Kellyann Doyle: “Everyone Was Celebrating After The Match… I Was Just In Floods Of Tears”

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Despite the setbacks, the All-Ireland final defeats and in particular, the significant injuries, there has never been cause for Kellyann Doyle to regret the path she took when meeting the fork in the road.  The tears she was captured shedding at the final whistle of last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Cork, after making a near-miraculous …

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Offaly’s Anne Marie Mc Cormack: ‘Hopefully We Can Learn From This Year, Roll It Into Next Season And Push Forward’

By DARAGH SMALL Gaelic games are flourishing in Offaly at the moment and Anne Marie Mc Cormack says the Ladies footballers are determined not to get left behind as the county basks in the revival in their fortunes.   The American-born Offaly player was in the Davin Stand on Sunday as Kieran Dolan collected the All-Ireland U20 trophy as the glory days return …

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Afghanistan’s Khudadadi Issues Cry For Help As Sportswomen Safety Uncertain

Zakia Khudadadi was set to be the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Paralympic Games. Following the Taliban’s conquest over the country, her lifelong dream along has been shattered and the future of women’s sport in the country is in limbo.

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Ryan Doyle Double Not Enough For Peamount In The Women’s Champions League

The European dream ended before it really got going for Peamount United as they lost 5-2 to Spartak Subotica in their UEFA Women’s Champions League Qualifier. Four goals from playmaker Tijana Filipovic and one from Alice Kusi ensured it was the Serbian champions who will advance in the competition – playing either FC Twente or Nike Tbilisi on Saturday for a …

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WNL Stars Pay Special Visit To INTERSPORT Elverys FAI Summer Soccer Schools Girls-Only Camp

There has been no shortage of excitement at East Meath United since the INTERSPORT Elverys FAI Summer Soccer Schools began, but a special visit this week is all anyone can talk about now. Four players from the SSE Airtricity Women’s National League turned up at Minnistown Road to get involved with the girls-only camp that has been a big hit with …

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