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Erin King Confirmed To Miss Rugby World Cup With Knee Injury

Ireland’s Rugby World Cup hopes have taken a major hit with the news that rising star Erin King will miss the tournament later this year due to a serious knee injury sustained during the Six Nations.   The 21-year-old backrow, who had played every minute of Ireland’s campaign so far, suffered the injury during Saturday’s defeat to England. After further …

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Five Things You Should Know About Energia AIL

As women’s rugby in Ireland continues to grow, the Energia All-Ireland League (AIL) remains its beating heart – the stomping ground for the country’s top club talent.  The Energia AIL Final is just around the corner, with the Aviva Stadium eagerly awaiting a rematch of last year’s decider on Sunday, April 27th. Whether you’re a seasoned supporter or you’re new …

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Casey Fitzgerald: Ireland’s Para Powerlifting Prodigy

At just 19 years of age, Casey Fitzgerald is already a name to watch in Irish para sport. From Mullagh, County Cavan, she has achieved remarkable success in a short time span, becoming a three-time junior world champion in her weight category – after only being in the sport since the age of 16.   When she was 12, she …

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Walshe Stars at Irish Open with Freestyle Record

Double Olympian Ellen Walshe was the star of Tuesday morning of the Irish Open Championships as the Templeogue swimmer set a new Irish Record in the 200m Freestyle. Walshe now owns five Irish Senior long course records with the Freestyle, 100m and 200m Butterfly and 200m and 400m Individual Medley. Entering the heats with a best time of 2:00.39 from …

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Killester Retain Domino’s Women’s Super League Title

Killester have made it back-to-back Domino’s Women’s Super League titles, following a 83-63 victory over Utility Trust St. Paul’s in Sunday’s final at the National Basketball Arena.   Utility Trust St. Paul’s made a solid start and were up by five points, 9-4, four minutes in after Mathilde Diop’s basket. For Killester, Destiny Strother and Michelle Clarke were the driving …

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Emma Doherty Named Premier Division Player of the Month

Galway United forward Emma Doherty has been crowned the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division Player of the Month for March 2025, following a standout run of form that has helped propel her side into the early title conversation. The Donegal native netted three goals in as many games during the month, including a well-taken brace against DLR Waves and a …

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Ireland’s Top Swimmers Target International Qualifications

Swim Ireland’s 2025 Irish Open Swimming Championships and World Championships Trials start on Saturday 12th April at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. The 5-day event will see four hundred swimmers from over 50 clubs compete for National titles in thirty-four individual events and for places on senior National Teams, including the World Aquatics Championships (50m), World Para Swimming …

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Nicole Drought Takes Victory At Silverstone

Having taken victory at the opening TDC round of 2025 at Snetterton last month, Nicole Drought continued this rich vein of form at Silverstone yesterday.   https://www.instagram.com/p/DIGgH2csKvU/   Despite not being able to test ahead of the event, Nicole’s EBC Racing Civic topped the timesheets three laps into the Free Practice session on Sunday morning, finishing the session some five …

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Loreto Seal Women’s EY Hockey League Title

An exhilarating penultimate weekend in the EY Hockey League Division 1 wasn’t short of drama. In the Women’s EYHL, Loreto finally secured their second league title on the bounce with a well fought away win to UCC. Catholic Institute and UCD played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in Rosbrien, with the home side securing the bonus point shootout. The result …

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‘Twin success’ – The Big Interview with Galway’s Louise Ward

By Daire Walsh   Almost 11 years on from triumphing in the competition during her debut campaign as a senior inter-county player, Galway’s Louise Ward will have another shot at Lidl National Football League Division 2 glory next weekend. Back on May 10, 2014 at Parnell Park, Ward started alongside her twin sister Nicola when Galway claimed a second-tier title …

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