Ireland Squad Announced For Six Nations Clash Against Italy

Coach Scott Bemand has confirmed the Ireland Match Day Squad for Sunday’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations encounter with Italy in Parma (Kick-off: 3pm Irish time). Edel McMahon makes her return to the starting XV and will captain the side as they take on Italy at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Round 2 of the championship. Bemand has kept faith with an …

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Ireland Women’s Squad Announced for Cricket World Cup Qualifier

A 15-player Ireland Women’s squad has been selected for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifier tournament taking place from 5-18 April 2025. This qualifier tournament is a six-team event in round-robin format. The top two teams will then qualify for the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup to be played in September 2025. Ireland Women will leave on 28 March 2025 …

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Ireland squad announced for double header with Greece

The Ireland Women’s National Team squad has been announced for their 2025 UEFA Nations League back-to-back games against Greece. Head Coach Carla Ward will bring her squad to Heraklion for the first game on Friday, April 4th, ahead of hosting the same opponent in Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday, April 8th. These will be the third and fourth games in Group …

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Ireland WNT to play double header with USA

The Ireland Women’s National Team is set to take on the United States in two international friendly matches in June. These games will provide a challenging test for the Irish squad as they take on the world’s top ranked national side.   https://www.instagram.com/p/DHlhnn7CpFw/   The first match will take place on Thursday, June 26th at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in …

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2025 Women’s All-Island Cup Draw Revealed

The draw for the 2025 All-Island Cup was made ahead of the competition getting underway in April. All 12 teams from the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division will be involved alongside the top teams from the Sports Direct Women’s Premiership. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHYrCMwsC53/ Champions Galway United were drawn into Group C alongside Cliftonville Ladies, Cork City and Peamount United. Group A will …

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Healy And O’Connor Lead Irish At World Indoor Championships

European indoor medallists Sarah Healy (3000m) and Kate O’Connor (Pentathlon) headline a six-strong Irish team which competes at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China this weekend (Friday March 21st – Sunday March 23rd). Over 550 athletes from 127 countries are entered in the global event, with eleven defending champions and 20 medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games set …

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Irish Swimmers Ready for 2025 Para Swimming World Series

Eight Irish swimmers are set to compete as the 2025 Para Swimming World Series heads to Barcelona for the first time, with four days of exciting competition from 20-23 March. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHXARdrtS5v/ This marks a historic new stop on the World Series calendar, and an eight strong Irish team will be among the athletes competing against the world’s best. Following successful …

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Irish Medal Momentum Continues at European Throws Cup

Ireland enjoyed a remarkable two days at the European Throwing Cup in Nicosia with medals from Nicola Tuthill (U23 Hammer Gold) and Anna Gavigan (U23 Discus Silver).   https://www.instagram.com/p/DHRPU9IzQAQ/?img_index=1   Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) became Ireland’s first ever medallist in European Throwing Cup history when she picked up U23 bronze in Leiria 2023 and she made more history by becoming …

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Schedule For Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Announced

Hosts Pakistan take on Ireland at the Gaddafi Stadium while the West Indies play Scotland at the Lahore City Cricket Association on the opening day of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 which runs across the two venues in Lahore from 9 to 19 April. The sixth edition of the Qualifier sees teams from four Full Members – …

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Kate O’Connor: “No one can ever take away from me.”

It is often only in retrospect that we see the shape of history, the slow accumulation of moments that lead to something bigger. Ireland’s record in multi-events has, for the longest time, been a void. No real history to speak of, no real expectation of success. It was a discipline where Irish athletes could participate but not contend. Until now. …

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