World Rugby Issues Apology For ‘Misogynistic’ Coaching Guidelines
By Rachel Gore Under two weeks after the beginning of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations, World Rugby has had to make a formal apology for “misogynistic” coaching framework that they published on the World Rugby website. The coaching framework, derived from a 2006 literature review, listed outdated gender stereotypes across six main areas, from how men and women differ in …
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Bumper LGFA NFL Final Reaction: Post match interviews with winners from Armagh, Kildare, Clare and Carlow
The LIDL LGFA NFL finals took place over the weekend, with plenty to breakdown between the four divisions. Daire Walsh provides reaction on behalf of the LGFA. Lidl NFL Division 1 final – Armagh 2-12 Kerry 2-9 Armagh manager Greg McGonigle hopes they can now take their historic Lidl NFL Division 1 title success into the TG4 All-Ireland Championship and …
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Lottie Woad Becomes The First European Woman To Win Augusta National Amateur
Twenty-year-old Lottie Woad etched her name in history at the revered venue of the Masters on Saturday, becoming the first European female to win Augusta National Amateur. Entering the final stretch in the fifth edition of the prestigious tournament, Woad trailed Bailey Shoemaker by one stroke after the American posted a course-record 66. In a dramatic finale, Wood managed to …
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PREVIEW | Ireland WNT v England WNT
The first home game of UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying for Ireland sees them host England in the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night. Having played France last Friday, Eileen Gleeson’s squad enter into their second game of Group A3 and prepare to take on the reigning European champions in just the eighth meeting between the teams. Over 30,000 tickets have already …
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Irish Para Swimming Team Announced for European Championships
The Irish Para Swimming Team has been announced to represent Ireland at the Para Swimming European Championships from 21 to 27 April. Madeira, Portugal will host the European Championships for the third time in 2024 following successful editions in 2016 and 2021. The Championships will offer athletes and teams an important test ahead of the Paralympic Games in Paris later …
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Turner’s Cross Emerges As Potential Venue For Ireland V France Euro 2025 Qualifier
The Women’s Nations League clash between Ireland and France is poised to take place at Turner’s Cross in Cork, marking a departure from the original plan to host the match at Tallaght Stadium. Eileen Gleeson’s side had also hoped to play all three of their home games at the Aviva Stadium but the venue will not be available in the …
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Aoife Raftery returns to European Rally Championship for 2024
Aoife Raftery returns to European Rally Championship for 2024 Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Aoife Raftery will return to the FIA Junior European Rally Championship this year. The Craughwell-based driver was regularly at the sharp end of last year’s European Championship where she blazed a trail for Irish women in motorsport. Following in the wheel tracks of one of her …
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Camogie Association Aims for 50,000 Attendance at All-Ireland Finals by 2026
The Camogie Association is setting its sights high, with plans to draw a crowd of 50,000 to its All-Ireland finals by 2026. This ambitious target forms a key part of the association’s ‘Strategic Plan 2024-2027 – Our Game, Our Passion’, which seeks to boost overall attendance at fixtures by 20% over the coming years. Guided by insights from the comprehensive …
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All four provinces represented in 2024 Lidl Ladies National Football League Finals
PLAYERS GATHER IN DUBLIN AHEAD OF FOUR DIVISIONAL DECIDERS CAPTAINS and representatives from the eight counties participating in the 2024 Lidl Ladies National Football League Finals gathered today (Tuesday April 2) at Lidl Head Office in Tallaght, Dublin, with their sights firmly set on weekend silverware. The Divisions 3 and 4 Finals will form part of a double-header at Grant …
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Howard banks on Tipp’s “will to work” in bid to end 20-year title drought against three-in-a-row chasing Galway
Róisín Howard says that Tipperary’s camogie squad will be focusing only on the controllables as they prepare for the Very National League Division 1A final against three-in-row chasing Galway at Croke Park on April 14. For Denis Kelly’s panel of players, that is about knuckling down in the trenches from first minute to last. This will be Tipp’s first appearance …
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