Energia AIL Round 1 Results: Wins for Blackrock, Ballincollig, and UL Bohemians

Blackrock College, Ballincollig, and UL Bohemians all registered wins in Round 1 of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division. Ulster captain Beth Cregan touched down twice as Blackrock College began their title defence with a 22-17 bonus point win over Old Belvedere at Stradbrook. Munster’s Heather Kennedy bagged a brace of tries as a strong four-try second half saw Ballincollig …

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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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Rugby: IRFU All-Ireland League Media Service – Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division Round-Up

RUGBY: ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION ROUND-UP -A three-try second half salvo ensured Blackrock College won the battle of the unbeaten teams as they overhauled Old Belvedere to win 19-10 at Ollie Campbell Park.Ben Martin’s charges trailed 7-0 at half-time at Ollie Campbell Park, a dummying Dannah O’Brien, the Energia All-Ireland League’s top points scorer, sniping over for a try …

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Weekend Roundup- Ireland to Face Scotland in Playoffs

World Cup Playoffs- Ireland to face Scotland Tuesday The Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team is set to face Scotland’s team 8:00 PM Tuesday in Hampden Park after Scotland’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Austria, with Abi Harrison scoring the sole goal. The Irish squad are without several players due to injury and coach Vera Pauw has said “We need to …

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‘They’re Really On The Up’ Hannah Tyrrell Lauds Galwegians Start To Energia AIL

Hannah Tyrell talks the most recent Energia AIL results, including Galwegians’ surprising success and Ballincollig’s heavy defeats.

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Galwegians March On As Fowley Tops Energia AIL Scoring Charts: Round 3 Round-Up

Old Belvedere’s young guns were central to their 24-7 Dublin derby win over Suttonians as they moved to the top of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division. Four members of Leinster’s Under-18 Interprovincial title-winning side from last season, Katie Whelan, Eadaoin Murtagh, Aoife Dalton and Dannah O’Brien, all ran in first half tries at Ollie Campbell Park. Ever-alert scrum half Whelan …

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KPMG Irish Open is Back for the First time Since 2012 Weekend Roundup

The WNL Highlights   The Wexford Youths take the lead in the SSE Airtricity Women’s National League to wrap up a big weekend for the WNL. With Shelbourne, Peamount United and Athlone Town not closely behind, it will be tough to see who keeps at the top of the leaderboard next week. The results from this weekend are:   Athlone …

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Energia AIL Champions Railway Union Beat UL Bohemians: Round 2 Round-Up

Railway began their Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division title defence with a 24-5 bonus point victory away to UL Bohemians. Blackrock College and Old Belvedere also won.

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Energia AIL Up And Running: Round 1 Round-Up

Round up of Round 1 of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division as Old Belvedere, Galwegians, and Blackrock College all get off to a winning start.

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