IABA Boycott U-turn: Irish Youth Team now allowed travel to World Youth Championships
After initially being told they were not travelling to Spain to represent their country at the World Youth Championships next month, the Irish Youth Team will now travel following an IABA boycott u-turn. The team were told during their Saturday training that they were not travelling to La Nucia to box in the tournament that takes place between November 15th-26th. …
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A Breakdown: The Republic of Ireland’s Fifa World Cup Qualifying route
Last Thursday, the Republic of Ireland finally found out who they will be playing in their World Cup qualifying playoff when Scotland beat Austria 1-0 in Hampden Park. The Girls in Green face Scotland on Tuesday, October 11th with kick-off at 8pm after weeks of uncertainty. And the uncertainty is still not over when it comes to this World Cup. …
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“We need to play our best game ever” Vera Pauw on Republic of Irelands World Cup Qualifier against Scotland
The Republic of Ireland WNT will face Scotland in their World Cup play-off on Tuesday with KO at 8pm. Manager Vera Pauw will be up against her former team and remarked that it will be no easy task. “Physically they will be ready. The emotions, we will need to see how they handle that. On the other hand, they have …
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Paralympian Mary Fitzgearld’s advice to young girls in sport: “Find your passion, find what you love and stick with it”
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Neasa Kennedy
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October 6, 2022
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Interview, Paralympics
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Empower Women In Sport, Mary Fitzgearld, Paralympic Sport, Paralympics, Paris Grand Prix, Paris Grand Prix Gold, Personal Best, Shotput, Tokyo Paralympics
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Paralympian Mary Fitzgearld is currently ranked 4th in the world in the F40 Shot Putt and although she only made her paralympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Mary is proving to be a major competitor in the event. This summer she took Gold at the 2022 Paris Grand Prix and hit an incredible new PB of 8.23m. “To …
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‘I couldn’t walk more than a kilometre without my leg swelling up’ Tipperary Star Aishling Moloney is back
It has been an extremely mentally and physically challenging 14 months for Tipperary star Aishling Moloney. The former TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Footballer of the Year has confirmed she is returning to play for the first time since her devastating cruciate ligament injury which she sustained in June 2021. “I had a long recovery with a few setbacks here and there, …
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The 2022 PwC Camogie All-Stars Nominees have been announced
All-Ireland Champions Kilkenny take prime position in the nominations of 36 players spread across 6 different counties. Players from Kilkenny (11), Cork (10), Waterford (7), Galway (5), Dublin (2), Limerick (1) are featured in this year’s PwC Camogie All-Stars nominations. All-Ireland winning Kilkenny goalkeeper Aoife Norris faces competition from Waterford’s Brianna O’Regan and Cork’s Amy Lee. They are joined by …
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2022 TG4 Ladies Football All Star nominees have been revealed
2022 All-Ireland champions Meath lead the way with 13 nominations on the list of 45 nominees, while beaten All-Ireland finalists Kerry have 11 players nominated. The Royal County collected their second successive TG4 All-Ireland Senior title with victory over Kerry in the Croke Park Final on July 31, a victory which completed a brilliant ‘double’, following their victory in the …
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Vera Pauw names squad for Ireland’s World Cup qualification play-off
Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw unveiled her 28 player squad at Cadbury’s HQ Friday morning.Pauw is without some important players for the crunch showdown with injuries ruling out Savannah McCarthy, Megan Connolly, Ruesha Littlejohn, Ellen Molloy, Aoife Colvill and Leanne Kiernan. However in more positive news, Niamh Fahey and Jamie Finn are back in the Republic of Ireland squad …
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Ireland Assistant Coach Niamh Briggs to coach Munster in the upcoming Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship
Waterford native Niamh Briggs is ‘hugely excited’ to lead the Munster coaching team for this seasons Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship. Briggs has an impressive coaching history. She is current head coach of Energia All Ireland League Women’s Division club UL Bohemians and also as an assistant coach to Greg McWilliams Irish squad. Last year Briggs was assistant coach for the …
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