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Aine O’Gorman’s Shamrock Rovers Claim Victory Against Sligo Post-International Retirement

Photo by: Seb Daly The Shamrock Rovers triumphed over their Sligo counterparts at Tallaght Stadium on September 9th. Marking three wins in total along with one draw and a loss, this result put the rovers at third place on the Women’s Premier Division standings after Shelbourne and Peamount. Irish international Aine O’Gorman scored the first goal fourteen minutes into the …

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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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Summer Lawless and Alannah McEvoy to join Aine O’Gorman in move to Shamrock Rovers

Underage Irish Internationals Summer Lawless and Alannah McEvoy will follow Peamount United clubmate Aine O’Gorman to the Shamrock Rovers’ new Women’s National League team for the 2023 season, the team announced last weekend and yesterday (Nov. 30th) respectively. Welcome to Rovers, @summerlawless05 👋 A new Number One for Ireland's Number One 🧤 Let's get to work 🤝#LawlessIsAHoop pic.twitter.com/YdYuC9O6aU — Shamrock …

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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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Athlone Town’s Corbet named Player of the Year for 2022

At the 2022 SSE Airtricity Women’s National League Awards, Emily Corbet was named Player of the Year to finish up an impressive season for Athlone Town where they finished second in the league and runners up for EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup.   Athlone boss, Tommy Hewitt, was named Manager of the Year when the awards happened at the Gibson Hotel …

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Duo added to the Republic of Ireland WNT squad

Saoirse Noonan and Harriet Scott have been drafted into the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team for a training camp in Spain. Durham WFC forward Noonan comes in for Glasgow City’s Emily Whelan, who picked up an injury, while Birmingham City defender Harriet Scott is also added. Vera Pauw’s squad will begin training in Marbella on Monday, November 7th and close the camp with …

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16-year-old Katie Keane Receives First Senior Call-Up for Ireland

The Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team will bring 26 players to Spain for an eight-day training camp that will include an International Friendly against Morocco. Manager Vera Pauw is keen to use this camp to begin preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with international camps to follow in February, April and June next year ahead of the …

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WNL Award Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2022 SSE Airtricity Women’s National League Awards have been announced ahead of the Award Ceremony on Thursday, November 24th. Athlone Town striker Emily Corbet, Peamount United veteran Áine O’Gorman and Wexford Youths midfielder Ellen Molloy are all in the running for the Player of the Year. O’Gorman previously won this award in the 2014/15 season. Corbet …

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Ireland Climbs to a New High in World Rankings

Vera Pauw led her team to climb two places in the FIFA women’s world cup rankings. Previously at 26th, the 24th ranked team is overjoyed with their progress.   They climbed to 26th place last August, which was their previous highest ranking. But after their 1-0 game on Tuesday against Scotland, Ireland has qualified for next summer’s World Cup Finals …

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