Camogie All-Star Tour Cancelled

The Camogie Association have cancelled the 2023 All-Star Tour to Canada, which was controversially scheduled just one week out from the 2023 All Ireland Championship. Following widespread criticism and boycotts as well as pressure from the GPA, the Camogie Association sought to reschedule from the 19th-26th of May, with Championship set to begin the following weekend. The association worked with …

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Blackmore and Honeysuckle seeking fairytale ending

The 2021 Top Jockey of Cheltenham Rachael Blackmore will be aiming for further glory this season aboard some familiar names. The 33-year-old jockey has enjoyed incredible success at the festival over the last four years with Blackmore becoming the first female jockey to win the Gold Cup with A Plus Tard in 2022 and she will be looking for more …

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Amber Barrett: “You’ll never improve unless you’re being pushed to your limits.”

Amber Barrett shot to the front pages of the media following her heroic and poignant goal against Scotland, securing her side’s place at this year’s 2023 FIFA World Cup. Amber has always been surrounded by sport. Her brothers play gaelic football for club and Donegal and her parents are immersed in sport. The Donegal native began playing soccer with Milford …

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Girls in Green to Grand Marshal St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The Republic of Ireland Women’s National Football Team has been chosen as the Grand Marshal for the 2023 National St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Team Manager Vera Pauw, experienced defender Diane Caldwell and former international Paula Gorham will represent the team and lead out the national parade on Friday March 17th. The efforts, skill and determination of the Women’s National Football …

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The League of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Football League agree all-island competition

The League of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Football League have agreed to introduce an all-island competition for women’s teams that will start play in June 2023. Talks between both leagues have been ongoing for some time to create a new competition that will see SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division clubs take on their NIFL Women’s Premiership counterparts during the season break …

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Rhasidat Adeleke: “Maybe that comes down to me not knowing my limits yet.”

Rhasidat Adeleke is nowhere near her peak in her athletics career. In 2022, the 20-year-old athlete broke 5 Irish records; The indoor 60m, 200m and 300m and the outdoor 200m and 400m. In only her 6th race over 400m not only did she break a national record, she only narrowly missed out on a medal coming 5th in her debut …

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The 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships: Who to watch

The Irish team have arrived in Istanbul ahead of the European Athletics Indoor Championships which take place from March 2nd – 5th 2023. Ireland will have fifteen athletes (nine women and six men), including a relay team, taking to European competition across the busy four-day schedule. The Irish team boasts plenty of international experience including two-time European World Indoor 60m Hurdles finalist …

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Ireland will play World Number One USA in April

The Republic of Ireland squad with play the United States (world number one) in two friendlies in April as they continue their World Cup preparations. Vera Pauw’s squad will take on the USA firstly at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on the 8th of April before facing them again three days later at the new CityPark grounds in St.Louis …

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Growth of girls rugby at De La Salle Palmerston FC finally reaping the benefits

De La Salle Palmerston FC (DLSP) is a local community rugby club with teams for men, women, boys, girls, special needs and mixed ability. The club has a long standing relationship with London Irish going back nearly 40 years with teams travelling to each other since 1985. Up until this year, it had only been mens and boys teams who …

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This weekend’s Very Camogie League Fixtures

Round 2 of the 2023 Very Camogie League takes place this Saturday February 25th. In Division 1A: Cork take on Clare at 3pm in Páirc Uí Rinn, Tipperary travel to Parnell Park to face Dublin at 2pm, and All-Ireland Champions Kilkenny face Galway in UPMC Nowlan Park at 3pm. In Division 1B: Limerick face Antrim (Details TBC), Wexford travel to …

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