What Is Next For Ireland In The World Cup Qualifiers?

Ireland are just on the brink of qualifying for their first ever World Cup but there is still one more, rather challenging, hurdle to go.  They have already had two impressive consecutive victories, winning 1-0 against both Finland and Slovakia.   This has awarded them a Play-Off spot for the second round, where they will face either Scotland or Austria. …

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SSE Airtricity WNL Round-Up

The title race in the SSE Airtricity Women’s National League had an interesting twist on Saturday as Wexford Youths took over from champions Shelbourne at the top. Shels lost narrowly to Peamount United in an entertaining Dublin Derby, which was broadcast live on TG4, while Wexford stormed back against Cork City to claim three vital points. Bohemians and Galway also …

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Barcelona agrees to a world-record fee for Manchester City midfielder, Kiera Walsh

Manchester City and England midfielder Kiera Walsh is set to join Barcelona on a world record transfer fee after both clubs came to an agreement. With the 25 year-old midfielder only having a year left on her contract with City, they were reluctant to sell but with the circumstances presented, it seems like Barcelona’s final offer was too good to …

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WORLD CUP PLAYOFFS SECURED!!

Vera Pauw’s team made sure of finishing second in the Group, behind Sweden, to secure a spot in the second round of the Qualifying Play-Offs for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. After beating Finland in their previous game, Ireland knew that they were in the Play-Offs, this was just a matter of which round they would go into. And …

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PREVIEW | Slovakia v Republic of Ireland WNT

The final game in Group A for the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team sees them come up against Slovakia on Tuesday evening. Vera Pauw’s squad are aiming to collect another win to aid their bid to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with the game taking place in Senec. Three points in this game would propel Ireland …

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Ciara Mageean Smashes Sonia’s 1500m Record | Weekend Roundup

Ciara Mageean sets an all time Irish record   Ciara Mageean has officially smashed Irish Legend Sonia O’Sullivan’s Irish 1500m record, bringing Ireland another victory at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels. The athletics superstar clocked a time of 3 :56.63, carving more than two seconds off O’Sullivan’s previous record of 3:58.85, which has not been beaten since it was …

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