Shortt and Walshe Highlight Friday’s Irish Open Heats
Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Championships and Olympic Trials continued at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre this morning with John Shortt and Ellen Walshe highlighting the preliminary rounds. National Centre Limerick’s Shortt looked impressive in the heats of the 200m Backstroke. The 17-year-old was just half a second outside his Irish Record of 1:58.47 touching in 1:59.03. Shortt enters Friday’s …
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Female-led sailing encourages women to steer success in sport and business
The Women at the Helm Regatta 2024 takes place in Dún Laoghaire on May 24-26 Female-led sailing event encourages women to step into leadership roles and take the helm Olympic sailing silver medallist Annalise Murphy, offshore sailor Joan Mulloy, and former RTÉ broadcaster Bryan Dobson to host kick-off panel discussion “Women at the Helm is dedicated to empower women into …
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AKI AND WAFER BIG WINNERS AT RUGBY PLAYERS IRELAND AWARDS
Following a fine campaign, Connacht and Ireland’s Bundee Aki was this evening named as the BDO Ireland Men’s XVs Players’ Players of the Year 2024 by his fellow players at the Rugby Players Ireland Awards. Nominated for both World Rugby Player of the Year and Six Nations Player of the Championship, Aki was always going be strong contender for the …
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Ireland WNT squad selected for Sweden double header
The Ireland Women’s National Team squad has been selected for the UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifiers at home and away to Sweden. Ireland will return to the Aviva Stadium on Friday, May 31st to host the Olympic runners-up in a game where supporters are encouraged to secure their tickets now. https://www.instagram.com/p/C7Q9vtSivb3/ The Girls in Green will take on Sweden for a …
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Ireland’s Top Swimmers Target Olympic Qualification at Open Championships
Swim Ireland’s 2024 Irish Open Swimming Championships and Olympic Trials start on Wednesday 22nd May at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. The 5-day event will see over three hundred swimmers from sixty clubs compete for National titles in thirty-four individual events and for places on three senior National Teams, including the European Aquatics Championships (50m) in June, …
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Sanita Puspure and Women’s Four into Finals at last chance saloon Olympic Qualification Regatta
Final Olympic Qualification Regatta – Day 2 The crews from Ireland continue to tick the boxes at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. Another good day of racing now sees all three boats progress to their respective A Finals, and in with a shot of Olympic qualification. Konan Pazzaia, coached by Head Men’s Coach Fran Keane, had a …
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Category Shortlists Announced for the 2024 Irish Sport Industry Awards
The Federation of Irish Sport has today announced the shortlist of nominees for the 2024 Irish Sport Industry Awards, which will take place at Dublin’s College Green Hotel on Tuesday 28th May, with keynote speaker Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD. The 11 award categories celebrated represent a cross-section of enterprise, sporting organisations and individuals that fuel and drive the …
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Two Irish Players Make the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations Team of the Championship, who?
Ireland’s Neve Jones and Aoife Wafer have been named in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations Team of the Championship announced today by Six Nations Rugby. Wafer, who picked up two Player of the Round awards as well as a Player of the Match against Wales, was shortlisted for the Player of the Championship but lost out to England’s Ellie Kildunne. …
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Amy Broadhurst’s partner is set to be dropped from Kellie Harrington’s coaching ticket ahead of the Olympics
Amy Broadhurst’s partner is set to be dropped from Kellie Harrington’s coaching ticket ahead of the Olympics, the Dublin boxer has revealed recently. Broadhurst’s controversial switch from Ireland to Team GB and her desire to compete in the 60kg lightweight division, the same weight as Harrington, could pose as a conflict of interest for the Drogheda woman’s partner Eoin Pluck, …
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“A national title is great but at the end of the day it’s the All Ireland championship that you really want to nail down” – P?C POTM winners McConville & Kennedy have eyes on more silverware
Armagh’s Lauren McConville and Tipperary captain Karen Kennedy are the April winners of the PwC GPA Women’s Player of the Month awards in football and camogie, with both playing a fundamental role in their respective teams’ league successes. Yet, even with that silverware secured, neither are satisfied with their haul just yet, and are looking forward to the chaos that …
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