Team Ireland’s Joyous Return After A Successful Special Olympics

Team Ireland received a heartfelt homecoming at Dublin Airport following their remarkable achievements at the Special Olympics in Berlin. A group of Aer Lingus staff formed a dignified guard of honour, guiding the athletes into the arrivals hall. The 73 athletes and 36 members of coaching and management returned to Ireland with 75 medals. 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 …

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Senior Camogie And Football Players Unite In A Sit-Down Protest Prior To Championship Matches

Kilkenny and Dublin’s senior camogie players joined in a sit-down protest before their Glen Dimplex championship match on Saturday and Parnell Park. 1st evidence of female inter-county players protest at Parnell Pk just now: @CamogieDublin & @KilkennyCamogie lined up with each other & then sat down collectively (to applause) for one minute before throw-in . Game then started#unitedforequality #womeninsport #womeninsportIRL …

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Ireland Will Head To Dubai For The World XV Tournament In November

World Rugby has officially announced that the upcoming Tier 3 matches of the newly established WXV competition will be held in Dubai this November. Ireland is set to face off against Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kenya, and the winner of the play-off between Brazil and Colombia, which is scheduled to take place next month as part of the tournament. The renowned Sevens …

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Ireland Secure 3-2 Win Against Zambia In Women’s World Cup Preparations

Tallaght Stadium was buzzing Thursday night as 5732 gathered to watch Ireland take on Zambia in an international friendly ahead of the World Cup. Similarly to Ireland, this will also be Zambia’s first World Cup. Zambia was one of the first African nations to introduce women’s football in 1982. After competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and winning the COSAFA …

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European Games 2023: Team Ireland Athletics Place Place First In Division 3

Ireland’s athletics team has been crowned team champions of Division 3 at this year’s European Games in Poland. Grace Casey was up first this morning in the javelin event. She placed 5th in the event, with a best throw of 42.02m. Olympic finalist Phil Healy finished second in the 200m, just outside her season best, with a time of 23.79. …

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Katie Taylor V Chantelle Cameron Rematch Set For Dublin In November

Katie Taylor will have a rematch against Chantelle Cameron in November, according to Eddie Hearn – both fighters’ promoter. The anticipated bout is likely to take place at Dublin’s 3Arena on either November 4 or 25. After suffering her first professional defeat against Cameron at 3Arena last month, Taylor, the undisputed World lightweight champion, is expected to activate the rematch …

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Jin Young Ko Ties Record For Most Weeks At The Top Of The Rolex Rankings

Jin Young Ko has tied Lorena Ochoa’s record of the most weeks at the top of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. The fifteen-time LPGA Tour winner has been at the top of the rankings for the past 158 weeks, since July 2019, tying the record set by Ochoa from 2007 – 2010. Since 2019, she has had to battle …

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European Games 2023: Team Ireland Athletics Day 2

Day 2 of the European Games 2023 kicked off this morning at the Silesian Stadium in Poland. Team Ireland’s athletics athletes participated in numerous track and field events, set on gaining enough points to overtake Austria’s lead in the team rankings. Sarah Lavin gave Ireland a good start after ending in first place in the 100m Heat A hurdles with …

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Jamaica’s Women’s Team Express ‘Disappointment’ With Jamaica Football Federation

Last week, members of the Jamaican women’s national team took to social media to call out the Jamaica Football Federation for insufficient support ahead of the upcoming Women’s World Cup. Prominent Jamaican players Cheyna Matthews and Khadija “Bunny” Shaw joined their teammates in releasing a comprehensive statement addressing concerns related to pay and various other challenges. The players earnestly requested …

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European Games 2023: Team Ireland Athletics Day 1

Today marked the first day of the European Games 2023 in Poland. A team of 120 athletes is representing Team Ireland at the games in Division 3. Team Ireland produced some great results today, with impressive performances from the athletes claiming crucial points for Ireland on the team rankings. Day 1: June 20 European Team Championships!🙌 🇮🇪Event Preview: https://t.co/PIV3dSz7dk ⚡Live …

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