#ShowYourSport – How to Enter Our Giveaway with Lifestyle Sports

By the age of 14, girls drop out of sport at twice the rate of boys. This is not for a lack of passion or skill; girls’ and women’s sports are often under-funded, under-supported and under-promoted. The fact is girls and women have not been given the same opportunity. 40.8% of participants in sport are female, but did you know, …

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Healy Shines in Sunny Belfast With A New Personal Best

It was a triumphant weekend for some of Ireland’s top athletic stars at the Irish Milers meet in Belfast on Saturday. Phil Healy sparkled by running her fastest 400 metres race, adding more ranking points towards Tokyo Olympic qualification in the process. Healy came to the track determined to maximise the ranking points, and so she did: winning the 400m in …

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”I Never Thought I’d Play Again”: The Story Behind Edith Carroll’s Tipp Comeback

It was four years ago when an agonising neck strain before a pre-season game turned into a horrific injury for Tipperary’s Edith Carroll. She had been playing for Tipperary for over a decade and enjoying notable success, having won an All-Ireland in her first season back in 2008. As any athlete, especially one with her experience knows, burpees, hill sprints …

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