TG4 Brings Live AFLW Grand Final to Irish Screens for the First Time Ever

Deb Shaw
November 29, 2024
Aussie Rules
AFLW, AFLW Grand Final, AFLW players, Aussie Rules, Bláithín Bogue, Jennifer Dunne, Niamh Martin, Orla O’Dwyer, Vikki Wall
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TG4 has announced that it will broadcast the AFL Women’s (AFLW) Grand Final live for the very first time, marking a historic moment for Irish sports fans. This year’s final sees the Brisbane Lions take on the North Melbourne Kangaroos in a thrilling rematch of last year’s showdown, featuring six outstanding Ladies Gaelic Football stars who have taken the AFLW …

Equal Prize Money For the AFLW And AFL

Shannon O'Connor
August 24, 2023
Aussie Rules
AFLW, Aussie Rules, Equal Pay, Irish in the AFLW
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The Australian Football League (AFL) announced on Monday, August 21, that the financial rewards in season eight of the AFLW league will rise from $634,000 to $1.1m, and will be split among the top eight teams, matching the prize money of the AFL. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup that finished up on Sunday, August 20, shined the spotlight on …

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

Shannon O'Connor
July 28, 2023
Aussie Rules
AFLW, AFLW Premiership, Ailish Considine, Aussie Rules, Irish in the AFLW
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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 …

Irish Banshees Win AFL Euro Cup Fourth Year In A Row

HerSport Editor
July 18, 2023
Aussie Rules, Sports
AFL Women's, Aussie Rules, Australia, International Athlete, international athletes
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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 …

Vikings Victory At The AFL European Champion’s League

HerSport Editor
May 16, 2023
Aussie Rules
2022 AFL European Championships, AFL Women's, Aussie Rules, cork vikings, international athletes, sports
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The Cork Vikings women’s AFL team has continued Ireland’s recent winning streak in AFL by taking home gold in the 2023 AFL Europe Champions League – making it back-to-back European victories for the Vikings. The past 12 months have seen AFL in Ireland take off to unprecedented levels, with a record-breaking number of new sign-ups to the sport in the …

Aimee Mackin To Make Suprise Move To AFLW

HerSport Editor
March 31, 2023
Gaelic Football
AFLW, Aimee Mackin, Aussie Rules, GAA, Ladies Football, LGFA
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Armagh star Aimee Mackin has joined her sister Bláithín Mackin at Melbourne AFL’s women’s team.

Siobhan Sheerin on Captaining the Banshees to Success after Success

Grace Fisher
October 27, 2022
Aussie Rules
2022 AFL European Championships, AFL Clover Cup, AFL Euro Cup, Aussie Rules, Great Britain Swans, Irish Banshees, Siobhan Sheerin
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With 21 Irish players in the AFLW and the Irish Banshees holding every international and European title for which they’re eligible to compete, women’s Australian Rules football in Ireland is at an all-time high. A not insignificant part of that success is due to Siobhan Sheerin, who’s captained the Banshees to success after success for the past two years. Like …