Clare start All-Ireland Intermediate campaign with defeat of Monaghan

Report by Aisling Clery Last year’s runners-up Clare began their 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate campaign with victory against Monaghan in Clones on Sunday. The Banner County, on their trip to Clones to play the Ulster runners-up in a Group 2 fixture were 6-6 to 1-13 winners. Fidelma Marrinan hit four of the Clare goals, two in either half, while Ailish …

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Lidl NFL Division 3 Final: Clare 1-6 Roscommon 1-4

Clare 1-6   Roscommon 1-4 Report by Daire Walsh The impressive Ailish Considine grabbed 1-2 at Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park in Birr on Saturday as Clare held off a late surge from Roscommon to claim the Lidl National Football League Division 3 title. Having lost out to Kildare after extra-time in last year’s third tier showpiece, Clare got their hands on …

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AFLW Players Set For Wage Increases, More Matches and Job Security

AFLW players will see a 29% increase in their salary effective immediately, following the first joint collective bargaining agreement including both men’s and women’s players being agreed upon by the association. The $2.2bn deal has been described as “transformative” by the AFL Players Association chief executive, Paul Marsh, and that it “ provided an opportunity for the AFL industry to …

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Two-Time Premiership Player Ailish Considine Signs With The Roo’s

The North Melbourne Roo’s have signed two-time AFLW (Australian Football League Women) Adelaide premiership player Ailish Considine. The 31-year-old Irishwoman was signed to replace Vikki Wall, who chose to pursue an opportunity with Ireland’s women’s rugby sevens program for the Paris 2024 Olympics, and is currently placed on the ‘inactive’ list. You Should See Me in a C̶r̶o̶w̶n̶ Roos Jumper …

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AFLW Victory for Sinead Goldrick and Blaithin Mackin

This weekend Sinead Goldrick became the first person to hold both an All-Ireland ladies senior football and AFLW premiership title, as she helped the Melbourne Demons to their 19-15 victory over the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final on Sunday Nov. 27th. https://www.instagram.com/p/ClgygT9jGU5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Goldrick plays for Dublin, which won every year from 2017-2020, before Meath took the crown last year; …

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Katie O’Brien Wins Gold- Weekend Roundup

KPMG Women’s Irish Open- Maguire and Walsh Miss Out The Irish Women’s Open returned to the Ladies’ European Tour after a ten-year hiatus. Ireland’s Leona Maguire made a remarkable comeback from a difficult beginning which had left her ten shots behind, but missed making the 14-under-par required to make it into the play-off by just one shot. This left a …

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Irish In The AFLW: The Peaks And Valleys Of Life In Oz

With 22 Irish women having signed to the AFLW to date over the six years, this weekend’s 2022 season kickoff renders the opportunity to reminisce on the highs and lows of the nation’s Aussie Rules adventures Down Under.

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2019 In Review: A Year To Remember – Part I

It has been a remarkable year for women’s sport in 2019. We recount our highlights and memorable moments between January and May 2019.

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