Leona Maguire on her “most successful year to date”
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Neasa Kennedy
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December 16, 2022
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Golf, Interview
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Drive On Championship, Dromoland Castle, Golf, Irish Open Golf, KPMG Golf, KPMG Irish Women's Open, KPMG Womens Irish Open, Leona Maguire, Leona Maguire Golf, LPGA, LPGA Rookie Year, LPGA Tour, Solheim Cup
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It has been a super successful year for Irish professional golfer Leona Maguire. Since early 2021, Maguire has claimed three top 10 finishes at the LPGA majors and making her mark in Europe’s Solheim Cup victory in Ohio in September. “I think it’s been my most successful year to date” she expressed. “The majors are obviously a big focus point …
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Captains Claffey and Ryan’s AIL Final Preview
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Neasa Kennedy
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December 8, 2022
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Interview, Rugby
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Blackrock RFC, Energia AIL Final, Energia AIL League, Energia Park, Energia Women’s All-Ireland League, Michelle Claffey, Niamh Byrne, Railway Union, Rugby, womens rugby
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On Saturday December 17th, Blackrock and Railway will come head-to-head in their rescheduled AIL Final. The game kicks off at 2pm in Energia Park in Donnybrook after being postponed last Friday following a failed pitch inspection. The 2022 AIL season has been incredibly fast, with 8 rounds of games in the season before last weekend’s semi-finals which saw Railway come …
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“It’s an Honor to Represent your Club and County Team” Grace Walsh
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HerSport Editor
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November 21, 2022
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Camogie, Interview
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2022 PwC Camogie All Stars, All-Ireland Camogie, Chloe Mustaki, Ciara Mageean, Croke Park, GAA, Grace Walsh, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Camogie, LGFA, Mary McAleese, PwC Awards, UCD
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Camogie defender, Grace Walsh, is a Tullaroan native whose life revolves around the sport. Her earliest memories of camogie were playing with her brothers in their family’s back garden. Her family has always been a huge GAA fan, especially her dad. “He didn’t really let us sit inside much, so we were always outside pucking with the hurling sliotar …
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Courtney McGuire: National marathon champ on debut
At just 23-years-old and on her marathon debut, Courtney McGuire achieved greatness in this years Dublin Marathon. McGuire crossed the line with a time of 2:32:50, that put her straight in at seventh on the Irish women’s all-time list. McGuire finished third overall behind Ethiopians Nigist Muluneh (2:28.31) and Hawi Alemu Negeri (2:29.33) and was finished first nationally. “I’m still …
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Until the LGFA & Camogie are brought in under the same umbrella, we’re going to struggle to achieve equality
Aisling Maher is a full forward for Dublin and St Vincent’s Camogie. Maher was instrumental in Dublins success in 2022 and spoke to Her Sport about the challenges she has faced overcoming injury, managing confidence,her experience as a female athlete and more!
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Dayna Finn – One of Ireland’s most talented dual athletes
Dayna Finn is one of Ireland’s most talented and versatile dual athletes. The 22-year-old is currently on a sports scholarship with Trinity while studying for her Masters in Education and playing with Trinity Meteors who are currently in action over in the MissQuote Super League. “It’s a level playing field” said Finn, with her and her teammates preparing for a …
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“It’s mind over everything” Paralympic Powerlifter Britney Arendse
Britney Arendse has achieved so much since beginning her career as a paralympic powerlifter at 16-years-old. She is now 22-years-old and is as determined as ever, with her eyes set on the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. “We are preparing ourselves for nationals which will be our last competition this year and then hopefully in March we will be in Dubai …
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Irish sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley: “I was running for fun, and then I got a small bit better as I got older and I wouldn’t have known that if I dropped out of the sport”
Sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley was part of the women’s 4x400m relay team that broke a national record at this Summer’s European Championships, crossing the line with a time of 3:26.06. “It was obviously unreal that we broke the national record. I think we all did go in trusting our abilities and we knew we could produce a really good time. I …
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“Large companies are starting to see the benefits of supporting not just the men’s team, but the women as well”
We spoke to Dublin LGFA stars Martha Byrne and Jennifer Dunne in Croke Park at the announcement of Amgen as title sponsors for Cuala GAA for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Under the terms of the sponsorship agreement, Amgen will support four adult hurling teams; five adult mens’ football teams; four adult camogie teams and four adult ladies’ football teams …
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“It was not luck” Vera Pauw on qualifying for the 2023 FIFA World Cup
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Neasa Kennedy
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October 12, 2022
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Interview, Soccer
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Amber Barrett, courtney brosnan, FIFA World Cup 2023, Irish Soccer, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Ireland soccer, Republic of Ireland v Scotland, Vera Pauw, World Cup Qualifers
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The Republic of Ireland squad have made history and have qualified for the 2023 FIFA World Cup after defeating Scotland 1-0 in Hampden Park. Manager Vera Pauw spoke to HerSport following the teams return to Dublin “It’s starting to sink in, but the moment that the final whistle went it was just ‘We’re going to the World Cup, what happened …
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