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The Her Sport Foundation CLG has published its first Impact Report (2024–2025), marking a defining first year of work to strengthen opportunity, visibility and equality for women and girls in sport.
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A new Perpetual Cup honouring one of Ireland’s most inspiring athletes, Mary Nolan Hickey, will be presented for the first time this year to the winner of the Women’s Elite race at the Irish Life Dublin Marathon on Sunday, 26th October 2025. Mary Nolan Hickey is a true pioneer of Irish women’s marathon running. She has competed in every Dublin …
Continue ReadingThe most valuable asset held by any sports organisation is its intellectual property (IP). Sports organisations own the copyright to broadcast their matches and register trademarks for competition names, logos and slogans to protect the value of their product. Due to the value associated with those rights, they are typically a target for unauthorised use of distribution. The increasing global …
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Athletics Ireland have this morning announced the final team selection for the upcoming 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. A number of World and European medallists, as well as Olympians, will headline the team for the championships which take place at the Japan National Stadium from September 13th to September 21st. Amongst them are Sarah Healy (Women’s 1500m), Kate …
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Digital harassment and online abuse have emerged as significant welfare issues for athletes. Within that, World Rugby research has shown that female athletes are 30% more likely to get abuse than their male athlete counterparts and that the UK is the biggest originator of abuse towards players and officials at an international level. The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 is …
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Interest in women’s sports has soared over recent years, fuelling substantial increases in its commercial value. The evolution of the women’s football landscape in the UK stands out as a clear example of this pattern, exemplified by the success of Euro 2022 in England. The upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 has beaten records as the fastest-selling event of the …
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Ireland’s young athletes made a strong impression at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, delivering personal bests and fierce competition over four days of championship action. Precious Akpe-Moses (Blackrock AC) was one of the standout performers, excelling in both the 100m and 200m. She set a personal best of 11.62 seconds in the 100m semi-finals, qualifying comfortably for …
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By Neal Cummins We’re two weeks out from the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup and, a few low-level activations aside, there’s a notable silence from the sponsorship industry in Ireland. Apart from Energia – who will be rolling out a Women’s World Cup support campaign – brands are missing a moment to truly get behind the women’s game, despite the …
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Leinster Women are ready to defend their Interprovincial title this August with a new coach, a new captain, and a squad built on the strength of its collective depth. Head coach Ben Martin has selected a 30-player panel for the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship, narrowing it down from an extended group of 65. With Ireland’s World Cup campaign drawing many …
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This Sunday, August 10th, Leinster will begin the defence of their Interprovincial Championship title at Energia Park against Ulster. The game will begin at 14:30 and tickets can be found here. At last year’s championships, Leinster pulled off three tries in the final quarter of the game against Ulster to capture the victory, before getting to the finals against Munster …
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