Hockey: Irish Junior World Cup team finally all set for South African adventure

Ireland’s Under-21 women’s side have finally departed this week for the refixed Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom in South Africa with the tournament getting under way on Friday at the Northwest University.  It has been quite a journey to get the tournament played. The competition was originally set to be played in December until the discovery of the Omicron variant saw it …

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Her Sport founder Niamh Tallon joins industry leaders at UCD Women in Leadership conference

The UCD community will reunite on Belfield campus for the Arthur Cox UCD Women in Leadership conference on 22 March 2022, in O’Reilly Hall and the UCD University Club. The exciting line-up of speakers includes Niamh Tallon, UCD alumna and Founder of Her Sport. Niamh joins a panel discussion on “Power and Performance – Women in Sport” alongside Zauri Antia, …

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LADIES FOOTBALL: Aimee Mackin: ‘The British soldiers would have been walking up the road across from us’

The sight of helicopters flying overhead in Ukraine for the past two weeks, with conflict and tension on the ground, brought back horrible memories for those who lived through The Troubles in the North. Aimee Mackin grew up in Camlough, looking forward to an Armagh football career that would help mould her into one of the best exponents of the …

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Preview: InsureMyVan.ie Super League and MissQuote.ie Champions Trophy quarter-finals

MissQuote.ie Champions Trophy Quarter-finals  In the MissQuote.ie Champions Trophy, WIT Waterford Wildcats, who finished third in the MissQuote.ie Super League table have home advantage over Leixlip Amenities Liffey Celtics in their Champions Trophy quarter-final. WIT Waterford Wildcats emerged 73-61 winners when they met at Mercy SS last October and also picked up an away win 98-75 in January. However head …

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Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Wrap

Cork are headed for the Littlewoods Ireland Division One Camogie league final after Chloe Sigerson’s 55-metre free in the fourth minute of stoppage time gave them the draw they needed at the end of a tense and windswept clash with Kilkenny at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday. There were immaculate underfoot conditions but driving rain and a swirling diagonal breeze made …

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SSE Airtricity WNL Round-Up | Week 2

Series 2 Round-Up Sligo Rovers 0-3 DLR WavesAn early goal from Avril Brierly and a double from Rachel Doyle gave DLR Waves all three points in a tough match at The Showgrounds this afternoon. A good contest from the two sides with DLR Waves playing some excellent football with Sligo really putting it up to them, battling until the very end. Experience really benefitted the …

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Women’s EYHL: Pembroke move within touching distance of title

Pembroke moved within touching distance of the women’s EY Hockey League title as they bided their time before beating Belfast Harlequins on Saturday to move five points clear at the top. That 3-0 success combined with Catholic Institute’s 4-2 defeat to Loreto puts them in prime position with two rounds of fixtures to go to win the title for the …

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