Tribeswomen “not at the races” in Cork but Murray promises “a different Galway” will show up at Croke Park

Galway manager, Cathal Murray has backed his charges to consign Saturday’s listless effort against Cork to the dustbin and put their best foot forward against Waterford in next Sunday’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park (1.30pm). Murray is backing knockout competition to bring the best out of his crew but they will have to improve considerably on the 2-16 …

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Reading Women’s Football Club at Risk Of Women’s Team & Girl’s Academy Closure

Reading Women’s Football Club are currently await agonizing news about whether their former Women’s Super League team and its girl’s academy will have a team next season. Recent reports have raised concerns that Reading Women may be forced to withdraw from the second-tier Championship due to financial reasons and a lack of players. According to The Guardian, Reading Women currently …

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Seven crews named for the rowing regatta at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris 2024

Photo credit: Sportsfile The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the rowing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A record number of crews has qualified for Team Ireland at these Games, with sixteen athletes to compete across seven boats. The rowing events occur in Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, to the southeast of the city, …

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“I know I’m representing a lot more people than just myself” – Beibhinn Parsons’s Honoured And Ready To Fulfil Her Olympic Dream

Irish rugby star Beibhinn Parsons has had a packed schedule over the past few months – Parsons was one of five Ireland sevens players asked to play for the women’s 15’s squad in the Six Nations whilst keeping her Olympic 7s dream in sight. A dream which has now come true as it was recently announced that the winger will …

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Emma Raducanu turns down spot for Paris Olympics

Photo credit: Flickr Emma Raducanu has turned down a spot in the Team GB squad at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The young tennis player was unable to qualify for the Olympics at the Roland Garros due to her singles ranking however as she has previously won a grand slam, she could have been given a place from the International Tennis …

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Golden Night in Belgrade as Danielle Hill is Crowned European Champion

Photo credit: Sportsfile Ireland has a new European Champion by the name of Danielle Hill following a showstopping performance on night four of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Hill etched her name into the Irish swimming history books with a gold-standard time of 27.73 in the Women’s 50 Backstroke Final. Hill’s gold medal is her first international …

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Ireland U-20 Women’s Training Squad Named for Summer Series

The Ireland Under-20 training squad (sponsored by PwC) has been named for the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, which will debut this July, in Parma, Italy. Head Coach Niamh Briggs has named a 36-player Training Squad in preparation for the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series. The 36 players have been selected for training camps at the IRFU High Performance Centre, before the …

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Danielle Hill Advances to European Aquatics Championships final

Day three of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships concluded with several standout performances from Irish athletes across swimming and diving. Promising talent, John Shortt got the show started for Ireland in the 200m Backstroke Final on Wednesday evening. The Galway native, who was competing in his sole event of these Championships, continued to drop time as he advanced through the …

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Over 4,000 camogie players and hurlers descend for John West Féile na nGael finals

Over 200 club sides will compete in the John West Féile na nGael Camogie and Hurling Finals 2024 across 20 venues nationwide this Saturday (June 22), marking the 50th anniversary of the Camogie competition. What has grown to become one of the biggest underage sporting events in Europe will see 24 sides, comprising 500 camogie players and hurlers, descend on …

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