rowing Coastal Championships 2022
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Ireland through to World Cup The Republic of Ireland’s WNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup after a historic 1-0 victory over Scotland in Hampden Park on Tuesday. After scoring the key goal Donegal’s Amber Barrett kissed the black armband she wore to commemorate the Creeslough victims and later dedicated her goal to them. Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan was another star, …
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8 Things You Need to Know About the Women’s World Cup
After the Republic of Ireland’s historic 1-0 victory against Scotland on Oct. 11th, the women’s national team is going to the Fifa World Cup for the first time. Here are the eight things you need to know about the tournament! 1. When is it happening? July 20- August 20 2023. Rumors have been flying that moving the tournament to October …
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Caroline Birch First Woman in Ireland To Lift 100 Kg Snatch
Kenmare local Caroline Birch became the first woman in Ireland to ever lift 100 kg Snatch in competition this week. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjkwwLVNzjZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The event was a full-circle moment for Birch, who was visibly elated after her triumph which you can see in the video she posted to her Instagram account, @theirishliftingchick. Her first weightlifting competition took place four years ago in …
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New Gear for the Boys’ Team, Nothing for the Girls: Stories of Inequality
By Ellen Johnston Personal trainer and fitness instructor Ellen Johnston shared her thoughts and personal experiences with gender inequality in sport with Her Sport in the following essay: Gender inequality isn’t a new issue, it’s always been there, both in professional and amateur sport settings. In recent years female participation in sports has increased and female sports are now widely …
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Track World Championships: Ireland Misses Qualification in Women’s Team Pursuit by 0.815 Seconds
Ireland have narrowly missed out on qualification for the first round of the Women’s Team Pursuit after recording a strong time of 4.19.934 at the Track World Championships in Paris. The team of Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy enjoyed a fast start and were placed third in the live rankings in the 1000m and 2000m splits. And in a final push, Ireland finished fifth placed in …
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Lara Gillespie Finishes 17th in Track World Championships
Lara Gillespie has finished 17th in the 10km Women’s Scratch Race at the Track World Championships in Paris Oct. 12th. The Team Ireland rider was amongst the leading riders with less than ten laps to go and finished in the bunch after a strong ride. After a cagey start, the pace kicked into gear in the final ten laps as riders battled …
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Paratriathlete Twins Win Silver and Gold in Irish Karate Open
27-year-old Northern Irish twins and Paratriathletes Chloe and Judith MacCombe walked away with gold and silver medals respectively in the visually impaired category at the Irish International Karate Open last weekend. The win comes after a remarkable summer for both twins. A month and a half after Chloe won silver and Judith won bronze at the World Triathlon Para Cup …
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