Irish Para Athletics Team Land in Paris for Final Competition Before Qualification Window Closes

Seven members of the Irish Para athletics team have travelled to Paris this week to compete at the 2024 Handisport Open. Stade Charléty will host the competition which takes place over two days, June 13th – 14th. A total of 389 athletes from over 50 nations line up in the pre-Paralympic event, with some of the biggest stars in Para …

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SILVER FOR WOMEN’S RELAY AS IRELAND ROUND OUT RECORD-BREAKING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ireland’s 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a silver medal at the European Championships in Rome with a new national record time of 3:22.71NR. The performance sealed a historic championships for the Irish, marking the best ever medal haul (4) from an Irish team at a Europeans. Tonight’s silver added to …

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What’s it really like to be an intercounty LGFA Player? All is revealed in a new behind the scenes documentary

AIG Insurance have teamed up with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and TG4 to bring you a new behind the scenes documentary featuring one team from each grade of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships.  The ‘Making It Happen’ series will follow Cork (Senior), Westmeath (Intermediate), and Carlow (Junior) on their journey throughout the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships, showcasing …

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ROWING WORLD CUP III TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Murtagh and Keogh to star in the women’s pair

Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni has announced the athletes that will represent Ireland at World Cup III. Racing will take place from the 14th June – 16th June in Poznan, Poland. Selected Crews Women’s Pair Fiona Murtagh (University of Galway BC) Aifric Keogh (Grainne Mhaol) Men’s Pair John Kearney (University College Cork RC) Jack Dorney (Shandon BC/Harvard) Men’s Double …

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IRISH WOMEN’S 4X400M RELAY TEAM CONFIRMED FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

IRISH WOMEN’S 4X400M RELAY TEAM CONFIRMED FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL   Irish team management have confirmed the team that will race in tonight’s (June 12th) final of the Women’s 4x400m Relay at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) will once again lead out the team, passing the baton to Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) who dons …

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IRELAND SECURE PLACE IN WOMEN’S 4X400M RELAY FINAL

IRELAND SECURE PLACE IN WOMEN’S 4X400M RELAY FINAL The Irish 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Lauren Cadden, and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a place in Wednesday’s 4x400m final with a superb winning display in the second of this morning’s heats. The Irish quartet posted a time of 3:24.81Q which was the fastest of the eight teams qualifying …

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Swim Ireland Announce Teams for Summer Internationals: 20 Selected for European Aquatics Championships

Swim Ireland have confirmed this week four teams who will travel into Europe to compete in the forthcoming European Aquatics Championships (both swimming and diving) in Belgrade, Serbia during June, the European Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania during July and the European Junior Open Water Championships in Vienna, Austria, taking place the following week. With a team of 18 …

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Déise example fits the Bill for Dubs as Cork and Tipp book knockout places

By Daragh Ó Conchúir The priority for the season remains qualification to the quarter-finals of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship from Group 2 but manager, Bill McCormack believes that there is scope to aim higher within the Dublin camp, even though they will be planning without midfield dynamo, Gaby Couch for the business end of proceedings. The Blues …

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Heartbreak for Ireland as they lose to Spain in FIH Nations Cup Final

SPAIN 2 IRELAND 0 Sunday June 9, Terrassa Spain: Heartbreak for Ireland as they were beaten in the FIH Nations Cup Final by the hosts Spain. While it was a better showing than their Pool A opening match where Ireland were on the wrong end of a 5-1 scoreline, Ireland were unable to create worthwhile scoring opportunities when they mattered most …

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TG4 All-Ireland Championship wrap – Hear the managers’ thoughts on the weekend’s action

Compiled by John Fallon   Dublin manager Mick Bohan was impressed with the way the TG4 All-Ireland champions pulled away after the break to get the defence of their crown off to an impressive start with a 1-10 to 0-5 win over Mayo. The champions led by 0-5 to 0-2 at the break before a goal from captain Carla Rowe, …

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