Lidl National Football League Round 3 throws in this bank holiday weekend

Round 3 of the Lidl National Football League throws in this bank holiday weekend with games being played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There is action in Division 1 on Saturday February 4th as Donegal travel to the Kingdom to face last year’s Division 2 champions Kerry in Austin Stack Park in Tralee,with throw in at 12pm. Division 1 also …

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IRFU aim to increase number of women on board to 40% by end of year

The committee of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have unanimously approved proposals to increase representation of women on it’s committee to 40% by the end of 2023 provided the newly agreed proposals are approved at its annual council meeting taking place in July. In December, Minister for Sport Catherine Martin emphasised the Government’s warning of “financial consequences” for National …

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FIFA have confirmed stadium switch for Australia vs Republic of Ireland

The Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team’s opening game of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 against Australia on July 20th has been officially moved to Stadium Australia. FIFA have confirmed the news that the co-opening game has moved from Sydney Football Stadium to the tournament’s largest venue following increased demand from supporters. Sydney Football Stadium has a capacity of 42,500 …

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Revealed: Winners of the Her Sport Awards

Lights, camera, action! Tonight the Her Sport Awards returned to UCD Astra Hall presented by Her Sport founder Niamh Tallon with broadcaster Gráinne McElwain as our amazing MC for the night. We were joined by some of our outstanding nominees and sports people and people from our Her Sport community, young and old, on an inspiring night full of like-minded …

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Calls for Welsh Rugby Union Chief Executive to resign following sexism allegations

Allegations of sexism and discrimination have emerged against the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) after several former WRU employees spoke in a BBC Wales investigation, which was screened on Monday night. One of those who spoke out was Charlotte Wathan, general manager of women’s rugby until her resignation last February, who expressed that offensive comments were made to her by a …

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Three iconic venues set to play host in 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The stage is set for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa, with three iconic venues set to play host to 23 fixtures. All three stadiums already have World Cup histories, having all hosted matches in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2003. Now Ireland are among the 10 qualified teams who will be hoping to create …

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Fixtures for Round 2 of the Lidl National Football League

Round 2 of the Lidl National Football League kicks off this weekend. On Saturday January 28th there is action in Division 1 with Mayo taking on Kerry in the Connacht Centre of Excellence (Pitch 1) at 12.45pm with the game being shown live on TG4. Donegal will take on reigning champions Meath in O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny with throw in there …

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Bumper coverage confirmed for 2023 Lidl National Football League

Details of unprecedented TV and online coverage were revealed today as players from eight competing counties gathered at Lidl Ireland’s Head Office in Tallaght, Dublin, ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Lidl Ladies National Football League campaign. At the launch, Lidl Ireland unveiled four new partnership ambassadors; 2022 TG4 All Stars, Meath’s Emma Duggan and Mayo’s Shauna Howley, newly …

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Groundbreaking €107m broadcast rights deal agreed in Women’s IPL

Viacom 18 will pay 9.51 billion Indian rupees (about €107 million) for the media rights of the women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years, the country’s cricket board have (BCCI) announced. Viacom 18 outbid Disney Star, Sony and Zee among other broadcasters in a closed-bid auction in Mumbai, with the inaugural women’s IPL – a Twenty20 tournament …

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Analysis of the weekend action in the Vodafone Interprovincial Championship

Over in Energia Park, Leinster took on Connacht with the Blues coming out on top with a 38-10 win over the western province. Although not reflected in the scoreline, Lyndon Jones’s side made Leinster work for their win, particularly during a scoreless opening 30 minutes in Energia Park. Leinster accounted for most of the possession yet they struggled to break …

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