“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”

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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“Periods are our Superpower” Rachael Burford On Talking Taboo Topics

Rachael Burford is an English Rugby player and has been playing the sport since she was just six years of age. She was recently on our Period Panel to discuss how she felt growing up in a sport around the stereotypes and knowledge of periods from a young girl now to a successful international athlete.  The only time she spoke …

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‘I wanted something to bring back to my mom’ | Meet Adeyemi Talabi

Adeyemi Talabi has been running for as long as she can remember. The Longford native joined her club when she was six years old and she now also runs at The University of Texas at Arlington where she competes in the 100m, 200m and long jump. At the beginning of May, Talabi hit two PBs at the same outdoor meet …

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‘The Bar Will Always Win’ | Meet Una Brice

For Una Brice, Athletics has always been a part of her life. Her godfather was a discus thrower for Ireland, and went on to attend college in the United States on a scholarship, so when Brice’s father asked her if she wanted to get into athletics, she immediately said yes. The 18 year old is both a sprinter and a …

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