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Nominees announced for 35th FAI International Awards

The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed the nominees for the 35th edition of the FAI International Awards, set to take place on Friday, June 6th at the Aviva Stadium ahead of Ireland’s international friendly against Senegal. This year’s awards will honour standout performances from June 2024 to May 2025, recognising the achievements of players across all age levels in …

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Ireland U19s ready to kick off Euro campaign against Spain on Monday

The Ireland Women’s Under-19s kick off their 2024 UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championships campaign on Monday against holders Spain. The first game in Group B will be played in the Futbolo Stadionas Marijampolėje in Lithuania as Dave Connell’s squad aim to get off to a positive start. This is just the second time that the Ireland WU19 will have competed in …

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Ireland U19s qualify for European Championships for first time since 2014

The Ireland Women’s Under 19s have qualified for the UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championships for the first time since 2014. After beating Iceland 4-1 in their opening Group A2 game, the Girls in Green overcame Austria 1-0 on Saturday to qualify for the finals tournament in Lithuania. A second-half goal from Shamrock Rovers forward Joy Ralph proved to be the …

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Athlone Town defeat Peamount United 3-0 to win President’s Cup

Three second-half goals helped Athlone Town to a 3-0 victory over Peamount United to win the President’s Cup in Athlone Town Stadium. Goals from Chloe Singleton (2) and Casey Howe ensured that the home team successfully retained the trophy that they won last year following an impressive display. This was a battle between the 2023 Sports Direct Women’s FAI Cup …

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Ireland u19s defeat Faroe Islands 4-0

Two goals from Jess Fitzgerald helped the Ireland Women’s Under-19s record a 4-0 victory over Faroe Islands in their UEFA European WU19 Championship Qualifiers. Head Coach Dave Connell made some changes to the starting line-up following their loss to Belgium in the opening game of Group A6 and those tweaks injected more energy into the team. Peamount United midfielder Fitzgerald …

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U19 Northern Ireland defeat Ireland 1-0 in International Friendly

A late goal from Kerri Halliday saw Northern Ireland claim a 1-0 victory over Ireland Women’s Under-19s in an International Friendly in Danny Blanchflower Stadium, Belfast. After beating Wales twice in two games in Wrexham, Dave Connell’s squad finished off a busy international window with this game that was affected by strong windy conditions. Ireland were the better of the …

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Upset win for Sligo Rovers over Bohemians in FAI Cup Quarterfinals

Sligo Rovers are through to the semi-finals of the FAI Cup after an upset 1-0 win over Bohemians, whom they had twice been defeated by this season and who are ranked fifth in the league, 23 points ahead of second-from-the-bottom Sligo. Elsewhere Shelbourne continued their title defence with a come-from-behind win over DLR Waves, while Athlone Town progressed after winning …

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Ireland U19s to play Friendlies with Wales, Northern Ireland

The Ireland Women’s Under-19s have lined up three International Friendly games to help prepare for upcoming UEFA European Championship Qualifiers. Head Coach Dave Connell has selected a new-look squad with several uncapped players at this level for a trip to Wales and then to Northern Ireland. Ireland will take on Wales twice, on Wednesday, September 20 and Friday, September 22, …

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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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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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