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Every day, 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or member of their own family due to gender based violence. In Ireland, since 1996, 254 women have been killed, with 87% of resolved cases being perpetrated by a man known to the victim. In 2021 there were 28,096 disclosures of abuse against women. In light of the …
Continue Reading2022 has been a phenomenal year for women in sport. Records have been smashed and history has been made, from Glasgow to Istanbul and from Cheltenham to Madison Square Garden, Irish women are consistently raising the bar and inspiring young and old all over. With such a historical and successful year in Irish sport it is near impossible to put …
Continue ReadingIt’s been a magnificent year for women’s sport in Ireland, and that was reflected in the 2022 RTÉ Sports Awards, with three of the four major awards going to women. Katie Taylor collected the main prize, winning Sportsperson of the Year for a third time after a stellar year in which defended her title as undisputed lightweight world champion. She …
Continue ReadingMany are calling the ASICS Novablast 3, the best running shoe of 2022. We put that to the test with a review of the running shoe.
Continue ReadingBronze for senior women’s team at Spar European Cross Country Championships Ireland’s senior women’s team claimed bronze at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships yesterday (Dec. 11th) at La Mandria Park in Italy. Twins Eilish and Roisin Flanagan took 11th and 12th place and Mary Mulhare 27th, supported by Ann Marie McGlynn in 31st, Aoibhe Richardson in 46th, and Michelle …
Continue ReadingIreland’s senior women’s team won bronze at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships at La Mandria Park in Italy yesterday afternoon (Dec 11th), wiping out all memory of last year’s painful fourth-place finish at the championships hosted in Fingal-Dublin. Twin sisters Eilish and Roisin Flanagan crossed side-by-side in 11th and 12th place, and Mary Mulhare (27th) rounded out the scoring for …
Continue ReadingAn exciting Irish team of 40 athletes, made up of equal numbers of men and women, will take to Turin this weekend for the 28th edition of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships, at La Mandria Park on December 11th 2022. The Irish athletes will join over 550 competitors from 40 countries who are set to battle it out for …
Continue ReadingCiara Mageean has been forced to withdraw from the Irish team set to compete at the European Cross Country Championships in Italy on December 11th. Although disappointed, the Commonwealth Games 1500m silver medallist and her team have made the decision to withdraw from the event in order to recover from a recent illness and she will not travel to Turin. …
Continue ReadingCaitriona Jennings placed second in the women’s race in the JFK 50 Mile Ultramarathon Saturday Nov. 19th. Her time of 6:28:53 was the 8th fastest on the course ever for a woman, and a new masters (40 and over) record. Still, there was a gap of over 20 minutes between her and Sarah Biehl, the first-place finisher for women. Biehl’s …
Continue ReadingNational Cross Country Championships- First Senior Title for Healy Sarah Healy claimed her first national senior title at the National Cross Country Championships in Donegal this weekend in the 8000m, besting European silver medallist Ciara Mageean by 15 seconds with a time of 27:05– though Mageean still impressed as she ran much of the last lap with only one spike. …
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