Athlone Town to meet Shelbourne in EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup Final

The line-up for the 2022 EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup Final is set with Athlone Town to take on Shelbourne in Tallaght Stadium on Sunday, November 6th. Last year’s runners-up Shelbourne booked their place in the showpiece event thanks to a converted penalty from Noelle Murray in their semi-final joust with Bohemians. Athlone made it through to a first ever Final after …

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Former President McAleese Appointed as Independent Integration Chairperson

The Gaelic Games Associations are pleased to announce that former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has agreed to be independent Chairperson of the integration process between the Camogie Association, the GAA, and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Over the course of this year, all three Gaelic Games Associations separately discussed integration towards a One Association model. Mark Dorman has been …

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Spilkova Claims Victory At KPMG Women’s Irish Open

The KPMG Women’s Irish Open has come to an end and we have our champion, Klara Spilkova claimed her second victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET) after a three-person playoff. This victory is her second on the LET and first since 2017. The Czech star fired a final round of 67 (-5) to end the tournament on 14-under-par alongside …

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New start – The Big Interview with new Leitrim manager Jonny Garrity

He doesn’t tire of questions about Manchester City and his time spent in the £200 million Etihad campus but Jonny Garrity is quick to point out that he wasn’t working directly with the first team. It was still a significant achievement for a young Tyrone man, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Patrick Viera and his fellow Cityzens in one …

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Fight Night: Leah McCourt vs. Dayana Silva at Bellator Dublin

Back and better than ever, Leah McCourt is ready to get back in the ring for the first time since a big loss to Sinead Kavanagh in February early this year. Back in 2020, the Leah McCourt beacme the first woman to headline a Bellator Europe card as she defeated Germany’s Judith Ruiz at Bellator Dublin, in front of an …

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Paralympics Ireland and The Sport Ireland Institute Announce Performance Support Partnership to Paris 2024

22.09.2022 Paralympics Ireland and the Sport Ireland Institute have today confirmed a new partnership that sees the Sport Ireland Institute appointed as the Official Performance Support Partner to Team Ireland. Paris 2024 Paralympic Games hopefuls will benefit from the world class facilities and expertise of the Sport Ireland Institute as a result of the new partnership. Irish Paralympians will be able to …

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Cycling Ireland announces team for Paracycling Track World Championships

Cycling Ireland have announced a strong team for the UCI Paracycling Track World Championships which will take place from October 20th to October 23rd.  A nine-strong Team Ireland contingent will compete at the championships in Paris next month in what is their last major competition goal for 2022.  Tokyo Paralympics silver medalists Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal will target the …

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Republic of Ireland Women’s Under-17s Ready for Portuguese Challenge

The Republic of Ireland Women’s Under-17s will set off for Portugal next week for two International Friendly games. Similar to the Women’s Under-19s, who had two games in Centro de Estágios do Luso last week, these fixtures have been arranged to help prepare James Scott’s squad for their upcoming UEFA Women’s Under-17 European Championship qualifiers. In late October, the WU17s will travel …

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