New Champions And Records Emerge As IFAF European Flag Football Championships Conclude In Limerick

Pierre Trochet, President of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), has expressed his admiration for the remarkable progress of high-performance flag football in Europe. This comes following the successful conclusion of the three-day IFAF European Flag Football Championships held in Limerick, Ireland on Sunday, 20 August. The tournament marked its 10th edition, making it the largest one to date, …

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Irish Ladies Clay Pigeon Shooting Team Head To World Championships

Niamh Murphy, Ciara Carley and Rebecca McCready will be representing Ireland at the 2023 World English Sporting Clays Championships next week. This highly anticipated event draws participants from across the globe, including seniors, juniors, colts, and more, who will all face the same challenging course. Over the course of two days, participants will tackle 100 targets each day. The Irish …

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Ireland To Host IFAF European Flag Football Championships 2023

Lead photo by Eoghan Connelly Ireland will host the 2023 IFAF European Flag Football Championships from 18-20 August at the University of Limerick. The tournament will see more than a dozen European national teams compete in Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s games to compete for the title of European Flag Football Champions. This will be the first time Ireland will …

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European School Chess Champs Set For Limerick In 2024

The European School Chess Championships will make history in June 2024 as the first European chess championships to be held in Ireland. The tournament will take place at the University of Limerick from 30th May to 8th June 2024. The Irish Chess Union won the bid to host this major chess tournament against four other countries, with the support of …

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Ireland Win Water Polo Home Nations Tournament

Ireland Women are the Home Nations Champions after three wins in three games played this weekend. Ireland Water Polo hosted the Water Polo Home Nations Tournament (Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales), this past weekend (19- 21 May 2023) at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre (NAC), Dublin. This was the first time the Home Nations has been held in Dublin …

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Breastfeeding mother says she was asked to leave pool

Marguerite Sinnott is a member of UCD’s leisure club and was in the baby pool with her three children on Wednesday afternoon when her youngest son became agitated. “They told me I wasn’t allowed to breastfeed my child here, and I needed to leave the pool area and go into a cubicle in the changing room to feed him. This …

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KPMG reveal research on the impact of sport on female careers

KPMG in collaboration with the 30% Club, a movement of Chairs and CEOs who are committed to better gender balance at all levels of organisations in Ireland, have released unique research documenting Irish businesswomen’s attitudes toward the role that sport has played in their professional development. The research, commissioned by KPMG and conducted by iReach, emphasises the importance of sport …

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Our Top 5 Moments in Irish Sport 2022

2022 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 …

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