Armagh defeat Meath 3-9 to 1-14 in All-Ireland SFC opener

Armagh 3-9  Meath 1-14  Report by Shaun Casey A late goal from Niamh Coleman saw Armagh pick up an opening day win in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship against Meath at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds. Armagh had just lost Blaithin Mackin, who earned her first minutes of 2024, to a yellow card, and the game was all square when Coleman …

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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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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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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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AFLW- Giants Win At Last Thanks To Cora Staunton

Thirteen Irish players took to the pitch down under as the latest round of the AFLW took place. After suffering a 97-1 defeat to the Adelaide Crows on Sept. 25th—the biggest defeat in AFLW history—the Greater Western Sydney Giants were at last helped to victory by for Mayo star Cora Staunton, who made two goals and a behind in the …

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