Athlone Town’s Corbet named Player of the Year for 2022

At the 2022 SSE Airtricity Women’s National League Awards, Emily Corbet was named Player of the Year to finish up an impressive season for Athlone Town where they finished second in the league and runners up for EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup.   Athlone boss, Tommy Hewitt, was named Manager of the Year when the awards happened at the Gibson Hotel …

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Shelbourne Complete Double with FAI Cup Victory – Weekly Roundup

Shelbourne Win FAI Women’s Cup Shelbourne won the EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup Final with a 2-0 victory over Athlone Town in front of a record crowd for women’s domestic soccer — 5,073 — at Tallaght stadium on Nov. 6th. Player of the Match Jessie Stapleton scored a goal just six minutes into the match and club captain Pearl Slattery followed …

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Shelbourne Win 2022 EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup

Shelbourne completed the domestic double by lifting the EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup following a 2-0 victory over Athlone Town in front of a record crowd in Tallaght Stadium. For the second year in a row, there has been a new attendance record for the FAI Women’s Cup. The 2021 attendance record was 3, 053 fans in attendance. This year, the …

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Duo added to the Republic of Ireland WNT squad

Saoirse Noonan and Harriet Scott have been drafted into the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team for a training camp in Spain. Durham WFC forward Noonan comes in for Glasgow City’s Emily Whelan, who picked up an injury, while Birmingham City defender Harriet Scott is also added. Vera Pauw’s squad will begin training in Marbella on Monday, November 7th and close the camp with …

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16-year-old Katie Keane Receives First Senior Call-Up for Ireland

The Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team will bring 26 players to Spain for an eight-day training camp that will include an International Friendly against Morocco. Manager Vera Pauw is keen to use this camp to begin preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with international camps to follow in February, April and June next year ahead of the …

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WNL Award Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2022 SSE Airtricity Women’s National League Awards have been announced ahead of the Award Ceremony on Thursday, November 24th. Athlone Town striker Emily Corbet, Peamount United veteran Áine O’Gorman and Wexford Youths midfielder Ellen Molloy are all in the running for the Player of the Year. O’Gorman previously won this award in the 2014/15 season. Corbet …

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Poland WU19 v Republic of Ireland WU19

The quest to make next summer’s UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championships starts on Tuesday afternoon for the Republic of Ireland Women’s Under-19s. Drawn into Group 5 in League A, Ireland must finish amongst the top two in order to reach the Elite Round of qualifying and that means taking points from Poland, Northern Ireland and France. The Qualifying Round will …

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Squad Update | Stapleton and Atkinson called up ahead of Slovakia

Two players have been called up to the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team squad ahead of their final 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier away to Slovakia. Shelbourne’s Jessie Stapleton and West Ham United’s Isibeal Atkinson will report into camp on Friday, September 2nd. Players departing the squad include Niamh Fahey (groin), Jamie Finn (suspended), Ruesha Littlejohn (foot) and …

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Shelbourne’s Champions League Journey Ends

Shelbourne saw their UEFA Women’s Champions League journey end on Sunday afternoon after losing 3-0 to Valur in the Champions Path Final in Slovenia. The SSE Airtricity Women’s National League champions started brightly and should have done better with a free-kick inside the opposition’s penalty area early on. Chances on goal were scarce after that. The small contingent of travelling …

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