Olympic Federation of Ireland and PTSB Celebrate 100 Years Of Team Ireland At St Patrick’s Festival Dublin
A global audience will witness Ireland’s celebration of 100 Years of Olympic participation when Team Ireland plays a central role in the National St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin on 17 March 2024. Ireland first competed as a nation in the Olympic Games in Paris 1924, and St. Patrick’s Day will serve as a nostalgic reminder of Ireland’s rich Olympic …
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Lidl Awards €80,000 to Four Schools In Rewards Scheme Prizes
Lidl Ireland has announced the winners of the Lidl Plus LGFA Rewards scheme, with four secondary schools across Donegal, Carlow, Cork and Galway sharing in the top prize of €80,000 in cash funding to invest in facilities, equipment or resources for their Ladies Gaelic Football team. Launched in September last year, thousands of schools across Ireland entered to be in …
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Irish Cyclists Dominate Australian Track Championships Ahead of UCI Nations Cup Hong Kong Round
The Irish National team cyclists shone at the Australian Track National Championships, clinching six medals from March 1st to 5th. Building on their sucess at the Adelaide Track Nations Cup, the team undertook a rigorous training camp in Brisbane to fine-tune their skills for the upcoming Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Hong Kong from March 15th to 17th. The …
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Eight Athletes To Represent Ireland At World Cross Country Championships
Athletics Ireland has selected eight athletes to represent Ireland at the World Cross Country Championships that take place in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday 30th March. Fiona Everard (Bandon AC) and Danielle Donegan (Tullamore Harriers AC) will once again don the green singlet in the Senior Women’s 10,000m race. Everard caused a major surprise when she became 123.ie national senior cross …
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Camogie League: Bray bombs on as Waterford go top on score difference
By Daragh Ó Conchúir Waterford are in pole position to reach the Very Camogie League’s Division 1A final after their comfortable victory over Clare at Fraher Field on Saturday but only score difference separates the top four of a supremely competitive group. Galway, Tipperary and Cork are also on six points with two wins from three outings, while Kilkenny, on …
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New Research and New Play Tackling Resilience in Young Girls
A new report shining a spotlight on the impact of playing sport and resilience in teenage girls (aged 12-15) has been published in Northern Ireland. The report, ‘The Impact of Sport on Girls’ Resilience’, was commissioned by Electric Ireland as part of their ongoing Game Changers campaign. Delivered in partnership with the Irish FA, the campaign is committed to supporting …
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Why we need to do more for athlete mothers
As women’s sport grows, so too does the spotlight it’s under, exposing areas where more supports are required, such as why we need to do more for athlete mothers. With many of the existing structures within women’s sport transferred directly (if only to a diluted version in some cases) from the men’s game, such measures weren’t even thought of up …
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Over 50% of Irish people have NEVER been to a women’s sporting event #GetBehindTheFight
This International Women’s Day, #GetBehindTheFight.
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Sky launches WNT Fund for third year, who will be this year’s recipients?
Sky today announced the return of the ‘Sky WNT Fund’ for the third year – reaffirming its commitment to supporting the growth and development of Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team (WNT) players, both on and off the pitch. The Sky WNT Fund is a €25,000 bursary, open to Women’s National Team players, to aid their academic, professional and post-football …
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Seconds Out: Celebrating International Women’s Day with the Mammy of Irish Boxing, Anna Moore
The Mammy of Irish Boxing, so named by Kellie Harrington during the Tokyo Olympics, is being celebrated for her vast contribution to Irish Boxing with a keynote film released to mark International Women’s Day. Anna Moore, of St. Francis Boxing Club, Limerick, joined the Irish Boxing Family in the late 1960s, and was a vital force in the development of …
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