The Bright Future For Ladies Gaelic Football In New York

‘With Covid, we had a massive membership increase’ says Simon Gillespie when commenting on the recent stats that over 1000 girls are playing Gaelic Football in New York this year. Simon reflects that ‘it is an amazing moment for us since LGFA started with just 12 people in a room figuring out if we could get a club team 30 …

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“The whole crowd was really wanting to push me past the line” Williams Gives An Emotional Goodbye

The saddening day has arrived where Serena Williams has to exit the US Open and officially retire from Grand Slam tennis. The 23-time Grand Slam Champion battled her way to the third round of the tournament but was forced to face a loss to Ajla Tomljanovic with the score 7-5 6-7 (4) 6-1. Tomljanovic, described the moment after the match …

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‘The Power Of The Mind’ Eve McMahon On Winning The World Championships

Recently out of the World Championships, Eve McMahon has returned home with the 6th World Championship medal of her career, at just 19 years old. In an exclusive interview with HerSport, Eve takes us through the successes of her season thus far. Having just left school she went straight to win 3 Youth Championship Events in Greece, The Netherlands and …

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PREVIEW | Slovakia v Republic of Ireland WNT

The final game in Group A for the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team sees them come up against Slovakia on Tuesday evening. Vera Pauw’s squad are aiming to collect another win to aid their bid to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with the game taking place in Senec. Three points in this game would propel Ireland …

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Ciara Mageean Smashes Sonia’s 1500m Record | Weekend Roundup

Ciara Mageean sets an all time Irish record   Ciara Mageean has officially smashed Irish Legend Sonia O’Sullivan’s Irish 1500m record, bringing Ireland another victory at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels. The athletics superstar clocked a time of 3 :56.63, carving more than two seconds off O’Sullivan’s previous record of 3:58.85, which has not been beaten since it was …

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WNT players pursuing coaching qualifications

More Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team players than ever before are starting their development to become future coaches. While some players started their coaching journey in recent years, there is now a record number of current international players working with the FAI Coach Education Department to gain their coaching qualifications. Funding from UEFA has allowed for female-only courses to …

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Wicklow 200 and The Queen of the Mountains Classification – An Enduring Legacy

Rás na mBan begins on Wednesday and the climber’s classification will again be supported by the IVCA through their popular Wicklow 200 sportive in a continuation of a partnership stretching back to the beginning of the event in 2006. The Wicklow 200 Queen of the Mountains Classification is among the hardest fought jerseys in the race and former winners include …

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Her Sport announced as Media Partner for KPMG Women’s Irish Open

Her Sport is thrilled to announce our official media partnership with the KPMG Women’s Irish Open and Ladies European Tour. This is a very exciting event for Irish sport as it will be the first time in a decade that the Women’s Irish Open has been on the Ladies European Tour. Some of the big names that will be competing …

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Lahinch Is The AIG Senior Cup Champion Once Again

Lahinch claimed their third AIG Women’s Senior Cup title in four years after overcoming Douglas Golf Club in an all-Munster affair. At a sun-drenched Tramore Golf Club, the Clare side – who were beaten finalists last year – held off the Cork club’s challenge to reclaim their crown as the top side in women’s golf. Winning captain Aideen McCarthy, whose …

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