2022 PwC Camogie Soaring Stars Nominees
PwC and The Camogie Association announced the nominations for the 2022 PwC Camogie Soaring Stars on Wednesday Oct. 12th. The shortlist was compiled by a dedicated All-Star Nomination Committee, to celebrate the high performance and commitment of players throughout the 2022 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate and Premier Junior Championship season. All-Ireland Intermediate Champions Galway take prime position in the …
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Last Three Races in W Series Cancelled After Financial Difficulties
The all-female racing championship W Series has curtailed its third season after financial difficulties. The race set to take place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Oct. 21st and the two races scheduled for the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City starting on Oct. 28th will no longer take place, the series confirmed in a statement released …
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Ireland to Face Scotland in Europe Netball World Cup Qualifiers
While all the attention today is on the Fifa Women’s World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Scotland, the two countries are also about to compete for slots at another World Cup — Netball. With just 2 days to go our Emeralds are ready for action. Click the link down below to get your tickets/ live streaming passes now☘️ pic.twitter.com/64uUmqdrx3 …
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50-Year-Old Sets Freediving Record
Dubliner Nina McGowan, who turned 50 in May, dived 43 metres in 2 minutes and 10 seconds, setting a new world record at a pre-competition event ahead of the CMAS World Outdoor Freediving Championship. All freediving is performed without breathing apparatus but McGowan’s record was also set in the no-fin category. Amazingly, McGowan started freediving only three years ago after …
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Weekend Roundup- Ireland to Face Scotland in Playoffs
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Grace Fisher
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October 10, 2022
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Week In Review
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2022 AFL European Championships, Armagh Senior Finals, Ballincollig, Ballymacarbry LGFC, Beibhinn Parsons, Blackrock College RFC, Caitriona Jennings, Camogie All Stars, Chicago Marathon, Cooke, Donaghmoyne, Ellen Keane, Energia AIL League, Europe Netball World Cup, freediving, Galwegians, IAU 50km, Ireland WNT, Irish Banshees, Kilkenny GAA, LGFA All Stars, LGFA Finals, Meath LGFA, Mourneabbey LFC, Munster Senior Ladies Football Championship, Nina McGowan, NWSL, Old Belvedere, Railway Union, Róisín Ní Ríain, Ruth Chepngetich, Suttonians, Swim Ireland Awards, U.S. Soccer, Wicklow, World Cup Play-Off
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World Cup Playoffs- Ireland to face Scotland Tuesday The Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team is set to face Scotland’s team 8:00 PM Tuesday in Hampden Park after Scotland’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Austria, with Abi Harrison scoring the sole goal. The Irish squad are without several players due to injury and coach Vera Pauw has said “We need to …
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New Report Reveals Abuse Throughout NWSL, U.S. Soccer
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Grace Fisher
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October 7, 2022
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Soccer
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Chicago Red Stars, Christy Holly, Erin Simon, Mana Shim, North Carolina Courage, NWSL, Paul Riley, Portland Thorns, Racing Louisville, Rory Dames, Sally Yates, Sinead Farrelly, Sky Blue, U.S. Soccer, Western New York Flash
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Results of an investigation led by former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates into widespread abuse in the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League were released Monday October 3rd. The 172-page report detailed emotional and sexual abuse and complicity at the highest levels of U.S. Soccer which in many instances resulted in player complaints being ignored and coaches who had been …
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School Student Goes Viral For Creative Sideline Throw In
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Grace Fisher
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October 7, 2022
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Soccer
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Cork, Soccer
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Ursuline Convent student Sarah Barry in Cork has gone viral for a unique sideline throw-in in a senior soccer game against Regina Mundi college. Video originally posted by Eddie O Hare on Twitter.
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Diane O’Hora Named New Kildare LGFA Manager
Diane O’Hora has been named Kildare LGFA’s new manager. O’Hora was part of Seán Finnegan’s management team in Kildare this year. Finnegan stepped down last month to join Kevin McStay with the Mayo mens senior football team. The four-time All-Ireland winner, who captained her native Mayo to their first ever All-Ireland title in 1999, has previous managerial experience in Down, …
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KC Current Breaks Ground on First-Ever Women’s Pro Stadium
Thursday October 6th soccer team the Kansas City Current broke ground on a new stadium in their namesake city — the first stadium ever built specifically for a women’s professional soccer team. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYlLr8v2eO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The stadium will seat over 11,000 fans and is hoped to be a recruitment tool for the team as well as a development draw for the area. …
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Davy Nelson to be New Manager of All Ireland Champions Meath LGFA
All Ireland Senior Champions, Meath LGFA, are set to appoint Davy Nelson as the new senior football manager. He is succeeding Eamonn Murray, who led the team to two championships. Below is the statement released by Fearghal Harney, PRO Meath LGFA Co. Board. Davy Nelson is set to be appointed as the new manager of the Meath Senior Ladies …
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