Rugby Sevens Qualify for Olympics- Weekend Roundup

Ireland Sevens Qualify for Olympics Ireland Women’s 7s have made history by booking automatic qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The crucial game was against Fiji in the fifth-place semi-final on the last day of the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse this morning (May 14). Thanks to a brace of tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Ireland defeated Fiji 10-5, ensuring …

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Mayo win Connacht Senior Championship, McWilliams to leave head coach role, Hockey Cup finals: Weekly Roundup

TG4 Provincial Championships: Mayo win Connacht Senior Championship Galway’s five-in-a-row hopes were foiled as Mayo defeated them 3-13 to 2-9 to claim their first Connacht Senior Championship title since 2016. Tamara O’Connor, Rachel Kearns, and Sinead Walsh all provided goals. Elsewhere, Dublin booked their place in the Leinster final with a 3-14 to 0-3 victory over Laois. Cork forced Kerry …

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Another Championship for Kilkerrin-Clonberne, Bronze for Ireland at Cross Country Championships: Weekly Roundup

Bronze 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 …

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First Woman to Referee Men’s World Cup Match, WNL Salaries Introduced: Weekly Roundup

Best-Ever Finish for Ireland at Emirates Dubai 7s Team Ireland finished sixth overall in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the highest-ever finish for the squad. Ireland topped Pool C with three victories right out of the gate, beating Spain 21-7, Japan (31-24), and Fiji (24-17). The run of success ended with a 5-0 loss in the quarter-final when Ireland …

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Weekly Roundup- D’Arcy Wins Gold at Youth Boxing Championships

World Youth Boxing Championships: Cliona D’Arcy Wins Heavyweight Gold For Ireland Cliona D’Arcy won heavyweight gold for Ireland at the World Youth Boxing Championships on Saturday in La Nucia, Spain, after a win against India’s Kirti Kirti. She won all three rounds, with the final score 5-0: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27. Light heavyweight Dearbhla Tinnelly and light middleweight Laura …

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2nd for Jennings in Ultramarathon, Biggest ever payday for Maguire- Weekend Roundup

National 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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Weekly Roundup- Ireland to face Morocco in International Friendly, New Zealand wins Women’s Rugby World Cup

Republic of Ireland to face Morocco today in International Friendly The Republic of Ireland women’s team will face Morocco today in an International Friendly to finish their 8-day training camp in Marbella, Spain as they prepare for the World Cup next summer. Ireland played Morocco Friday in a behind-closed-doors game. The International Friendly will be broadcast live on the RTE …

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Shelbourne Complete Double with FAI Cup Victory – Weekly Roundup

Shelbourne Win FAI Women’s Cup Shelbourne won the EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup Final with a 2-0 victory over Athlone Town in front of a record crowd for women’s domestic soccer — 5,073 — at Tallaght stadium on Nov. 6th. Player of the Match Jessie Stapleton scored a goal just six minutes into the match and club captain Pearl Slattery followed …

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3 Gold for Ireland at European Boxing Championship – Weekend Roundup

Women’s European Boxing Championship – Three Gold for Team Ireland! Team Ireland swept the Women’s European Boxing Championship this week, with Kellie Harrington, Aoife O’Rourke, and Amy Broadhurst winning gold. Caitlin Fryers and Christina Desmond took home silver medals and Michaela Walsh and Shannon Sweeney brought home bronze medals. Dublin’s Olympic gold winner Harrington won gold in the lightweight category …

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Ireland Qualifies for the World Cup- Weekend Roundup

Ireland through to World Cup The Republic of Ireland’s WNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup after a historic 1-0 victory over Scotland in Hampden Park on Tuesday. After scoring the key goal Donegal’s Amber Barrett kissed the black armband she wore to commemorate the Creeslough victims and later dedicated her goal to them. Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan was another star, …

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