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Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Dublin came out on top of a crunch tie with Wexford at ..
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Amy Broadhurst, Kellie Harrington, and Christina Desmond, claimed gold medals in their respective weight categories at the 74th Strandja Memorial Tournament
Continue ReadingLights, camera, action! Tonight the Her Sport Awards returned to UCD Astra Hall presented by Her Sport founder Niamh Tallon with broadcaster Gráinne McElwain as our amazing MC for the night. We were joined by some of our outstanding nominees and sports people and people from our Her Sport community, young and old, on an inspiring night full of like-minded …
Continue Reading2022 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 …
Continue ReadingWomen’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 …
Continue ReadingThree more fighters from Team Ireland secured at least a bronze medal each last night at the Women’s European Boxing Championships in Montenegro. Caitlin Fryers, Kellie Harrington, and Aoife O’Rourke will now all progress to the semi-finals and a chance at silver or gold; they join Tuesday’s quarter-final winners Shannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst, and Christina Desmond for a …
Continue ReadingFour members of Team Ireland — Shannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst, and Christina Desmond — have all progressed to semi-finals in the Women’s European Boxing Championships in Montenegro, thereby guaranteeing themselves each a bronze and a chance to win silver or gold. Of the nine team members who won through to the quarter-finals, four more will play today for …
Continue ReadingThe Team Ireland Women’s European Championship Squad has been named. The team includes Olympic lightweight champion, Kellie Harrington, World Champion Amy Broadhurst, Olympians Aoife O’Rourke and Michaela Walsh and World No. 5, Carly McNaul. The championships take place in Budva, Montenegro, from October 11th to 23rd. The team, lead by Head Coach Zauri Antia, have departed today for a pre-championship training …
Continue ReadingOlympians Michaela Walsh and Amy Broadhurst won gold at the Commonwealth Games to become the first and second women ever to win a boxing gold medal in any event for Northern Ireland.
Continue ReadingEmma Connolly As her dad as her coach from the age of 5, and only brothers to spar against, Amy was born to box, and grew as tough as nails. In her last attempt at the World Championships in November 2018, Amy was hard done by in India by a controversial decision in the quarter final. She was well on …
Continue ReadingSpeaking after being unveiled as a Dublin City Sports Ambassador, Kellie Harrington talks about being a role model, community and the success of Team Ireland at the World Championships.
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