Michelle Obama Pushes For Equal Pay In Women’s Sport
Michelle Obama, the former first lady, has joined the chorus of voices advocating for gender pay equity in women’s sports. She addressed this crucial issue during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of equal prize money at the U.S. Open on Monday, August 28. The event also served as a tribute to the iconic tennis figure and equal pay advocate, …
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TG4 Aims To Increase Women’s Sport Coverage
TG4 has announced that it is increasing its women’s sports coverage. In the days and weeks ahead TG4 will broadcast and stream over 80 hours of Ladies’s Gaelic Football, Women’s Rugby, Women’s Soccer and Women’s Cycling. This programming will be completely free-to-air. Tour de France Femmes, Tour de France na mBan Ladies Gaelic Football, Peil na mBan Interprovincial Rugby Championship, Rugbaí na mBan League of Ireland Women’s Premier Division Soccer, Sacar na mBan Beo New Underdogs series Tour de France na mBan Beo The Women’s …
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Irish Banshees Win AFL Euro Cup Fourth Year In A Row
Last weekend, the Irish AFL teams, the Banshees and the Warriors, travelled to Kiel in Germany to compete in the AFL Euro Cup. This is a 9-a-side, single-day tournament where all of the top national teams of Europe face off against one another to battle for this prestigious title. The Banshees, who have been the dominant force in the women’s …
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Olympic Federation Of Ireland Announces Team Heading To The Summer European Youth Olympic Festival
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HerSport Editor
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July 14, 2023
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Olympics, Sports
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Athletics, Athletics Ireland, Cycling Ireland, European Youth Olympics, Gymnastics Ireland, Irish Swimming, Olympic Federation of Ireland, Team Ireland, Tennis
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Yesterday, the Olympic Federation of Ireland named forty-two athletes who will compete across five sports in the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) taking place later this month. The EYOF is the largest European multi-sport event for young athletes between the ages of 14 and 17 and generally occurs every two years. This year it takes place in Maribor, Slovenia …
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Government Announces Fresh 2023 Round Of Sports Capital Funding
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne T.D., have just announced that a new round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) will open for new applications from 17th July. The SCEP is the Government’s primary vehicle for providing support to …
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Team Ireland Returns Triumphant From 2023 European Games With 13 Medals
The European Games drew to a close in Krakow last night with Irish gold medal winning kickboxer, Amy Wall, serving as the Permanent TSB Flagbearer at the ceremony. After thirteen days of competition which saw 121 Irish athletes across 17 sports compete for Team Ireland, the majority of the team will return to Dublin Airport this evening. Ireland secured a …
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European Games 2023: Team Ireland Day 4 Updates
On day four at the European Games 2023, Team Ireland’s Olympic Gold medallist Kellie Harrington opened her Games with a win defeating her Slovakian opponent on a split decision to advance to the round of 16. Team mate Jude Gallagher was unfortunate to be on the wrong side of a split decision in his bout, with Dean Clancy closing the …
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Everything You Need To Know About Team Ireland’s Athletes Heading To The 2023 European Games
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HerSport Editor
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June 13, 2023
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Olympics, Sports
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Athletics Ireland, Badminton, Boxing, Canoeing, Diving, european, Irish Boxing, Kickboxing Ireland, Modern Pentathlon, Triathlon
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A team of over 120 athletes will represent Ireland at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. The multi-sport event is run by the European Olympic Committees and will take place from 20 June until 2 July, with 7000 athletes competing from 48 countries over the 12 days of competition. Irish athletes will be competing across 17 sports, with many of …
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Over €300,000 distributed to fund physical activities for older adults
€317,430 to support sport and physical activities for older adults has been announced by Age & Opportunity and Sport Ireland through the Active National Grant. The Grant Scheme is a combined initiative from Age & Opportunity and Sport Ireland. This year it is being provided to 909 organisations. These range from active retirement groups to sports clubs and nursing and …
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Minister Byrne Asks Sport Ireland To Develop Code Of Conduct
Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne yesterday (May 9) met with representatives from the FAI, IRFU, GAA, and Sport Ireland to discuss the prevention of racist and violent incidents in sport. The meeting came after a number of disgraceful high-profile incidents, especially involving the harassment of referees, one of whom — for an U17 minor hurling …
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